The Grey Area Podcast

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Interviews with developers, gaming news and random mayhem with a focus on inter-relationships between Gamers.

Jenesee Grey


    • Dec 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 148 EPISODES


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    Episode 143: John Wick Hex

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 41:29


    Jenesee and Mike Bithell, Creative Director/Writer for John Wick Hex, talk about the game, the movie, and how it all happened. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 142: Monster Train Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 59:04


    Monster Train voice actors DB Cooper, Michael Schwalbe, Brendan (Redbeard the Loremaster), composer Jordan Chin and vocalist Betsey Rafeld stop by for a chat. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 141: Thriving in a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 89:01


    Eve Crevoshay, Mxiety and Jenesee get together to talk about how to thrive during this pandemic and; connecting with your kids and family, roll with change in a healthy way, deal with mental health and close quarters, and so much more. -- Video version: https://youtu.be/gaYenZxDaMc E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 140: Burn Out, Community Management and Game Dev

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 64:40


    MXiety hosts Jenesee on her show to interview her! -- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjh1EO0pL78Qqbz0SoHZb5Q -- Her book: https://amazon.com/dp/B084P3H1Q7 E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 139: David Ballard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 35:26


    David Ballard (Uncharted series, The Last Of Us) visits to talk about shipping a game, environment as a character and level design. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 138: Until You Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 31:12


    Jenesee speaks with Dave Bennet, Project Director, and Patrick Jalbert, Design Director, at Schell Games about VR, motion sickness tech, and design from the game "Until you Fall" E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 137: Mental Health Series: Eve Crevoshay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 34:44


    Eve Crevoshay Executive Director of Take This joins Jenesee to talk more about the mental health ramifications of a video game launch for developers and how we can all practice good self-care. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 136: Mental Health Series: DOOM 2 Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 105:22


    Jenesee speaks with Dave Taylor, Producer extraordinaire and part of the dev team on DOOM and Quake. We talk about mental health in the industry after a game launch and his current amazing projects. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 135: Convention Season Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 71:21


    Jenesee and Tushar Nene from Technical Fowl recap our best games and share Seattle travel tips. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 66 (Rebroadcast): Flashback Greatest Hits - Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 97:14


    The industry is going through a rough time. Let us remember something positive and listen to this episode of That Game Company talking about my favorite game, Journey! E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 134: LVL 3 META Backpack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 11:38


    Jenesee reviews META Threads gear from E3 and shares info about PAX West. E-mail: jenesee@greyareapodcast.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 133: Nicholas McDonnell Interview About Feather

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 40:00


    Jenesee talks to Nicholas McDonnell, Director / Biz Dev / Designer for Samurai Punk. We discuss the launch of Feather, games in Australia, difficulty in video games and our relationship with guns. Grab the game on Steam or Nintendo Switch: https://samuraipunk.com/#front-games-list E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 132: Macho Black Future '88

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 40:00


    Don Bellenger talks about indie game Black Future '88, takes community questions and spends an inordinate time talking about the book Macho Sluts. Think Geek Modern Icons Vault Girl is showcased way before the conversation. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 131: CES 2019 Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 40:00


    Tushar Nene from Technical Fowl and CEO of Near The Sun talks tech and gaming from the show. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 130: Fling to the Finish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 27:22


    Jenesee talks to the Indie Studio SplitSide Games about their addictive co-op platformer, pursuing your design dreams, and creating instant team pride. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 129: Video - Semblance with Nyamakop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 33:50


    Ben Myres and Sugar Kimani talk to Jenesee about their upcoming indiegame launch in this Good Shepherd Entertainment publisher episode. https://store.steampowered.com/app/700160/Semblance/ E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 128: Video - Interview with graphic artist Walter Costinak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 27:09


    Hear Walter's story of renown logo and brand development in the gaming industry, his struggle with mental illness and his new start. Working with companies like Unreal, ID Software, GameSpy, Epic Games and more he was at the top of his game. New Year and new starts for him. Find his work here: https://2design.org/ E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 127: Video - Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 37:14


