John Daly | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #083 (October 22nd, 2025)

John Daly from VIV Games joins us this week for a great discussion around #GDEX, challenges in the games industry, and sex in games. Come join us for this great conversation!XBOX Dev Kit Price Increase: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/new-report-claims-xbox-has-increased-costs-of-its-development-kits-to-2000-a-33-price-hikeSex in Games: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-nearly-half-of-us-adolescents-avoid-games-that-portray-women-in-stereotypical-and-harmful-waysEU Game Dev Layoffs: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/over-26-of-european-game-professionals-were-laid-off-in-the-past-year-more-than-10-still-searching-for-jobsJohn Daly and his brother Jack form the inimitable Violence in Videogames, AKA VIV Games! He and his brother were fresh faces in our Independent/Student/Experimental (ISE) section at GDEX 2025, and they even made a cool devlog of their experience on their YouTube channel! Check out VIV Games' itch.io library.VIV Discord: https://discord.gg/vaSbKWtPM8Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/251022Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex