Graeme Bayless - Part 4 - Crystal Dynamics, SCi, Namco, Fierce Wombat

Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios.

In Part 4, we talk about the decade that Graeme spent in the wilderness of the game's industry, during which he worked on titles such as Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary at Crystal Dynamics, tried to salvage projects like Enslaved, Dead to Rights Retribution and Splatterhouse at Namco, returned to sports titles at 2K Games before getting the chance to start his own studio, Fierce Wombat.

Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would.

Recorded: January 2024

Video Version:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-4-116996485

Check out parts 1-3 here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155

https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388

https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-3-114736184

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Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics

https://www.mobygames.com/game/21999/lara-croft-tomb-raider-legend/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidos_Interactive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation_Partners

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCi_Games

https://www.mobygames.com/game/28337/lara-croft-tomb-raider-anniversary/

https://www.mobygames.com/company/4069/2k-los-angeles/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093936/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco

https://www.mobygames.com/game/48563/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/20457/50-cent-bulletproof/

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