Alexander Seropian @steakbacon Twitter profile

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Uncovered in the in-laws attic, the Myth press kit. With a press clipping from the Chicago Tribune. Ya know, back when there were newspapers. #videogames #bungie #mythtfl

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@steakbacon

1 year

E3 is dead! Long live E3! I'll always have the memories...

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@steakbacon

10 months

@MartyTheElder Ed is awesome! (And I’m going with the notion that you think of me as one of the team and not some exec 🤣)

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@steakbacon

9 months

Thanks @UnrealEngine and @TimSweeneyEpic for giving us an amazing place to build.

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@FNCreate

9 months

Get right to the fun of video game development with Look North World! See how they used playtesting and community feedback to quickly iterate on their experiences, Outlaw Corral and Carrera Coast.

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@steakbacon

1 year

Let’s goooooooooi!

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1 year

Bungie and EA veterans form Look North World

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@steakbacon

1 year

My kids have never known the ‘joy’ of swapping disks. According to Speedtest they could download this much data in 16 hundredths of a second. Note old style #bungie logo.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

8 months

Happy birthday amazing little computer that changed so much. You always have my back.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Getting to chat with @edmundmcmillen was amazing. His story is all about hard work and determination.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Tune in this Thursday to hear terrible truths about pet cemeteries and the glory days of indie #gamedev

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@steakbacon

1 year

Hope you enjoy listening to @MartyTheElder as much as I did.

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@fourthcurtain

1 year

In episode 3 @MartyTheElder sings to us his Beatles hymns that inspired the Original Halo theme song. #gamedev #halo #videogames #gamemusic #TheBeatles 📷

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@steakbacon

1 year

Somewhere in the heavens... they are waiting!

Marathon

@MarathonTheGame

1 year

Who among you will write their names across the stars? Marathon – Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 🐛

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Yo @Bungie , happy #bungieday bros!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

I told my 17yo son I am starting a new venture and he said, "aren't you too old to start another company?" Ha ha ha ha, no way kiddo! This fire is still burning...

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

10 months

Happy birthday #xbox and big thanks to @SeamusBlackley - for making the thing that changed my life and also for stopping by for the chat. You are an amazing person.

The Wizard of Xbox, Seamus Blackley

Episode · The Fourth Curtain · Strap in for a wild ride everyone! In part two of our deep dive we talk to the Father of the Xbox Seamus Blackley, He co-founded Looking Glass and Dreamworks Interact...

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Thanks #Yerevan for a great visit with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, @RevLebaredian , @raffi and @tumocenter . Thrilled to be helping the new government with building Armenia’s tech future. Hope to catch you next time @alexisohanian .

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

9 months

This last year has been an unexpected adventure in the best of ways. I'm thankful for friends, family and this little podcast...

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

9 months

The Fourth Curtain Season 1 - quite the path thru videogame history! 🕹️Pong to Playstation, the creators of the games that made us, told us their stories. Looking at the Season 1 guests, hard to believe that there’s anyone left for Season 2 – but here’s @romero to correct that!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

I will be taking my teenage son out for driving lessons. Wish me luck. He's aces at #MarioKart . Not sure if that bodes well.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

@nickchester @MrPope @minusman Story? Well that was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

Calendar is empty and hit inbox zero. What next? Take a break? or start scheming right away?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Help me right a wrong from the nineties. Serious leads only, dm me. 👀 @MartyTheElder

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@steakbacon

2 years

I am officially scheming.

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@steakbacon

2 years

Packed up my office last week. Our go-live challenge coins for Midnight Star were pretty rad. These had heft.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

It's a real treat when we have two guests on the show together. And these two have so much chemistry and energy. Can't wait to share!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Together again! Jen Taylor and Steve Downes, the voices of Cortana and the Master Chief in the world-conquering @Halo will join us this week to tell stories of inspirations, side-hustles and what it's like to change lives.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

I don't always host a podcast, but when I do, it's with @anglon

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Charge your airpods and take the long way on your commute because this Thursday "A podcast about videogame makery" makes its debut! Join hosts Alex Seropian and Aaron Marroquin as they make chat with the finest in videogame development! #videogames #gamedevs #games

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Happy birthday Marathon! My gosh - 23 years ago, at my wedding, Father Philip and I were having an existential conversation about the cosmos based on the Marathon promo flyer! Sorry Laura. #Oldman @Bungie

Nathan Anderson

@deimosremus

7 years

Bungie's Marathon turns 23 today. Go pfhorth and celebrate! @Bungie @steakbacon @DougZartman #illustration #frogblasttheventcore #marathon

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

An incredibly well made, hand carved axe for the ages made by the original 3D character modeler of #stubbsthezombie Chris Hughes! It slays.

