Beyond Beta Podcast

Beyond Beta Podcast is a behind-the-scenes look at video game culture. In the podcast, I explore the video game industry with publishers, coders, designers, professional gamers, voice actors, artists, writers, and more. Each episode dives into the guest's history within video games…exploring the ups and downs and everything in between.

Episode 35 -- Dan Etter 11/06/2018

Episode 35 -- Dan Etter In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Dan Etter, an eighteen year video game veteran who has worked on titles such as Star Wars: Empire at War, Command & Conquer: Renegade, and has now launched his own indie game company—Iron Keep Games. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/7460078

Episode 34 -- Seth Schorr 10/02/2018

Episode 34 -- Seth Schorr In episode 34 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Seth Schorr (the CEO of the Downtown Grand Casino & Fifth Street Gaming) about eSports, business, life, and the future of eSports gambling. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/7118923

Episode 33 -- James "Clokke" Lake 09/04/2018

Episode 33 -- James "Clokke" Lake James “Clokke” Lake is a professional Smash Bros. 4 player from Colombia. He is a university student and leader in South America who is partly responsible for organizing tournaments, training players, running the national Smash 4 Power Ranking, and more in the burgeoning South American competitive Smash Bros. scene. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/7005258

Episode 32 -- Carlos Rivera 08/21/2018

Episode 32 -- Carlos Rivera In Episode 32 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks with Carlos Rivera, the Head of Production for Tempo Storm, about his role at Tempo Storm, his experience on television and internet shows, working for Disney, eSports, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6950657

Episode 30 -- Hyrule Saga Smash Bros. 4 tournament 07/17/2018

Episode 30 -- Hyrule Saga Smash Bros. 4 tournament In Episode 30 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey talks about his experience at the regional Smash Bros. 4 tournament called “Hyrule Saga,” which took place on June 23rd & 24th, 2018. Steve recaps the overall tournament experience that drew in players from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and Europe. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6819501

Episode 29 -- Derek "Dunktrain" Arabian 07/03/2018

Episode 29 -- Derek "Dunktrain" Arabian In episode 29 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with professional gamer Derek "DunkTrain" Arabian about his career playing Heroes of the Storm, coaching, his transition to becoming a full-time streamer and much more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6769519

Episode 28 -- Patrick Wyatt (Part 2 of 2) 06/19/2018

Episode 28 -- Patrick Wyatt (Part 2 of 2) In Episode 28 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey and Patrick Wyatt finish their conversation on Blizzard, ArenaNet, Guild Wars, and the video game industry. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6720274

Episode 27 -- Patrick Wyatt (Part 1 of 2) 06/05/2018

Episode 27 -- Patrick Wyatt (Part 1 of 2) In episode 27 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Patrick Wyatt about life in video games, helping to create Warcraft, Starcraft and Guild Wars...and much more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6669076

Episode 26 -- Rade Stojsavljevic 05/15/2018

Episode 26 -- Rade Stojsavljevic In episode 26 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve Shockey speaks with Rade Stojsavljevic about his journey into video games, virtual reality, his experiences with creating JetSet Games, economics, eSports, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6592082

Episode 25 -- Kelsey "SuperGirlKels" Madeiros 05/01/2018

Episode 25 -- Kelsey "SuperGirlKels" Madeiros In episode 25 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with Kelsey "SuperGirlKels" Madeiros, a professional Smash Bros. 4 player, about her history in competitive play, women in gaming, sponsorships, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6540462

Episode 24 -- Nevada Esports Alliance 04/17/2018

Episode 24 -- Nevada Esports Alliance In episode 24, Brett Abarbanel & Jennifer Roberts speak with Steve about eSports gambling, gambling regulations, eSports outreach, eSports in Las Vegas, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6489793

Episode 23 -- Erik Mohrmann 04/03/2018

Episode 23 -- Erik Mohrmann In episode 23, Erik Mohrmann and Steve speak about physics, video games, STEM programs, and various topics surrounding programs and culture at DigiPen Institute of Technology. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6437951

Episode 22 -- Frank Klepacki (Part 2 of 2) 03/20/2018

Episode 22 -- Frank Klepacki (Part 2 of 2) In episode 22, Frank Klepacki and Steve continue their conversation from part 1. In this episode, Frank speaks about making connections, following your passions, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6384470

Episode 21 -- Frank Klepacki (Part 1 of 2) 03/06/2018

Episode 21 -- Frank Klepacki (Part 1 of 2) In episode 21, Steve speaks with Frank about his path into the video game industry, how he tackles musical compositions for video games, and his audio work on Star Wars: Empire at War. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6333999

