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Episodes: 77
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Male
Location: USA
YouTube: 1.3k subscribers
Instagram: 279 followers
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bens@handsomephantom.com
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Host
John JP Podlasek - 30+ year game industry veteran and host of Game Dev Advice (GameDevAdvice.com). He interviews experienced game makers across disciplines—designers, programmers, producers, artists, writers, and eve...
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Recent Guest Discussions
Hunter Fortuin - Breaking In And Advancing Careers; Co-development Studio Culture/ownership Mindset; AI In Game Dev (what’s Hype Vs Real) And Practical Adoption; Tools And Platforms; Sustainable Development And Industry Risks.
Kirk Becker - Starting/building A Studio; Career Advancement In Game Dev; Ai’s Real Impact And Hiring Implications; Team Health And Leadership/sustainability; Industry Outlook For 2026.
Jeff Linville - Starting An Indie Studio; Getting A Publisher; Shipping A First Game; Studio Operations Realities (funding, Taxes, Legal); Pitch Deck And Publisher Deal Process; Outsourcing; Unity Audio Integration Choices; Indie Survival/business Framing.
Tim Walaber FitzRandolph - Career Path From QA To Creative Leadership; Building Successful Games; Using Unique Skills To Break In; Communication And Flexibility; Finishing Projects; Free-to-play And Indie Challenges; Ai/gaming Trends; Community Building Via Streaming.
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Episodes
Game Dev Career Advice, Starting a Studio & AI in 2026 | Rushdown Studios
April 25, 2026
Kirk Becker and Hunter Fortuin of Rushdown Studios join JP for a wide-ranging conversation on breaking into games, advancing your career, building a co-dev studio, AI's real impact, and what 2026 looks like from inside the industry. KEY TOPICS • Breaking into the games industry in 2026 • The "brag book" strategy for career advancement • Networking, portfolios, and increasing your surface area of luck • Co-development studio culture and ownership mindset • AI in game dev: what's real, what's ...
Starting an Indie Studio, Getting a Publisher, and Shipping the RPG Indie Hit Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson with Jeff Linville, Ritual Studios
November 03, 2025
In this episode, Jeff Linville — co-founder of Ritual Studios — returns to Game Dev Advice to talk about the journey behind his band-inspired RPG Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson. From starting a studio with college friends to launching worldwide with French publisher Playdigious, Jeff shares the hard-won lessons of taking the leap into full-time indie development. We go into what it really takes to form a studio, ship a first game, and survive the chaos between passion and business reality....
From Disney’s “Where’s My Water?” to Solo Indie Dev Success: How Creativity and Persistence Built a Game Career, with Tim “Walaber” FitzRandolph
August 29, 2025
In this episode, we dive deep into Tim’s creative journey behind Disney’s hit mobile game Where’s My Water? and what it really takes to break into and succeed in the game industry. From starting out in QA testing to leading creative teams at Disney, and later becoming a successful solo indie developer, Tim’s conversation is packed with insights, stories, and advice for anyone passionate about making games. We cover topics every developer, designer, and indie creator will relate to: The ...
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