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Game Development
How This Publisher Tests Game Ideas in Just 2 Weeks | Kirill Oreshkin
Today, I’m joined by Kirill Oreshkin, Co-founder and CEO of Polden Publishing, who explains how his team tests indie game…
Oct 29, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 66 min
Game Development
How to Decide What’s Worth Doing at Your Game Studio | Jakob Berglund
Today I’m joined by Jakob Berglund, founder of Atlas One, who spent over 11 years at King and later worked on MONOPOLY GO! at Scopely.
Oct 22, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 65 min
Game Careers
What It Takes to Build and Fund a Game in 2026 | Guy Costantini
Today I’m joined by Guy Costantini, Co-founder and CEO of Chaos Manufacturing, who’s spent over 15 years in game publishing,…
Oct 8, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 75 min
Game Careers
How AI Is Changing the Way Games Are Built and Run | Teemu Haila
Today I’m joined by Teemu Haila, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Metaplay. Teemu has spent more than 20 years in game…
Oct 1, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 72 min
How to Sell More Copies of Your Game in China | Magnus Lysell
Today, I’m joined by Magnus Lysell, co-founder of Light Up Games and a former product manager at Paradox Interactive, where he…
Sep 17, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 20 min
Game Development
What It Takes for a Great Game to Succeed | Everplay CEO Mikkel Weider
Today, I’m joined by Mikkel Weider, the new CEO of Everplay Group, home to Team17, astragon Entertainment and StoryToys, with…
Sep 10, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 33 min
Gaming Investment
How Game Funding Actually Works (According to a Games VC) | Ali Farha
How do game studios actually get funded, and when should you choose VC, a publisher, project financing, or another route?
Sep 1, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 31 min
Game Marketing
Why Mobile Games Can’t Grow Like They Used To | Adam Jaffe
Today I’m joined by Adam Jaffe, a mobile gaming marketer with nearly two decades in the industry. He was Playtika’s 10th employee…
Aug 20, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 71 min
Game Careers
What Game Developers Must Do Before They Need Their Next Job | Doug Pennant
Today, I’m joined by Doug Pennant, a Senior Producer at Infinity Ward, drawing on 16 years across Alien: Isolation, Total War,…
Aug 6, 2026
The Gaming Playbook
· 74 min
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