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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2020 · 19 MIN

Why games are making record revenues in a recession, with Unity VP Julie Shumaker

from TechFirst with John Koetsier · host John Koetsier

Why games are making record revenues in a recession, with Unity VP Julie Shumaker. In a recession revenues generally go down. That’s not been the case in 2020, at least for games. Games have been seeing record-high revenues over the past few months ... we'll chat about what's hot and why ... What we talk about:  - First off, what happened with games over the past 3-5 months?  - What kind of games grew the most?  - Weekends and weekdays kinda flipped. Why?  - Revenue was up … how?  - What’s different about “pandemic gamers?”  - Could you basically track COVID-19 across the world in game downloads and sessions?  - Are games recession-proof? And … the world-famous TechFirst 10 in 5 … 10 questions, 5 minutes  - Favorite piece of tech gear in your house  - Can’t-do-without-it tech that you wear  - Android or iOS?  - EV or gas?  - Mac or Windows?  - GIF or JIF?  - Favorite tech news source?  - Do you want a self-driving car or do you want to drive yourself, forever?  - Elon Musk offers you a trip to Mars. In or out?  - Alexa or Hey Google or Hey Siri?

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