Interviews by Mikhail Madnani

"In the end, I hope that players can experience the world with fresh eyes, enjoying curiosity" - Analgesic Productions on developing Angeline Era, console ports, the next game, and more
"In the end, I hope that players can experience the world with fresh eyes, enjoying curiosity" - Analgesic Productions on developing Angeline Era, console ports, the next game, and more

Ahead of this week's Angeline Era console launch, we had a chance to catch up with Marina and Melos from Analgesic Productions to discuss game design, narrative, Falcom, Ys, discoverability, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 05 September, 2026

"We have active work going on in 3 categories of projects, all of which we’ve never quite done before" - PH3's Durante chats with us about what to expect next, Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure for PS5 and Switch 2, the industry, and more
"We have active work going on in 3 categories of projects, all of which we’ve never quite done before" - PH3's Durante chats with us about what to expect next, Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure for PS5 and Switch 2, the industry, and more

Ahead of the new Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure Switch 2 and PS5 ports, we had a chance to catch up with PH3's Durante to discuss the ports, go into the weeds, mouse controls, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 03 September, 2026

"We want to keep classic gaming experiences alive and relevant - for the people who grew up with them, for players discovering them for the first time" - SNEG co-founder Artem Shchuiko on game preservation, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons Classics, and more
"We want to keep classic gaming experiences alive and relevant - for the people who grew up with them, for players discovering them for the first time" - SNEG co-founder Artem Shchuiko on game preservation, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons Classics, and more

We chat with SNEG co-founder Artem Shchuiko about game preservation, Dungeons & Dragons Classics, Warhammer, Pool of Radiance, consoles, handhelds, coffee, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 25 August, 2026

"The Switch 2 offers impressive performance for a handheld system" - Lies of P Game Director Jiwon Choi on the porting process, the potential of cross save, the physical cartridge release, and more
"The Switch 2 offers impressive performance for a handheld system" - Lies of P Game Director Jiwon Choi on the porting process, the potential of cross save, the physical cartridge release, and more

We chat with Lies of P Game Director Jiwon Choi about the recent port, working with Nintendo, the Switch 2 hardware, the possibility of cross save, the next game, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 21 August, 2026

"Ultimately, both Yoshida and Soken are entertainers, and (I hope!) appreciate my attempts at maintaining that sense of entertainment in my interpretations" - Koji Fox on localization, FFXIV, FF16, Final Fantasy XI, coffee, and much more
"Ultimately, both Yoshida and Soken are entertainers, and (I hope!) appreciate my attempts at maintaining that sense of entertainment in my interpretations" - Koji Fox on localization, FFXIV, FF16, Final Fantasy XI, coffee, and much more

We chat with Michael-Christopher Koji Fox about localizing Final Fantasy XIV, LOGOS, FF16 books, joining Square Enix, Shantotto, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 17 August, 2026

"We messed up, we had to fix things" - Owlcat Games' Head of Publishing Andrey Tsvetkov on Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's Switch 2 launch, the possibility of cross save, coffee, and much more
"We messed up, we had to fix things" - Owlcat Games' Head of Publishing Andrey Tsvetkov on Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's Switch 2 launch, the possibility of cross save, coffee, and much more

We chat with Owlcat Games' Head of Publishing Andrey Tsvetkov about Rogue Trader's Switch 2 launch, making things right, optimization, the possibility of Pathfinder ports, free DLC, coffee, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 05 August, 2026

"I do hope that in the eyes of our players, Cyberpunk 2077 has earned its place, and I look at it now with pride and gratitude" - Associate Game Director Paweł Sasko on Cyberpunk 2077's launch, Edgerunners, quest design, music, and more
"I do hope that in the eyes of our players, Cyberpunk 2077 has earned its place, and I look at it now with pride and gratitude" - Associate Game Director Paweł Sasko on Cyberpunk 2077's launch, Edgerunners, quest design, music, and more

We chat with CDPR's Associate Game Director Paweł Sasko about Cyberpunk 2077's launch, looking back at the support, Edgerunners, Wuthering Waves, quest design, characters, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 31 July, 2026

"Nintendo was aware of our ambition and it did take a lot of collaborative effort to make it happen" — CD Projekt Red's Artur Kepen on Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2, PS5 Pro support, Mac, cross save, and more
"Nintendo was aware of our ambition and it did take a lot of collaborative effort to make it happen" — CD Projekt Red's Artur Kepen on Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2, PS5 Pro support, Mac, cross save, and more

