It's a gamedev podcast!

 
The show where nice gamedevs Ellen Burns-Johnson, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!

Nice Games Jam
#149

It's another Nice Games Jam! This time, our boyfriend Dylan sent in a particularly interesting challenge, asking your nice hosts to design a game where the player's load-out impacts the game's controls.

2019.09.25
 
  • XOXO Festival
  • Randomization
#148

This week Martha just got back from the XOXO Festival and Conference in Portland! She gives a run down of all the cool video game related content and what it was like to be there.

2019.09.17
 
  • Rumble
  • Making Games for Spaces
#147

It's still Wednesday in the clubhouse, which means an extra-long meta section where your nice hosts discuss showing off games at the recent 2DCon convention, Martha maturing both as a person and a culture, and what it feels like to have

2019.09.10
 
Nice Games Bulletin
#146

It's Nice Games Bulletin time! We bring you all the news from the video game world leaving no stone unturned. We’ve got news in all varieties- Nice News, Medium News, Bad News and Dad News! So much news!

2019.09.03
 
with Jajeev Nithiananda
#145

This week your nice hosts are joined in the clubhouse by visual artist and games UI designer Jajeev Nithiananda.

2019.08.29
 
  • Power Fantasies
  • Game Trailers
#144

This week your Nice Hosts break open Power Fantasies and Indie Game Trailers and analyze what makes them work! Can boredom be a game mechanic?

2019.08.20
 
Nice Games Jam
#143

Ellen is back to help out with a Nice Games Jam! Our prompt: create a JRPG-inspired game in under an hour. But like any good JRPG, it took twice as long to complete as expected...

2019.08.13
 
  • Game Libraries
  • Marketing 001
#142

While Stephen is away at the Game Devs of Color Expo in New York, Ellen Burns-Johnson joins in the club house to discuss organizing your game library and what to do when you actually

2019.08.06
 
with Marina Kittaka
#141

This week, your nice hosts are joined by Marina Kittaka, artist and co-developer on the upcoming Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.

2019.07.30
 
  • Stealth Games
  • Motion Controls
#140

This week your Nice Hosts appear out of nowhere to discuss Stealth Games and Motion Controls! Mark shoots lasers, Stephen time travels and Martha joins a geriatric gang.

Dishonored 2 cover art copyright Bethesda.

2019.07.23
 
  • Designing Horror Games
  • Designing Sports Games
#139

This week, your nice hosts talk about a pair of game genres that none of them are that wild about, and Mortho returns to brighten the proceedings!

2019.07.16
 
Nice Games Bulletin
#138

All the news that fit to pod! Mark makes a Mario, Martha adds things to her wishlist and Stephen gets mad at his TV.

2019.07.08
 
with Matt Gravelle
#137

This week, we welcome friend of the show Matt Gravelle into the clubhouse to talk about the ups and downs of, and lessons learned from, the decade-plus history of his indie game company, Graveck Interactive.

2019.07.02
 
  • Patches and Add-on Content
  • International Age Ratings Systems
#136

Stephen has been working on patches for Treasure Stack and Mark has been busy getting age ratings around the world for Widget Satchel so this episode is jam packed with knowledge! Mark tricks his parents, Martha hides from E.T.

2019.06.25
 
E3 2019 Special
#135

Stephen's back from E3, and brought back tales of standing in line, going out at night, and staying in on Thursday.

2019.06.18