As the gaming industry gathers this week at the legendary Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, it’s the perfect moment to revisit insights from some of the incredible leaders who have joined the Game Changers podcast. Several of our recent guests — Dave Ranyard, Mike Wilson, Yuan Zeng, and Larry Kuperman — are attending…
In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, Toni Callahan, Sarah Ramoz, and Stephany Ventura sit down with Dave Ranyard, CEO of Dream Reality Interactive, to explore how AI, web gaming, and smaller creative teams are reshaping the gaming industry. With a career spanning 17 years at Sony and a background in AI…
In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, Yuan Zeng, a global business development and partnerships leader in the gaming industry, shares strategic insights on how studios scale internationally through smart go-to-market strategies and sustainable partnerships. Drawing from years of experience in international market expansion, IP licensing, and ecosystem development, Yuan explains how…
In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Toni Callahan sits down with Larry Kuperman, Vice President of Business Development at Nightdive Studios, to explore the business strategy behind video game remasters and game preservation. With decades of experience across publishing, licensing, and commercial leadership, Larry shares how classic games are revived…
The gaming industry has always been shaped by people willing to take creative risks — and few have done that more consistently than Mike Wilson, founder of Devolver Digital, Realize Music, and Medicinal Media. In the latest episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Toni Callahan sits down with Mike for a wide-ranging…
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Running a live game at scale is part art, part science—and today’s players expect both. In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Toni Callahan and the podcast team sit down with Tomer Zeevi, Director of Product Performance at Scopely working on Monopoly Go!, to go behind the scenes. With over a…
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In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Toni Callahan sits down with Derrick Gennrich, Player Experience Manager at Eleventh Hour Games, to explore what it really takes to support live games and player communities at scale. With more than 15 years in the gaming industry—and leadership roles at studios like Valve,…
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In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Toni Callahan is joined by Patrick Wagner, Game Director of Portfolio Games at Immutable, for a wide-ranging conversation on modern game development and emerging technology. Patrick shares his career journey through game production and studio leadership, offering insight into how he partners with multiple…
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This episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play features Rob Wynne, studio founder and game developer working at the intersection of global game development, creative strategy, and cross-cultural collaboration. Hosted by Toni Callahan alongside the Game Changers podcast team, the conversation explores Rob’s career path—from entering the games industry to founding his own studio…
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In this episode of Game Changers: The Future of Play, host Sarah Ramoz sits down with Mike Wallis, Director of Product Management for Online Social at Epic Games, to explore what it takes to build games that thrive well beyond launch. Drawing on Epic’s experience with long-running titles like Fortnite and Rocket League, Mike shares…
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