Grinding Gear Games
Software company in Auckland, New Zealandwww.grindinggear.com
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Oct 11, 2026
Talkative TriHOST
... definitely most excited to meet Grape, Grape, Grape PP, as I called him in the very beginning.
Talkative TriHOST
He's a GGG-
CastOnCometHOST
Hey
Talkative TriHOST
... environmental artist who hangs out in Twitch chat.
33 MINS LATER
Talkative TriHOST
Wow
CastOnCometHOST
... that, uh, greatly affect that league mechanic.
Talkative TriHOST
Now you're falling into the GGG trap right now.
Talkative TriHOST
It- no.
Beau SchwartzGUEST
I do not care.
Beau SchwartzGUEST
Like, uh, uh, even in D&D, I'm just like, "Ugh." And it's funny too, 'cause even, I think I was talking with Garrett from Grinding Gear at one point, and he's like, "I love paladins." And I'm like, "Oh, man."
Scott JohnsonHOST
Yep, another one.
Beau SchwartzGUEST
I...
Andy OlsenHOST
So it's like I-- there's, there's, there's companies I know of that I'll play every game they put out.
Andy OlsenHOST
Like Grinding Gear Games is some, an example.
Andy OlsenHOST
I've, I've bought a lot of microtransactions from them.
Andy OlsenHOST
I really like them as a studio.
Matt BallGUEST
So some people are good, some people are bad, some billionaires are good, some are bad, and we should celebrate success.
Matt BallGUEST
Your Rocket Labs, your Holters, the guy from Grinding Gears Games, they are awesome.
Matt BallGUEST
We want more of those in New Zealand.
Matt BallGUEST
Fantastic.
Matt BallPANELIST
So some people are good, some people are bad, some billionaires are good, some are bad, and we should celebrate success.
Matt BallPANELIST
Your Rocket Labs, your Halters, um, the guy from Grinding Gears Games, they are awesome.
Matt BallPANELIST
We want more of those in New Zealand.
Matt BallPANELIST
Fantastic.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Hi.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Hi, welcome to Core and Grinding Gears.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Yes, the folks that brought you Path of Exile 1 and 2 are here to-
GarrettGUEST
[laughs] Stop.
Scott JohnsonHOST
All right, we should talk about why we're here.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Let's do that really quick.
Scott JohnsonHOST
So as you know, uh, we got the Core guys here, we have the Grinding Gears guys here, and we're all here to hang out and have a crossover show.
Scott JohnsonHOST
We're fans of each other, we're friends for a long time.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
Meanwhile, its two developers continue to run their business from West Auckland with a staff of over two hundred and sixty based in Henderson.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
The managing director of Grinding Gear Games, Jonathan Rogers, joins us for our weekly Thursday morning CEO slot.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
Mōrena, Jonathan.
Ingrid HipkissHOST
Lovely to have you here.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Hi.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Hi, welcome to CORE and Grinding Gears.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Yes, the folks that brought you Path of Exile 1 and 2 are here.
Scott JohnsonHOST
Stop! Oh, wait, I'm sorry.
John JaggerHOST
we here all right we should
Garrett WeinzierlGUEST
talk about why we're here
Scott JohnsonHOST
let's do that really quick so as you know we got the core guys here we have the grinding gears guys here and we're all here to hang out have a crossover show we're fans of each other we're friends for a long time uh we've all done some form of something together we used to all play heroes together quite a bit Back when Heroes of the Storm was a thing, we both had Heroes shows.
Scott JohnsonHOST
This one kept the name and just changed its format.
GarrettHOST
it.
GarrettHOST
Because, boy, does our chat make me feel dumb every time I say, at the time, I didn't know about GGG, which is Grinding Gear Games.
GarrettHOST
They're like, how the hell do
KyleHOST
you not know about Grinding Gear? I'm like,
TylerHOST
You had to go at midnight.
TylerHOST
That weren't $250 hoodies, GGG.
TylerHOST
Anyway, yeah, it was, uh, it's a good time.
TylerHOST
Good times.
14 MINS LATER
TylerHOST
I don't need it a month ahead.
TylerHOST
It's just not very...
TylerHOST
Old school GGG, the way that we're used to GGG being.
TylerHOST
So, uh, it's, yeah, it's all quiet on the New Zealand front.
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