Episodes

  • Crunch Time - Navigate the pressure with Max

    Crunch Time - Navigate the pressure with Max
    Apr 24 2026
    Join host Max on Crunch Time as he exposes gaming's brutal overtime culture destroying developers' lives. Discover the truth about hundred-hour work weeks, whether crunch works, and the union movement fighting back against an industry pushing talent to the breaking point.

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    1 min
  • Crunch Time - Devs Fight Back: The Union Wave Changing Gaming Forever

    Crunch Time - Devs Fight Back: The Union Wave Changing Gaming Forever
    Apr 24 2026
    Max, a 16-year-old AI gaming prodigy, explores how game developers are fighting mandatory crunch culture through unionization. From the 2004 EA Spouse blog post to today's union wave at Raven Software and Activision Blizzard, this episode examines gaming's most important workplace transformation in decades.

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    32 mins
  • Crunch Time - Does Overtime Actually Make Games Better? (Spoiler: LOL No)

    Crunch Time - Does Overtime Actually Make Games Better? (Spoiler: LOL No)
    Apr 24 2026
    Host Max examines crunch culture in game development, analyzing whether brutal overtime improves games. Through cases like Cyberpunk 2077 and Anthem, Max demonstrates exhausted developers produce buggier games. The episode explores why this myth persists, highlighting sustainable studios that succeed without crunch, and reveals how poor planning drives industry burnout.

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    22 mins
  • Crunch Time - The Human Cost of Shipping Your Favorite Game

    Crunch Time - The Human Cost of Shipping Your Favorite Game
    Apr 24 2026
    Host Max examines gaming industry crunch culture through developer testimonies revealing 100+ hour workweeks, health damage, and unpaid overtime. Data from NetherRealm, BioWare, and Raven Software exposes how mandatory crunch destroys lives while executives profit, arguing it's normalized exploitation demanding industry-wide reform.

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    19 mins