Many call it the game industry's latest big disruptor, but where does Artificial Intelligence fit within the landscape of external development? Get ready to dive deeper into this year’s XDS Insights Report with guest author Abigail Canavese, As

Resilience in Action: How External Development Companies Navigate Crisis

Mar 14th, 2024 36m 6s

Join us for the insightful XDS 2023 panel presentation, "Resilience in Action: How External Development Companies Navigate Crisis," moderated by Claas Grimm, CFO of Sharkmob. The panel features external development companies with Ukrainian root

Unlocking the Power of External Partnerships Collaboration

Feb 10th, 2024 40m 24s

How do you strike a balance between keeping the artist happy and motivated while keeping the studio happy and cost efficient?This episode introduces the September XDS 2023 presentation “Unlocking the Power of External Partnerships Collaboration

Dave Sanderson | What The Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Ext Dev Strategy

Dec 11th, 2023 40m 45s

Efficiency Is Everything: What The Airline Industry Can Teach Us About External Development StrategyThis episode includes the XDS 2023 presentation delivered by Dave Sanderson, Director of External Development, Phoenix Labs. Dave examines sever

Marija Radulovic-Nastic | XDS Executive Fireside Chat

Nov 13th, 2023 32m 53s

In this episode of our podcast, we provide a positive outlook and insightful commentary on the present state of the gaming industry. We then introduce our XDS 2023 Fireside chat, which took place in Vancouver, featuring special guest - Marija R

Molly Mason-Boule | XDS Executive Fireside Chat

Oct 16th, 2023 34m 39s

Join Chris Wren as he reflects on the successful XDS 2023 event and offers a glimpse into what's new for XDS in 2024, including XDS Spark. Exciting developments are on the way!Then listen on for the XDS 2023 Fireside Chat with Molly Mason-Boule

Nigel Franks | Why Growing a Studio and Innovation Are Harder Than They Should Be

Aug 7th, 2023 46m 26s

Innovation is a lot harder than one may think. Nigel Franks, Studio Director of Production at Snowed In Studios, shares his reflections on this topic and how the struggles of expanding a business are not unique. Nigel’s award-winning presentati

Sam Carlisle | Is your team brave enough to try the Movie Method?

Jul 17th, 2023 51m 58s

Game Development and the Movie Method: What we'd like it to be, versus what it is and it'd take to be successful. Guest Sam Carlisle, Sr. Director, External Partner Relations, Xbox Games Studios, contemplates the benefits and challenges in shi

Dave Sanderson | Hard Pivot: Changing ExDev Strategies Post-Acquisition

May 9th, 2023 45m 31s

Dave Sanderson, Director of External Development at Phoenix Labs, talks with Chris Wren about why he loves his role and expands on the concept of whether External Development and outsourcing are viable options to grow a company.Dave’s audio pre

Carla Rylance | External Development Essentials: Diversifying with Confidence

May 5th, 2023 52m 43s

Chris Wren chats with Carla Rylance, Head of External Production, Behaviour Interactive, on why her presentation, Diversifying with Confidence, should be a go-to reference for Service Providers courting new clients.Carla’s audio presentation th

XDS23 Insights Report | Guest Author Caroline Calaway discusses key observations

Apr 18th, 2023 42m 1s

Welcome to our first XDS Podcast! In our introductory episode, host Chris Wren chats with this year’s Insights Report guest author Caroline Calaway, Senior Producer, Riot Games. This year’s survey explored the impact geopolitical instability of

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