Episode 20 -- Jordan "Soma" Tayer 02/20/2018

Episode 20 -- Jordan "Soma" Tayer In episode 20, Steve speaks with Jordan about his path into the video game industry, his work on Survivor GameZ, spearheading the early years of Twitch, and his new position at Tempo Storm eSports/Media. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6281499

Episode 19 -- "Live" from Genesis 5 02/06/2018

Episode 19 -- "Live" from Genesis 5 In episode 19, Steve speaks about Genesis 5 in Oakland, California. This was his first time competing in a major Smash Bros. 4 tournament, and he highlights what occurred inside and outside of his matches at one of the largest Fighting Game tournaments of the year. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6229094

Episode 18 -- Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (Part 2 of 2) 01/16/2018

Episode 18 -- Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (Part 2 of 2) In episode 18 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve continues speaking with Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (a professional Smash Bros. 4 player) about training and progression, player mentality, the evolving meta game in Smash Bros. 4, work ethic, and the Smash Bros. Community. (Part 2 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6154071

Episode 17 -- Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (Part 1 of 2) 01/02/2018

Episode 17 -- Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (Part 1 of 2) In episode 17 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with Zeshan “Z” Fooroqi (a professional Smash Bros. 4 player) about Smash Bros., Esports, traveling for tournaments, the competitive spirit, and more. (Part 1 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6106159

Episode 16 -- Stewart Gilray (Part 2 of 2) 12/19/2017

Episode 16 -- Stewart Gilray (Part 2 of 2) In episode 16 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Stewart Gilray and Steve continue their conversation from last time. Join them as they dive into V.R., Oddworld, advice for young people trying to enter the video game industry, and more. (Part 2 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6060122

Episode 15 -- Stewart Gilray (Part 1 of 2) 12/05/2017

Episode 15 -- Stewart Gilray (Part 1 of 2) In episode 15 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Stewart Gilray and Steve speak about Stewart’s path into the industry, his extensive career in video game development in the U.K., his two year break from games, and more. (Part 1 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/6012012

Episode 14 -- John Comes 11/21/2017

Episode 14 -- John Comes In episode 14 of Beyond Beta Podcast, John Comes and Steve speak about Kickstarter, Virtual Reality, indie game development, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5965514

Episode 13 -- with Laralyn McWilliams 11/07/2017

Episode 13 -- with Laralyn McWilliams In Episode 13 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve and Laralyn talk about collaboration, game development, and being a leader in the industry. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5918924

Bonus Halloween Episode with Randy Greenback 10/31/2017

Bonus Halloween Episode with Randy Greenback In this bonus Halloween Episode with Randy Greenback, Steve and Randy discuss Friday the 13th, video game development, and building a community. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5895775

Episode 12 -- Jason L. Blair 10/17/2017

Episode 12 -- Jason L. Blair In Episode 12 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve and Jason talk about being a writer in the video game industry, the writing process, board games, and dealing with both positive and negative reviews when releasing a new game. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5847950

Episode 11 -- Max Curtis 10/03/2017

Episode 11 -- Max Curtis In Episode 11 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve discusses Esports, marketing, the Las Vegas community, and the future of competitive video games with Max Curtis, the Esports manager for the Downtown Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5802138

Episode 10 -- Denis Dyack (Part 2 of 2) 09/19/2017

Episode 10 -- Denis Dyack (Part 2 of 2) In Episode 10 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve continues speaking with Denis Dyack about his run-ins with the Press, Gamergate, and the Perimeter Institute. Denis also opens up on the painful experience of having to shutter the doors on Silicon Knights, and what it's like to be a leader...and more. (Part 2 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5753303

Smash Bros 4. / Esports Announcement 09/12/2017

Smash Bros 4. / Esports Announcement In this mini-podcast, Steve introduces a new component to the Beyond Beta Podcast family--a docuseries that will follow a year-long journey into Esports and Smash Bros 4. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5731151

Episode 9 -- Denis Dyack (Part 1 of 2) 09/05/2017

Episode 9 -- Denis Dyack (Part 1 of 2) In Episode 9 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Denis Dyack speaks about founding Silicon Knights, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness, and his relationship with Nintendo. (Part 1 of 2) /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5707693

Episode 8 -- Live from Get Smashed (Smash Bros. 4 Tournament) 08/29/2017

Episode 8 -- Live from Get Smashed (Smash Bros. 4 Tournament) In Episode 8 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Steve speaks with amateur and professional Smash Bros. 4 players about their approach to the game, their sponsorships, their training methods, and more. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5685666

Episode 7 -- Milo Ocampo 08/22/2017

Episode 7 -- Milo Ocampo In Episode 7 of Beyond Beta Podcast, Milo Ocampo of 8-Bit Esports speaks with Steve about collegiate and professional Esports, his path to becoming a tournament organizer and team founder, the current state of Esports, and his passion for Smash Bros. /episode/index/show/beyondbetapodcast/id/5665068

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