The Official Harmonix Podcast

With Dance Central Spotlight just announced, it was a perfect time to sit down with Project Lead Matthew Nordhaus and Designer Alli Thresher to get the scoop! Tune in to hear all about (and we seriously mean ALL about) the new cool things we’re doing this time around. Get the inside track on the characters, the vibe, the talent, and the crazy shenanigans that have kept us busy every day of development so far. No, but seriously, there’s all sorts of warm fuzzies in this. You’ve been asking about a new Dance Central title and we are psyched to deliver!

It happened. We did it. After a rough and tumble 18 days, we got Amplitude's Kickstarter fully funded!! The gang sits down for a short show to talk about how exhausting running a Kickstarter truly is.

On this week's show we sit down with John Drake and Amplitude Project Director Ryan Lesser to chat at length about remaking Amplitude, as well as our new mobile game, Record Run!

The stalwart crew of the good ship Harmonix has returned home from another PAX East, their stores laden down with riches and a fanciful song in their hearts. Delight in their retelling of adventures past, of myriad panels, parties, and announcements! Their bold triumphs are sure to thrill and inspire all listeners, from enthusiasts of electronic entertainment, to fans of frivolity. Here be dragons.

The keynote speaker for PAX East 2014 was our own CEO, Alex Rigopulos. Instead of hearing the usual crew yammering, we though you might enjoy to hear Alex's talk instead! If you prefer to SEE as well as HEAR, you can check out the video, embedded below!

Join us for an exciting discussion about the ins and outs of game design with our very own Ken Strickland! Ken is Lead Designer on Chroma, an alum of Bioshock Infinite, a Carnegie Melon grad, and a noted enthusiast of Alex Baldwin’s 1994 film The Shadow. We cover everything from Ken’s secret origin, Chroma’s Closed Alpha, drippy walls, and our plans for PAX East in April!

This week on the show we sit down with Chroma’s narrative designer, and all around good guy, Matt Derby. Derby is a published author (Super Flat Times, The Silent History) and is a noted expert in the field of user experience design. Revel at the juicy narrative details he shares about Chroma, and be enraptured by his tales of Arby’s and Pawtucket, RI!

Join the Three Amigos (Pope, Aaron, and Matt K) as they discuss the recent announce of Chroma, the new music-driven shooter from Harmonix! We run down the broad overview of what Chroma is, some details on the upcoming alpha, dish some dirt on the extensive playtest approach to our first Steam title, and marvel at Matt’s cassette collection.

In this episode of the Harmonix podcast, our very own Dawn Rivers joins the community team to talk about her undying love for our studio, discuss her work as a lighting artist on Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, plus offers tips on how to get more involved in your local gaming community! Tune in and stay tuned to the podcast for some big announcements in the coming weeks!

A short podcast this week, with a bunch of the crew out for various reasons. We talk about our office move, upcoming events, and just how hungry and cranky we are when we book a podcast recording over lunch.

With the gang all back from the holiday break, we sit down and jaw and jabber about what we've been up to. Talk, as it tends to do, drifts toward that manly beacon of acting, Emilio. Estevez. Enjoy.

Another year is coming to a close at Harmonix. Tune in as we start to discuss what we did this year, but then throw all that away in favor of doing an impromptu game of the year discussion.

As has begun to be an annual tradition for us on the podcast, for Thanksgiving, we decided to talk about all our favorite foods. Also, please pay attention to the new hit opening track to this episode: a tale of a boy and his love of fudge and cannolis. Happy Thanksgiving, America!

3 years ago, on a night JUST LIKE tonight, Harmonix released upon the world a magical new dance game experience: Dance Central. Hear stories about how the company created the "killer app" for the Kinect!

We've got a very special episode of the podcast this week! Award-winning composer Inon Zur joins Harmonix Community Manager Annette Gonzalez and Project Lead Daniel Sussman to discuss his work on our upcoming game Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved. In this podcast you'll hear about the original compositions and remixes Inon created for Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved.