User blog:Gardimuer/New Irrational Games Podcast

Irrational Games has released a new podcast in which Ken Levine and Shawn Elliott interview Randy Pitchford. Pitchford is president/CEO of Gearbox Software, which is currently developing Duke Nukem Forever. Below are some excerpts from the interview.

Listen to the whole podcast here: Irrational Interviews 6: Randy Pitchford

In this episode:
 * The pros and cons of being an independent game developing studio vs. selling to a parent company.
 * How the experience of making games and the tools of game making have evolved.
 * Making Borderlands.
 * Systemic vs. scripted game design.
 * Innovation in game design.
 * The difficulty of getting the customers' attention for a new game.
 * How "the next generation" of consoles may or may not be something to look forward to.
 * Marketing games to an audience with preconceived expectations and cynicism.
 * Game "franchises": can a studio cash in and remain successful?