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Leading with Vision: The Challenges of Balancing Creativity and Strategy with Mark Sample

Introduction: In this episode of Player Engage, Greg Posner sits down with Mark Sample, the Studio Creative Director at Sumo Digital, who brings an extensive background in game development, having worked with studios like King, 2K, IOI, Ubi…

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