How to make a video game, with Auroch Digital

For our last episode of the season, we highlight something Auroch has done for a few years now but never really spoken about much on the podcast – Steam Events! Since 2020, we have been running them yearly and it’s a pleasure to share that work with you all.  Auroch colleague and esteemed guest, Simon Marshall, joins Matt and Jess in the studio to talk about what Steam events are and how to run one if you are a developer looking to do your own. We cover the lows and highs (mostly highs!) and chat about why they’re worthwhile for devs and players alike.    Show Notes   If you want to check out our most recent event, you can head to the archived Steam page to check out the fantastic artwork by LadyRed, plus see the games we featured and maybe give them a wishlist!  And if you’re a developer or publisher and want to be involved in our future Steam events, you can sign up to our Steam Events mailing list where you’ll be the first to be notified of anything we run in the future!   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

TIGA award nominated for Best Audio, Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun’s soundscape hits harder than a bolter, with more fire power than the Blood God himself 🔥  Matt returns with his audio episode for the season, chatting about building the dynamic system for Boltgun. Find out his favourite tracks, and how powerful music and sound can be in conveying that feeling of power!    Show Notes   For even more Warhammer content, check out our previous episodes on:  Retro Warhammer  The origins of Warhammer 40,000  The Release of Boltgun   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

We take the plunge into a mini-docuseries format for this episode, taking you through the rollercoaster that is launching a game to the whole world! If you’ve ever wondered what launch day is like at a games studio, then grab a cuppa and take a trip back to 23rd May 2023 with us.  With guest appearances from the developers themselves, Matt, Jess and Tom relive the launch of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun all over again, interwoven with live snippets from launch day itself.   Plus, find out if Jess ever did start painting minis. All in the hopes to appease the Blood God himself...    Show Notes   For even more Warhammer content, check out our previous episodes on:  Retro Warhammer  The origins of Warhammer 40,000  📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

Resident Neuroscientist Jess is back at the mic with another psychology themed episode – this time, it’s all about fear in gaming.  Why do we like scary games? How do our brains react to fear? What is an amygdala? (spoilers - it’s NOT the eldritch horror that can be found looming over you from the side of a church tower)  Matt and Jess go through some of the games that have scared them the most, as they try to survive this terrifying episode.    Show Notes   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

October 1958; a month of incredible human accomplishments like the creation of NASA, Viggo Mortensen’s birth, and most importantly, the first videogame ‘Tennis for Two’ launched on an oscilloscope.  Fast-forward 65 years later, we reach present day, with mobile games in our pockets, 4k 120fps HDR Baldur’s Gate 3, and a vast array of consoles and controllers collecting dust in our attics (or proudly displayed on our shelves, unplugged).  In this episode, we talk with our eldest and youngest colleagues at the studio (an age gap of over 35 years!) and discuss the games that we grew up with and shaped us into the gamers we are today. How are we similar across generations of gaming, and how are we different? What is it like to have grandparents that love videogames? And what do we aspire to achieve for the next generation of gamers?    Show Notes   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

In our first episode of Season 9 we wear our horns proudly, welcoming you to the new year with a dose of studio love and enthusiasm. We invite Operations Director Nina Adams back to the pod and ask her all about Auroch Digital’s first in-person, studio-wide convention – MooCon!  Find out about the origins of MooCon, why it was so important to us as a remote-first studio to organise, and what we got out of the event as a team. Plus, some live snippets from the event itself!    Show Notes   If you’re interested in joining us and experiencing MooCon yourself, please check out our jobs page for current roles.  And check out these previous episodes on our company culture  100 Game Dev Interviews  A Day in the Life at Auroch Digital  If you’re a developer and you’d like to get in touch about porting or publishing work, or other business opportunities, you can email Jess at JRutland@aurochdigital.com     📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital    💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord    🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun   🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn    🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here    ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

How To Make a Video Game with Auroch Digital is back with another season! We've been incredibly busy managing the immense success of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and we have some incredible episodes lined up for you. This trailer will take you through all we have to offer in the upcoming season - keep an eye out for new releases in the following weeks!    Show Notes  📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital   💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord   🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun  🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam 🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn   🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here   ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

In our final episode of the season, Matt and Tomas peek back into the past of Warhammer – the origins, the evolution, and its impact on tabletop gaming as we know it.  They also talk about our highly anticipated upcoming title, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and how the studio’s love for the franchise fed into an authentic Retro Warhammer game.  So pack up your chainsword, load up your Boltgun, and get ready to jump in – Blood for the Blood God!    Show notes  For a little more info on Boltgun, you can check out this IGN review, visit Focus' website, and Wishlist the game on Steam or console now!   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital   💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord   🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn   🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here   ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

Resident Audio Designer and impeccable podcast host Matthew Walker leads this episode, revealing the secrets behind the game audio design pipeline and Brewmaster’s perfect pour. We discuss the importance of early audio integration and collaboration with other game development disciplines, the advantages of a rapid feedback loop, and how in-person production workshops have helped him flourish.    Show Notes Did Brewmaster pique your interest? You can purchase it on Steam and on console now!     📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital   💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord   🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and  Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn   🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here   ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word! 

Today we gather colleagues Hannah Corcoran, Freddie Jones, Toby Draper and Aaron Parsons together to share their experiences with one of our core pillars of work at Auroch Digital – game porting and publishing.  We talk about the process of working with indie devs to bring their game from PC to console platforms like Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation, as well as mobile, or even taking a mobile game and bringing it to PC!    Show Notes  The games we port and publish are games we love to play and that we want to share with more gamers, and we do so in a fair way for us, the devs and the players at home.  If you’re a developer and want to chat to us about partnering with us on a porting project – get in touch!   If you want to see some of our porting work, you can check out Megaquarium and The Colonists on our website.   📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital   💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord   🕹️ Check out our latest titles:  🍻 Brewmaster and  Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun  🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn   🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here   ⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word!