About this episode
The episode features an interview with Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman discussing their game Thick as Thieves and various gaming topics.
We're joined by Warren Spector & Jeff Hickman to chat about their upcoming game Thick as Thieves and the very deep lore of how they both got into video games. After that we chat about our time under the sea with Subnautica 2, Zeke's time with Mixtape, and Dead as Disco and then JP's thoughts on Forza Horizon 6! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Texas Zeke 3:00 - Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman are here! 4:30 - Russian Interrogator to game dev 12:00 - Thick as Thieves 47:00 - The MMO guy 51:00 - Dark Age of Camelot 55:00 - Warren Spector's road to game dev 1:06:10 - Common misconceptions of game dev 1:31:30 - xbox is now named XBOX!!!!! 1:32:10 - Subnautica 2 sold over 2 million 1:50:40 - Amazon cancels Lord of the Ring MMO 1:52:30 - 93% of Capcom's game sales are digital 1:53:30 - Marathon getting a PvE mode 1:54:20 - Falcom gains 1200% profit growth 1:55:00 - Cohh finished Crimson Desert I guess 2:02:50 - Stop Killing Games moves forward in California 2:04:00 - Zeke plays Mixtape 2:22:50 - Forza Horizon 6 2:32:30 - Death's Stranding 2 2:36:00 - Dead as Disco 2:39:30 - Everything is Crab 2:45:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: itmeJP
Guests: Warren Spector, Jeff Hickman
Topics covered
- game development
- video game lore
- upcoming games
- game sales
- MMOs
- gaming news
Keywords
- Thick as Thieves
- Subnautica 2
- Forza Horizon 6
- game development
- MMO
- gaming news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon, Capcom, Falcom
Products: Thick as Thieves, Subnautica 2, Mixtape, Dead as Disco, Forza Horizon 6, Death's Stranding 2
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