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"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"
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Highguard’s high risk strategy fails to pay off
Plus, could a Pokémon spin-off be a Nintendo Switch 2 system seller?
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February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"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"
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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?
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Plus... could an under-the-radar Pokemon spin-off be a major Switch 2 system seller?
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Highguard’s high risk strategy fails to pay off
Plus, could a Pokémon spin-off be a Nintendo Switch 2 system seller?
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February 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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?
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Plus... could an under-the-radar Pokemon spin-off be a major Switch 2 system seller?
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"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."
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Interview: How the Fallout TV show transformed Fallout 76
Fallout 76's Bill LaCoste and Jon Rush discuss how their game has reacted to the phenomenal success of the Amazon TV show
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February 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"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."
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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-...
Interview: How the Fallout TV show transformed Fallout 76
Fallout 76's Bill LaCoste and Jon Rush discuss how their game has reacted to the phenomenal success of the Amazon TV show
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February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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)
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Plus, we discuss Sony, Nintendo and Roblox financials and more (paid subscribers)
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Take-Two hails Netflix as Red Dead Redemption nears 10m installs on mobile – The Game Business Micro
Plus, PS5 was the world’s No.1 console at Christmas, and Roblox beats all expectations
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February 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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)
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Plus, we discuss Sony, Nintendo and Roblox financials and more (paid subscribers)
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"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."
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The biggest video games of 2026 (not called Grand Theft Auto 6)
The ten most anticipated video games of 2026 according to the data
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February 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
"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."
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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...
The biggest video games of 2026 (not called Grand Theft Auto 6)
The ten most anticipated video games of 2026 according to the data
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February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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...
The biggest video games of 2026 (not called Grand Theft Auto 6)
The ten most anticipated video games of 2026 according to the data
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February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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."
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“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."
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Take-Two CEO: ‘Google’s Project Genie AI is a great sign of things to come’
The games giant delivers another big financial quarter. Plus, Epic targets smaller developers with its Store
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February 4, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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."
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“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."
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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.”
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Take-Two CEO: ‘Google’s Project Genie AI is a great sign of things to come’
The games giant delivers another big financial quarter. Plus, Epic targets smaller developers with its Store
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February 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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.”
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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...
What has happened to GAME? – The Game Business Micro
Plus! Union anger over Ubisoft plans, Austrian court sides with EA, and Xbox suffers disappointing quarter
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February 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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
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Is this make or break for GDC?
Plus! GDC Survey highlights US travel anxiety, AI concerns and unionization support. And the Game Maker’s Sketchbook returns
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January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Developers can now submit artwork to this year’s Game Maker’s Sketchbook
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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
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Is this make or break for GDC?
Plus! GDC Survey highlights US travel anxiety, AI concerns and unionization support. And the Game Maker’s Sketchbook returns
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January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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
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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-...
The State of Games: December 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 comes out on top, Battlefield 6 takes a tumble, and The Game Awards dominates the media
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January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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."
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The Highguard developers on dealing with the hostile reception to its ambitious shooter
“Shooters are still the rocket fuel that is propelling the games business”
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January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"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."
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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
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The Highguard developers on dealing with the hostile reception to its ambitious shooter
“Shooters are still the rocket fuel that is propelling the games business”
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January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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
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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)
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US video game market defies expectations with 1% revenue growth – The Game Business Micro
Plus, global retail closures continue, Ubisoft share price tumbles and Xbox showcase impresses
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January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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)
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In this week's edition of The Game Business, we dive into whether the VR industry can survive Meta's change in strategy
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Has Meta just killed virtual reality?
VR experts Cassia Curran and Andrew Eiche on what the future might look like for VR
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January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
In this week's edition of The Game Business, we dive into whether the VR industry can survive Meta's change in strategy
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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...
Palworld maker: We’ll keep funding games even if our current projects crash and burn
We chat with Pocketpair on its ‘quite difficult and quite scary’ publishing push
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January 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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
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Blow to the VR industry as Meta cuts and closes studios - The Game Business Micro
Plus, Valve shifts its AI stance slightly, Krafton has a strategy, and there's growth in China and Germany
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January 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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
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"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"
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There is no such thing as a video game industry
Plus, Ubisoft cuts continue and Battlefield 6 player numbers tumble
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January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"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"
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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...
There is no such thing as a video game industry
Plus, Ubisoft cuts continue and Battlefield 6 player numbers tumble
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January 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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.”
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Split Fiction’s Josef Fares: “I would not be able to live without AAA titles”
The Hazelight boss fears that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success might inspire publishers to only make AA games
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January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"I feel extremely confident of everything we’re doing. I can easily say that our next game is better than Split Fiction.”
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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
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 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.”
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Split Fiction’s Josef Fares: “I would not be able to live without AAA titles”
The Hazelight boss fears that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success might inspire publishers to only make AA games
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January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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
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]”
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Split Fiction’s Josef Fares: “I would not be able to live without AAA titles”
The Hazelight boss fears that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success might inspire publishers to only make AA games
www.thegamebusiness.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“I will never put Hazelight on the [stock] market. Because you have to make stupid decisions to make the financials [go up]”
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