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#18 - Hitman, Work-Life Balance, and Game Production with IO's Forest Swartout Large

65 min • 10 mars 2021

FOREST SWARTOUT LARGE is executive producer at IO Interactive working on the HITMAN franchise. We talk design philosophies behind the STEALTHY Hitman series, BURNOUT and WORK-LIFE BALANCE, and what makes for an effective VIDEO GAME PRODUCER.

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