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Kiwi Talkz

Podcast with various Video Game developers as well as other people involved in entertainment such as TV/Film

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#206 - Gabriel Betancourt Interview On Naughty Dog,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/04/18

Gabriel Betancourt is a former lighting artist at Treyarch and of course Naughty Dog. We cover his career at Naughty Dog and various other topics on the game industry. #thelastofus #lastofus #lastofuspart2 WEBSITE - https://gabereel.com/ CALORIE GAME - https://www.caloriequest.app/TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro/Gabriel Watches Kiwi Talkz & Lists His Favourite Guests01:44 - It’s Hard To Find Info On Lighting Artists/Early Days As A Lighting Artist03:00 - Naughty Dog Has A Designer First, Speciality

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92:54

#205 - Benson Russell Interview On Naughty Dog, The...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/04/11

Benson Russell was a former designer at Naughty Dog on The Uncharted Trilogy and The Last Of Us.He has now started his own consulting firm to help game developers navigate a lot of the pitfalls in game development. #uncharted #thelastofus #naughtydog WEBSITE FOR CONSULTING https://www.unhandledexceptions.io/ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:32 - The Most Important Aspect Of Design/Player Fantasy02:50 - Why Games Take So Long To Make/North Star You Need For Development05:45 - Why Naughty Dog Games Are So

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85:18

#204 - Rob Carr Interview On Rockstar Games, GTA 5,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/03/28

Rob Carr is an audio designer who is best known for his tenure at Rockstar Games on L.A. Noire, RDR1, GTA 5 and RDR2. He is currently living in Finland working on his game Nyrkkipöytä #rockstargames #gta #gta5 WEBSITE - https://audioexpat.wordpress.com/TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:30 - How Rob Went From Being A Music Teacher To Working At Rockstar Leeds07:51 - Moving From Handheld Games To Console Games/Rockstar Have Unlimited Resources08:30 - The Psychology Of Sound/Finding Sounds That Sound Like

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75:10

Fallout Season 2 Review With Former Fallout Devs...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/03/14

I got some of the old devs who worked on Fallout to help review Season 2 of the Fallout series. Bruce Nesmith got the time wrong so didnt join until the last 20 minutes. #fallout #falloutnewvegas #bethesdaTIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Fallout Is The Best Video Game Adaptation Of All Time 02:21 - Fallout S2 Thoughts Overrall 05:40 - Macauley Caulkins Acting 06:48 - Walton Goggins/The Ghoul 07:44 - Ella Purnell’s Accent As Lucy 08:40 - The Deathclaws 17:05 - The Prydwens/Factions 18:06 - Brotherhood Of Steel

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64:46

#202 - Featurecast Interview On Terminator 2D No...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/03/07

Featurecast is a DJ turned video game composer, he is most associated with @BitmapBureau and his most recent work was his stellar work on Terminator 2D No Fate. #terminator #terminator2 #terminator2dnofateTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:19 - How The Name Featurecast Came About04:05 - Working With Bitmap Bureau08:57 - Learning To Make SFX While Doing It10:50 - Getting Creative Freedom On Terminator 2D No Fate14:30 - Scrapping Music And Starting From Scratch/Reviews Praising The Soundtrack15:45 - Trusting

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61:31

#201 - Jay Epperson Interview On Retro Studios,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/02/28

Jay Epperson is a concept artist who is probably most famous for his concept art on Donkey Kong Country Returns and especially on Tropical Freeze. #nintendo #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry Thanks to the Patreon Producers for making this happen Stipe, Borkey, Magic8TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:35 - How Jay Went From Being An Illustrator To Becoming A Concept Artist At Retro04:50 - Interview Process At Retro/Getting Artists To Draw In Interviews07:22 - Coming In As A Concept Artist Towards The End Of DKC

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136:14

#200 - Denis Dyack Interview On Nintendo, Eternal...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2026/02/14

