Looking Back Over The Year - #273 - Game Dev Local Podcast

About this episode

Oscar and Darren Butler discuss the challenges of the past year in game development and speculate on future trends.

In this episode, Oscar is joined in his podquest to 'learn everything about #gamedev you never dared to ask' by fellow GDL host, the Gaming Recruiter, Darren Butler, as we talk about the difficulties of the last year and to speculate of what to look out for in '26. We explore issues of related to hiring and training in games as well as the contradictions involved with the advice so often given to "go make a studio".

People in this episode

Host: Oscar

Guest: Darren Butler

Topics covered

• game development
• hiring in games
• training in games
• industry challenges
• future of gaming

Keywords

• game dev
• hiring
• training
• studio advice
• industry speculation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Game Dev Local, Gaming Recruiter

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