Game Dev Trenches w/ Louis DeSimone
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<p><b>Game Dev Trenches is the brutally honest podcast for indie devs learning how to actually make games — without the fluff.</b> I’m Louis DeSimone — a self-taught professional software developer and game dev in the trenches with you. No gurus. No hype. Just real talk about tutorial hell, scope creep, burnout, and everything they don’t tell you when you’re trying to get better at game dev. </p>
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<p><b>Game Dev Trenches is the brutally honest podcast for indie devs learning how to actually make games — without the fluff.</b> I’m Louis DeSimone — a self-taught professional software developer and game dev in the trenches with you. No gurus. No hype. Just real talk about tutorial hell, scope creep, burnout, and everything they don’t tell you when you’re trying to get better at game dev. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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