Sacred Symbols+, Episode 320 | How Ashfall Became Trace War: An Industry Conversation (Patreon)

Please welcome Liithos' Michael Mumbauer and John Garvin back to Sacred+. You may recall that these two industry vets last appeared on our show in the early summer of 2022, when we had a wonderful nearly-two hour conversation about wide-ranging topics having to do with their game (etc.) Ashfall. Upon meeting again, we now know Ashfall as Trace War (we discuss why within), but the idea remains the same: Building-out a transmedia IP with unlimited potential. For industry nerds like me (Colin), our chat is riveting, particularly because Mumbauer and Garvin have deep roots in traditional development, once leading nine figure projects for the worldwide leader in the space. So what they say has real weight. As such, we get into the high investments necessary to make AAA games, the benefits and perils of remote work, how crowdfunding acts as backdoor marketing, and so much more. In fact, we ended up having so much to say, but had to run due to time constraints, that we're going to follow this episode up with another one in the coming weeks, getting deeper into the nitty-gritty. In the meantime, enjoy.