Boring Launch Podcast

It's such a treat to chat with Aakash Mandhar (LinkedIn), VP of Studio Engineering from Immutable, on his past experience shipping big games such as Halo 5 Guardians, Apex Legends, and Battlefield V.
We also chat about why he's excited to be involved in the intersection between Games and the emerging Blockchain technologies.

Shipping games can be quite stressful, especially when faced with major scope changes or incomplete data sets.

I managed to catch Irene Hjorth and Jonathan Herrmann, founders of data analytics consultancy Hjorth Insights, on their way to GDC 2022. In this episode, they share trials and tribulations of past game ships and some tips to reduce stress while still having fun.

Don't forget to check out Irene's GDC 2022 talk while you're at it!

This episode, I chat with my buddy Steven Trombetta, Senior Manager at Rockstar Games, whom I've known for a decade ago back in Xbox days.
He shares his experience shipping new launch features on PlayStation 5, and some fun stories around convincing game developers to adopt the features.
We also chat about his streaming initiative, Huge Gaming, which is a cool inclusive community for new streamers.
Definitely check out his Twitch, as well as the Huge Gaming Twitter page for more details.
Hope you enjoyed it!

This episode, I chat with my friend Scott Longstreet, Director of Engineering at EA, who I've had the pleasure of working with back in Xbox and in EA.

His experience launching Game Servers for various games like Titanfall and Battlefield make him a solid source for information on server launches.

Scott's entertaining launch stories make for a fast paced and engaging podcast. Hope you enjoyed it!
By the way, Scott's team is hiring big time, so if you are interested, make sure to connect with him in LinkedIn - tell him you heard him at this podcast :)

In this special, extended episode, I chat with with my friend, the legendary Jerry Hook - one of the founding members of Xbox Live, and now Halo Infinite's Head of Design.
In case you can't tell, I am excited...really excited.
Xbox is a place fueled with passion and I am privileged to have been part of that passionate crew for upwards of 8 years of my career. A HUGE part of the success we had at Xbox came from the chemistry Jerry nurtured within the teams.
Boring Launch Podcast focuses on the people behind game launches. This episode contains many such stories. Jerry totally spills the beans. The minutiae behind launches may be lost to time, but the stories of our day to day journeys live on.
I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed this chat.