It has been a minute! Lots of life changes and a move and a new baby on the way and all sorts of stuff just kept rolling in. But I’m back! And hopefully without a ton more interruption! Join me this week as I connect and reset the clock with Zara Varin, a wonderful human I met with my grandmother in 2019 at Halo: Outpost Discovery. We haven’t spoken to each other in real time since that weekend years ago, so we take some time to reacquaint before we dive into a handful of really great topics.

Episode 149: Chauffeurniture w/ Joe Erskine

Joe is back! It has been a few months, and Joe Erskine, Producer at Private Division, has returned to Bounty Board, making him our first returning guest! Join us as we bemoan the end of baseball season, talk about the games we have been getting into, and take a lengthy detour into why people should feel less inclined to share their shitty opinions.

podcastCaleb SawyerNovember 21, 2022podcast, bounty board, joe erskine, private division, xbox, playstation, indie games, videogames, interview, baseball, social mediaComment

Episode 148: Creating Meaningful Experiences w/ Gareth Damian Martin

Happy Tuesday folks! Gareth and Caleb talk about all sorts of things. From street food vendors working out of the back of their scooters, to living above the remains of civil war embattlements and plague mass graves, to creating art that you hope connects with people on a personal level. There is so much in here to enjoy, so come hang out.

Episode 146: Pizza is Always Good w/ Joe Erskine

I had the opportunity to sit down with Joe Erskine this week. Joe is a Producer at Privat Division and formerly worked at V1 Interactive (Disintegration) and Vicarious Visions (Diablo 4), and we sat down to talk everything from games, to pizza, to sushi, to baseball. A traveling man, Joe is from Kansas originally but has lived on both coasts, currently calling New York home. It’s a great chat, Joe was a blast to talk to, and maybe…maybe he’ll be back again!

Caleb SawyerNovember 12, 2022Comment

Episode 147: Knowing Your Universe w/ Tomas Sala

Last week I got the chance to sit and talk with Tomas Sala, creator of the Falcon dogfighting game Falconeer. Tomas has been making games for more than two decades, in some fashion, and is now working on a follow up to Falconeer called Falconeer: Bulwark. Together we dive into what it is like becoming familiar with a universe you created.

podcastCaleb SawyerJune 3, 2022podcast, bounty board, tomas sala, guest, nerdybits, falconeer, indie dev, behind the scenesComment

Episode 145: Music and Limiting Yourself w/ Composer Jon Everist

On this episode of Bounty Board Caleb got the chance to talk to Videogame and Film Composer Jon Everist (Battletech, Shadowrun, Disintegration). Together they talk about creating music, how the tools for creation have evolved in the last ten years, and the merit of putting yourself in a box so you come up with unique solutions. Also, of course, they talk about food, and Jon gives a great answer to how he would incorporate music into his food game.

podcastCaleb SawyerApril 18, 2022videogames, disintegration, battletech, shadowrun, music, composer, score, jon everist, foodComment

Episode 144: The Merit of "I Told You So"

It's been a long 10 years since Caleb started this website and started writing about videogames seriously. There have been victories and failures, lulls and peaks, but nevertheless, he persists. Back in college, when proposing a senior thesis, Caleb was batted down by a few professors who couldn't manage to see a way that videogames could be important.

podcastCaleb SawyerMarch 14, 2022solo show, podcast, bounty board, nerdybits, assassins creed, harvardComment

Episode 143: Discovering Creativity and Ramen w/ Fawzi Mesmar

A few weeks ago I had the honor of having the third and final co-host of The Habibi's Podcast, Fawzi Mesmar, on Bounty Board! Fawzi is currently the Vice President of Editorial at Ubisoft but has been a consummate globe trotter up to this point, working at studios from Australia to Japan to Germany! Together Fawzi and I talk about a sampler platter of topics, from teaching students, hunting for the source of creativity, making games in today's industry, to the most appropriate conversation ever: Our shared love for Ramen.

podcastCaleb SawyerFebruary 22, 2022podcast, guest, game development, ubisoft, nextgen, xbox, sony, Destiny, ActivisionComment