The worlds of hip-hop and video collide, not in the world of DJ Hero, but in the artistic stylings of Roger Pokorny. Through his spunky video essays, Roger takes the energy and vibrancy of hip-hop to talk about pop culture and games. From uniqu

Episode 06: GrandPOOBear Turned Playing Games from a Hobby to a Career

Aug 30th, 2017 1h 9m

David "GrandPOOBear" Hunt is a prominent Twitch streamer and Super Mario speedrunner. What started as a hobby as a way to kill time while healing from a snowboarding accident, Poo has gone full time as a streamer with an engaged community. From

Episode 05: Peer Schneider Shares a Look Inside IGN

Jul 28th, 2017 1h 6m

Co-founder of IGN, Peer Schneider sits down with Max Roberts to offer a look inside the world's largest gaming website—IGN. Peer shares about bringing video games back on TV, reacting and responding to the audience, and how to keep reporting en

Episode 04: Danny O'Dwyer's Journey to Making Video Game Documentaries

Jun 5th, 2017

Join Max as he turns the microphone around on the founder of Noclip, Danny O'Dwyer. In September 2016, Danny left his job at Gamespot to pursue a passion for sharing stories through documentaries focused on video games. Max explores Danny's his

Episode 03: Yacht Club Games on Kickstarter and the Future of Shovel Knight

May 1st, 2017

This time on Behind the Pixel, I talk to Nick "Woz" Wozniak and Ian Flood from Yacht Club Games: The studio behind one of my favorite games of all time--Shovel Knight. Join me as I dig into the early days of their Kickstarter, their on-going st

Episode 02: Alex O'Neill Created His Own Gaming Site and Podcast

Apr 13th, 2017

In this episode of Behind the Pixel, I figure out who the heck Alex O'Neill really is. Ever since he replaced me on Millennial Gaming Speak the weekend I got engaged, I've heard rumblings of a fly guy that podcasts for hours on end, knows Greg

Episode 01: Kirk Hamilton - From Jazz Teacher to Game Journalist

Mar 22nd, 2017

In this inaugural episode of my new long form interview show, I sat down with editor-at-large of Kotaku, Kirk Hamilton. We discuss Kirk's background in jazz music, his journalism career at Kotaku, and how it all jives together. Tune in as I pic