“Imagine pitching this to a publisher. Imagine what we would have to remove? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/why-the-me...

We spoke with Mewgenics creators @edmundmcmillen.bsky.social and @tylerglaiel.com about the journey of the hit indie game, why they avoid publishers, and parenthood “A traditional publisher would not let us do the game at all” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/why-the-me...

In today's edition of The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only), Chris looks at Phil Spencer's legacy and discusses the wait for new Pokemon. Plus, a round-up of the big stories from the past week www.thegamebusiness.com/p/phil-spenc...

It's out January market report! Exclusive for paid subscribers. This week, Arc Raiders tops Battlefield, PS5 beats Switch 2, there's buzz for Forza and Fable, while Honor of Kings triumphs in mobile www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

In today's edition of The Game Business, Matthew Ball returns to discuss the DRAM crisis, in-game ads, layoffs, streaming and more. Plus, there are more cuts at Eurogamer, we discuss that Xbox leadership change, and the return of The Game Business Live www.thegamebusiness.com/p/im-pretty-...

“LucasFilm are game makers. This is not a licensing department that’s rubber stamping, or not, a particular submission you give them.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/how-come-f...

Amazon will no-longer publisher the open world, narrative driving game that Maverick Games (former Forza Horizon developers) is working on. The game is still in development and seeking a new partner. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/amazon-aba...

In today's edition of The Game Business, we speak with the new developer behind the first new Star Wars game in 20 years. How did they managed to get that licence? Why go the AAA route? And what's the stage of the racing genre? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/how-come-f...

This week's edition of The Game Business Micro dives a bit deeper on Sony's closure of Bluepoint, and what to make of Xbox's new leader (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/what-shoul...

Big news at Xbox: CEO Phil Spencer is retiring. AI exec Asha Sharma will take over. Matt Booty promoted to Chief Content Officer. Sarah Bond steps down. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-chief...

Don't miss our essential chat with Matthew Ball that covers games losing the attention war, the challenges facing console games, how to keep older gamers from 'ageing out' of games, China, Roblox and much more. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

It's a big edition of The Game Business today, featuring industry expert Matthew Ball. We cover his fantastic new report, China, Roblox, the funding situation, older gamers, the console challenge, new gaming territories... it's an essential one www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

In this bumper edition of The Game Business Show, we visited 22 cans to interview Mark Healy, Kareem Ettouney, Iain Wright, Russell Shaw and Peter Molyneux about Masters of Albion, the last game they'll make together www.thegamebusiness.com/p/i-am-petri...

In this week's The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers), we tackle Sony's State of Play, lay-offs at Highguard and 2XKO, Australia vs Roblox, plus news from Remedy, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Supercell and Nexon. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/playstatio...

"If you look at the live service games that managed to avoid a needless online backlash, and actually amassed a large initial audience, it was (mostly) by letting the players in first" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/highguards...

This week! What can we learn from the troubles of Highguard. Plus... could an under-the-radar Pokemon spin-off be a major Switch 2 system seller? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/highguards...

"We have to be mindful not to step on toes as far as lore goes. And we’ve had a couple trips up here and there. But on the whole, we keep eyes on it." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-...

In today’s edition, Bethesda’s Bill LaCoste and Jon Rush discuss how Fallout 76 has reacted to the phenomenal success of the Amazon TV show. And we learn about the game’s surprisingly friendly community. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-...

In this week's The Game Business Micro, we reveal just how significant Take-Two's partnership with Netflix is proving to be. Plus, we discuss Sony, Nintendo and Roblox financials and more (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-h...

"Resident Evil Requiem was comfortably No.1 (after GTA 6) across every metric. Capcom has done a tremendous job with the upcoming horror game, which dominated Summer Game Fest 2025 when it was first announced." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-bigges...

As always, really enjoyed the conversation with Mr. Dring talking everything market and what we're looking at for the coming year.

