DiscoverGame Developer Podcast#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss
#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss

#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss

Update: 2025-06-27
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This week on the Game Developer Podcast we quiz Bithell Games CEO and Disney TRON: Catalyst creative director Mike Bithell about his journey from small-time indie to head of a successful game development studio. In this episode, Mike breaks down his creative influences and leadership lessons from over a decade of making commercial games, and what his experience means for developers trying to survive the economic turbulence of 2025.


Learn more about Bithell Games: https://www.bithellgames.com/


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Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

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#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss

#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss

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