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@steakbacon

1 year

@haileyx24 Gee, my opinion there is dated and hard to remember but I’d say @MaxHoberman and @32nds are rarely wrong.

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@steakbacon

6 years

My favorite tweet of the day.

Kevin Johnson

@T0TALfps

6 years

EA has acquired @IndustrialToys , when first reading some of the headlines I was like; YES!! Finally, we can get some figurines and statues!! I was slightly disappointed. 😅😊 Still, a really great thing to see, massive congratulations to that team!

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@steakbacon

1 year

I’m in a volume.

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@steakbacon

1 year

Ha ha ha! Omg what are the odds….

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Finally made it to #GDC2023 !!!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Thanks Tim! Thrilled to be here! And very excited about the future. Thanks for making such bold moves for our industry!

Tim Sweeney

@TimSweeneyEpic

1 year

Big news on the trend of major game developers moving into the new metaverse creator economy being nurtured in Fortnite, with Bungie Founder Alexander Seropian's new studio Look North World making the leap today.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

@haileyx24 @MaxHoberman @32nds Halo:CE, spnkr, Jason, sure. I must say though I thoroughly enjoyed my first complete play through of the Halo 2 campaign as an “fan” and not an anxious, overly obsessed insider.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Cliff's story is fantastic. If you are a gamer or if you make games or if you're someone just trying to figure stuff out, you'll love it. @therealcliffyb your book really spoke to me - thanks for writing it.

Cliff Bleszinski

@therealcliffyb

1 year

I mean, since it's trending... #BookRecommendations

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

What a day today! Wife found this at @vromans . Cool beans @iamaraindogtoo . fwiw, Chief would crush me at pong.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

I am laying on the couch after a very long run and am reminded that doing something hard and painful sometimes just hurts.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Acquired during my internship in ‘90 these diskettes helped launch my career, being media for ODS. #scrappy Goodbye and fare well my floppies!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

10 months

I was fortunate to have been at #xbox in the very early days. It's incredible how far the business, platform, portfolio and people have come! Our next two episodes are a fascinating look at the now and then! Come meet Matt on today's episode.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

10 months

President of Game Content, Studios @Xbox , @mattbooty manages the biggest video games in history - Minecraft, Halo, Elder Scrolls. Audio designer at Midway, turned to studio mgmt and beyond. We talk theater comps, deadlines and key communities this week!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Good times at @UChicago

Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

@polskycenter

7 years

Co-creator of Halo and UChicago alum, Alex Seropian, AB ‘91 ( @steakbacon ), chats with 2017 CNVC winner BeeNana at the CNVC Kickoff.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

@joestaten But how many Lens Flares, Joe? How many lens flares?!!!?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

9 months

I really enjoy the steam deck. Can you tell what I’m playing? Is it research??? Oh and hey, we are giving a steam deck away over @fourthcurtain .

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

Well it's been awhile. Did I miss anything? Place still looks the same 🤷

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Suitably excited!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

On a day when the only thing on my calendar was 'day-drinking' and 'haircut', @edenchen and @kevinyzhang came through with a fun conversation spanning my last 30 years. Hope you enjoy hearing it as much as I enjoyed saying it!

Eden Chen

@edenchen

2 years

In ep 2 of the Gaming Founders Podcast, we talk to @steakbacon (Alex Seropian), the founder of Bungie on how it all started. Halo was the 1st time I felt the magic of multiplayer shooters. Alex also founded and exited 2 other co's! Check out the podcast

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Current fitness objective. #discipline

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Disney owns... everything?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

Oh ffs

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

@Bungie Happy 7/7 my @Bungie pals! Love what you've done with the place. ❤️

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

I had the pleasure of joining Ethan Levy on the @DeconFun Podcast! I'm a huge fan of DoF so this was a thrill.