Denis Dyack is a legend in the industry and one of the few devs who has been exposed to both the Japanese and Western way of designing games. He is the man behind Legacy Of Kain and Eternal Darkness. I spoke with him in 2023 and he returns to promote his new game Deadhaus Sonata #nintendo #legacyofkain #epicgames My first interview with him is here https://youtu.be/Txt85DT68rQ WEBSITE - https://deadhaussonata.com/ TWITTER - @DDyack TWITTER - @DeadhausGameTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:00 - Whats Changed

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73:17

#199 - Alpha 7 Interview On Witcher IV, Witcher III,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/12/27

Alpha 7 is a professional mocap studio that was spun off from owner Maciej Kwiatkowski from working with CD Projekt RED( He played Geralt in the Witcher from 1 through to III.) Staff as follows Maciej Kwiatkowski, Madeline Page and Michal Derlicki #cdprojektred #witcher #cyberpunk2077SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM MACIEJ - @maciej_kaskader MADELINE - @madeline_maddie_page MICHAL - @derlickimichal WEBSITE - https://alpha7.pro/TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:50 - Mocap Performers Training Regime 03:21 - Gameplay

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63:37

DK Bananza Review With Former Donkey Kong Country...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/12/20

I am joined by Kynan Pearson (Senior Designer on DKC Returns) and Ted Anderson (Environmental Artist on DKC Returns & Tropical Freeze) to review DKC Bananza#donkeykongbananza #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry TED ANDERSONS UPCOMING GAMES https://store.steampowered.com/app/3565460/Tahitian_Driftin/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3968340/Foolish_Earthlings/ TED ANDERSONS GAME STUDIO PROMOTION IN AUSTIN TEXAS INFO IS HERE https://www.oddwoodbrewing.com/TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:39 - 2D Sections In

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65:23

REVIEW - Hollow Knight: Silksong (With Demon Souls Dev)

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/11/08

Joe Houston who worked on Demon Souls Remake joins me to review the GTA of indie games Hollow Knight:Silksong!! I did an interview with him a number of years ago, which you can find here. https://youtu.be/skAWid5zYfg #silksong #hollowknight #hollowknightsilksongTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:40 - Silksong Overview01:30 - Silksong’s Difficulty/The Purpose Of Difficulty In Games07:10 - Runbacks10:54 - Bosses Of Silksong13:40 - Progression Doesnt Help With The Difficulty16:20 - Top Moments In The

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69:29

#196 - Filip Coulianos Interview On It Takes Two,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/10/25

In this engaging conversation, Filip Coulianos, co-founder of Keepsake Games, discusses his journey in game development, the influence of Half-Life 2 on his career, and the creative processes behind his latest project, Jump Space. He shares insights on addressing motion sickness in games, the importance of marketing for indie developers, and the evolving landscape of the gaming industry. The discussion also touches on the impact of working with Josef Fares and the lessons learned from successful

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#195 - Joshua Jay Interview On Fallout 4, 76,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/10/04

Joshua Jay was a former world artist at Bethesda who worked on Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield, prior to that he was a world artist on the Gears Of War trilogy. Josh built a living saloon set in the style of Fallout 76 here! Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7gBi3_lyag&t=167s #fallout #starfield #gearsofwar JOSHUAS ARTWORK CAN BE FOUND HERE https://www.joshuajayart.com/ https://www.artstation.com/joshua_jay_artTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:38 - Lord Of The Rings/Kurt Kuhlmann04:18 -

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61:48

#194 - GOG Interview On Game Preservation, DRM,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/08/17

GOG is a digital distribution platform with a mission to preserve video games. I spoke with 3 employees Piotr(Senior PR), Marcin (Senior Business Developer) and Adam(Technical Producer). #gog #gamepreservation #pcgaming SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - https://www.gog.com/en/ X - @GOGcom NOTE: Unfortunately the guys had some technical and internet issues, so we needed to use Google Meet to record this so the audio quality and even the video feed arent up to my usual standard, this is also why the layout is

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#193 - David O'Reilly Interview On GTA 6, GTA V,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/07/27

