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3 weeks ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
The Game Business Live takes place this Monday, June 9 in Los Angeles, and we have a special pre-event treat for our readers. Data firm Ampere has created a special report that shares data and insight around many of the topics we will be discussing at the event.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- Fortnite vs Roblox- Monetization for Fortnite creators- Epic Store vs Steam- The AI and Metaverse future- Download a free report ahead of The Game Business LiveIt’s a bumper Newsletter and Show today. So how about we just skip the intro for this one eh? Enjoy. During Epic’s State of Unreal event, the firm ran a demo where an AI non-playable character tried to convince the gamer to press a button.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- Why is Unity making a game? - Why Survival Kids? - And why Nintendo Switch 2? Welcome back! What a week ahead for the video game industry. Epic’s taking to the stage to chat Fortnite and Unreal Engine. We’ve got a whole console coming out on Thursday. And then Summer Game Fest kicks off in earnest, with an onslaught of announcements over the coming weekend. I will be there to cover it all.
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3 weeks ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
The full line-up for next week’s The Game Business Live has been set. The event takes place on June 9 at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, and will feature four live tapings of The Game Business Show, plus a talk from Circana looking at the the economic situation in the US.
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4 weeks ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- The impact of Mario Kart- The Game Business Live free tickets- EA drops its Black Panther game and studioWelcome back to The Game Business. A slightly shorter episode of the Show this week as we gear up for what is shaping up to be three weeks of big industry coverage (plus our first live event… not sure we’ve mentioned that before).
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1 month ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- Why we need to make more story games- Gen X vs Gen Z- The importance of soft skills…- … and defined job roles!Hello!We’re at the two-month point in The Game Business story, and it’s been non-stop, exhausting and brilliant.
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1 month ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- Show Topic: Company financials reviewed- Newsletter topic: Can a big hit change the market? - What happened with Warzone? - Did Doom: The Dark Ages succeed? Hello! Welcome! You’re looking fabulous today. You’ll be sick of hearing about this soon… but did you know we’ve got an event on in a couple of weeks? It’s in LA.
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1 month ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- The success of Atomfall- How Rebellion green lights projects- Would Jason Kingsley sell-up? Welcome back to The Game Business! This week, we chat to Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley following the success of Game Pass hit Atomfall, and discover why the firm avoids doing much (if any) market research. Enjoy!P.S. Don’t forget to secure your ticket to The Game Business Live in Los Angeles on June 9, featuring all sorts of big-name industry folks.
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1 month ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
It’s bonus Newsletter time! We had a chat with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick following the release of the firm’s latest financial results. Enjoy. Take-Two reported a plethora of impressive numbers in its fiscal 2025 results. NBA did well, GTA Online did well, Red Dead Online, Zynga, WWE… you get it. There were plenty of positive stories from the last financial year for the company. Looking ahead, even without Grand Theft Auto 6, 2026 is a busy one for Take-Two.
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1 month ago | 
thegamebusiness.com | Christopher Dring
Listen now on Apple, Spotify or YouTubeIn This Edition- Delay on Switch 2 reviews- Impact of GTA 6 on 2025- Blizzard joins The Game Business Live- Plus! Record results for Capcom, Sumo execs leave, Ubisoft delays games and Sony considers PS5 price riseHello hello!We’ve been busy here at The Game Business towers getting ready for our very first live show in LA. Tickets are available now, including the chance to register for a free pass. You can read about our talks and speakers through here.