Game Wise – The IGEA Educates Podcast: Episode Five: From Mods to Mainstream: How UGC Is Reshaping Games

We released a new episode of our Game Wise: IGEA Educates podcast.

Game Wise is the podcast that brings together the best minds in and around the Australian games industry. Hosted by IGEA, this series is about unlocking industry knowledge to help you navigate the business of making games and building sustainable businesses.

In this episode, Jens and Andy speak with Scott Reismanis (Mod.io) and Monty Martin (Space Cadet Studios) about the explosive growth of user-generated content (UGC) in games.

They unpack how platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, and mod.io’s tools have turned players into creators, why UGC is now driving engagement, revenue and game longevity, and what this shift means for studios, publishers and developers. From modding communities to full creator economies, this episode explores how UGC has moved from the fringes of game development to one of the industry’s most powerful growth engines.

You can listen to the episode via the below:

The podcast is also available on all major podcast platforms. Episodes will be released monthly.

For an overview of all released episodes, go here: Game Wise – The IGEA Educates Podcast.

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(Post-production audio done by ‘Dark Half Studios: darkhalfstudios.com).