In this episode of re:Play, Greg Off sits down with Chris Davey, who helped build Blizzard's business in Australia and New Zealand before taking on regional publishing at Epic Games. Their conversation explores what it takes to connect global games with local players, from server infrastructure to the language and culture of a regional community.

Chris looks back on growing up with cassette games and arcades, building a regional operation at Blizzard, and moving into a very different publishing setup at Epic. At the center is his account of the three-year push for Australian World of Warcraft servers, including the repeated pitches, the colleagues who helped make the business case, and the fan response when the news was finally announced.

In this episode:

• Canadian childhood memories, cassette-game swap meets, and discoverin ...