Video Games Real Talk

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Macro Investors and The Metaverse Oct 15, 2021

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In this week's episode, Alexander interviews Raoul Pal, one of the world’s most respected Cryptocurrency experts, CEO and co-founder of Real Vision, a financial media business, and founder of Global Macro Investor, an institutional research service.

Alexander and Raoul discuss the interweaving of macro investing, the metaverse, gaming, crypto, and blockchain.

Topics discussed:

What is macro investing?

The pre-discovery of Bitcoin and blockchain

The global economy and the fragility of it.

Raoul’s message to everyone about getting involved in the world of crypto.

Opportunities in society with a system of money in a digital world.
And much more!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Follow Raoul Pal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI
Visit Raoul’s website: https://www.realvision.com/crypto
Follow Alexander on Twitter: https://twitter.com/starveup
Follow Video Games Real Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VG_RealTalk
Video Games Real Talk website: https://www.streamline-mediagroup.com/videogamesrealtalk

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Shawn Layden Strikes Back Oct 08, 2021

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To start the new season Alexander interviews Shawn Layden, former PlayStation Chairman and President of Sony Interactive Entertainment America. Shawn and Alexander share their insight on the real cost of game development, and how the next generation can bring quality games to fans around the world.

Topics discussed:

Disrupting the video games industry

Challenges indie developers face

Shawn's advice to developers

How gaming has changed with time

Should the price of games increase?
And much more!

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit starveup.substack.com

An Epic Journey: Jay Wilbur Aug 20, 2021

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In a special VGRT episode, Alexander interviews Jay Wilbur previous Vice-President of Business Affairs at Epic Games. Jay takes Alexander through his journey of breaking into the video games industry and shares what it really takes to truly leave a legacy and build a remarkable business.

Topics discussed:

Motorcycle accident

Joining Epic Games

Balancing business and personal life

Unreal Engine

Jay’s greatest lesson learned
And much more!

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit starveup.substack.com

TAKEOVER: Women of Streamline Apr 09, 2021

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This week is a special season finale episode of Video Games Real Talk. Join Anais Jansen-Fernandez, Oh Yea Ji, Rai Sewgobind, and host, Layla Amir, as they discuss their journeys into video games, and the working world for women of diverse backgrounds.

Topics discussed:

Stereotypes

Non-typical routes into games

Diversity

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.streamline-mediagroup.com/careers

https://www.linkedin.com/company/streamlinemediagroup/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

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Behind Balenciaga Mar 09, 2021

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This week Alexander and Stefan go behind the digital curtain with Sallyann Houghton and Simon Windsor to discuss the importance of Balenciaga's Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow to the fashion industry and beyond.

Topics discussed:

The impact of Balenciaga, “Afterworld, The Age of Tomorrow” on fashion.

How the project shapes the future.

How the video video games industry can shape better links to fashion and enterprise.

The future of the metaverse.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Epic Spotlight: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/what-balenciaga-s-afterworld-the-age-of-tomorrow-tells-us-about-the-future-of-fashion

Dimension Studio: https://www.dimensionstudio.co/
Twitter @dimensionstudio

Streamline Media Group: https://www.streamline-mediagroup.com
Twitter @streamlinenews

Unreal Engine: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/
Twitter @UnrealEngine

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Brands, Video Games, and Experiential Marketing with Bilge Yumurta. Feb 27, 2021

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This week on Video Games Real Talk, Alexander sits down with Bilge Yumurta to discuss how global brands are discovering video games as the key to building exclusive communities that unlock the next level of engagment through immersive expreinces.

This episode covers:

Bilge's journey into video games.

Digital distribtuion and the ecomoany of video games.

Experiential marketing.

Cross-over for brands through communites.

How brands can start working with video games.

Future of enterprise gaming and the metaverse.

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bilgeyumurta/

As always you can reach out to us on twitter:
Alexander - @starveup
Stefan - @NerdyNarrative
VGRT - @VG_RealTalk

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit starveup.substack.com

Crash Course in Mobile Games with Neil Haldar Feb 20, 2021

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This week, Neil Haldar speaks with Alexander Fernandez on what it takes to successfully develop a mobile game as well as his 30+ years in the video games industry.

Topics discussed:

Deciding to make games for a living.

Neil's first publishing deal with Panasonic.

What publishing deals were like back then.

CES and his first E3.

Moving forward after a devistating setback.

There's a lot of wisdom in this episode!

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://haldar.co/

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Jeff Skalski and Yellow Brick Games Feb 13, 2021

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This week Alexander interviews Jeff Skalski COO and Executive Producer of Yellow Brick Games. Jeff takes Alexander through his journey as a game developer of 24 years working with some of the biggest names in video games, Micropose, Mythic, EA, and Ubisoft to what ultimately drove him to take the plunge of having his own studio, Yellow Brick Games.

Topics discussed:

How Jeff got into video games.

Willingness to demonstrate his talent to get the job he wanted.

Making the jump from artist to producer.

And much much more...

Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.yellowbrickgames.ca/
@Jeff_Skalski on twitter.

Let us know what you think by hitting us up on twitter:

Alexander @starveup_
Stefan @nerdynarrative
Show @VG_RealTalk

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Adventures in Working From Home Jan 30, 2021

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This week, Alexander Fernandez and Stefan Baier host Richard Cheah and Yea Ji to speak about their experience in getting their teams up and running to work from home during the 2020 global pandemic. This frank and real-talk episode covers what it was like and how they successfully pulled it off.

Topics discussed:

What it was like when they knew WFH was coming.

How they kept it together.

Why does WFH fail for some organizations?

What do managers need to know to be effective at WFH?

What do team members need to know about WFH?

Have they ever received pushback from team members, clients, or bosses?

Do they see this becoming normal for the video games industry?

Do they miss the office?

and much more!

Links mentioned in this episode:

http://www.allpixels.com

http://www.streamframe.com

http://www.streamline-studios.com

http://www.streamline-games.com

Reach out to us and let us know how you like the episode:

Alexander @starveup
Stefan @nerdynarrative

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The Long Game: Dave Lang and Iron Galaxy Jan 22, 2021

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This week Alexander Fernandez speaks with the CEO and Founder of Iron Galaxy Studios, Dave Lang. Raw and to the point, Dave and Alexander cover the realities of independent game development as well as:

TOPICS
1.Do you need to own your IP?