    Jenesee is boosting the bandwidth on the PC video game "Where the Water Tastes Like Wine" with an interview she conducted with Johnnemann Nordhagen from Dim Bulb Games. The pair talk about American History, game development and QA questions. Disclaimer: Previously done for Good Shepherd Entertainment on their YouTube channel. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 126: Perception is King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2018 42:03


    Jenesee speaks with Bill and Amanda Gardner, Founders of The Deep End Games, on their award-winning project, Perception. Blind protagonist Cassie uses her unique senses to explore her haunted past in a psychological thriller or horror. We talk about senses, disabilities and underestimated heroes. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 125: Dr. Luke Dicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 42:58


    Dr. Luke Dicken of the IGDA Foundation talks AI in this special clip from the Good Shepherd One Gamer Fund event. Credit: https://www.bensound.com for music. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 124: Sumo in the Big Planets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 44:41


    Seb Liese & David Dino, both developers for Sumo Digital, and Tom Davis from Plan of Attack join Jenesee to talk about Snake Pass, Little Big Planet 3, and the Unreal Engine. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 123: Devolving Publishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017 54:06


    Mike Wilson, publisher from Devolver Digital, talks about the making of Quake and Doom, old school games, Steam and the Indie world along with his new project Gambitious. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 122: Worldwide at Telltale Games - Season 1: Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 21:10


    Part 3 in a series of fireside chats where Job Stauffer, Head of Creative Communications at Telltale Games, has decided to both save his nemesis from a crossbow bolt and talk to Jenesee about the Walking Dead: New Frontier, Batman and Tales from the Borderlands. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 120: Worldwide at Telltale Games - Season 1: Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 37:20


    Job Stauffer, Head of Creative Communications at Telltale Games, joins Jenesee to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy, Twitch streaming and community feedback. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 121: Worldwide at Telltale Games - Season 1: Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 28:03


    Job Stauffer, Head of Creative Communications at Telltale Games, talks about losing 60lbs playing VR games. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 119: Dark Tonic Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2016 45:06


    Eric Bowsmen (CEO, Creative Director), Jerrod Sweeney (AI designer), Odell Atkinson (writer & voice actor), and Dave Farisi (Lead Environment Artist) come on the show to talk about Legends of the Brawl, Kickstarter, being an Indie studio and game design. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 118: Lullaby of a Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 27:11


    Justin Pappas, Founder of Ape Law, joins the podcast to talk about the game Albino Lullaby. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

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    Episode 117: Stumbling Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2016 35:45


    Renee Gittens, CEO of Stumbling Cat, talks with Jenesee about the game Potions: A Curious Tale. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 116: Burn Baby Burn

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 61:04


    Nels Anderson, Designer and Programmer for Campo Santo, talks with Jenesee about the game Firewatch. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 115: Rise of the Tomb Raider

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015 36:13


    Rich Briggs, Brand Director for Crystal Dynamics, talks about the psychology behind the Rise of the Tomb Raider video game. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 114: Life is Strange, Episode 5 Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 24:33


    Jenesee conducted a brief interview at NYCC 2015 with Life is Strange Game Director Raoul Barbet and Executive Producer Luc Baghadoust. This is a teaser episode because Jenesee is going to have them on the show soon for a full interview. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 113: Missile Assault

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2015 61:20


    Jenesee interviews Tim Dawson and Sanatana Mishra of Witch Beam Studios about their Assault Android Cactus game and more! See bantercast.net for a link to the video version of this episode. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    A Brief Note

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015 0:26


    Tinzien drops by with a very brief audio update regarding Jenesee. Don't worry, the TGA is still alive! E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

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    Episode 112: Where did Multiplayer in MMO's Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015 62:57


    Larry Everett of Massively joins Zerg ID Co-Founder Alex Albrecht, Lorehound Editor-in-Chief Patrick Mulhern, YouTube Gaming Strategic Partner Manager Meg Campbell, and Camelot Unchained Community Manager Jenesee Grey for a panel at PAX South 2015. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    TGA Presents - The Sound Stage Podcast - Episode 2: "Suiting up for Combat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2015 43:46


