Category: SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SERIES
Spotlight Interviews feature insightful conversations with developers, publishers, creators, and industry veterans. Each interview delves into their careers, experiences in the gaming industry, creative inspirations, and favorite games, offering a personal look at the people shaping the games we play today.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Tanat Boozayaangool, Founder of Tan Ant Games and Developer of Building Relationships
For this Spotlight Interview, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Tanat Boozayaangool, Founder of Tan Ant Games and Developer of the indie game Building Relationships-featured in the Summer Game Fest Indie Showcase—to discuss indie development, the game, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Aaron Grubb, Musician and Composer
This week on this Boss Rush Spotlight, Corey Dirrig and Stephanie Klimov sit down with musician and composer Aaron Grubb discussing his career, his passions, his famed renditions of Zelda music, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SERIES: Sarah Schaffstall and Alexis Brutman, Co-owners of Astral Clocktower Studios
This week on this Boss Rush Spotlight Interview, Corey Dirrig and Stephanie Klimov sit down with Sarah Schaffstall and Alexis Brutman, owners and creators of one of the more unique studios in the indie game space, Astral Clocktower Studios.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Joe Telesk, Founder and Executive Director for Guardians Mental Health
This week on this very special Boss Rush Spotlight, Corey Dirrig and Copy Editor + Mental Health Advocate Mary Hellen Norris sit down with Joe Telesk, the founder and Executive Director of Guardians Mental Health to discuss their journey, why mental health is so important, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Building a Gaming Brand that Matters with Kris Antoni, Founder and CEO of Toge Productions
This week on a Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Stephanie Klimov and Patrick Klein sit down with Kris Antoni, CEO and Founder of independent publisher Toge Productions about building a globally recognized indie brand, the importance of independent development, and much more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Contra: Operation Galuga, Silent Hill, & River City’s Future with Tomm Hulett and Adam Tierney of WayForward
This week on a Boss Rush Spotlight, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein sit down with WayForward’s Head of Business Development Adam Tierney and Game Director Tomm Hulett to talk about Contra: Operation Galuga,
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Zhenghua Yang (Z), CEO of Serenity Forge
In this One V. One Interview, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Zhenghua Yang, CEO of indie game publisher Serenity Forge, to discuss his career, the company’s success, indie game development and publishing, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Blaze187Ace, A Black Gamer League Content Creator
For this Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Edward Varnell sits down with Blaze187Ace, a content creator and fighting game competitor for the Black Gamer League.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Chris Bergman, CEO of Gylee Games and Creator of Ra Ra Boom!
For this Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Corey and Pat sit down with Chris Bergman, the CEO of Gylee Games and creator of the upcoming kinetic side-scrolling beat em up, Ra Ra Boom, about how he got into the industry, how he came up with the idea, what the game means to him, and so much…
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Something Wicked Games CEO and Creator of Wyrdsong Jeff Gardiner
This week, Corey Dirrig and LeRon Dawkins sit down with the legendary Jeff Gardiner, producer of Elder Scrolls and Fallout for Bethesda, to talk about his career, his new studio Something Wicked Games, their new game Wyrdsong, and much more.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Ryan Turford, Host of the Xbox Drive Podcast at Carpool Gaming
This week, Edward Varnell interviews Ryan Turford, Host of Xbox Drive at Carpool Gaming, to talk about content creation, the show, the team’s unique approach, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games
This week, Stephanie Klimov and Patrick Klein are joined by Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games for a deep dive into their journey as developers and storytellers.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Adam Tierney and James Montagna of WayForward
This week, Corey Dirrig, Edward Varnell, and Stephanie Klimov sit down with WayForward’s Adam Tierney and James Montagna—game directors behind franchises like Shantae, River City Girls, and Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp—to discuss their careers, their long tenure at WayForward, creativity, and more.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Juha Ylimaki and Kim Valori of Muro Studios, Developers of DOOMBLADE
This week, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Juha Ylimaki and Kim Valori of Muro Studios, the developers of the upcoming game Doomblade.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Nick Demitrescu, Founder of Spawn Camp and Host of WASD and Beyond Podcast
This week, Corey Dirrig sits down with Nick Demitrescu, Founder of Spawn Camp Community and Host of the WASD and Beyond podcast, to reflect on their history as friends—their long-running efforts, ups and downs, and experiences with content creation—as well as their hopes for the future, as creators, and collaborators.
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ONE v ONE FIRESIDE CHAT: Gaming and Podcasting as Parents, Friendships, and Learning as We Go
In this One V. One Fireside Chat episode, Corey Dirrig sits down with long time friend Matthew Kiel to discuss fatherhood, gaming and podcasting as parents, rebuilding friendships, parenting experiences, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Todd Oxtra, Charlie Carden, and Mark Carabin of the Secret Friends Unite Podcast Network
This week, Corey Dirrig sits down with Todd Oxtra, Charlie Carden, and Mark Carabin, the hosts and cofounders of Secret Friends Unite Podcast Network, to discuss their content, the early days with Todd and Charlie, how Mark joined the team, their success over nearly a decade, and more.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Linda Watson Guillory, Guinness World Record Retro Games Collector
In this interview, Celeste Roberts sits down with Linda Watson Guillory, an electrical engineer at Texas Instruments by day and a vintage game collector by night. She is also in Guinness World Records for her game collection! They discuss Linda’s love of STEM, video games, and inspiring others.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Sebastion Mauldin, Host of the Single Player Experience
This week, Edward Varnell interviews Sebastion Mauldin from The Pro Nerd Report and host of the Single Player Experience. Sebastion Mauldin talks about his beginning with games, RPGS and some terrible experiences with them, his podcast Single Player Experience, and how narrative in single player games bring out different experiences.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Guillaume Jamet, VP Head of Publishing at Plug In Digital, Dear Villagers
In this One v One Interview, Stephanie Klimov interviews Guillaume Jamet, the VP and Head of Publishing at Plug In Digital, publisher of the game Dear Villagers.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry, Hosts of Tales of The Lesser Medium
In this interview, Celeste Roberts sits down with Caleb J. Ross and Travis Terry, hosts of the podcast Tales of the Lesser Medium.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Jesse Douglas Returns to Boss Rush
In this One v One Interview, Edward Varnell sits down with Jesse Douglas to talk about his hiatus from podcasting, what his involvement would look like upon his return, Xbox, and other topics.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Chase Bethea, Multi-Award Winning Video Game Composer and Musician
In this One v One Interview, Celeste Roberts sits down with multi-award winning composer, musician, and technical audio designer Chase Bethea, who has been working professionally in the industry for 12 years.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Dr. Jamie Madigan, Video Game Psychologist
Celeste sits down with Jamie Madigan, Ph.D., an industrial organizational psychologist by day and video game psychologist by night. They discuss his podcast, The Psychology of Video Games, and his books exploring the psychology of video games and the culture surrounding them.
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