Dev to Dev

Dev to Dev is the podcast about everyday Videogame Developers and why they do what they do every day - the many folks whose work shapes the games we play. Hosted by Alex Sulman, a veteran of nearly three decades in the industry, the show highlights the passion, challenges, and personal journeys of those often overlooked in gaming’s spotlight. Inspired by Greg Miller’s 2015 Game Awards speech recognizing a developer in the credits of a game he'd just finished, Dev to Dev continues that spirit of appreciation, giving voice to the people behind the craft. Each week, the podcast aims to offer thoughtful, positive conversations about connection, creativity, and the human side of game development, providing insight into both the rewards and personal challenges of making video games a livelihood. Find the Podcast at: Patreon: DevToDevPodcast Instagram: @devto.devpodcast Bluesky: @<a rel="noopener n

Dev to Dev is a business podcast hosted by Alex Sulman, with 29 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alex Sulman hosts Dev to Dev, a business show with 29 episodes published.

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  Dev to Dev S02 Theme - What it Costs

  Aug 18, 202636 minS2

  Hey everyone — this one's personal. I pulled four clips from Season 02 that all circle the same uncomfortable truth: loving this industry doesn't mean it loves you back in equal measure. What struck me pulling these together is how differently that cost shows up. Sometimes it's your body clocking out before your mind is ready to admit something's wrong. Sometimes it's the strange blankness of a day with nothing built into it anymore. Sometimes it's just holding on long enough for the people around you to catch you when a project falls through. And sometimes it's quieter than any of that — a relationship that couldn't survive the location the job required. None of it looks like the trailer for "Making Video Games or a Living." That's exactly why it felt worth pulling together. Highlights: Mark Acero on discovering he'd been having panic attacks without realizing it Scott Nisenfeld on the strange, aimless days after a layoff ends a project you believed in Nathan Kellman on surviving back-to-back cancellations and what got him through Brian Kindregan on the personal cost of chasing the job across the country — and what he's learned since about knowing when to stop climbing Go give the full episode a listen — hearing these costs in their own words hits different than any summary I could write. Find the Podcast at: Spotify Patreon ⁠RSS⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Blog⁠ Email: DevToDevPodcast@Gmail.com Find My Guests At: Mark Acero - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markacero/ Scott Nisenfeld - https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottnisenfeld/ Nathan Kellman - https://nathankellman.wixsite.com/portfolio - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankellman/ Brian Kindregan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/briankindregan/ Find Me At: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsulman/ https://www.alexsulmanportfolio.net/

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  Episode #15

  Dev to Dev S01 E15 - Bill Mueller (REMASTERED)

  Aug 9, 20261h 1mS1

  Here’s another excellent episode from the Season 01 archives of Dev to Dev. I've known Bill a long time, but this conversation still surprised me. I learned things about his path I never knew — like the fact that he almost became a music teacher, or that he got his ZeniMax job offer literally while his wife was in labor. Highlights : His origin story starts with a Commodore 64, a Nintendo obsession, and a moment at Disney on Ice that quietly rewired how he saw entertainment Why Bioshock made him walk away from a stable career in radio and TV The producer job he took with zero games experience, just to get his foot in the door The "triangle" mixing principle from a college professor that still shapes his sound design today Losing his job and health insurance at 38 Studios — and getting the ZeniMax offer while his wife was in labor What 13 years on Elder Scrolls Online has taught him about never hitting a ceiling again Go listen to the full episode — it's one of the most honest conversations about risk, timing, and the people who show up for you that we've had on the show. I hope you enjoy this revisit and remember if you haven’t previously had the chance you can catch the rest of the Season 01 content on Dev to Dev’s Patreon right here: https://www.patreon.com/DevToDevPodcast Find the Podcast at: Spotify Patreon ⁠RSS⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Blog⁠ Email: DevToDevPodcast@Gmail.com Find Bill At: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williammueller/

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  Episode #11

  Dev to Dev S01 E11 - Landon Hood (REMASTERED)

