This is a top-ten DoF episode. Pete Hawley and Alexander Seropian are insanely fun together, and Michail Katkoff touches on all the burning questions. - Monetization is even worse than I thought—you literally get a check at the end of the month. It's a complete black box. UEFN is behind. We know Roblox's development took ten years to explode, but Epic needs to nail its roadmap, and things are already slipping. This episode contextualizes Epic's MASSIVE hiring and global expansion in the last five to ten years. Tim Sweeney knew he needed more engineers and capital to accomplish this. - Alexander Seropian's observation that core Fortnite will be built in UEFN is a fantastic catch. Epic is eating its own dog food, and it's all on this bet. - The most troubling aspect is that Fortnite is not growing. It had some of its worst engagement numbers in a year last month. If it doesn't grow, it will all crumble much less than build up. Developers are developing with the expectation of growth.
What’s it really like to make games for Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) platform? Look no further, because we got two absolute legends of the industry telling about their experience, success and frustrations with this new platform Epic Games is building. In the latest Deconstructor of Fun podcast Pete Hawley (former executive at 100 Thieves, EA, Zynga, Lionhead, and Telltale and Alexander Seropian (founder of Bungie, Industrial Toys, Wideload and Look North Games) unpack their experiences with UEFN platform, discussing marketing strategies, player engagement, technical limitations, and opportunities. Find the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from or follow the link in the description. #gamedevelopment #gameindustry
Michail Katkoff
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It’s pretty wild to hear that feature like “save game/progress” were still missing at the time when this interview was recorded. Building for UEFN is being a true pioneer in all the good and not so good.
Game Economist at Game Economist Consulting
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