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The team behind the smash hit co-op horror game Phasmaphobia is looking to fund and publish video games.
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Nintendo Switch 2 sales stumble over Christmas
Plus, Nex Playground heads to Europe and Phasmaphobia devs launch publishing arm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/nintendo-switch-2-sales-stumble-over
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After breaking records at launch, Switch 2 sales slowed down over Christmas in most major markets.
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Nintendo Switch 2 sales stumble over Christmas
Plus, Nex Playground heads to Europe and Phasmaphobia devs launch publishing arm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/nintendo-switch-2-sales-stumble-over
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"No greatness comes from fear. Oppression comes from fear. A diminished version of something comes from fear. But when there is an abundance of trust, thatâs when we are inspired"
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We Interview Troy Baker. Could we see video game actors on Jimmy Fallon?
The acting legend on making his own game, AI, working with indies, and replacing fear with trust
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âNow, I think the people that are afraid are the people that are dealing in the business of content. There is no doubt that AI can make content way better than humans."
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We Interview Troy Baker. Could we see video game actors on Jimmy Fallon?
The acting legend on making his own game, AI, working with indies, and replacing fear with trust
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-interview-troy-baker-could-we
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Weâre kicking off 2026 with something hopefully fun and inspirational. Itâs out big interview with video game acting legend Troy Baker. We talk indie titles, trust, the AI threat, video games on Jimmy Fallon and Troy's dream of making his own game
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Meet the unheard of US game console that sold out across all major retailers. It's going global for 2026
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âWe want a Nex Playground in every living roomâ
Nex CEO David Lee shares the remarkable story of the family game console thatâs taking America by storm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-nex-playground-in-every
15 days ago
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Our final Show of 2025 sees us return to some of the best moments from the last 78 episodes.
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Best of The Game Business Show 2025
A look back at our first nine months
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/best-of-the-game-business-show-2025
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Call of Duty co-creator, Respawn founder and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has died. He oversaw some of the most successful shooter video games in the world.
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Call of Duty co-creator, Respawn founder and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has died
The iconic 55-year-old game maker dies in a car crash
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-duty-co-creator-respawn-founder
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It's the last The Game Business Micro of 2025. In this, we look at why the FIFA/Netflix partnership is a potentially smart move for everyone. Plus, TGA's huge viewership, Epic and Apple's latest row, US console sales shock, Ubisoft rescues a MOBA and more
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FIFAâs video game partnership with Netflix has potential â The Game Business Micro
US console sector falters, Epic and Apple row, Sony and Tencent settle and The Game Awards breaks its own record
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/fifas-video-game-partnership-with
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âWeâve needed to fly in supply to meet demand. We are in over 5,000 stores, and basically everybodyâs outâ
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âWe want a Nex Playground in every living roomâ
Nex CEO David Lee shares the remarkable story of the family game console thatâs taking America by storm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-nex-playground-in-every
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The game that generated most articles after The Game Awards 2025 was... Resident Evil 9: Requiem
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Who really won The Game Awards? Plus, we review 2025
Newzoo predicts the games market will be 7.5% up this year, finally beating the COVID peak
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/who-really-won-the-game-awards-plus
21 days ago
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It's time for our paid subscriber-only market analysis and charts piece! This month, we look at the performance of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Battlefield 6 Redsec, console sales, Anno 117, Fortnite and a lot more... and it's not ALL bad news.
