The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast
Regular news discussion show offering insight into the global video games market for industry professionals. The GI.Biz's world-leading team of experienced trade journalists, who spend each episode breaking down the biggest stories, lending their thoughts on the latest trends in the market, and discussing the implications for video games as a business
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Games of the Year 2019 - The GamesIndustry.biz ...
For our final podcast of the year, the entire editorial team gathers around their microphones to discuss our favourite games of the year. The selection varies greatly from first-party franchise extensions and AA blockbusters to Switch ports of classic...
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Toxicity, Nintendo, and Shovelware - The GamesI...
It’s time for the GamesIndustry.biz Podcast, and this week James, Brendan, and Rebakah are on hand to discuss all the big news while still leaving plenty of room to reminisce about the GameCube. The industry is once again overflowing with...
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How unconscious bias is holding back the indust...
The industry may grind to a halt during Thanksgiving week, but there’s still plenty going as we take a look at unconscious bias, diversity, and the perceived failings of virtual reality. Following last week's articles by Rebekah (Brass...
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Here to Stadia - The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast
In this week’s bumper pack episode, Rebekah, Matt, and Haydn discuss the troubled Google Stadia launch, Half-Life: Alyx, and Pokémon. Google made big promises with the Stadia, and now it’s here the response has been notably muted. Plagued...
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Live from X019 - The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast
A short but special episode in which James and Chris discuss the biggest announcements from Microsoft's event in London this week. Recorded on the show floor itself, this discussion actually took place a few hours ahead of the reveals, but thanks to...
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What role will indies play on the PlayStation 5...
Rebekah, Chris, Matthew and Brendan gather round their mics to discuss the biggest news and topics of the games industry. This week, we start by considering the new appointments at Sony Interactive Entertainment and the insights from our recent...
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The mixed messages of Modern Warfare - The Game...
James, Brendan and Rebekah discuss some of the biggest topics from the past week, starting with the controversy surrounding the latest Call of Duty. For months, Infinity Ward and Activision have promised a gritty, realistic take on today's global...
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Gods, Monsters and Delays - The GamesIndustry.b...
In this brief podcast excursion Rebekah, Brendan, and Haydn unpick last week’s industry events, starting with the surprise delays from Naughty Dog and Ubisoft. Just over a month after announcing a release date, Naughty Dog revealed it would be...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 --...
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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,...
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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...
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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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