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Building Better Games

Leadership in game dev is hard.
This channel will help.
I'm Benjamin Carcich. I've led in the military, in game dev, and for the last decade or so have been teaching leadership with a focus on game development. Our industry needs better leadership. Let's make it happen!

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Full Episode: How Layoffs Go Wrong—and the Right Way to Do Them

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Full Episode: Leadership Under Fire: Surviving a $100M Game Studio Crisis

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Full Episode: Your “2-Day” Task Takes 2 Months. Here’s the Fix.

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Stop Hiring “Testers.” Start Doing QA.

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FULL EPISODE: Stop Hiring “Testers.” Start Doing QA.

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Why the GTA6 Delay Will Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

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Why Jira Hurts Game Studios

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Live Game Production Q&A - Building Better Games October 2025

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Your “2-Day” Task Takes 2 Months. Here’s the Fix.

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Game Dev Leaders: Save Weeks of Thrash in 20 Minutes

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The Truth About “Indies Smoking AAA”: What @VeteranJoystick Missed

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Why AAA Launches Keep Failing - And What Smart Studios Do Instead

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1:05:35

Leadership Under Fire: Surviving a $100M Game Studio Crisis

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5 Delusions That Kill Game Studios

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1:34:49

How Layoffs Go Wrong—and the Right Way to Do Them

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The Marathon Launch: A Data-Driven Breakdown

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What to Do When Your Game's Launch Signals Are Weak

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The Real Difference Between AAA and Indie Success

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How to Market a Game in an Attention Economy!

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Game Studios: Don't Hire Until You See These 3 Signs

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Why Stale Genres Are Not a Thing

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3 Switching Costs That Make Players Stay With Old Games

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Is This What It Means to Be a Game Dev Leader?

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Stop Using 2-Week Sprints in Game Dev! Do This Instead...

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Grand Theft Auto IV and the "Monocultural Moment"

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The #1 Myth About Game Audiences

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Why the Success of Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Was Not a Surprise

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Is This What It Means to Be a Game Dev Leader?

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Why Your Jira Board Is Crushing Your Team's Fun

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Why Game Launches Flop (And How to Avoid It)

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The 3 Traps That Are Ruining Your Game's Vision

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Why Your Game Dev Process Is Broken

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The Milestone Trap: Why Your Goals Keep Changing

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3 Tools Your Team Needs To Deliver Great Games

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Is This What it Means to Be a Game Dev Leader?

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Why You Are Inherently Bad at Setting Goals

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Why Your Milestones Are Killing Your Game

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Setting Goals: It’s Not Just About Shipping A Game, with Melissa Phillips #96

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GameDev's Biggest Mistake: Serving All Players

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The Complexity vs. Elegance Dilemma

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Don’t Estimate Any Software & Game Dev Project Before Answering This 1 Question!

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Reasons Why Your Estimates Are Almost Always Wrong in Software & Game Dev

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Monetization and Player Needs

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Proven Ways to Reduce Estimation Uncertainty in Software & Game Projects

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This Mental Trick Can Improve Your Software & Game Dev Project Estimates

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The Slow Death of Live Service Games

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Stop Killing Games: Game Industry Vets Respond To The Developer Guide

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How to Handle Uncertainty When Estimating Software & Game Dev Projects

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The Differentiation Myth: Why Marvel Rivals Is Winning

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Avoid These 7 Common Estimation Traps in Software & Game Dev

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The Hidden Challenges of Estimating Software & Game Projects

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The Power of "Unassailable" Games

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Game Publishing: Beyond the Blame Game

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How To Win At Live Service Games with the ex-Lead Designer of LoL Champions and Valorant Agents #95

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The True Cost of Not Cancelling Games

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Avoid The Costly Flaws in Game Dev

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Game Publishing: From Billboards to Billions of Pixels

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State of the Game Industry: A Publisher's Perspective

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Indie Publishing: Your New Essential Skill!

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Game Publishing: Defining Success Beyond the Divide

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