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The State of Games: November 2025
A tough month for games as Call of Duty misses, new Battlefield mode struggles and consoles falter
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-of-games-november-2025
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âNintendo expanded the audience with Wii. When you expand the audience, and they only buy Wii Fit, Wii Sports and not many others⊠thatâs a bit of a problem.â We meet the company behind 2025âs sold-out game console
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âWe want a Nex Playground in every living roomâ
Nex CEO David Lee shares the remarkable story of the family game console thatâs taking America by storm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-nex-playground-in-every
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Nex Playground is a PS3-level camera-based games console that was more popular than Xbox last month. It's sold out everywhere. "It started with Wii. We are standing on a giantâs shoulder.â
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âWe want a Nex Playground in every living roomâ
Nex CEO David Lee shares the remarkable story of the family game console thatâs taking America by storm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-nex-playground-in-every
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It's The Game Awards Awards! Who came out top in the battle of the trailers, the fight for press coverage, and the drive for Steam follows? Find out here
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Who really won The Game Awards? Plus, we review 2025
Newzoo predicts the games market will be 7.5% up this year, finally beating the COVID peak
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/who-really-won-the-game-awards-plus
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Nex Playground is the new console sensation in America. It's sold out across the country, and the company behind it are flying in hardware to try and meet Christmas demand. We speak to their CEO on the remarkable journey so far
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âWe want a Nex Playground in every living roomâ
Nex CEO David Lee shares the remarkable story of the family game console thatâs taking America by storm
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-nex-playground-in-every
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It's a Double Bill! We have two editions of The Game Business today. First, here is our review of the year, plus we reveal the other winners of The Game Awards 2025 (it was mostly Resident Evil 9: Requiem)
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Who really won The Game Awards? Plus, we review 2025
Newzoo predicts the games market will be 7.5% up this year, finally beating the COVID peak
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/who-really-won-the-game-awards-plus
22 days ago
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Sucker Punch, the PlayStation studio behind Ghost of Yotei and Ghost of Tsushima, has announced its studio head and co-founder Brian Fleming is stepping dow. He'll be replaced by Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley
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Interview: How Todd Howard and Bethesda are capitalising on the Fallout TV show
âWe were able to be more ambitiousâ
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âWe are deliberately and intentionally trying to drive new consumers who have just finished binge watching Season 1 to be able to get in and play these gamesâ
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Interview: How Todd Howard and Bethesda are capitalising on the Fallout TV show
âWe were able to be more ambitiousâ
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âThe one thing we did learn [from Fallout Season 1] is that some of these people have never played a game. So, weâre doing a little bit more of getting them into the game, particularly with Fallout 76."
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Interview: How Todd Howard and Bethesda are capitalising on the Fallout TV show
âWe were able to be more ambitiousâ
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In today's edition of The Game Business, we speak to Bethesda boss Todd Howard about the things he and his team are doing to capitalise on today's launch of Fallout Season Two. Also features Samsung's games boss Kevin Beatty
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Interview: How Todd Howard and Bethesda are capitalising on the Fallout TV show
âWe were able to be more ambitiousâ
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-how-todd-howard-and-bethesda
24 days ago
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In today's edition of The Game Business Micro, we have some early data from The Game Awards, we look at Call of Duty's strategy shift, plus more from Rockstar's union row, 2K's new studio, Warner Bros drama and a lot, lot more (paid subscribers)
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Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Marvel Rivals and Star Wars conquer The Game Awards â The Game Business Micro
Plus, Activision Blizzard on Call of Duty collapse, Rockstar union row intensifies, Square Enix has an activist investor and so much more
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/resident-evil-tomb-raider-marvel
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âRare is off to great, great things now, but we are still in love with the olden days of their productions. And if we can capture some of the magic again, that would be the best.â
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Meet the developer behind The Game Awardsâ most bonkers reveal
âItâs in the period of troubles where you have to come up with something new," says Bradley The Badger developer Day 4 Night
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âA lot of the money has dried up, but itâs brought out of the woodwork investors that are trying to be more innovative or disruptiveâ
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Meet the developer behind The Game Awardsâ most bonkers reveal
âItâs in the period of troubles where you have to come up with something new," says Bradley The Badger developer Day 4 Night
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/meet-the-developer-behind-the-game
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Today, we spoke to Day 4 Night, the team behind one of The Game Awards most unusual reveals: Bradley The Badger. We discussed launching a studio in this environment, bringing satire to games... and Rare. Note: We had sound issues on this one
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âPeople naturally want to be one of the top 3 or 5 announcements. So thatâs something we talk with teams about, whatâs the right way to show up? We talk about showing gameplay, not just CG stuff. We talk about how you can do something thatâs unique."