  Aug 2, 20261h 2mS1

  For this revisit of a Dev to Dev episode from S01, I’m going back to the wonderful discussion I had with Landon Hood. Landon and I go back, and getting to sit down with him for Dev to Dev felt like catching up with an old friend as much as recording an episode. Landon was a franchise producer at Blizzard at the time (he’s now Brand Marketing Manager on Heathstone), but his road there is anything but a straight line — GameStop, a community college art show that changed his life, a run at a scrappy production shop making everything from AR birthday cards to Kevin Bacon narrating a phone app, a hard move to Florida that didn't work out, and eventually ZeniMax Online Studios, where he ended up quietly running three creative teams with no director in sight. A few of the moments that stuck with me: How a community college teacher basically forced him into the meeting that started his entire career The four weeks it took at his first studio to go from "filling creative gaps" to accidental producer Treating his ADHD and hearing loss as tools instead of limitations The moment a new creative director looked at what he'd built and just said "it's yours" Landon's one of the most genuinely empathetic people I've had on this show, and it comes through in every story he tells about the teams he's led. I hope you enjoy this revisit and remember if you haven’t previously had the chance, you can catch the rest of the Season 01 content on Dev to Dev’s Patreon right here: https://www.patreon.com/DevToDevPodcast Find the Podcast at: Spotify Patreon ⁠RSS⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Blog⁠ Email: DevToDevPodcast@Gmail.com Find Landon At: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landonhood/

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  Dev to Dev S02 Theme - Family

  Jul 26, 202616 minS2

  In the interim between seasons I thought it would be fun to explore some of the themes that snuck up on me a bit while I was editing Season 2. For this week, I kept noticing how many conversations circled back to family — not as a footnote, but as the actual reason a lot of these folks are doing this job at all. So here's a short collection of some of my favorite moments on that theme, look out for more soon! Highlights: Leyla Lacombe on how her dad's love of tech became her love of games — and how the teaching has since reversed Brandon Van Haren on the brother who started it all, the arcade dad, and the levels he used to draw for his mum Nathan Kellman on parents who said yes to everything, and the moment he finally showed them the Diablo IV credits Luke Shingleton on a grandfather who never quite mastered a controller, and what living away from home in Ireland taught him about family Give it a listen and let me know whose story hit closest to home for you. Find the Podcast at: Spotify Patreon ⁠RSS⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Blog⁠ Email: DevToDevPodcast@Gmail.com Find My Guests At: Leyla Lacombe https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyla-lacombe/ Brandon Van Haren https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-van-haren-5ba62544/ Nathan Kellman https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankellman/ Luke Shingleton www.linkedin.com/in/luke-shingleton-542580225 Find Me At: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsulman/ https://www.instagram.com/pelicanpeculiar/ https://www.alexsulmanportfolio.net/ https://bsky.app/profile/peculiarpelican.bsky.social

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  Dev to Dev S02 Wrap Up

  Jul 20, 202614 minS2

  Season Two's Done — Here's What Stuck With Me Twenty episodes down, and before season three kicks off I wanted to properly reflect on this one — not just recap it. Highlights from how the season came together: Leaned hard into talking with people I didn't know well — harder to prep for, even more alive to record A clear pattern emerged: most guests didn't plan their way into games, they backed into it — a factory floor, a VFX career, a mistaken belief that you had to code to belong, etc. Empathy turned out to be the quiet thread through almost every conversation, whether it was about players, teammates, or the person a tool was built for Production got fast — one episode went from record to published in about ninety minutes — though a scheduling hiccup with no backup plan was a real lesson Season 3 starts soon, and I've already got a few episodes banked and ready! Season 2 will archive behind Patreon once Season 3 begins, so if you want the full run of conversations (audio and video), now's a good time to catch up. Go give it a listen — I think you'll hear the thread too. Find the Podcast at: Spotify Patreon ⁠RSS⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Blog⁠ Email: DevToDevPodcast@Gmail.com Find Me At: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsulman/ https://www.instagram.com/pelicanpeculiar/ https://www.alexsulmanportfolio.net/ https://bsky.app/profile/peculiarpelican.bsky.social

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