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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GI at E3: Xbox & Bethsda, Square Enix and indie...
Throughout the next week, we're hosting (almost) daily video newscasts on the big news from E3, Summer Games Fest et al - with handy podcast versions for those who prefer audio discussions. Today, James and Marie are joined by Cassia Curran of Wings...
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GI at E3: Mario + Rabbids, Ubisoft Forward and ...
Throughout the next week, we're hosting (almost) daily video newscasts on the big news from E3, Summer Games Fest et al - with handy podcast versions for those who prefer audio discussions. Today, Chris and James are joined by the first of our special...
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GI at E3: Summer Games Fest, Elden Ring and Bat...
Throughout E3, we'll be running several video podcasts collecting our thoughts on the big announcements - and we'll be joined by some surprise industry guests to get their take, too. For this first edition, Chris, James and Danielle discuss the first...
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E3 Expectations 2021
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team gather around their mics to discuss the oncoming storm that is E3 2021. This year's show will be, to say the least, unusual. In the absence of a physical event, the ESA has endeavoured to get as many of the usual...
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GI Live: The Beautiful Games, with Peter Moore
For the past few weeks, we've be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. In our final week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to Peter Moore, currently heading up Sports & Live...
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What next from Epic vs Apple?
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the high-profile anti-trust case between Epic Games and Apple, joined by special guest Thomas Buscaglia of law firm The Game Attorney. Buscaglia -- who has previously contributed to our weekly 'in review' roundups...
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Allergic To Buzzwords
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team discuss the biggest news of the past week – including the future of Warner Bros' games studios, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick's skepticism about the metaverse, Embracer's plans for even more acquisitions, and the...
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GI Live: Let's get physical, with Iam8bit
For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to Jon M. Gibson, founder of specialist merchandise provider Iam8bit....
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Bring back Ape Escape
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the biggest stories of the past week -- and lays out some simple demands for PlayStation's future. First up, we discuss Ubisoft's revelation that it will be investing more in high-quality free-to-play experiences...
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GI Live: Human Fall Flat's 25m sales
For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks Tomas Sakalauskas from No Brakes Games and Curve's VP of Franchise...
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Epic vs Apple creates uncertainty
The GamesIndustry.biz team discuss the biggest stories of the week -- which, of course, means Epic's ongoing antitrust trial against Apple. We reflect on the first week's events and relevations, and share our thoughts on which side has the stronger...
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GI Live: IO's independence, with Hakan Abrak
For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak about the rollercoaster journey the...
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Can Returnal pave the way for $70 AAA roguelikes?
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team discuss the biggest stories of the past week, starting with the inevitable discourse around Returnal and difficulty in AAA games. The PlayStation 5 exclusive last Friday, but while it's designed to be a...
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GI Live: Vicarious to Velan, with Guha Bala
For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to Guha Bala, co-founder of Vicarious Visions and Velan Studios, the...
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Does a game need to sell at "full f**king price"?
The entire GamesIndustry.biz team is on hand to discuss the biggest stories of the past week. We start with unpacking the discourse and the original comments around an interview with Days Gone director Jon Garvin, in which he stated that those wanting...
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Epic Games and the cost of breaking into a comp...
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the biggest stories of the past week. First up, we take a look at reports that the Epic Games Store is in its efforts to rival Steam, where that data comes from, Tim Sweeney's cheerful response and . Then, we...
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The Five Games Of... Brenda Romero
The Five Games Of is a special series of The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast that explores the evolution of the video games business through the career of prominent developers, executives and more. This time, we explore five games from the career of Brenda...
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The Game Developer's Playlist: Tex Murphy with ...
This special series of The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast talks to developers about the titles that influenced their careers. This time, our guest is Jean Leggett -- CEO of One More Story Games, leadership and career coach, and host of the Games, Grit...
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NFTs? No f***ing thanks
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team discuss the biggest stories of the past week from across the business of video games. This week, Matt, Brendan, Marie and James elaborate on our recent stance concerning stories about blockchain and non-fungible...
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Were free-to-play fears unfounded?
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team discusses the biggest stories of the past week. This week, we start with the recent wave of new indie publishers emerging, including new publishing arms for , and . We talk about the challenges new publishers...
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EA did the Wright thing
The GamesIndustry.biz team discuss the biggest stories from the past week in the business of video games. This week, we start with EA's response to a , blaming his in-game counterpart for losing a match. The player has been issued a lifetime ban, a...
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The next generation of PlayStation VR
The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the biggest stories of the past week, starting with news of Sony revitalising PlayStation VR. With a , we reflect on Sony's impact on the wider virtual reality landscape and its strategy with the original...
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Whose war stories are worth telling?
The GamesIndustry.biz editorial team discusses the most controversial game announcement of the year so far and weigh up whether developers can handle a topic as sensitive as war. Following our , we explore the reaction to the game's existence -- both...
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One Patent To Rule Them All
The GamesIndustry.biz team takes a deeper look at one of the biggest stories of the past week -- namely, Warner Bros securing a patent for Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system. For this episode, we're joined by Kostya Lobov of law firm Harbottle &...
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Grabbing Gearbox and stifling Stadia
On our latest podcast, Matt, Brendan and James discuss two of the biggest games industry stories of the past two weeks. First up, we discuss -- a deal potentially worth close to $1.4 billion, but with some very notable caveats. We use this as a...
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