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Interview: Geoff Keighley on the impossible balancing act of running The Game Awards
âWe feel the weight of what weâre doingâ
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-geoff-keighley-on-the-impossible
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This week, we spoke with Geoff Keighley about The Game Awards. We cover the challenge of getting the balance right between awards and reveals, plus the responsibility of running the biggest event in the industry calendar
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about 1 month ago
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In this weekâs edition of The Game Business Micro, we have a surprise new competitor in the console space! Plus, could the Warner Bros/Netflix deal boost game subscriptions and streaming? (plus much more)
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Bigger than Xbox. NEX Playground is a timely reminder of the power of consoles
Plus, could Netflixâs $72bn Warner Bros deal boost game streaming and subscription?
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/indie-horror-horses-gets-media-support
about 1 month ago
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PS5 had a huge Black Friday week in the UK. It accounted for 62% of all console sales (Xbox had 10%, Switch 2 had 23%). The PS5 Pro had its best week since launch. Meanwhile, Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 26 came out top in Europe.
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PS5, EA Sports FC 26 and Hogwarts Legacy come out top during Europeâs Black Friday
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 slips to No.3
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/ps5-ea-sports-fc-26-and-hogwarts
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Asia and MENA markets to reach $89bn this year â Niko Partners
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Are old games killing new ones?
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GoldenEye and TimeSplitters creators return: âMaybe this isnât what we should be doingâ
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GoldenEye and TimeSplitters developers reunite to find out if they can still make a hit game
Plus! Are older titles killing new game sales? And the latest data from the Asia and MENA markets
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/goldeneye-and-timesplitters-developers
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The former Nexon CEO said he received a lot of pushback when he wanted to buy Embark Studios. âCertainly, a lot of the analysts I talked to were like, âwhat the hell are you doing? Thatâs crazy.ââ
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The man who signed Arc Raiders: "The AAA industry is at its end"
Former Nexon boss Owen Mahoney on what we can all learn from the explosive success of Arc Raiders
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-man-who-signed-arc-raiders-the
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In todayâs edition of The Game Business, former Nexon boss Owen Mahoney talks about his decision to buy Arc Raiders developer Embark (and why analysts thought he was crazy), the death of AAA, and how AI might help the industry to triple in size
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The man who signed Arc Raiders: "The AAA industry is at its end"
Former Nexon boss Owen Mahoney on what we can all learn from the explosive success of Arc Raiders
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-man-who-signed-arc-raiders-the
about 1 month ago
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In a quiet week for new games, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is down to No.2 in the European charts in its second week. Kirby Air Riders just about makes the Top 20
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 drops to No.2 in its second week on sale in Europe
No new games in the Top Ten as EA Sports FC 26 reclaims the top spot
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-drops-to
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In this weekâs The Game Business Micro, we look at the planned lay-offs at Splash Damage. Meanwhile, Xbox shared some cloud gaming statistics, Nintendo bought a studio, Sega pondered falling new game sales and Epic boss Tim Sweeney continued to debate AI
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What went wrong at Splash Damage? â The Game Business Micro
Plus, Sega ponders falling new game sales, Xbox makes cloud gaming boast and Nintendo buys a studio
https://open.substack.com/pub/thegamebusiness/p/what-went-wrong-at-splash-damage?r=52dp8y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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We've just launched our first monthly report about the video games market for paid subscribers. This month, we look at the best-selling games of October, the most played titles, and the most covered games, across PC, console and mobile
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The State of Games: October 2026
A first in a new monthly series looking at the performance of the games market
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-of-games-october-2026
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âI want to make sure everyoneâs aware my salary hasnât ballooned with the development costs at all. Contrary to opinions on the internet, I do not drive a Lamborghini"
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Tekkenâs Katsuhiro Harada: As a producer, maybe Iâm a failure
The Tekken team on budgets, events and potential new revenue streams
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/tekkens-katsuhiro-harada-as-a-producer