Ethan Levy on LinkedIn: Bungie originally specialized in games for the Mac. So why did the studio,…

Bungie originally specialized in games for the Mac. So why did the studio, after Steve Jobs first introduced Halo at Macworld to great fanfare, sell to…

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Debacolypse 2018 with @patrickmcurry comes to a close. A fitting end to this Chicago visit.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Wow @bungie ! This: Video Game Hall of Fame adds 'Halo: Combat Evolved,'

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

When I meet with industry friends I always try to wear their swag to show how much I care. 🙌

Eden Chen

@edenchen

1 year

Gaming legend @steakbacon showing off the @pragmaplatform swag!!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

yippee ki yay melon farmer! #HappyHolidays

Justin Fischer

@justin__fischer

6 years

Xmas Happy Hours in my office are awesome.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Old dog learned a new trick! Would really like a nap now. #triathlon

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

Will someone turn this into a fighting game please???

Alex

@alex_avoigt

2 years

AI created a cartoon photo list of 🇺🇸 US presidents Some of them are or have been true cartoons 😉 Can you name them?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Apple needs an on-fire weather background.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Thanks for hanging with us @DuvalMagic ! It was great to catch up and hear how you've been making the magic happen!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Today our Curtain opens on the Duke of the Borderlands, storyteller extraordinaire Randy Pitchford! @DuvalMagic

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

There’s some kinda of new-math gaming going on here that I don’t understand.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

9 months

Well, this happened.

Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games

A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the...

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

@myelingames Hmmm... don't think this would've passed editorial today.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Just received a mammoth legal document. 535 Pages. Good news? I don't have to read it.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

9 years

Happy Birthday 'Merical!! http://t.co/ERLtxPseWt

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Give this team a follow! Oh and there's still some room in the BETA CHANNEL through the discord too

Look North World

@looknorthworld

1 year

Big news today as we announce the launch of our company AND our first game on Unreal for Fortnite! @GamesBeat @FortniteGame

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

8 years

I've been captured by the evil minds at @loom_ai and stuffed into the computorz!!!!

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@steakbacon

1 year

I loved Lemmings!!!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Just kind of hard to believe that the guy who made Lemmings also made Grand Theft Auto. Like, GTA and APB makes sense, but Lemmings?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

It's been a hot month since "leaving" EA. Here are my top three achievements: 🧵

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@steakbacon

1 year

@bbrode @seconddinner Congrats buddy! Well deserved!!!!!!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

I surrender my #Galaga crown to Steve

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

2 years

Irony?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Guest was amazing. For me, all I can say is you lose the nuance just reading the transcript.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Just got out of a recording session, y'all are in for a treat. Alex was on his a-game, transcript below. #gamedev #videogames #haha

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Reflections on 2017 from a game dev perspective. #gamedev #Entrepreneur

Top 3 Business Lessons Videogames Taught Us in 2017

I’ve been developing games professionally for 26 years and the industry never fails to surprise, delight and also teach me a thing or two with each passing year. 2017 has seen super high-quality game...

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

9 months

Happy holidays everyone!!!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

9 months

The Fourth Curtain wishes you and your loved ones a festive and peaceful holiday, with plenty of games and chips!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Thanks @jde_games for having me back. It was so fun to hang at DePaul and chat out loud with co-conspirator @patrickmcurry

DePaul Game Dev Central!

@official_dgdc

6 years

Thanks so much to all the amazing folks who made time out of their busy schedule to speak at our DEG Panel. #JDEPanel Another thanks to those who were able to join us at the event, it was a wonderful and inspirational day!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

This is a sad day for gamers, Americans…. people. I’m no longer shocked, just angry. This is too close to home.

Electronic Arts

@EA

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6 years

My artistically lame attempt to get the youngest to eat a healthy lunch snack.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Thrilled to support the IGDA. And soon you'll be able to listen to our episodes right from the @IGDA site!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the @IGDA ! The International Game Developers Association supports videogame developers with networking, professional development and advocacy. The IGDA and The Fourth Curtain share the same mission – collecting and sharing the

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Exciting! Looking forward to watching!

Variety

@Variety

6 years

Showtime Gives Series Order to ‘Halo’ Adaptation

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@steakbacon

1 year

Great to chat with you @deantak and thanks for the attention!

Alex Seropian launches Look North World studio and Outlaw Corral game for Fortnite

GamesBeat Next is connecting the next generation of video game leaders. And you can join us, coming up October 28th and 29th in San Francisco! Take advantage of our buy one, get one free pass offer....

