Zach Mumbach is a designer & producer at the Wandering Band who spent 17+ years at EA as a producer on Dante's Inferno, Dead Space, Battlefield: Hardline, Godfather 2, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, the Simpsons and more. We talk about his journey in and out of games and more.

Chapters:

1. (00:00) Who is Zach Mumbach
2. (07:21) Visceral Games  & Ragtag
3. (18:28) Critical Skills
4. (27:32) Managing External Teams
5. (35:51) Being a Closer
6. (47:37) Montreal Memories
7. (56:10) Pitching at EA
8. (01:05:56) Rag Tag
9. (01:15:22) Time for New Adventures
10. (01:27:34) Something Calls You Back
11. (01:37:55) Publishing with Epic
12. (01:45:50) Final Round
13. (01:53:16) John’s Outro

Links:

Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachulon

Zach’s MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,164514/

Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com 

Come On The Show: https://outofplayarea.com 

Check out his latest game Airborne Kingdom: https://www.airbornekingdom.com/

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-play-area/id1550421307 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Da0qLAOBi6rV6ccSzx1gX?si=043f4ec5a6034bf0

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