Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up very super early in the morning to welcome our guests, Filip Karlsson and Niclas Forsell, the coder and designer respectfully of the amazing game of space exploration, ADIOS Amigos. This game is not only super fun, but in its own way,... The post SGJ Podcast #267 – ADIOS Amigos appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up really early in the morning to welcome back onto the show Gwennaël Arbona, the lead developer of the amazingly wonderful Helium Rain. We had a lovely chat about the game’s journey through early access to release, properly managing the expectations of... The post SGJ Podcast #266 – Helium Rain appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey folks, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Kevin Lin of Wx3 Labs to talk about his currently-in-development space exploration and combat game, Starcom: Nexus! We had such a fun time talking about this game — which we’re all giddy about — and it’s rather unique history (it’s... The post SGJ Podcast #265 – Starcom: Nexus appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! Sorry it’s a little late, yesterday got away from me. Anyway, this week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Andrew Greenberg — Director, Holistic Design Inc. — to talk Noble Armada: Lost Worlds. Since this is a game set in the amazing Fading Suns universe, we also... The post SGJ Podcast #264 – Noble Armada: Lost Worlds appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

This week we talk to the one, the only Derek Smart about Universal Combat and a whole lot more. The post SGJ Podcast #263 – Universal Combat appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! Sorry I uploaded this a little late, it’s been an INSANE week. This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Robert Hesketh, Owner of Hesketh Studios, to talk about his upcoming mix of RTS, FPS and space combat, Executive Assault 2. We talk a lot about the game,... The post SGJ Podcast #262 – Executive Assault 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with the Founder and Head of HumaNature Studios, Greg Johnson, and Project Lead for Starflight 3, Anthony Vaughn, to talk Starflight (and other things I guess)!!!! Greg Johnson was the lead on both original Starflight games, so for someone like me... The post SGJ Podcast #261 – Starflight 3 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! Apologies that this is a little late, but this week was CRAAAAZY. This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Alexander Poysky, Executive Producer at Isolated Games, to talk about their upcoming space combat adventure roguelike game which is currently in Kickstarter called Between the Stars (and you... The post SGJ Podcast #260 – Between the Stars appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s show, folks! This week, Jim, Spaz and I sit down with Andrew and Corey Trese of Trese Brothers Games to talk about their latest, and probably largest, game to date: Star Traders: Frontiers! We talk a LOT about their amazing early access period, the game’s mechanics, the lore than propagates over... The post SGJ Podcast #259 – Star Traders: Frontiers appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

[welcome text here] This week, Jim, Spaz and I get up super early in the morning to sit down with Sander de Visser (Co-owner/Designer/Jack of all trades) and Ryanne Keulen (Community manager) from Convoy Games to talk about their upcoming space adventure game, Landinar: Into the Void. It’s a really fun discussion on not just the game... The post SGJ Podcast #258 – Landinar: Into the Void appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz and I — sadly Hunter stepped down from the show — talk about a billion different things. The issue was Hunter originally came up with the topic we were to use for this week, but when he left, and I didn’t fully understand his... The post SGJ Podcast #257 – Random Podcast is Random appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down with Scott Brown, formerly of Netdevil and Cloud Imperium, now at Wyrmbite, to talk primarily about one of my favorite games, good ol’ Jumpgate. We get a LOT of great design talk, a ton of behind-the-scenes stuff... The post SGJ Podcast #256 – Scott Brown: The Man Behind Jumpgate appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down with Richard Kain of Woovit, which is a digital distribution platform aimed solely at creators. As gaming coverage changes, and can be done by almost anyone, the ways to get games into the hands of the right creators must... The post SGJ Podcast #254 – Woovit (and a General PR Discussion) appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome, my friends, to another Podcast episode! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down to revisit the topic of DLC, but from a different tack as from our last show on the subject. We start by looking at whether games can be approachable with a lot of DLC, as recommended by community member... The post SGJ Podcast #253 – DLC (Damn Lacking Content) appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, just a quick note to let y’all know I was on the Upper Memory Block Podcast a couple of weeks ago to talk Wing Commander with friend-of-our-podcast, Joe Mastroianni. While we were gonna initially talk Wing Commander II, we spoke for nearly two hours on the series as a whole. Head over to UMBcast.com... The post Site Note – Upper Memory Block Wing Commander Podcast! appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I get up really in the morning, our time, sit down with Ben Olding, creator and developer of the current-in-alpha MMORPG, Starfighter: Infinity. I’ve been playing the alpha for a couple of months now, so I was super silly... The post SGJ Podcast #252 – Starfighter: Infinity appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down with Scott McCallum, the lead developer on the fascinating and currently-Kickstarting 4X, Remnant. I say fascinating because this game eschews so many of the tropes we’ve come to expect from a 4X, and strives to me something truly unique, such... The post SGJ Podcast #251 – Remnant appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I talk about the good and bad that is the current early access model. While early access via closed alphas and betas has been a thing for quite some time, the early access model pioneered by Steam has proven to be both... The post SGJ Podcast #250 – The Double-Edged Sword of Early Access appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I talk about the current space game resurgence we’re in the midst of, what ignited it, how it’s going, and what we think will bring it down. As these things happen in cycles, the current amazing pace of space game development can’t... The post SGJ Podcast #249 – The Beginning, Middle and Eventual End of the Space Game Renaissance appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this latest podcast, folks! This week, Jim, Hunter, Spaz and I sit down with Anders Lindås and Øyvind Lundenes to talk about their upcoming space resource gathering and combat game, Age of Space. We talk about the game’s future, its inspirations, how it’s being partially funded by the Norweigan government (links below on that) and... The post SGJ Podcast #248 – Age of Space appeared first on Space Game Junkie.