Boring Launch Podcast

Episode 12: User Generated Content Stories with Jeff Spradling and Phil Bergman

In this last episode of Season 1, my friends Jeff Spradling (Server Team Lead at Rec Room) and Phil Bergman (Game Services and Multiplayer Engineer at Rec Room) join in the chat As you can tell, I had a blast recording this episode! Listen in for hilarious and often times risque Player Generated Content launch stories, spanning throughout their careers in Xbox, Turn 10, and now in Rec Room. As they mention in the podcast - they are hiring! Check out some of the openings here: https://recroom.com/careers [https://recroom.com/careers] Thank you so much for all your support for this humble podcast - and see you in Season 2!

Episode 11: Launching Features on PlayStation 5 with Steven Trombetta

This episode, I chat with my buddy Steven Trombetta, Senior Manager at Rockstar Games, whom I've known for a decade ago back in Xbox days. He shares his experience shipping new launch features on PlayStation 5, and some fun stories around convincing game developers to adopt the features. We also chat about his streaming initiative, Huge Gaming, which is a cool inclusive community for new streamers. Definitely check out his Twitch [https://www.twitch.tv/alternagod1], as well as the Huge Gaming Twitter [https://twitter.com/Huge_Gaming_TV] page for more details. Hope you enjoyed it!

Episode 10: Game Servers and War Games with Scott Longstreet

This episode, I chat with my friend Scott Longstreet [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottqlongstreet/], Director of Engineering at EA, who I've had the pleasure of working with back in Xbox and in EA. His experience launching Game Servers for various games like Titanfall and Battlefield make him a solid source for information on server launches. Scott's entertaining launch stories make for a fast paced and engaging podcast.  Hope you enjoyed it! By the way, Scott's team is hiring big time, so if you are interested, make sure to connect with him in LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottqlongstreet/] - tell him you heard him at this podcast :)

Episode 9: Going Indie with BJ Malicoat

This episode, I chat with my friend BJ Malicoat who I met many moons ago in Xbox.   Listen on as we discuss his decision to go Indie as well as stories about a near disastrous E3 experience, an H.P. Lovecraftian inspired card game, and many more! The underlying theme of this episode is to embrace your passions to fully enjoy this journey of life. I hope you enjoy listening.

Episode 8: Launch Stories with the Legendary Jerry Hook

In this special, extended episode, I chat with with my friend, the legendary Jerry Hook - one of the founding members of Xbox Live, and now Halo Infinite's Head of Design.  In case you can't tell, I am excited...really excited. Xbox is a place fueled with passion and I am privileged to have been part of that passionate crew for upwards of 8 years of my career.  A HUGE part of the success we had at Xbox came from the chemistry Jerry nurtured within the teams.  Boring Launch Podcast focuses on the people behind game launches. This episode contains many such stories.  Jerry totally spills the beans. The minutiae behind launches may be lost to time, but the stories of our day to day journeys live on. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed this chat.