In today's edition of The Game Business, we reveal the biggest games of 2026 that are NOT called Grand Theft Auto. We're joined by the excellent @matpiscatella.bsky.social on the Show, too (if you like to listen or watch our stuff!). www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-bigges...

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on shareholders reaction to Google's Project Genie: “From one point-of-view, I’m surprised about the market reaction, because I’ve been optimistic about all things AI since this question came up a couple of years ago." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-c...

Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick: “I am even more optimistic [about AI] than I’ve ever been. And I thought the [Project Genie] was a great sign of things to come.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/take-two-c...

In today's edition of The Game Business Micro, we reveal what's really going on at GAME. Plus, we discuss the union anger over Ubisoft's plans, EA's court win in Austria, and Xbox's disappointing quarter www.thegamebusiness.com/p/what-has-h...

Developers can now submit artwork to this year’s Game Maker’s Sketchbook www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-this-ma...

In today's edition of The Game Business, we ask GDC whether this year is make or break for the conference? And what can it do about international attendees not wanting to travel to the United States www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-this-ma...

Check out our December market report! Including, Switch 2 sales, the most covered games from The Game Awards, the best-selling PC and console games, the most played titles... it's all here www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...

"Shooters are still the rocket fuel that is propelling the games business, in terms of monthly active users, in playtime, in revenue... Five of the Top Ten games on PC are shooters. But still, there’s an undercurrent of sentiment and some disregard." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-highgu...

This week on The Game Business, I spoke to the CEO and studio head of Wildlight, the developer behind Highguard, about the hostile reception to its game, its launch strategy, and why it is self-publishing the online shooter www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-highgu...

In this week's edition of The Game Business Micro, we look at the latest US market stats, Ubisoft's share price, mass retail closures, and Xbox's impressive showcase (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/us-video-g...

In this week's edition of The Game Business, we dive into whether the VR industry can survive Meta's change in strategy www.thegamebusiness.com/p/has-meta-j...

In today's edition of The Game Business, we speak to Pocketpair's @buckycm.bsky.social about the firm's 'difficult and scary' move into funding other people's games. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/palworld-m...

In today's The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only), we discuss Meta's VR pivot, Valve shifting its AI stance slightly, Krafton's IP strategy, and growth (of varying sorts) in China and Germany www.thegamebusiness.com/p/blow-to-th...

"Resident Evil is more a competitor to Stranger Things than it is to Clash of Clans. Candy Crush is more directly competing with Tiktok than Fortnite. Roblox is more a rival to the school playground than Street Fighter" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-n...

This week, we discuss the idea that there is no such thing as a video game industry. And why this perspective might help developers to succeed. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-n...

"I feel extremely confident of everything we’re doing. I can easily say that our next game is better than Split Fiction.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/split-fict...

Really enjoyed this. Under the thin veil of auteur, Fares is actually very pragmatic and understands the balance between creative and commercial needs 👍 Also appreciated his take on EA and other corporates. Such entities are frequently shite, but are largely made up of good people who love games

“I will never put Hazelight on the [stock] market. Because you have to make stupid decisions to make the financials [go up]” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/split-fict...

“I hope that publishers don’t look at a game like Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and think, ‘oh, AA is the new thing. Let’s only do that.’ I don’t believe in that.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/split-fict...

What happened to Fallout 76, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter and Fallout New Vegas when the second season of the TV launched? (Paid subscribers only) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/fortnite-7...

The team behind the smash hit co-op horror game Phasmaphobia is looking to fund and publish video games. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/nintendo-s...

After breaking records at launch, Switch 2 sales slowed down over Christmas in most major markets. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/nintendo-s...

"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, that’s when we are inspired" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-intervi...

“Now, 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." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-intervi...

We’re kicking off 2026 with something hopefully fun and inspirational. It’s 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 www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-intervi...

Meet the unheard of US game console that sold out across all major retailers. It's going global for 2026 www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-...

Our final Show of 2025 sees us return to some of the best moments from the last 78 episodes. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/best-of-th...

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. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/call-of-du...

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 www.thegamebusiness.com/p/fifas-vide...