The Matte Black Studio (LUCID) Developer Interview

In our final developer Interview, Josh sits down with Ron Perry, the developer behind the upcoming title known as Grey Block. They talk all about being inspired to tell your story even if that means taking time from your personal life to finish your passion piece. Links: Grey Block Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1821070/Grey_Block/ Silver Rat Studios Twitter: https://twitter.com/silverrat_bos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is the very last episode of Indie Pod. This week we sit down to reflect on the years of Indie Pod, answer your final Indie Pod questions, and tell a whole lot of weird jokes. This has been an amazing journey and we hope you have an amazing life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this month's special episode, we sit down to talk about Yacht Club Games returning to Kickstarter for their next title, how we feel about it, and what, if anything, could have been done better. These special episodes go live one month early for our patrons. So if you're in dire need of more Indie Pod content be sure to join our amazing community over on Patreon. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: https://www.patreon.com/IndiePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our last book club episode in which we discuss some awesome Indies with our Patrons. This month we took a look at Berzerk Studio's old school Metroidvania, Infernax. Links: Infernax Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/374190/Infernax/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's developer interview, Josh sits down with Michael Brown, the CEO of Vicarious PR. He runs the PR company that, funny enough, are some of the main people who reach out to us about potential dev interviews. They talk all about how he went from a games journalist to running his own PR company and what his team does every day for companies big and small when it comes to games. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: Michael Brown Twitter: https://twitter.com/VideoGamePRGuy Vicarious PR Twitter: https://twitter.com/VicariousPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Indie Pod, we talk about the GDC awards, the Good Suck, and a weird amount of saw-like ultimatums. We also shout out some awesome Indies, answer your listener questions, and much more. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: Indie Shout Outs: Josh: Weird West https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/Weird_West/ Vaughn: Our Elusive Suffering https://store.steampowered.com/app/1837980/Our_Elusive_Suffering/ Time Codes: (Approximations) What we've been playing: Josh: 15:25  Tunic Vaughn: 20:50 Main News Stories: 25:20 Indie Shout-Outs: 32:35 Listener Questions: 41:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Indie Pod, we talk about the allegedly "oppressive" work culture at Moon Studios, what was shown at the Humble Games Showcase, and Vaughn's new haircut. We also shout-out some awesome Indies, answer your listener questions, and much more. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: Indie Shout-Outs: Josh’s tERRORbane (BitNine Studio) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1617030/tERRORbane/ Vaughn’s Derelicts (Romain) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1572000/Derelicts/ Time Codes: (Approximations) Our Goodbye: 11:50 What we've been playing: Josh: 25:21 Tunic (Tunic Team) Vaughn: 31:40 Main News Stories: 35:40 News Cram: 1:00:20 Indie Shout-Outs: 1:03:00 Listener Questions: 1:07:35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's developer interview, Josh sits down with Kevin, one of the developers working on Chaotic Era. They talk about how they developed this game in a rather unusual manner by actually creating the user interface first and building around more of a vibe rather than a mechanic or story for the game. They are planning to launch the game later this year for iOS devices and shortly after for Android. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: Kevin Donnelly Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kdonnelly BOBBY TECHNOLOGY Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobbydimension CHAOTIC ERA Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaotic_era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Indie Pod, we talk about the upcoming ID@Xbox showcase, a bundle you shouldn't sleep on, and flicking it. We also shout out some awesome Indies, answer your listener questions, and much more. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: Indie Shout-Outs: Josh’s Anno: Mutationem (Developer is ThinkingStars) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368030/ANNO_Mutationem/ Vaughn’s Critter Crops (Skyreach Studio) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641120/Critter_Crops/ Time Codes: (Approximations) What we've been playing: Josh: 11:10 Vampire Survivors (poncle) Vaughn: 25:30 News Cram: 29:20 Indie Shout-Outs: 35:52 Listener Questions: 41:20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's developer interview, Josh sits down with Eric, the developer behind Lucid. They talked all about taking mental breaks and how he came back many years later after a hiatus with fresh eyes to totally revamp what would have been a more traditional Metroidvania. If you love Indie Games and want to stay informed, or better yet entertained, be sure to tune in each and every Friday for new episodes of Indie Pod. In which we run you through all the news surrounding the world of Indie Game Development, as well as check out Indies over on crowdfunding sites, answer your listener questions, and even interview a developer or two. So be sure to subscribe to Indie Pod: An Indie Games Podcast on your favorite listening platform. Links: LUCID Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1717730/LUCID/ The Matte Black Studio Twitter: https://twitter.com/_theMatteBlack Indie Pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndiePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices