MinnMax | Max Spielberg’s Untold Journey To Lynked: Banner of the Spark - MinnMax Interview @minnmax | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews co-founder and creative director of FuzzyBot Max Spielberg and Lynked: Banner of the Spark's art director Eric Kozlowsky about their game that they describe as an "arcade-inspired co-op adventure that blends hack and slash combat with roguelike and town-building elements." We also talk about their respective journeys through the game industry with Eric working on games like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Max working on Assassin's Creed Unity, Battlefield 1, and more. Max Spielberg is the son of Steven Spielberg so we also talk about how his father's love of games set him on this trajectory. Unlock the podcast version of this discussion and support independent games media directly by choosing a tier on Patreon - patreon.com/minnmax
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:48 - Welcoming Max Spielberg And Eric Kozlowsky
00:03:56 - Their long careers in the game industry
00:05:59 - How FuzzyBot hired Eric as art director
00:12:11 - Where Lynked: Banner of the Spark is currently at
00:13:13 - The most stressful periods of Lynked's development
00:17:25 - Funding and development Lynked
00:22:51:25 - Geoff Keighley discovering Lynked
00:23:33 - Blizzard's co-founder Mike Morhaime is publishing Lynked
00:26:24 - Eric Kozlowsky's studio-hopping career
00:33:46 - Max Spielberg's journey through the game industry
00:38:54 - EA's LA studio, Boomblox, LMNO
00:41:19 - Command & Conquer: Tiberium
00:43:35 - DICE LA/Ripple Effects canceled project
00:45:40 - The canceled Lords of the Fallen 2
00:47:11 - Working at Retro at Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
00:49:11 - Eric Meeting Shigeru Miyamoto
00:52:02 - Steven Spielberg played Wii Sports with Miyamoto
00:55:43 - The origins of FuzzyBot and Lynked: Banner of the Spark
01:03:11 - The dream IP FuzzyBot would love to work on
01:06:36 - Developing Assassin's Creed Unity
01:09:00 - The future of Battlefield
01:10:18 - How often are people asking about Steven Spielberg
01:12:17 - What games does Steven Spielberg play
01:13:51 - Steven Spielberg's feedback on Lynked: Banner of the Spark
01:15:03 - What they're most proud of with Lynked
Follow us on Twitch - twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Please support us on Patreon - patreon.com/minnmax
Our solo stream channel - youtube.com/@MinnMaxStreamArchives
Buy MinnMax merch here - minnmax.com/merch
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews co-founder and creative director of FuzzyBot Max Spielberg and Lynked: Banner of the Spark's art director Eric Kozlowsky about their game that they describe as an "arcade-inspired co-op adventure that blends hack and slash combat with roguelike and town-building elements." We also talk about their respective journeys through the game industry with Eric working on games like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Max working on Assassin's Creed Unity, Battlefield 1, and more. Max Spielberg is the son of Steven Spielberg so we also talk about how his father's love of games set him on this trajectory. Unlock the podcast version of this discussion and support independent games media directly by choosing a tier on Patreon - patreon.com/minnmax
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:48 - Welcoming Max Spielberg And Eric Kozlowsky
00:03:56 - Their long careers in the game industry
00:05:59 - How FuzzyBot hired Eric as art director
00:12:11 - Where Lynked: Banner of the Spark is currently at
00:13:13 - The most stressful periods of Lynked's development
00:17:25 - Funding and development Lynked
00:22:51:25 - Geoff Keighley discovering Lynked
00:23:33 - Blizzard's co-founder Mike Morhaime is publishing Lynked
00:26:24 - Eric Kozlowsky's studio-hopping career
00:33:46 - Max Spielberg's journey through the game industry
00:38:54 - EA's LA studio, Boomblox, LMNO
00:41:19 - Command & Conquer: Tiberium
00:43:35 - DICE LA/Ripple Effects canceled project
00:45:40 - The canceled Lords of the Fallen 2
00:47:11 - Working at Retro at Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
00:49:11 - Eric Meeting Shigeru Miyamoto
00:52:02 - Steven Spielberg played Wii Sports with Miyamoto
00:55:43 - The origins of FuzzyBot and Lynked: Banner of the Spark
01:03:11 - The dream IP FuzzyBot would love to work on
01:06:36 - Developing Assassin's Creed Unity
01:09:00 - The future of Battlefield
01:10:18 - How often are people asking about Steven Spielberg
01:12:17 - What games does Steven Spielberg play
01:13:51 - Steven Spielberg's feedback on Lynked: Banner of the Spark
01:15:03 - What they're most proud of with Lynked
Follow us on Twitch - twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Please support us on Patreon - patreon.com/minnmax
Our solo stream channel - youtube.com/@MinnMaxStreamArchives
Buy MinnMax merch here - minnmax.com/merch
Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/minnmaxshow
Go behind the scenes on Instagram - instagram.com/minnmaxshow
