Strategically making Star Wars Zero Company, ft. Greg Foertsch

Game Developer Podcast

September 4, 2026

Editor's note: this interview was recorded before it was confirmed that Bit Reactor furloughed approximately 80 percent of employees in advance of the launch of Star Wars: Zero Company. For more information, you can read our coverage of the topic or review the original reporting on Game File.

Star Wars Zero Company has finally launched, and it's already become a massive hit with fans of Star Wars and turn-based tactical games alike. The games from studio Bit Reactor, which was founded by many former employees of Firaxis who worked on games like XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2.

One of those employees is CEO, co-founder, and creative director Greg Foertsch, who joins us on this week's episode of the Game Developer Podcast to discuss his passion for well-crafted in-game cameras, his perspective on inviting as many team members as possible into the game development process, and his love for the Star Wars character Huyang.

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