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Paul Goad - Founder of Funatic Games - Interview

Q&A with Paul Goad of Funatic Games

Paul Goad reflects on his journey from Next Level Games to contributing to Age of Empires IV at Relic Entertainment, sharing insights into game development and personal growth.

My Journey to Age of Empires IV: A Career Full-Circle

Explore the development journey of Luigi's Mansion 3 with Paul Goad at Next Level Games. Discover innovative animation techniques, character enhancements, and gameplay mechanics that brought this Nintendo Switch title to life.

Transitioning to the Nintendo Switch: The Development of Luigi's Mansion 3

An insider's look at the development of Metroid Prime: Federation Force by Paul Goad of Funatic Games, highlighting the challenges, innovations, and team dynamics behind this unique entry in the Metroid series.

The Journey and Challenges Behind Metroid Prime: Federation Force: A Tale of Innovation and Controversy

Explore Paul Goad's behind-the-scenes journey in developing Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon at Next Level Games, detailing innovative rigging techniques and the realization of Nintendo's 3D vision.

Behind Closed Doors: The Journey of Creating Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Paul Goad shares his experience working on Ubisoft's MotionSports: Adrenaline (2011), detailing his role in character rigging and the challenges of developing for Kinect and PlayStation Move motion controls.

My Experience on MotionSports: Adrenaline

An inside look at the development of Captain America: Super Soldier (2011) by Paul Goad. Discover the technical and artistic challenges faced by the Funatic Games team in bringing the iconic superhero to life in this action-packed video game

Captain America: Super Soldier - A Leap into Next-Gen Gaming

Paul Goad of Funatic Games shares his experiences leading Technical Art at Next Level Games, detailing the development of Transformers: Cybertron Adventures and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for the Wii, highlighting innovations and challenges in game development.

Making games on rails, filling the gap in production.

Explore the 2009 digital adaptation of Jungle Speed by Next Level Games, led by Paul Goad of Funatic Games. Discover the development journey, artistic direction, and team insights behind this reimagined European board game.

On Completion of Spiderman, NLG decided to take on a new direction with a reimagining of a popular European Board Game called Jungle Speed. 

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