Fireside Chats, Episode 43: The Life of an Indie Game Dev (Patreon)

Jools Watsham has been a game developer for two and a half decades. He cut his teeth at Acclaim before co-founding popular Nintendo-centric indie studio Renegade Kid in 2007. These days, Jools operates Atooi, a tiny operation that makes games for Switch. During E3, I invited him to take the short drive to Santa Monica to sit down with me, so we can chat about his life. How did he get into gaming? How did he land his first gig in the industry? And what has it been like operating two different studios over the last decade? Jools has shipped 22 games since he went independent, so he has a ton of experience. Let's pick that brain of his, shall we?