If you're at all interested in how videogames are made, Firaxis has just released another podcast which takes a behind the scenes look at the process of creating and designing videogames for publisher 2K Games.

The third in what promises to be an ongoing series, the latest Firaxis podcast features artists such as Steve Ogden, Mark Hudgins, Greg Foertsch and Dennis Moellers providing insight into their jobs and discussing the design efforts behind the forthcoming Sid Meier's Railroads!, while art director Seth Spaulding explains what art directors actually do at Firaxis.

Previous Firaxis podcasts include behind-the-scenes discussion of the super-popular Civilization IV as well as a full-on behind-closed-doors tour of Firaxis itself.

See them all at firaxis.com/community/pod.php. (Requires podcasting software like iTunes or compatible, of course.)
 
 

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