The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast
Welcome back to the weekly GI Podcast, giving you the latest news from the global games industry. Join Jon Hicks, Lewis Packwood and industry guests for discussion of the main issues of the week. Subscriber here, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts and never miss an episode.
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Should Nintendo go third-party? And other quest...
We have a special episode for you this week, recorded live from the show floor of EGX 2019. Matt, Chris and James took to the stage to answer a series of consumer questions with the aim of giving a little more insight into how the business of...
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Can Blizzard recover from Blitzchung? - The Gam...
James, Brendan, Rebekah and new starter Marie discuss the ongoing fallout of Blizzard's punishment for pro Hearthstone player Chung 'Blitzchung' Ng Wai. We discuss the severity of the original punishment, the apparent lack of process through which...
54 min
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REUPLOAD: Welcome to the Fampany - The GamesInd...
Haydn, Chris and Brendan are on hand to talk through some of the latest industry news, starting out with the messy story of Video Game Tax Relief in the UK. It was revealed earlier last week that global games companies had claimed millions upon...
48 min
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A tale of two Nintendos - The GamesIndustry.biz...
Matt, Brendan, and Rebekah are on hand this week to discuss all the hottest industry haps, starting with the Oculus Quest. Accounting for 20% of Oculus' $100 million lifetime revenue from software in just a few short months, the Quest appears to...
46 min
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No one online cares about the pie charts - The ...
James, Matt, Rebekah and Haydn are on hand to discuss the biggest news of the past week, starting with the future of E3. The emergence of a pitch deck from the ESA gives some insight into the direction the trade body would like to take the industry's...
56 min
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A turning point for loot boxes? - The GamesIndu...
It's a smaller team this week, but no less meatier a discussion. Haydn and Brendan debate the potential fallout from the DCMS committee's recommendations that the UK government regulate loot boxes under gambling laws. While these remain...
40 min
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Boulevard of Broken Dreamcasts - The GamesIndus...
After a troubling week in the games industry following multiple abuse allegations, we’re back with a lighter episode of the GamesIndustry.biz Podcast. Haydn pulls hosting duty this week, joined by Brendan and Chris to discuss the absolute...
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Selling fridges to survive - The GamesIndustry....
Though marginally delayed thanks to the UK taking a day off on Monday, the GamesIndustry.biz Podcast has arrived. Gathering around the podcast campfire this week is Rebekah, Matt, Brendan, and Haydn who dive into all the industry happenings last...
56 min
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Is this podcast 'political'? - The GamesIndustr...
Rebekah, Matt, Chris and Haydn weigh in on one of the most divisive topics currently discussed across the industry: the relationships between politics and games. As our contributing editor Rob Fahey recently wrote, simply asking 'Is you game...
44 min
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This is a family show - The GamesIndustry.biz P...
Rebekah, Brendan, Chris and Haydn are on hand for this bumper episode to discuss a long, complicated and frustrating week in the games industry. We start with the leak of thousands of journalists, analysts and content creators' personal information --...
74 min
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Rockstar's tax returns - The GamesIndustry.biz ...
Rebekah pulls hosting duties again, joined by Matt, Brendan and Haydn. This week we discuss the future of Improbable and SpatialOS after another game built using the tech gets cancelled. It's got potential, but developers are struggling to...
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The incredible timing of GTA V's online casino ...
Rebekah, Brendan, Chris and James are on hand to discuss some of the biggest industry stories of the week, starting with (yet again) crunch. We reflect on Brendan's fascinating interview with creative director Lorne Lanning about the irony of...
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Are Ubisoft and HitRecord exploiting fans? - Th...
As the old saying goes, “It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday.” That, of course, can mean only one thing: the GamesIndustry.biz Podcast is here. This week Rebekah takes up hosting duties and is joined by Matt, Brendan, Haydn and,...
45 min
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How do you solve a problem like G2A? - The Game...
Matt, James and Haydn discuss the biggest stories of the past week, including the ongoing dispute between indie developers and divisive marketplace G2A. Recorded hot off the heels of G2A's proposal for a key-blocking tool, we discuss the various roots...
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Why people see EA as the "bad guys" - The Games...
Load up your ears with the GamesIndustry.biz podcast, this week featuring James, Matt, and myself chatting about the big industry news. Matt is in trouble this week for not using headphones while recording, so apologies in advance for the...
51 min
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The messy world of live streaming and Treyarch'...
It’s Friday, so what better way to end your week than with the GamesIndustry.biz Podcast? This week Rebekah takes up the mantle of host once more, joined by Haydn, Brendan, and occasionally his dog. We kick with a discussion on the state of...
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Why do we need unions? - The GamesIndustry.biz ...
Rebekah, Matt, Brendan and Haydn discuss two of the biggest issues the industry faces in this week's podcast. First up, following comments from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick and even US senator Bernie Sanders, we discuss the ongoing debate around...
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E3 Aftermath (2019 Edition) - The GamesIndustry...
It's a bumper podcast as we reflect on everything we saw (and didn't see) at E3 2019. First up, Chris and Brendan record a segment in Los Angeles reporting on the mood on the show floor and how the lack of Sony, EA and other have made for a somewhat...
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E3 Expectations (2019 Edition) - The GamesIndus...
The entire GamesIndustry.biz team assembles as we prepare for the biggest week in the gaming calendar. Rather than plucking arbitrary predictions out of the air, we instead focus on the core areas that are likely to be hottest topics of the upcoming...
53 min
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Pod of Duty: Modern Warfare Plus+ - The GamesIn...
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Microsoft and Sony's cloud co-operation - The G...
Matt, James, Haydn and Chris discuss the biggest stories of the week, starting with the surprising partnership between rival platform holders. As announced yesterday, Sony has partnered with Microsoft to share technologies and improve each other's...
40 min
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Crunch and walkouts are failures of management ...
James, Rebekah and Brendan discuss the latest industry headlines, which inevitably means continuing to talk about crunch. Picking up from our earlier episode, we discuss the latest stories of crunch and punishing work practices at NetherRealm Studios...
51 min
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How to spoil your own announcement - The GamesI...
James, Matt and Rebekah discuss the biggest games industry stories of the week -- much of which centres around confusion. First, there's the contradicting stories as to whether or not Borderlands 3 has microtransactions. While Gearbox boss Randy...
38 min
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The slow journey to killing crunch - The GamesI...
Brendan, James and Haydn discuss the biggest topic of the week - and, unfortunately, one of the longest running conversations in the games industry. With reports emerging of intensive working conditions at Fortnite creator Epic Games, across the...
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PlayStation 5 vs disc-less Xbox - The GamesIndu...
Matt, Brendan and James discuss the latest industry headlines, this week focusing on major announcements from the console space. After Sony unveiled the first details of PlayStation 5, we debate whether 8K support and PS4 backwards compatibility are...
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