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Live Long and Prosper with Amazon's Christoph Hartmann

1 hour 22 minutes Posted Oct 16, 2025 at 5:00 am.

] Intro: Christoph Hartmann [00:20:32] From Music to Games: Christoph’s First Break at BMG Christoph shares how his early exposure to computers led to an internship at BMG Interactive — a mov...

Intro: Christoph Hartmann

From Music to Games: Christoph’s First Break at BMG

Learning from Sam: Building for the Future

Founding 2K Games: Building a Creative Powerhouse

Captain Kirk, Not Spock: Leading Overnight

Spotting Winners: How Christoph Evaluates Studios

Embracing AI: Innovation, Adaptation, and Opportunity

Joining Amazon Games: Betting on Live Service Futures

Leading Smart Teams: Managing a Crew of “Spocks”

Bridging Creativity and Business: The In-Between Role

Outro: Wrapping Up and Reflecting on AI’s Power Demand

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VP of Amazon Games Christoph Hartmann is our guest. At BMG he helped launch GTA and went on to co-found 2K Games and publish NBA 2K, Civilization, Bioshock and Borderlands. We discuss the upcoming King of Meat, a very fresh take on how AI can help gamedev and more - this week! Episode Highlights [

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