Elite Game Developers podcast
This is the ultimate game development podcast, where your host Joakim Achrén, the co-founder of Next Games, talks to founders of games companies, and together they explore the aspects of creating successful games companies.
You don’t want to miss out on these, as you’ll uncover the timeless ideas, game development processes, stories, and life lessons that will help you master the best of what other people have already figured out.
Listen on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or access the episodes below and listen to them on our site.
Derek Lau — Building Guild of Guardians
Alexander Bergendahl — A repeat founder story
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Alexander Bergendahl, who is the co-founder and CEO of LootLocker, a games backend solutions company from Stockholm, Sweden. Alexander is a repeat founder, who’s been doing games companies for a while now. With Alexander, we talk about his founder journey, learnings from doing his companies, and how Alexander is still learning to be a better founder.
Neil McFarland and Matthew Ryan — Pivoting from F2P to Web3
In today’s episode, I’m talking with Neil McFarland and Matthew Ryan from First Light Games, a game studio based in London, UK. The founders started the company a few years ago, to work on free-to-play games for mobile, but last year, decided to pivot to web3 gaming.
Adam Jaffe — What it takes to succeed in gaming
In this podcast episode, I have Adam Jaffe on the show. Adam is the founder and CEO of Mega Studio, a gaming outfit based out of Barcelona, Spain.
Nick Kneuper and Nat Eliason — Building Crypto Raiders
In this podcast episode, I talk with Nick Kneuper and Nat Eliason who are building Crypto Raiders, which I believe is one of the best web3 games out there.
Are Mack Growen — Helping founders build
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Are Mack Growen, a General Partner at London Venture Partners, a VC firm focused on investing in founders in the game sector at the seed stage.
Mika Tammenkoski — Building Metacore
In this week’s episode, I’m talking with Mika Tammenkoski, who is the co-founder and CEO of Metacore Games, the company that is well known for their hit game Merge Mansion.
Alex Arias and Andreas Risberg — Game devs going Web3
In this episode, I’m talking with the co-founders of Trailblazer Games, Alex Arias and Andreas Risberg. Trailblazer Games is a new web3 games company, founded in 2021 and recently they’ve announced a seed round of $8.2m raised from investors like Makers Fund and Play Ventures.
Andrew Sheppard — From operator to investor
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Andrew Sheppard, who is the Managing Director at Transcend Fund, a venture capital firm investing in the future of games and digital entertainment.
Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng — Audio Ads in Games
In the latest podcast episode, I have Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng from Audiomob, talking about their journey of building their company, which enables audio ads for mobile games.
Derek Lau — Building Guild of Guardians
In the latest podcast episode, I have Derek Lau (LinkedIn,...
Alexander Bergendahl — A repeat founder story
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Alexander Bergendahl, who is the co-founder and CEO of LootLocker, a games backend solutions company from Stockholm, Sweden. Alexander is a repeat founder, who’s been doing games companies for a while now. With Alexander, we talk about his founder journey, learnings from doing his companies, and how Alexander is still learning to be a better founder.
Neil McFarland and Matthew Ryan — Pivoting from F2P to Web3
In today’s episode, I’m talking with Neil McFarland and Matthew Ryan from First Light Games, a game studio based in London, UK. The founders started the company a few years ago, to work on free-to-play games for mobile, but last year, decided to pivot to web3 gaming.
Adam Jaffe — What it takes to succeed in gaming
In this podcast episode, I have Adam Jaffe on the show. Adam is the founder and CEO of Mega Studio, a gaming outfit based out of Barcelona, Spain.
Nick Kneuper and Nat Eliason — Building Crypto Raiders
In this podcast episode, I talk with Nick Kneuper and Nat Eliason who are building Crypto Raiders, which I believe is one of the best web3 games out there.
Are Mack Growen — Helping founders build
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Are Mack Growen, a General Partner at London Venture Partners, a VC firm focused on investing in founders in the game sector at the seed stage.
Mika Tammenkoski — Building Metacore
In this week’s episode, I’m talking with Mika Tammenkoski, who is the co-founder and CEO of Metacore Games, the company that is well known for their hit game Merge Mansion.
Alex Arias and Andreas Risberg — Game devs going Web3
In this episode, I’m talking with the co-founders of Trailblazer Games, Alex Arias and Andreas Risberg. Trailblazer Games is a new web3 games company, founded in 2021 and recently they’ve announced a seed round of $8.2m raised from investors like Makers Fund and Play Ventures.
Andrew Sheppard — From operator to investor
In this podcast episode, I’m talking with Andrew Sheppard, who is the Managing Director at Transcend Fund, a venture capital firm investing in the future of games and digital entertainment.
Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng — Audio Ads in Games
In the latest podcast episode, I have Christian Facey and Wilfrid Obeng from Audiomob, talking about their journey of building their company, which enables audio ads for mobile games.