{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 22: Zach Mumbach","description":"Welcome to the very first podcast special! The Jason Schreier &quot;Press Reset&quot; special features interviews with people who appeared in his book. It details the stories of game development studio closures and how it affected the people behind some of gaming's biggest titles to date. I had the pleasure to interview Zach Mumbach, who is a former producer at Electronic Arts for games such as Dead Space 2, Dante\u2019s Inferno, Battlefield Hardline, and the cancelled Star Wars Project Ragtag. Zach shares his journey into game development, what it was like seeing Visceral Games getting closed, what he learned from Amy Hennig and how the industry needs to evolve. Time \u2013 Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 3:08 - Guest topic: Skateboarding 05:47 - The importance of skateboard decks 07:02 - Skateboarding and inclusivity&amp;nbsp; 09:06 - How did Zach\u2019s story end up in the book? 14:26 - Reading his own story in the book 17:37 - Being a workaholic 22:00 - How Zach just walked into EA and got a job 25:40 - Quality assurance back in the day 30:07 - Becoming a producer 35:53 - Working on Godfather II &amp;amp; Dante\u2019s Inferno 39:30 - Putting hats on Isaac 41:19 - Working on Army of Two 45:35 - Working on Battlefield Hardline 47:51 - Star Wars Project Ragtag 50:55 - Interacting with Amy Hennig 54:17 - The closure of Visceral Games 01:02:54 - The return of Skate and Dead Space 01:12:06 - Where are the older game developers? 01:14:49 - Leaving the industry 01:20:11 - Visiting the budget hotel room he worked on 01:21:31 - Returning to the industry 01:27:04 - Crunch in the games industry 01:34:30 - Was it worth it? 01:36:25 - Lessons learned &amp;nbsp; Things mentioned on the show:  Knives sent over to Visceral Games  Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi Dead Space Part 1 - The Deepest Dive by&amp;nbsp; MinnMax &amp;nbsp; Social Media: Zach Mumbach Zach Mumbach on Twitter (@zachulon) The Wandering Band on Twitter (@AWanderingBand) Zach Mumbach on Instagram (@zachulon) Zach Mumbach on Facebook (@zachulon) &amp;nbsp; YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) Intro\/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin) ","author_name":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY","author_url":"http:\/\/youmeindustry.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20468576\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/111240206"}