We reflect on one year of Cyberpunk 2077 ports and updates with CDPR's Senior Release Manager Artur Kepen covering cross save, the Switch 2 physical release, Mac version, PS5 Pro support, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 27 July, 2026

"Steam became one of the most important platforms for us” – Japanese developer Sting chats with us about self-publishing, early access, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, the possibility of a Baroque Syndrome localization, coffee, and more
"Steam became one of the most important platforms for us” – Japanese developer Sting chats with us about self-publishing, early access, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, the possibility of a Baroque Syndrome localization, coffee, and more

We chat with Japanese developer and publisher Sting about its self-publishing efforts, challenges, PC ports, the importance of Steam, the possibility of localizing Baroque Syndrome, Switch physical releases, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 23 July, 2026

"Every game that drops out of circulation is a game that may be lost for good" – We chat with GOG about game preservation, one-click mods, Capcom, Final Fantasy, The Dreamlist, and much more
"Every game that drops out of circulation is a game that may be lost for good" – We chat with GOG about game preservation, one-click mods, Capcom, Final Fantasy, The Dreamlist, and much more

Earier this year, I had a chance to send over the team at GOG some questions about its preservation efforts, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Epic Megagames, One-Click MOD support, the Dreamlist, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 15 July, 2026

"It's always such fun and so inspiring for me to immerse myself in completely new sounds" - Emi Evans discusses NieR, Chaos Language inspirations, Kaine, Automata, and coffee
"It's always such fun and so inspiring for me to immerse myself in completely new sounds" - Emi Evans discusses NieR, Chaos Language inspirations, Kaine, Automata, and coffee

We spoke to Emi Evans about Chaos Language, NieR, her early career, Etrian Odyssey, Chicory, Labyrinth of Galleria, Kaine, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 12 July, 2026

"We've long had the desire to play Disgaea as an action RPG" - Disgaea Mayhem's developers discuss the upcoming release, Disgaea's charm, learning from past entries, combat, coffee, and more
"We've long had the desire to play Disgaea as an action RPG" - Disgaea Mayhem's developers discuss the upcoming release, Disgaea's charm, learning from past entries, combat, coffee, and more

Ahead of its launch next week, we chat with the Disgaea Mayhem Development Team about the action RPG, influences, learnings from Disgaea 6 and 7, platform choices, Game-Key Cards, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 10 July, 2026

"Making games for work and making games for fun. In a sense, it was heaven" - Yoshio Nishimura on Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, Vanillaware, Capcom, and more
"Making games for work and making games for fun. In a sense, it was heaven" - Yoshio Nishimura on Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, Vanillaware, Capcom, and more

We chat with Yoshio Nishimura about Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, working at Vanillaware, George Kamitani, Capcom, the pandemic, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 09 July, 2026

"Designing a game as complex as an RPG with a strong narrative that works in co-op is very difficult" - Expeditions Samurai Creative Director Jonas Waever on the Japanese setting, early access, and more
"Designing a game as complex as an RPG with a strong narrative that works in co-op is very difficult" - Expeditions Samurai Creative Director Jonas Waever on the Japanese setting, early access, and more

Expeditions Samurai Creative Director Jonas Waever discusses the long journey leading into the early access launch, co-op challenges, controller support, and much more in our interview.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 08 June, 2026

“I would love to see a new story set in Ivalice” – Hitoshi Sakimoto on His Career, 13 Sentinels, Ogre Battle, The Colors of Harmony Concert, and More
“I would love to see a new story set in Ivalice” – Hitoshi Sakimoto on His Career, 13 Sentinels, Ogre Battle, The Colors of Harmony Concert, and More

We chat with Hitoshi Sakimoto about his 40 year career, Final Fantasy XII, Vanillaware, how he became a composer, working with Yasumi Matsuno, coffee, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 31 May, 2026

Supergiant Games Interview With Greg Kasavin and Darren Korb – Hades II, Early Access Feedback, Boss Themes, the Ending, Coffee, and the Future
Supergiant Games Interview With Greg Kasavin and Darren Korb – Hades II, Early Access Feedback, Boss Themes, the Ending, Coffee, and the Future

We chat with Supergiant Games' Greg Kasavin and Darren Korb about Hades II, the original ending, guitar solos, inspirations, game narrative, streaming Oblivion, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 23 May, 2026

'Once the Switch 2 was announced, we felt that was a great opportunity to bring Kena to a brand new platform.‘ – Ember Lab COO Josh Grier discusses Kena's Switch 2 port and more
'Once the Switch 2 was announced, we felt that was a great opportunity to bring Kena to a brand new platform.‘ – Ember Lab COO Josh Grier discusses Kena's Switch 2 port and more