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In today's edition of The Game Business, we caught up with the leaders of the Tekken series to discuss building new characters, spiralling game budgets, making money out of events, and what they'd like to do next
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Tekkenâs Katsuhiro Harada: As a producer, maybe Iâm a failure
The Tekken team on budgets, events and potential new revenue streams
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/tekkens-katsuhiro-harada-as-a-producer
about 1 month ago
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In today's edition of The Game Business Micro, we look at the impressive US sales figures for October, Ubisoft's results, Epic and Unit's new friendship, and more. (Paid Subscribers only)
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Battlefield 6, Switch 2 and mobile drive another month of US games growth â The Game Business Micro
Plus! Ubisoft plans another $100m worth of cost savings, while Epic and Unity get friendly
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/battlefield-6-switch-2-and-mobile
about 2 months ago
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Tough launch for Call of Duty in Europe. Black Ops 7 launch sales are well below Battlefield 6 (GSD Data)
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European launch sales are 63% down over Battlefield 6
But a strong launch for Ubisoft's Anno 117: Pax Romana
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-european
about 2 months ago
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51% of Arc Raiders players played a shooter game in September, vs 72% for Battlefield 6.
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Call of Duty under attack
And Helldivers is caught in the cross-fire
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-duty-under-attack
about 2 months ago
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In today's edition of The Game Business, we dive into the launch of Call of Duty, and the shooter battle between COD, Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders. On the Show, we're even joined by
@skillup.bsky.social
to discuss all the big stories
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Call of Duty under attack
And Helldivers is caught in the cross-fire
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-duty-under-attack
about 2 months ago
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In a rare interview, we spoke to Bandai Namco Entertainment CEO and president Nao Udagawa, where we discuss Elden Ring, the rise of Japan, internal vs third-party IP and whole lot more.
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Life beyond Elden Ring: Whatâs next for Bandai Namco Entertainment
In a rare interview, we speak to CEO and president Nao Udagawa
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/life-beyond-elden-ring-whats-next
about 2 months ago
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In todayâs The Game Business Micro, we cover Netflixâs games slate, Valveâs hardware, Sonyâs mobile and PC push, concerns over the Epic/Google deal, Rockstarâs union row, and the latest GDC survey results. It was a busy week (paid subscribers only)
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Red Dead Redemption leads Netflix games reboot â The Game Business Micro
Plus! Epic/Google deal under scrutiny, GDC survey results, Valve's new hardware, and loads more
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/red-dead-redemption-leads-netflix?r=52dp8y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
about 2 months ago
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Football Manager 2026 is the series' biggest launch in chart history, debuting at No.1 across Europe
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Football Manager 2026 is the seriesâ biggest launch in European chart history
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment comes in at No.5
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/football-manager-2026-is-the-series
about 2 months ago
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âWeâve had a number of these historical moments in Helldivers. And the Xbox players that are coming in⊠theyâve missed some of these, but theyâre creating new ones together.â
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Whatâs going to stop the Steam Machine failing again?
Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-going-to-stop-the-steam-machine
about 2 months ago
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In today's The Game Business, we dive into whether the Steam Machine is really a competitor to PlayStation and Xbox. We were also joined by Arrowhead CEO @ShamsJorjani on the Show, and we chat GTA 6, Square Enix, Arc Raiders AI and Helldivers 2 on Xbox
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Whatâs going to stop the Steam Machine failing again?
Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-going-to-stop-the-steam-machine
about 2 months ago
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"Going forward, the challenge [for Nintendo] is how they're going to keep a pace of great software coming"
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
âIâm surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2â
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-interview-reggie-fils-aime-about
about 2 months ago
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"I think the Switch 2 hardware was appropriately priced. It was very smart of them to launch the bundle with Mario Kart, and offering that at a significant value. That took the edge off some of the complaints about the standalone price for Mario Kart"
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
âIâm surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2â
https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-interview-reggie-fils-aime-about
about 2 months ago
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