Zach Mumbach is a designer & producer at the Wandering Band who spent 17+ years at EA as a producer on Dante's Inferno, Dead Space, Battlefield: Hardline, Godfather 2, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, the Simpsons and more. We talk about his journey in and out of games and more.


Chapters:
(00:00) Who is Zach Mumbach
(07:21) Visceral Games  & Ragtag
(18:28) Critical Skills
(27:32) Managing External Teams
(35:51) Being a Closer
(47:37) Montreal Memories
(56:10) Pitching at EA
(01:05:56) Rag Tag
(01:15:22) Time for New Adventures
(01:27:34) Something Calls You Back
(01:37:55) Publishing with Epic
(01:45:50) Final Round
(01:53:16) John’s Outro
Links:

Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/zachulon


Zach’s MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,164514/


Connect with the host: http://elkingpin.com 


Come On The Show: https://outofplayarea.com 


Check out his latest game Airborne Kingdom: https://www.airbornekingdom.com/


Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-play-area/id1550421307 


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Da0qLAOBi6rV6ccSzx1gX?si=043f4ec5a6034bf0


Follow @outofplayarea & @elkingpin on Twitter

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