We chat with Josh Grier, Chief Operating Officer at Ember Lab, about bringing Kena: Bridge of Spirits to Nintendo Switch 2, a potential physical release, optimization, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 20 May, 2026

"If Shovel Knight is our Mario, Mina would become our Zelda" - Sean Velasco from Yacht Club Games on Mina the Hollower, seven new game plus modes, the price, and much more
"If Shovel Knight is our Mario, Mina would become our Zelda" - Sean Velasco from Yacht Club Games on Mina the Hollower, seven new game plus modes, the price, and much more

We chat with Sean Velasco from Yacht Club Games about Mina the Hollower, indie game pricing, seven new game plus modes, difficulty, potential DLC plans, Switch optimization, Steam Deck support, DualSense features, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 15 May, 2026

"I'm mostly interested in solving impossible problems" – Brian Bucklew Discusses Caves of Qud's Development, the Switch Port, Expansions, Coffee, and Much More
"I'm mostly interested in solving impossible problems" – Brian Bucklew Discusses Caves of Qud's Development, the Switch Port, Expansions, Coffee, and Much More

We chat with Freehold Games' Brian Bucklew about Caves of Qud, the recent Switch port, the many years of work that went into controller support, Qud expansions, Yakuza, coffee, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 26 April, 2026

"We want players to spend their time actually enjoying the content they're passionate about" – Honkai: Star Rail Developers Discuss the Future, Potential Switch 2 Port, Himeko’s Coffee, and More
"We want players to spend their time actually enjoying the content they're passionate about" – Honkai: Star Rail Developers Discuss the Future, Potential Switch 2 Port, Himeko’s Coffee, and More

Ahead of its third anniversary, we spoke to the Honkai: Star Rail development team to discuss plans for the future, a potential Trails collaboration, Steam Deck and Switch 2 support, Himeko's coffee, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 26 April, 2026

"I believe we’ve created a Dragon Quest experience that is highly intuitive and very easy to play on mobile." - Yuji Horii on Dragon Quest Smash/Grow being a gateway to the originals and more
"I believe we’ve created a Dragon Quest experience that is highly intuitive and very easy to play on mobile." - Yuji Horii on Dragon Quest Smash/Grow being a gateway to the originals and more

Yuji Horii and the Dragon Quest Smash/Grow development team discuss why they they chose the genre, launching globally, potential collaborations, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 20 April, 2026

"It's freaking awesome" - Jason Charles Miller on being in The Primals, working on FF14, Cyberpunk 2077, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Much More
"It's freaking awesome" - Jason Charles Miller on being in The Primals, working on FF14, Cyberpunk 2077, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Much More

We chat with Jason Charles Miller about his career in games, composing for Cyberpunk 2077, singing with The Primals in FF14, Rules of Nature from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 03 April, 2026

"Starfield will eventually become something that will be legendary" – Inon Zur on Music Composition, Working With Todd Howard, Fallout 4’s Main Theme, and More
"Starfield will eventually become something that will be legendary" – Inon Zur on Music Composition, Working With Todd Howard, Fallout 4’s Main Theme, and More

We chat with Inon Zur about his legendary Fallout 4 theme, the soundtracks for Starfield, working with Team Ninja on Rise of the Ronin, Syberia, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 10 March, 2026

“I don’t ever want to be mainstream.” – New Blood Interactive’s Dave Oshry on Dungeons of Dusk, RPGs, Steam, Preservation, Epic, and More
“I don’t ever want to be mainstream.” – New Blood Interactive’s Dave Oshry on Dungeons of Dusk, RPGs, Steam, Preservation, Epic, and More

Ahead of its launch later this year, we chat with New Blood's Dave Oshry about Dungeons of Dusk, Doom RPG, Switch 2 ports, PC handhelds, Epic Games Store, coffee, and more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 22 February, 2026

Ys X Proud Nordics and Trails beyond the Horizon Interview with Durante – Switch 2 DLSS, PS5 Pro, the Challenging Switch 1 Horizon Port, Steam Machine, and More
Ys X Proud Nordics and Trails beyond the Horizon Interview with Durante – Switch 2 DLSS, PS5 Pro, the Challenging Switch 1 Horizon Port, Steam Machine, and More

We chat with Durante about PH3's work on Ys X: Proud Nordics for PC, his work on the Switch 2 and PS5 Pro versions, Trails beyond the Horizon's challenging Switch 1 port, Falcom's engine, and much more.

interview by Mikhail Madnani on 16 February, 2026

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