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@steakbacon

1 year

1. Grew an epic beard. It soothes me like a security blanket. Also like a security blanket it is getting kinda old and ratty.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Good morning #applepark . How ironic you look like a giant headphone jack!

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

6 years

Just a picture perfect day in Chicago! Great to be back.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

10 months

We are doing a #gamejam at the studio in a couple weeks. Anyone got ideas for a theme?

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

. @anglon and I had a great conversation with Chris. I hope you enjoy this week's episode as much as we did!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

From childhood crimes to Myth mods to art directing Destiny, @oryxeleven has had an amazing journey. Now Game Director @Bungie of a little game called "Marathon" he shares stories of piracy, pitching, perseverance and making games pretty.

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@steakbacon

2 years

I put this on the fridge and my wife thought it was new rules for the swear jar.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

Thanks @BathrobeSpartan - was great fun to chat!

Bathrobe Spartan 🎧 Podcast Halo

@BathrobeCast

1 year

Creating a video game company can be stressful but also incredibly rewarding ✨ We are so glad we were able to talk about this with Alex @steakbacon Seropian, a veteran in the video game industry, founder of many studios and a wise man to listen to. ➡️

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@steakbacon

10 months

@Xbox Will be fun to share some of the origin story tomorrow on @fourthcurtain

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@steakbacon

1 year

I guarantee you’ll be happier after listening to @BillRoper than you were before. Try it.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Orcs on the podcast? I think that’s a yes? See you tomorrow @BillRoper !!! #orcs #gamedev #videogames

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

It’s snowing! Thanks Chicago! #WhiteChristmas

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

11 months

Command & Conquer: Red Alert still occupies a top spot in my all time favorite #videogames . Ed Del Castillo swings by to talk career, working with @RichardGarriott on the Ultima series and moulding Red Alert, sometimes against its will, into one of the best games ever.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

11 months

Our guest this week is an expert on housewives, conquering, ultimatums and drawing boxes! A fun conversation with a legendary #gamedev on

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

8 months

Thank you everyone! Getting there!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

8 months

Is Aaron biting into an invisible watermelon, showing off his magnificent dentition, or is he thrilled that we’re 75% funded in our Kickstarter? SO grateful for the support everyone! The ride isn’t over – many great rewards remain so run don’t walk to

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

I'm really looking forward to being back in #chicago once again and connecting with #gamedev and Depaul students!

Joshua Tsui 🍥

@JoshYTsui

1 year

Very excited to have the one and only @steakbacon , founder of Bungie and other game studios at @CDMDePaul for a sit down chat about the games biz.

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

7 years

Goodbye 2017, hello baklava! #HappyNewYear2018

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@steakbacon

7 years

Well there was this time when we shipped with an installer that would simply delete the installed-to directory. Kinda catastrophic if one simply installed to the root of the c: drive. #Recall

Dan Perry

@Danim8tion

7 years

Let’s relieve some pressure for newer game devs and inspiring game devs. Post about some mistake or otherwise you game devs have made in the industry. Here’s my big ones: [continued...]

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@steakbacon

1 year

I little encouragement from the right person, at the right time can be life changing.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Years ago a professor put @SteveDownes117 on his path to stardom. Oh yeah, he might be good at that!

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@steakbacon

8 months

"Deployment parity into Fortnite and Standalone". This is so huge and possibly the biggest impact on how players will discover and engage with games in the years to come.

Tim Sweeney

@TimSweeneyEpic

8 months

@WarforgeXP @MegaVSPrimus Not in 2024, but it’s coming. UE6 = UE5 + Verse + rough deployment parity into Fortnite and into standalone products + metaverse economy + standards + ?? magic TBD.

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@steakbacon

1 year

It’s a Cinderella story of webmaster to Master Chief… and beyond!

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

It's ALIVE! Today The Fourth Curtain is delighted to speak to Certain Affinity founder and CEO @MaxHoberman .

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@steakbacon

8 years

This entire town smells like weed #gdc17

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Alexander Seropian

@steakbacon

1 year

I still pinch myself that I get to hang out with these amazing people from time to time.

The Fourth Curtain

@fourthcurtain

1 year

Everyone - thank you for listening! Another huge thank you to our amazing, generous guests! You can now find full episodes of The Fourth Curtain on YouTube Follow us for more stories of video gaming greatness.