Episodes 12
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Hourly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
6%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

Long time Video Game Developer Veteran Jake Simpson talks with various friends and colleagues about their years in Game Dev. Each installment is an hour long conversation with the unsung heroes of Video Game development; people who are not household names, but are still at where the rubber meets the road, when it comes to making games. Each interviewee describes their career, talking about the companies they have worked at, the games they’ve worked on, telling stories and giving previously unseen or heard background to some legendary games. And Jake himself lobs in comments and some stories of his own!

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Recent Episodes

Alyssa Finley Regales!

Mar 08, 2026 1h 5m

Alyssa Finley is another one of those names that most won't have heard of - unless you are actively in the industry, in which case you definitely will have -, but she's more than made her presence…

S1E11 Caryn Vaino has stuff to say!

Mar 08, 2026 52m

Caryn Vaino, aka HellChick, from Quake Clans back in the day, is now a UI expert. She's worked on some big titles over her time as a developer - Wolfenstein, Call of Duty, Quake IV, Monday night…

S1E10 Chris Busse talking Production.

Mar 08, 2026 1h 3m

The producer behind oh so many hits of the early 2000's - Spiderman, for Activision, being one highlight. He's done so many interesting things, and he's not stopping now! Chris' resume reads like a…

S1E9 Dave Taylor, indie mad scientist!

Mar 08, 2026 58m

Dave Taylor, the legend of the mad game developer of Santa Monica, a man who marches to the beat of his own drum, who's work includes Doom and Quake - a seminal indie who has seen it all come and go,…

S1E8 David Johnson (DJ) - VFX Genius.

Mar 08, 2026 57m

DJ has been around games for sometime, and worked on some big titles as a VFX artist, and chances are, you've seen his work somewhere. DJ has been involved in games like Halo, a bunch of the Call of…

S1E7 Lee Perry, designer to the stars.

Mar 08, 2026 1h 6m

Lee has had quite the career at Epic, and was the original designer of Fortnite! He has a lot to say about his career, and interesting listening it most certainly is. Lee has been around a bit, and…

S1E6 Matt Pritchard talks Age-ing.

Mar 08, 2026 1h 2m

Matt Pritchard, late of Ensemble and Valve, has had a varied career, with lots of ups and downs, and work on some major titles - Counter strike 2, Portal 2, Brothers in Arms, Left for Dead, and of…

S1E5 Mike Arkin presents.

Mar 08, 2026 1h 6m

Mike Arkin, producer and studio runner, describes working for Ellen, the career of an indie, and how RTS games on console ARE possible! Mike is another veteran of Game Development, and he's got quite…

S1E4 Simon Cooke lurks. Sometimes.

Mar 08, 2026 54m

Simon Cooke, originally of Your Sinclair magazine, show runner for XFest and now of Google, talks about how he came to be a developer, his life in Seattle, and good hangover cures. Simon is one of…

S1E3 Tom Forsyth comes clean.

Mar 08, 2026 56m

Tom Forsyth, graphics, chip designer and VR supremo, talks about his life, his journey in the UK and then to the US, and even mentions he lived in the same town as our interviewer! Tom's been around…

S1E2 The Legend that is Tony Barnes.

Mar 07, 2026 1h 47m

Industry legend that is Tony Barnes chats about his life in games, how he came to start, where he's been and where he's going. And wherever it is, it's going to be pretty fast, given the kinds of car…

S1E1 Les Ellis, Gamedev rocker.

Feb 23, 2023 43m

Les Ellis, ex journo and now producer extraordinaire, talks his career. Starting out in the British UK games magazine scene, and graduating to producer, and then studio runner for JAW, Les has come a…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does GameDev Unsung Heroes have?

GameDev Unsung Heroes has published 12 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Leisure, Video Games.

Is GameDev Unsung Heroes still active?

GameDev Unsung Heroes is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 59m.

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