Industry legend Robert Atkins | Nightdive Studios Deep Dive

In this special episode of Deep Dive, join Nightdive's Locke Vincent and guest host Stephen Kick as they sit down to chat with industry legend, Robert Atkins, the design and marketing lead on the OG SiN! They discuss how Robert got into the industry, the importance of making older games accessible, the power that video games have to make a positive impact, and more! =========================== Connect With Us! ============================= Wishlist now: Sony: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/c... Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/stor... Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/sin-rel... GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sin_reloaded Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/63... ============================= IG ➡️ / nightdivestudios Twitch ➡️ / nightdivestudios Tik Tok ➡️ / nightdive.studios Discord ➡️ / nightdivestudios Facebook ➡️ / nightdivestudios X | Twitter ➡️ / NightdiveStudio ⏰ Timecodes ⏰ 0:00 - Intro; Robert Atkins, Industry legend 2:22 - Robert’s background, the studio librarian 6:42 - Preserving the past - more than just a product 10:19 - How Adrian Carmack pulled Robert into the industry 16:09 - Robert’s evolution through the industry 19:10 - Ritual’s beginnings, inside the belly of a spider 24:11 - How SiN came to be 28:19 - The challenges of launching SiN 32:56 - The studio behind Wages of SiN | 2015 35:00 - From Wages of SiN to Medal of Honor 37:32 - The Call of Duty | Activision deal story 40:55 - Heavy Metal FAKK 2 - Robert’s dream come true 48:23 - The impact of the Heavy Metal movie 49:57 - Archiving all of the Heavy Metal dialogue 52:09 - SiN Emergence - the next iteration of SiN 56:00 - The universe needed Robert to reboot SiN 1:00:14 - Working with Valve and episodic content 1:04:05 - Long term plan for SiN Emergence? 1:06:04 - From Ritual to Mumbo Jumbo - a much needed break 1:11:40 - New chapter of Robert’s career | Balance 1:15:38 - Making change through games 1:19:19 - The 8th Cell - a life saving demo 1:24:52 - Embrace the desire to create 1:28:21 - Final thoughts ------------------------------------------------------------------- #nightdive #deepdive #podcast #sinreloaded #gaming