1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 We're back with one of our past episodes with Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart Creative Director, Marcus Smith!&amp;nbsp; Ted Price chats with his long-time colleague at Insomniac Games, Marcus Smith. Together they discuss their history at Insomniac Games; his experiences on the Resistance series and Sunset Overdrive; his thoughts on being a creative director; how to build consensus and foster collaboration on big projects; and the challenges the team faced on the newest entry in the Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank series. Marcus Smith is a Creative Director at Insomniac Games, with his most recent title being this year's PlayStation 5 hit,&amp;nbsp;Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart. Previously he worked on several of Insomniac's best known titles including Marvel's Spider-Man, the Resistance series, and Sunset Overdrive.&amp;nbsp; The Game Maker's Notebook is sponsored by Xsolla. To learn more, go to xsolla.pro/AOIAAS. Follow us:&amp;nbsp; Twitter Instagram Game Maker's Notebook https://www.interactive.org/Interviews/the_game_makers_notebook.asp <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27610452/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> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/157006758