The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast
Welcome to the weekly GI Microcast giving you the latest in video games news. Join James Batchelor and Chris Dring, two business journalists with more than 35 years' combined experience, as they give you their take on the biggest stories in video games. Never miss an episode and subscribe to the GI Microcast on all podcasting platforms and YouTube.
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Square Enix is practically giving away Tomb Raider
The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics and discuss the biggest stores from across the business of video games.</p> Well, we say 'team' but this week it's just Brendan and James, and we say 'stories' but there's only one topic we're...
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Have we 'ad' enough of in-game marketing?
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest news from across the business of video games. For this episode, we start by discussing the news that both Sony and Microsoft are reportedly considering introducing in-game ads...
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The relevance of review scores
The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics to dive deeper into some of the big discussions coursing through the business of video games. First, we explore a recent article written for us by TinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik on . We share our...
54 min
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PlayStation Plus and the rise of subscriptions
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest news from the world behind video games. This week, we focus on the long-rumoured overhaul of PlayStation Plus, now revealed to be a three-tier system (with a fourth for regions...
54 min
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[Sponsored] Video Games Real Talk in conversati...
is hosting a special episode of Video Games Real Talk, featuring former Sony PlayStation Studios chairman Shawn Layden. During the session, Layden shares his insighs of the global video games industry, offers advice to games studios and tells us...
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The industry's response to the invasion of Ukraine
This week, we start by discussing the varying responses from games companies of all sizes to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine -- with a particular focus on the many major firms who have halted all sales in the region. We’ve since reported...
41 min
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Can current leadership solve the industry's tox...
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest news from the past week. On this episode, we start with a discussion about the DICE Summit keynote from EA executive vice president and chief operating officer Laura Miele, in...
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The ongoing NFT backlash
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics and discuss the biggest news of the past week. Following Team17's speedy withdrawal from its proposed NFT project, we explore the sentiments behind the backlash against this divisive technology (for...
50 min
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Sony's $3.6bn bet on Bungie
The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics and discusses the biggest news of the past week. On this episode, we are of course delving into , as well as our . The discussion explores the future of Destiny (and any other properties Bungie...
53 min
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Will Activision Blizzard change Xbox?
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest news of the past week. This week, that does of course mean delving deeper into Microsoft's record-breaking plan to . We've already spoken to analysts about, as one referred to...
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Take-Two's Zynga takeover
The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics to discuss the biggest stories of the past week. On this episode, we start with Take-Two's $12.7bn acquisition of mobile giant Zynga, delving into why the publisher of GTA and Borderlands might want...
45 min
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What do we expect in 2022?
The GamesIndustry.biz podcast is back, with the team gathering around their mics to discuss the year ahead. Following our , we discuss some of the more interesting topics that emerged and how we think they might develop. Subjects include the ongoing...
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Games of the Year 2021
For our final podcast of the year, the GamesIndustry.biz team discuss the best games we played in 2021. Be sure to check out the website for our Games of the Year articles. We'll speak to you all in 2022.
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Trends of the Year 2021
In the first of our two year-end shows, we reflect on some of the biggest topics of the past 12 months in the games industry. We start with a discussion about the state of the AAA market, with a particular focus on the wave of new studios we've seen...
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Looking back at 20 years of Xbox
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest stories from across the video games business. This week, we're taking Xbox's 20th anniversary as a chance to reflect on the evolution of the brand and the impact it has had on...
35 min
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Why we're still buying Skyrim
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest stories from the business of video games. This week, we start with a discussion on the wave of name-dropping for NFTs and blockchains in major publishers' recent financial...
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"Surely you can do better than this"
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses some of the biggest stories of the past week, where the phrase "Surely you can do better than this" applied in various ways. We start by discussing the changes promised by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who...
53 min
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EA and FIFA's $1bn branding dance
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the biggest stories of the past week. First up, we discuss the ongoing dance between Electronic Arts and football association FIFA. While EA has claimed it's considering a rebrand for its best-selling football...
35 min
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[GI Live: London] Interview with Obsidian CEO F...
This week, we're bringing you podcast versions of the best sessions for GI Live: London, which ran alongside EGX 2021. In our final episode, we speak to Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart about working with publishers. The discussion offers...
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[GI Live: London] Fireside chat with Jade Raymond
This week, we're bringing you podcast versions of the best sessions for GI Live: London, which ran alongside EGX 2021. Today's episode is our exclusive interview with Jade Raymond, best known for her work leading studios at Ubisoft and EA and...
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[GI Live: London] Fireside chat with PlayStatio...
This week, we're bringing you podcast versions of the best sessions for GI Live: London, which ran alongside EGX 2021. Today's episode is the keynote fireside chat between our own Christopher Dring and Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO...
21 min
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How should Rockstar handle GTA 5's transphobia ...
The team gather around their mics and discuss the biggest news of the past week. First up, following an and a , we discuss how Rockstar Games should handle the transphobic elements of Grand Theft Auto 5 as it prepares to release the...
46 min
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Debating the value of Nintendo Switch Online
The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics and discusses the biggest stories of the past week. On this episode, we take a deeper dive into the announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct -- particularly the decision to lock N64 and...
39 min
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The many discussions of Deathloop
The GamesIndustry.biz team gather around their mics to discuss the biggest stories of the past week. First, we're joined by indie developer Shahid Ahmad to pay tribute to Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor of the ZX Spectrum who passed away last week....
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Meet the Best Boss: Fireside chat with Creative...
This week, we're presenting audio versions of the panel discussions from this year's Best Places To Work Awards UK. In our final podcast of the week, we continue our tradition of interviewing last year's winner of the Best Boss award before this...
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