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What makes a veteran game industry executive call out his peers for chasing “fads” like the metaverse, VR, and NFTs, but still say generative AI will revolutionize game development?
After 25 years in the industry, and almost a decade herding cats at one of the most successful Asian publishers in the world, former Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney talks about game development with the voice of someone concerned not just with the business of making games, but the process of development as well.
On this week’s episode of the Game Developer Podcast, we’re quizzing Mahoney about his time at Nexon, what game companies need to do to transform after years of layoffs and studio shutdowns, and why he’s bullish about generative AI even as industry skepticism remains high.
About the Game Developer Podcast
The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between of game development, sharing lessons and strategies fellow developers can use to hone their craft. The Game Developer Podcast is hosted by Bryant Francis, edited by Pierre Landriau, and features music by Mike Meehan.