Game Maker's Notebook

Game Maker's Notebook

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

7 episodes

Episodes

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls with Sony Interactive Entertainment's Reed Baird and Marvel Games' Michael Francisco
Sep 28, 2026 · 1h 40m
Host Jim interviews Michael Francisco from Marvel and Reed Barrett from Sony Interactive Entertainment about the development of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with TT Games' Jonathan Smith
Sep 14, 2026 · 57m
Jonathan Smith, VP of Product at TT Games, discusses the 20-year evolution of the LEGO game series and the development of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
How A Viral Animation Turned Into a Sword-Fighting Dinosaur Game with Jean Nguyen
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 13m
Adam Orth interviews Jean Nyen, creator of the viral game Dino Blade, about his journey from animator to solo developer.
Slay the Spire 2 and Building the Deckbuilder Genre with Mega Crit's Casey Yano
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 36m
Keri Hsiao interviews Megacrit co-founder Casey Yano about the creation of Slay the Spire and its sequel.
Actor Judy Alice Lee on Hades II's 12,000+ Lines of Dialogue
Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 11m
Voice actress and writer Judy Alice Lee joins The Game Maker's Notebook to discuss her unconventional career path from pre-med to audio engineering and finally to voice acting.
Yacht Club Games' Sean Velasco on Mina the Hollower, Scope Creep, and What's Next
Jul 27, 2026 · 1h 12m
Trent Custers interviews Yacht Club Games co-founder Sean Velasco about his journey from early NES memories and WayForward license games to creating *Mina the Hollower*.
How 007 First Light Adds to the James Bond Legacy with Hakan Abrak
Jul 20, 2026 · 1h 25m
Trent Custers interviews IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abra about the development of 007: First Light.
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