Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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James & Mike were joined by Salmi Games' Yacine Salmi for a wide-ranging interview including his history with game development, upcoming co-op extraction shooter Drifters: Blackout Crew, porting to Valve's upcoming Steam Frame headset, and more.

Be sure to check out Salmi's UploadVR guest column about Sweet Surrender here: uploadvr.com/sweet-surrender-playstation-vr2-post-mortem

0:00 - Intro

0:30 - Getting Started In Game Development & VR

3:26 - Being Candid In UploadVR Guest Column & Dev Diaries

7:00 - What Is Drifters: Blackout Crew?

8:38 - The Artstyle In Sweet Surrender & Drifters

16:48 - Why Go The Sci-Fi Route?

21:42 - Lessons Learned From Previous Games

24:23 - Will Drifters: Blackout Crew Come To PS VR2?

28:07 - The Process Of Porting To Steam Frame
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30:51 - Drifters Coming To Standalone Steam Frame?

33:38 - What Yacine Is Currently Playing & Detaching Work From Gaming

36:16 - The Worst & Best Parts Of Being A Game Developer

39:12 - Outro

For more information on Drifters: Blackout Crew, Salmi Games has an ongoing developer diary series on its YouTube channel: youtube.com/@Salmigames