Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

In this episode, we discuss localization nuance, trend cycles, and launch horror. Game launches require more than technical preparation; it’s about expecting the unexpected in player behavior and demand. No matter how many simulations you run or scenarios you anticipate, the true test emerges at launch.

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Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4
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00:28 Intro
00:47 Thanks to our supporters! (https://moneygrab.bscotch.net)
01:15 Localization update
09:42 Helldivers 2 
41:09 Lexzap: “Game companies begin mass layoffs, as customers turn their backs on gaming”, so in your opinion is 2024 headed in the same direction as 1984?

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What is Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch?

Coffee with Butterscotch is the hilarity-filled weekly podcast of award-winning indie video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans, best known for its smash hit Crashlands. Grab a drink and tune in every week to learn the ins and outs of game development, productivity and workflows, the business of selling video games, our takes on entrepreneurship and building a small company from scratch, and how to be an unstoppable problem-solving machine.

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