    I get the chance sit down and talk with Alex Hayton from Faultline Games about their game NS2: Combat, video game modding, modding vs a formal education, and more. So let us get suited up for combat and listen! You can follow all my random thoughts on things on Twitter @darkone778 and on Facebook www.facebook.com/darkone778 E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @darkone778 Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkone778

    TGA Presents - The Sound Stage Podcast - Episode 1: "Music is a Passion"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 27:19


    Darkone778 speaks with Jonay, Swedish Hip Hop artist, about music, copyright in the age of internet, getting started, and traveling. You can follow all my random thoughts on things on Twitter @darkone778 and on Facebook www.facebook.com/darkone778 E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @darkone778 Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkone778

    Episode 111: Chaos Reborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2014 29:18


    Tinzien steps up to bat at the mic and speaks with Joseph Lieberman (Indy PR Guy) while playing a multiplayer round of the newly released Chaos Reborn game by Julian Gollop (Creator of the X-COM game series). This game was a successful Kickstarter project that has just been released to the hungry strategy hordes! E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 110: Out of the Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 29:18


    I speak with members of the independent game company Mokuni about their game "Kitty in the Box" who I met originally at NYCC 2014. Thank you to Kurt Young (Founder/Creative Director), Fox Chen (Lead Programmer/Game Developer) and Kevin Chen (Art Director/Graphic Designer) for their time. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 109: NYCC Reviewed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2014 31:45


    Breckin Meyer, producer/writer for Robot Chicken and Danny Wilson, Director/Writer for the Nephilim film talk to me at New York Comic Con. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 108: Wild Wildstar Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2014 63:18


    Matt Mocarski development director for Wildstar from Carbine talks about the game, Strain art, easter eggs, and inspiration. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 107: PAX 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2014 106:17


    The Grey Area Podcast erupts into Springtime with an episode about PAX 2014! Jenesee talks about Dragon Age 3 reveals, Fenix Fire - developers of the game Source by the lead environmental artist of Starcraft Ghost, Battle Block Theater and Wildstar War Zones. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 106: Obsidian of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 72:30


    Chris Avellone, Co-Founder & Developer at Obsidian Entertainment talks about comics, SWTOR 2, Fallout NV, companions, and design principals. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 104: Rise of the Phoenix

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2013 69:24


    Phoenix Perry and I discuss the indie gaming scene in NY, art and the inspiration for video games and Doctor Who. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

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    Episode 103: Wadjet Eye Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2013 45:31


    Jenesee speaks with Dave Gilbert, CCO of Wadjet Eye Games, at NYCC 2013. Wadjet Eye Games is a husband and wife independent game studio which features the atmosphere of New York City. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 102: Cipher This

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 79:38


    Jenesee speaks with William Stallwood, Co-Founder of Cipher Prime about his games, methods of design, and player entitlement. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 101: CastAR 3D Glasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 77:25


    Jeri Ellsworth, formerly of Valve, speaks with me about her new project which is changing gaming for good, her layoff from Valve, and landing on your feet. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 100: GTFO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2013 45:13


    I speak with Shannon Sun-Higginson about the GTFO movie, learn more about Kickstarter and share some news. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 99: Spooky Squid of DEATH

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2013 64:43


    I speak with Miguel Sternberg about They Bleed Pixels, Indie companies, Comics versus Games, The Hand Eye Society and his new game Russian Subway Dogs. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 98: PVD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2013 58:13


    I speak with Skott Chatten gameplay producer at Trendy Entertainment for Dungeon Defenders 2 about the game, pvp, co-op and not losing your head. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 97: Pax Provisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2013 91:02


    I speak with Steve Swink game designer from Enemy Airship, author and PAX speaker. We talk about dinosaurs, indie gaming, educational games and the wave of the future. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

    Episode 96: Mega News

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2013 100:57


    (Tinzien) Hold tight everyone, this is a HUGE episode of The Grey Area Podcast this week! Included is a discussion of gaming news along-side topics about the Grey Area Podcast. Jenesee will also talk about her cosplay experience at Megacon.Finally, Jenesee and Tinzien were invited to be on the I Remember It Better podcast last week and our interview about Dungeons and Dragons is included for your listening enjoyment. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast

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