Deep Dive Podcast

Deep Dive Podcast

Presented by Nightdive Studios, The Deep Dive Show is a gaming podcast covering games – past and present – with artists, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Join hosts Dimitris Giannakis (aka MVG), Locke Vincent, and Morgan Shaver as we explore the process and passion behind the games that you love playing. For more information visit NightdiveStudios.com

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August 4, 2025 33 mins

In our latest Deep Dive interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent is joined by Nate Wells, Art Director at Looking Glass Studios who worked on titles like Thief: The Dark Project and System Shock 2, with topics including Nate's early career path with Looking Glass Studios, early art direction and character designs for System Shock 2, and more!

 

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In this special Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent sits down with game designer and writer Harvey Smith to talk about how he got his start in the games industry at Origin Systems working on titles like System Shock and Ultima VIII: Pagan, along with topics including the insatiable drive to create, how immersive sims cater to player expression, and more!

 

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In this special episode of Deep Dive, Nightdive's Locke Vincent and Larry Kuperman are joined by the legendary John Romero, co-founder of id Software, to talk about his career history in the games industry, including the inspirations behind Wolfenstein 3D, the birth of id Software, his work on games like Heretic + Hexen, and Daikatana, and more!

 

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In this extra special Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Lawrence Sonntag sits down with the legendary Ken Levine, lead designer and writer on System Shock 2 and co-founder of Ghost Story Games (formerly Irrational Games), to talk about his work on System Shock 2, his approach to game writing and development, vision for Ghost Story Games' upcoming first-person shooter Judas, and more!

 

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

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In this Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent sits down with Mauricio Tejerina, 3D artist on System Shock 2 at Irrational Games. Topics include how Mauricio first got involved with Irrational Games, what it was like as a 3D artist on a video game in the late 90s, art direction in System Shock 2, and more!

 

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

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In this Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent sits down with Looking Glass Studios programmer/designer Marc LeBlanc to talk about his work on System Shock and System Shock 2, including how he got hired at Looking Glass Studios, his work on titles like Ultima Underworld, and designing key elements in System Shock and System Shock 2!

 

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

— Available for Pre-Order on PC —

 

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In this Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent sits down with Terri and Eric Brosius to talk about their work on System Shock and System Shock 2, including how the two became involved with Looking Glass Studios, how Terri became the voice of SHODAN, Eric's approach to the game's sound design, how they feel about SHODAN's lasting impact on gaming culture, and more!

 

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

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In this Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent chats with Dorian Hart of Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games. Topics include Dorian's experiences at Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games, working on titles like Underworld and Thief, challenges with balancing a game like System Shock 2, and more!

 

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

— Available for Pre-Order on PC —

🟢 Xbox: https://bit.ly/SS2AR-Xbo...

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In this special Deep Dive bonus interview, Nightdive's Locke Vincent and Larry Kuperman sit down with Bartosz Kwietniewski (Head of Business Development) and Marcin Paczyński (Senior Business Development Manager) at GOG.com to explore Nightdive's relationship with GOG, how GOG has grown and evolved over the years, the importance of game preservation, and more!

 

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In this episode, we’re going to revisit this classic game and discover why this story around AI is having a sudden renaissance around the world.

 

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In this episode of Deep Dive, Nightdive's Locke Vincent sits down with Daniel Albano, KEX developer at Nightdive, to delve deeper into the development of Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition including bug fixes, getting the game ready for launch, and more!

 

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In this special episode of Deep Dive, Nightdive's Locke Vincent and Larry Kuperman sit down with the legendary Warren Spector of OtherSide Entertainment. Join us as we delve into Warren's over 40 years of experience in the games industry, along with his work on titles like Deus Ex and System Shock!

 

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In this special episode of Deep Dive, Nightdive's Locke Vincent and Larry Kuperman chat with the illustrious Paul Neurath, co-founder and CEO of OtherSide Entertainment. Topics include Paul's history in the games industry, work on titles like Thief and System Shock 2, and more!

 

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In this bonus episode of Deep Dive, Locke sits down with Max Waine, Nightdive developer and project lead on STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster. In this interview, we explore Max's work on the remaster including the creation of the Vault, restoring lost CES demo level 'The Avenger', and more! 

 

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In this special episode of Deep Dive, Nightdive's Locke Vincent and Larry Kuperman sit down with Shams Jorjani, CEO of Arrowhead Games Studio. Topics include Shams' early years at Paradox, becoming CEO at Arrowhead, Helldivers 2, the state of the games industry, and more!

 

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In this bonus episode of Deep Dive, Locke sits down with Nightdive Studios' programmer Josh 'Slartibarty' Dowell to delve deeper into the remaster of Killing Time including the process of deciding what to remaster, working on the game's HUD, resurrecting cut content from the 3DO version, and more! If you love Killing Time: Resurrected, be sure to show some love to our friends over at ‪Ziggurat Interactive!

 

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In this bonus episode of Deep Dive, Locke sits down with Nightdive Studios' Studio Head, Stephen Kick, to discuss his history with this iconic title and how he assembled a team to work on STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster!

 

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🟣 GOG: https://bit.ly/3Xf3dj4

🔵 PlayStation: https://bit.ly/4fYi8W4

🟢 Xbox: https://bit.ly/3XfSpBs

🔴 Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/4dVWU9Q

 

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In this episode, Locke sits down with Mark Atkinson, Technical Director on the original release of The Thing.

 

The Thing: Remastered - AVAILABLE NOW 

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🔴 Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/4f8f4oO

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In this special bonus interview of our Deep Dive podcast, Nightdive’s Locke Vincent sits down with John Melchior, Executive Producer at NBC Universal, and Nightdive Director of Business Development, Larry Kuperman. Topics covered include how Larry and John know each other, career and industry highlights, game development, The Thing: Remastered, and more!

 

Wishlist The Thing: Remastered

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In this special episode of the Deep Dive podcast, Nightdive’s Locke Vincent sits down with both Evan Lahti, Strategic Director at PC Gamer, and Larry Kuperman of Nightdive Studio's.

 

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