All Episodes

#123 - Ubisoft loses more execs, Sony invest into Epic and I will be on a short hiatus

#122 - What is Amazon Game Studios doing and are web portal games dead?

#121 - Microsoft abandons Mixer and a wave of allegations hits the game industry

#120 - Epic Games mysterious fundraising and Google Stadia repricing woes

#119 - Sony reveals the PS5 and is WB Games really worth $4 billion?

#118 - Guest host Jenny Tai, DoP at Jam City, helps cover the Zynga-Peak Games acquisition and more

#117 - Loaded signs more Twitch exclusivity deals, Tencent takes a stake in a Japanese publisher

#116 - Amazon Games actually releases a game and Magic Leap raises another massive round

#115 - Epic unveils Unreal 5 and Machine Zone is acquired by AppLovin

#114 - First look at the XBox Series X and analytics firm Sensor Tower sells stake to a PE firm

#113 - Tencent consolidates game streaming in China and Jagex finds a new home

#112 - Is Nintendo the next Disney? and Epic concedes to the Google Play Store

#111 - Professional sports turn into XBox Live and the ESRB attempts loot box damage control

#110 - Sony invest big in Bilibili, Riot breaks Twitch records with Valorant

#109 - IGN replaces E3 and Gearbox is accused of withholding bonuses

#108 - Has Epic Games become the most vertically integrated game company?

#107 - IGF and GDC Awards plus fundraising galore

#106 - E3 is canceled, GDC Online kicks off and Unreal and Unity make art acquisitions

#105 - Stadia opens LA studio as GeForce Now loses more publisher libraries

#104 - COVID-19 hits GDC and the game industry, Roblox raises an impressive Series G

#103 - GeForce Now gaming woes and HQ Trivia official shuts down

#102 - DICE summit and Tim Sweeney's roast of the industry

#101 - Nvidia enters cloud gaming and Rockstars loses a leg

#100 - The 100th episode, Blizzard upsets nostalgic fans, Dauntless developer gets acquired

#99 - Activision-Blizzard teams up with Google and more mobile studio acquisitions

#98 - Sony skips E3, Valve saves VR and Epic fights online trolling

#97 - EA and DICE tapping Respawn, Tencent is giving Platinum Games independence

#96 - Celebrating 2019 and the podcast 2-year anniversary

12.29.2019 - The decade in review

12.22.2019 - Acquisitions galore as Google, Facebook and more make Christmas purchases

12.15.2019 - The Game Awards and Microsoft Scarlett's big reveal

12.8.2019 - Magic Leap's downfall and Microsoft's two console strategy

12.1.2019 - Google poaches Ubisoft leadership and Valve kills an innovative piece of hardware

11.24.2019 - Valve says "Let there be VR" with a VR only Half-life title

11.17.2019 - Stadia fumbles launch and Project xCloud picks up steam

11.10.2019 - China restricts play and Niantic keeps AR on life support

11.3.2019 - Ubisoft rethinks 2020

10.27.2019 - Tencent and Microsoft make big moves

10.20.2019 - Google wakes up from its VR Daydream

10.6.2019 - A F2P world without loot boxes

9.29.2019 - Facebook hires digital theme park attendees

9.22.2019 - French court takes aim at Steam

9.15.2019 - Apple, Nintendo and a Parliamentary report

9.8.2019 - Call of Duty studio cycle drama

9.1.2019 - Developers call out sexual abusers in the game industry

8.25.2019 - Respawn vs Reddit

8.18.2019 - THQ Nordic the sleeping giant

8.11.2019 - FTC regulation and Presidential scapegoating

8.4.2019 - Taxes like a Rockstar

7.28.2019 - Nin-tencent-do

7.21.2019 - A Tale of Two Game Retailers

7.14.2019 - Runescape is the ultimate MMO-survivor

7.7 - Why is G2A still a thing?

6.30.2019 - The Nexon auction tease is over

6.23.2019 - They aren't loot boxes, they are surprised mechanics

6.16.2019 - The big E3 review and next year in the game industry

6.9.2019 - Stadia details & Gamestop's death spiral

6.2.2019 - Zynga and its acquisition warchest

5.26.19 - Regulations and Microconsoles

5.5.2019 - Epic starts flexing its war chest

4.28.2019 - China hates its game industry

4.21 - Nintendo teams up with Tencent for Chinese release

4.14 - Tencent takes on global distribution

4.7 - Snap Games comes out swinging

3.31 - Apple Arcade and pre-E3 rumors

3.24 - GDC 2019 and Google's Stadia

3.17 - Sony to acquire Take-Two?

3.10 - Everyone stop leaving E3

3.3 - Tencent and Intel team up for a fight

2.24 - Reggie we barely knew you

2.17 - Activision Blizzard drop massive headcount

2.10 - Apex Legends what?

2.3 - Apple wants you to subscribe

1.27 - Netease conforms to license

1.20 - Activision-Blizzard internal investigation

1.13 - Activision Bungie split, Unity Improbable drama

1.6 - Holiday Game Coverage!

12.16 - Unions for all

12.9 - Epic takes on Valve

12.2 - FTC regulations looms

11.25 - Shenmue 3 is done?

11.18 - Jam City makes its move

11.11 - XBox, the Netflix of games?

11.4 - Blizzard gets booed

10.28 - Why is Epic raising money?

10.21 - Stay in your lane Discord

10.14 - Big Acquisition Rumors

10.7 - Cloud Gaming start now

9.30 - The rise of DApps?

9.23 - Push the Industry forward

9.16 - The Slow Week

9.9 - eSports Olympic dreams

9.4 - Tencent Troubles

This Week in Games 8.26 - Amazon screws over gamers, Microsoft bundles everything and more

This Week in Games 8.19 - Valve releases Twitch competitor, Tencent pulls Monster Hunter and more

This Week in Games 8.12 - Magic Leap releases, China regulation woes, quarterly earnings and more

This Week in Games 8.5 - Epics screws Google, Apple screws affiliates, quarterly earnings and more

This Week in Games 7.29 - Microsoft's cloud gaming, EA Q1, Catan in trouble and more

This Week in Games 7.22 - Fundraising, Microsoft & Ubisoft earnings, Niantic acquisitions and more

This Week in Games 7.15 - ArenaNet drama, acquisitions everywhere and more