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Mathias Royer: Publishing, Team Building & Studio Development
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Mathias Royer: Publishing, Team Building & Studio Development

ByteAction Podcast - Episode 12

In this episode, I'm joined by Mathias Royer - Chief Studios Officer and a founding member of Tilting Point Barcelona.

We discuss the challenges of setting up a new studio, the importance of building a cohesive team and the significance of cultural fit in hiring. We also talk about the evolving landscape of mobile gaming, and how the industry looked like when Mathias was first starting out in games back in 2009.

Hope you’ll enjoy this!


0.00 - 4:00 What brought you to Barcelona?

4:00 - 8:00 Growing up in France

8:00 - 12:00 First job in the industry

12:00 - 14:00 Benefits of living abroad

14:00 - 17:00 Favourite project

17:00 - 20:00 Being a Producer vs being a GM

20:00 - 25:00 Culture fit in hiring

25:00 - 33.00 Building Tilting Point

33.00 - 38:00 Communication systems

38.00 - 40.00 Importance of long term vision

40.00 - 44.00 How do you handle stress?

44.00 - 48.00 If you were building a new game studio from scratch?

48.00 - 52.00 As a Publisher - what do you look for in games?

52.00 - 56.00 How different is the market now to how it was a few years ago?

56.00 - 59.00 Advice for younger generation

Discussion about this podcast

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ByteAction Podcast is on a mission to bring you raw, unfiltered journeys of experienced and influential people in video games and interactive entertainment industries. If you want to understand how games are made, who are the creators behind your every day entertainment, and what it takes to build successful interactive entertainment companies then you should give this a listen.