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Exploring Wartales with Shiro Games' CEO Nicolas Cannasse

Exploring Wartales with Shiro Games' CEO Nicolas Cannasse

Update: 2025-06-30
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Trent Kusters chats with CEO and Co-Founder of Shiro GamesNicolas Cannasse. Together they discuss his career in games including co-founding two succesful indie studios with his prior work at Dead Cells developer Motion Twin; creating his own programming language called Haxe; his work as a game director on titles such as EvolandNorthgard, and Wartales; DLC as a platform for indie success; how to blend genres to create fresh experiences; and the importance of government advocacy for the health of the games industry.

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Episode Host: Trent Kusters

Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

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Exploring Wartales with Shiro Games' CEO Nicolas Cannasse

Exploring Wartales with Shiro Games' CEO Nicolas Cannasse

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