ViolentHeart is a former Quake 4 pro (megablaz0r) turned software developer, Fatal1ty house veteran, Ultraviolence community manager and an all-around amazing player/human being. Sit back and and enjoy the conversation which covers: how he got into pro gaming, what he's been up to since his Quake 4 pro days, a peek inside the Fatal1ty house, running a gaming community, the importance of supportive people, the life (or death) of Quake Champions and much more. Artwork by Spcd Editing by UNKiND The Keep Discord: https://bit.ly/KeepDiscord Support via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/InTheKeep Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/inthekeep Twitter: https://twitter.com/InTheKeep ViolentHeart on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ultraviolentheart/ Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to The Keep 0:50 - ViolentHeart's background 2:44 - How did you get into Quake/AFPS 8:57 - Transitioning from Doom to Quake 10:55 - Getting into Quake 3 14:04 - Becoming a Quake 4 Pro 20:20 - The Fatal1ty house / Life on the road 26:00 - Learning a new game / Strategy / Improvement / Aim 42:50 - Managing a gaming community 45:00 - Quake Champions: life or death 50:15 - Writing for Gaming Junkie/Pro Gam3r Magazine 54:00 - Shout-outs / A great support system ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=578xbNgh4PM

James Haley (Quasar) cut his teeth in the Doom modding scene before becoming one of the main developers at Nightdive Studios. Here is a short conversational tour through his career from Strife to Turok to Doom 64, working with the Kex Engine and the future of retro games. Artwork by Haducant/Spaced SiN OST by Zak Belica: https://twitter.com/zakbelica?lang=en Quasar: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/James_Haley_(Quasar) The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to In The Keep 0:48 ML's introduction to this podcast 2:36 Introduction and accents 3:23 Quasar's origin in programming and gaming 6:58 Wads 8:05 Strife 10:59 Sin 12:49 Kex Engine 16:34 Turok 19:52 Turok 2 21:51 Retro games 23:15 Forsaken 24:35 Porting to the Switch 27:02 Sin Gold 27:43 Goals 28:36 System Shock 30:31 Plugs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahuJXzYQkhU

Hakita is the man behind ULTRAKILL, a unique FPS game that combines the fast-paced decision making of Doom with rhythmic combat, PS1-era graphics and a face melting original soundtrack that is wowing the indie scene. We discuss the labor of love that is game-making, the art of storytelling, how to get noticed in the modern gaming market and a whole lot more. Artwork by Haducant/Spaced ULTRAKILL: https://hakita.itch.io/ultrakill-prelude https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229490/ULTRAKILL/ https://twitter.com/ULTRAKILLGame The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to The Keep 0:50 Thank you to our supporters! 2:10 ML's introduction to this podcast 3:33 Inspiration behind ULTRAKILL 9:00 Interest in game-making 12:07 Combat mechanics in ULTRAKILL 13:28 Setting of ULTRAKILL 17:17 A developer's intentions for a playthrough 19:59 New Blood and Andrew Hulshult 25:47 ULTRAKILL's soundtrack 27:24 Niche community 33:49 Speedrunning ULTRAKILL 37:09 Game tutorials 39:52 The issue with the retro fps formula 46:45 Plugs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ1HvMqhOyw

FULL INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7rNYFARY7M Cliff Bleszinski (CliffyB) is the game designer behind Unreal, Jazz Jackrabbit, Gears of War & LawBreakers. After his long tenure with Epic Games & subsequent foray with his company Boss Key Productions, Cliff has branched out into many entrepreneurial ventures including 2 restaurants in Raleigh, NC, producing the 8x Tony Award winning musical HADESTOWN & is currently working in his memoir. Most of all, Cliff is a thoughtful, down to earth guy who’s seen a lot while managing to stay very much in touch with the real world despite his obsession with the matrix. Oh & he’s friends with Ice-T! Cliff Bleszinski: https://twitter.com/therealcliffyb Fred Schreiber: https://twitter.com/Freschism Editing by Haducant: https://twitter.com/Uncle_Had Vince Steel: https://twitter.com/vincexsteel RedEyesGreenDragon: https://www.youtube.com/c/redeyesgreendragon/ Assets provided by Jehar of Tastyspleen.tv: https://twitter.com/tastyspleentv The Keep: http://inthekeep.com/ Realms Deep 2020: https://www.realmsdeep.game/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfkW73ijhY