• 1 - Nick Thompson

  • Dec 2 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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1 - Nick Thompson

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  • Nick Thompson is a games industry veteran, with over 35 years in the business. He has worked on top-tier titles, such as the original XCOM series, Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix series, Runescape, Carmageddon and Dirt Rally 2. His experience ranges from coding games in the Assembler language to booking studios and voice actors as a producer. He has seen it all in games. Now retired, he discusses games' roles in his life, balancing Last of Us with babysitting his grandchildren. Nick has worked with industry greats like Geoff Crammond, the Gollop Brothers and Patrick Buckland. Hear real life stories of the industry, as well as Nick's thoughts for the future of games for the later-life segment.

    Some titles mentioned in the episode:

    Psytron

    Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2

    Avatar

    Barbarian

    Super Smash Bros

    Stunt Car Racer

    Pong

    Seventh Guest

    Alan Wake 2

    Still Waits the Deep

    Hogwarts Legacy

    Grand Theft Auto

    Grid

    Grid Legends.


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