David O'Reilly is a former game developer who is best known for his work at Rockstar on GTA, RDR2 and GTA VI, yes you read that right he worked on GTA VI up until 2023 when he left the video game industry. He now has a Youtube channel where he reviews environmental art in games. David's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Game-World-Art #rockstargames #gta6 #rdr2TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro01:30 - Having Imposter Syndrome Working At Rockstar04:30 - Having A Good Manager06:05 - Doing Caves For GTA

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60:31

#192 - Kurt Kuhlmann Interview On Elder Scrolls Lore,...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/07/12

Kurt Kuhlmann was a jack of all trades at Bethesda, he was one of the studios most proficient designers and writers, he's best known as the lore master of the Elder Scrolls #elderscrolls #starfield #falloutTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro01:06 - How Kurt Became The Lore Master Of The Elder Scrolls06:26 - Maintaining The Lore07:57 - Studying History At University/Why Kurt Went To Bethesda09:40 - Evolution Of Quest/Narrative Design At Bethesda10:50 - Using History To Influence Lore/Tolkien’s Influence14:50 -

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56:48

#191 - Obbe Vermeij Interview On The GTA Trilogy, GTA...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/07/03

Obbe Vermeij, a former technical director at Rockstar Games during GTA III to GTA IV, is now working on his indie game Plentiful, and the demo is out now here.#grandtheftauto #gta #rockstargamesPlentiful Demo is here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3044790/Plentiful/SOCIAL MEDIATWITTER - @ObbeVermeijBLUESKY - ‪@obbevermeij.bsky.social‬TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:46 - GTA IV Design Document01:20 - Working With The Designers On GTA On What’s Possible & Not Possible02:15 - Gang Wars In San

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60:27

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Review With...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/06/15

I got some of the old Bethesda crew back together (Jeremy Bryant, Nate Purkeypile, Bruce Nesmith & Kurt Kuhlmann) to review the remaster and talk about the old game and Bethesda as a whole. Enjoy! #bethesda #elderscrolls #oblivionremastered Nate Purkeypiles Games! Check them out! The Axis Unseen - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/ Deedlee Doo Carkour! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3582590/Deedlee_Doo_Carkour/ Bruce Nesmiths Books

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59:48

#189 - Jeremy Huxley Interview (Senior Environmental...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/05/11

Jeremy Huxley is a former environmental artist at Naughty Dog who worked there for 11 years on the Uncharted & Last Of Us franchises. #uncharted #lastofus #lastofuspart2 TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:31 - Coming To Naughty Dog Partway Through Uncharted 302:30 - Art Test/Learning From The Veterans05:20 - Team Being Split Off After Uncharted 3/Working On Uncharted 4/PBR09:00 - The Jump For Art From PS3 To PS410:20 - Naughty Dog’s Reference Material For Uncharted 412:40 - Uncharted 4’s Jungle

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68:27

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Review With Ex Retro Studios...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/04/08

Former Retro Studios Dev Eric Kozlowsky (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze) and I review the direct and go way off on another tangent lol. You can watch my life reaction to the Switch 2 direct(with former retro studios devs in the chat) here https://www.youtube.com/live/ocm4oRD-aik Get all the info on Eric and Fuzzybot's game Lynked here http://playlynked.com/ www.landofkoz.com www.fuzzybot.com Bluesky Eric - @vonkoz.bsky.social #nintendoswitch2 #switch2 #nintendoTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:55 -

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57:27

#187 - Chris Detyna Interview (Composer On Terminator...

Kiwi Talkz ·

2025/03/26

Chris Detyna is a video game composer who is best known for his brilliant score for Terminator Resistance. #terminator #terminatorresistance #theterminatorTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro01:00 - Meeting Teyon/How Chris Got The Job Composing Terminator Resistance04:19 - Including Electric Guitar In The Main Theme/Being Scared Of Making The Music05:52 - Adapting The Terminator 1 Theme/T1 Theme Weird Time Signature09:05 - Directions From Teyon’s Director On The Music11:25 - The Gear Chris Used To Make The

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