Word on The Street, with Greg Street & Scott Johnson

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A monthly deep dive into Fantastic Pixel Castle and their new MMO, code name "Ghost". With your hosts Scott Johnson and Studio Head Greg Street. Featuring conversations with the team working to make it all happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    • Apr 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16 EPISODES


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    Word on The Street 16: Graham on Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 54:09


    Graham joins us, a veteren of MMO design, and the man with the plan when it comes to building the blue zone systems in Ghost. Scott and Greg and Graham are here to talk about recent play test results, new game “modes”, and how the systems are coming along! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 15: The Year Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 61:50


    Let's talk production! And let's do that with Juno, production head for all things Ghost! And of course Greg is here with Scott as well this week to look at where 2025 might take us, what it takes to build production pipelines in games, and a deeper look at open world Red Zones in ghost! (More Blue Zone talk too.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 14: Big Progress Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 63:30


    Scott and Greg are joined again this week by Kristina and Shanti! We have a LOT to bring you in this last episode of 2024, and we hope this gives you a LOT to chew on till our next episode in January. Video version: http://frogpants.tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 13: Biomes and Playtests

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 60:41


    Greg and Scott are back to talk about the ever-growing playtests of Ghost, and all the latest from said test, and a BIG discussion today on choosing biomes in the game and the processes involved. And a LOT more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 12: Play-Testing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 51:51


    Today it's all about play testing here on the podcast! Joining Scott and Greg we have the return of Kristina Swanenburg, VP of product on Ghost! What does it take to pull of the play-tests this early? Who's playing? What did they see? We have all the answers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 11: Milestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 58:57


    Time for a one-on-one with Greg and Scott, as they discuss core philosophies and the state of Ghost's development. Play tests and all! Lots of your questions answered today as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 10: Community!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 58:00


    Let's get down and deep into what community means to the MMO market, and specifically what Fantastic Pixel Castle is doing differently in 2024 with such an open development approach. Join Greg, Faye, and Scott on this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 09: Art Direction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 58:23


    Let's talk about art direction in Ghost, and MMO's in general. How does one get started? How does a team like this stay unified on the look and feel of a game in the long term? Stylization vs realism? So much more! Shanti and David join us for today's discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 08: The User Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 59:37


    Greg and Scott are back for June's episode, and with us is Ed Altorfer, user experience director at FPC! He has some really great perspectives on what's coming in Ghost, and how the user experience is going thus far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 07: You've Questions, We've Answers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 59:52


    A nice big juicy Q & A with Greg and John! Your questions, their answers, and lots of other stuff in-between. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 06: Combat with Holinka

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 69:44


    Brian Holinka joins the show and goes deep on combat and pvp plans in Ghost. Holinka is a legend in the MMO world, and you're going to want to hear his plans with the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 05: Ghost Under The Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 56:22


    Let's talk tech! What's under the hood of this MMO, including all the challenges and advantages! The company engineering leads Cam and James join Scott and Greg this month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 04: The Earthbergs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 68:42


    We're joined this month by Content Design Director on Ghost, Candace Thomas, and we get a very healthy helping of what blue and red shards are, and what the design philosophy is for the MMO regarding encounters, bosses, and world content. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 03: Story and World Building in Ghost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 54:24


    We get to have a great guest with us today, Shanti Blees, the VP of IP in the studio, talking all about the challenges and fun of creating an MMO story and lore from the ground up, and how that process works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    WORD on THE STREET 02: Prototyped

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 56:52


    Back with episode two, talking the latest state of things with Greg, Lisa and Kristina! And we dive pretty hard into what the prototyping phase is, why Greg hates it, and why it's absolutely necessary to the process. Plus your questions and feedback! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word on The Street 01: Ghosted

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 60:34


    Our first episode, with Scott and Greg. Lots of stuff here including the groundwork for the new studio, the driving principles behind the game, and what you can expect from the team at Fantastic Pixel Castle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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