Episode 90 - Creative Direction w/ Andreas Beijer

Earlier this year, when Atari acquired Thunderful Games, it came with talent that led to its sterling reputation as an indie games publisher. One example of that is Andreas Beijer, creative director at Atari (formerly at Thunderful). Having contributed to hit games like this year's Planet of Lana II and REPLACED, he has a clear, if not so obvious, impact on a plethora of critically acclaimed indie games released over the last decade. How did he get to this point? What goes into making a game fun? And what's it like making a Stadia-exclusive game? Andreas was kind enough to join me and answer all these questions and more. Please enjoy! YouTube: https://youtu.be/zYWGJfAQeMY Check out our latest and upcoming releases: Sin Reloaded: https://atari.com/products/sin-reloaded?tab=digital Toy Story 3 and Retro Roundup: https://atari.com/pages/toy-story Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered: https://atari.com/products/godzilla-destroy-all-monsters-melee-remastered Barbie Rewind: https://atari.com/products/barbie-rewind-game-doll Thief: The Dark Project Remastered: https://atari.com/products/thief-the-dark-project-remastered Join the Atari Club on Discord: https://discord.gg/atariclub Follow us: Atari: X: https://x.com/atari BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/atari.com Jason Polansky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysofdoom.bsky.social