Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
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Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
Zach Mumbach | Producer & Designer @ The Wandering Band | Ep 32
Out of Play Area
1 hour 58 minutes 51 seconds
3 years ago
Zach Mumbach | Producer & Designer @ The Wandering Band | Ep 32
Zach Mumbach is a designer & producer at the Wandering Band who spent 17+ years at EA as a producer on Dante's Inferno, Dead Space, Battlefield: Hardline, Godfather 2, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, the Simpsons and more. We talk about his journey in and out of games and more.
Chapters:
(00:00) Who is Zach Mumbach
(07:21) Visceral Games & Ragtag
(18:28) Critical Skills
(27:32) Managing External Teams
(35:51) Being a Closer
(47:37) Montreal Memories
(56:10) Pitching at EA
(01:05:56) Rag Tag
(01:15:22) Time for New Adventures
(01:27:34) Something Calls You Back
(01:37:55) Publishing with Epic
(01:45:50) Final Round
(01:53:16) John’s Outro
Links:
Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachulon
Zach’s MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,164514/
Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com
Come On The Show: https://outofplayarea.com
Check out his latest game Airborne Kingdom: https://www.airbornekingdom.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-play-area/id1550421307
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Da0qLAOBi6rV6ccSzx1gX?si=043f4ec5a6034bf0
Follow @outofplayarea & @elkingpin on Twitter
Out of Play Area
Out of Play Area is the video game developers podcast by video game developers for video game developers, from veteran to aspiring. We sit down with the people behind the games for your information & entertainment.
New episodes drop every other Monday, where we interview Video Game Designers, Animators, Artists, Producers, Engineers, Testers, Directors, Writers, and everything in between.
Hosted by veteran video game designer John R. Diaz @ElKingpin who started from very humble beginnings as 1st generation Dominican-American that went onto work for some of the most critically acclaimed games of our time in Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2.
He now works at Electronic Arts while seeking to join the entire games industry through his podcast.
