John Watson

Founder, CTO Stoic

John Watson has been making games for 30 years and is currently Co-Founder and CTO of Stoic, makers of Towerborne and Banner Saga. Prior to Stoic, John developed large-scale online games at BioWare/EA (Star Wars the Old Republic) as well as Sony Online Entertainment (Star Wars Galaxies). John previously studied and worked in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. There may or may not exist photographs of John programming with an Apple ][e in his youth.

Day 1 - Tuesday 29th April, 2025

3:20 PM Panel: Release Management and Deployment Strategies for Reliable Live Service Games

  • Combining deployment strategies to ensure scalability and game reliability.
  • Integrating CI/CD pipelines with game-specific testing and validation.
  • Leveraging player analytics for data-driven feature rollouts and optimization.
  • Balancing rapid updates with long-term stability and player experience.
  • The role of automation in live service deployment workflows.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining John.

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