Jason Schreier
@jasonschreier.bsky.social
Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | jschreier@gmail.com
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Jason Schreier
@jasonschreier.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Did you know that I wrote a book chronicling the wild story of Blizzard Entertainment and it comes out in… wait a minute it’s already out! And you can get it right now! Holy shit www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...
I for one love to not be able to watch football because the $3.5 trillion company can’t get along with the $201 billion company
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I for one love to not be able to watch football because the $3.5 trillion company can’t get along with the $201 billion company
If you liked The Roottrees Are Dead and want more games like it, you'll probably like A Case of Fraud, a very similar game that's nice and short and cute. I really enjoyed it store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/...
Save 15% on A Case of Fraud on Steam
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
If you liked The Roottrees Are Dead and want more games like it, you'll probably like A Case of Fraud, a very similar game that's nice and short and cute. I really enjoyed it store.steampowered.com/app/3036350/...
Nothing like the suburbs in autumn, when the weather is crisp, the trees are vibrant, and the air is filled with the soothing sound of leaf blowers
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Nothing like the suburbs in autumn, when the weather is crisp, the trees are vibrant, and the air is filled with the soothing sound of leaf blowers
Vince Gilligan's new show Pluribus is incredible, and feels like it may have been designed as an eff you to the Emmys for never awarding Rhea Seehorn
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Vince Gilligan's new show Pluribus is incredible, and feels like it may have been designed as an eff you to the Emmys for never awarding Rhea Seehorn
"This game is going to make a million dollars."
I spoke to Kenny Sun, the creator of the viral hit Ball X Pit, about how he made the game and what success has been like for him. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
I spoke to Kenny Sun, the creator of the viral hit Ball X Pit, about how he made the game and what success has been like for him. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
How ‘Ball X Pit’ Became a Hit Video Game
The indie title has sold 750,000 copies since its release on Oct. 15.
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"This game is going to make a million dollars."
I spoke to Kenny Sun, the creator of the viral hit Ball X Pit, about how he made the game and what success has been like for him. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
I spoke to Kenny Sun, the creator of the viral hit Ball X Pit, about how he made the game and what success has been like for him. This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Reposted by Jason Schreier
Instabought Strange Jigsaws because @jasonschreier.bsky.social recommended it on this week’s Triple Click and holy shit what is this game. It’s breaking my brain. store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/...
Strange Jigsaws on Steam
A game of strange jigsaws.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Instabought Strange Jigsaws because @jasonschreier.bsky.social recommended it on this week’s Triple Click and holy shit what is this game. It’s breaking my brain. store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/...
Reporting earnings today, Take-Two Interactive says NBA2K26 broke revenue records, and Mafia: The Old Country beat internal expectations. But the new Borderlands? "We are confident that Borderlands 4 will achieve strong unit sales over its lifetime."
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reporting earnings today, Take-Two Interactive says NBA2K26 broke revenue records, and Mafia: The Old Country beat internal expectations. But the new Borderlands? "We are confident that Borderlands 4 will achieve strong unit sales over its lifetime."
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: Big layoffs at Final Fantasy maker Square Enix, which is shrinking its US and UK offices as it looks to cut costs and consolidate publishing operations in Japan. Exact number isn't clear but the company says it will save $19.6 million due to the cuts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Square Enix Lays Off Staff In Global Restructuring
Japanese video-game company aims to save $19.6 million annually
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW: Big layoffs at Final Fantasy maker Square Enix, which is shrinking its US and UK offices as it looks to cut costs and consolidate publishing operations in Japan. Exact number isn't clear but the company says it will save $19.6 million due to the cuts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting.
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Says Fired Employees Were Leaking Information
Rockstar Games terminated more than 30 people last week in an action that a labor group called “union-busting.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
NEW: Rockstar Games says the 30+ employees it fired last week were leaking confidential information, disputing allegations that the company is union-busting.
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The union says it was a private chat with labor organizers. This messy battle isn't over yet. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Dispatch coming out in episodes appears to have been a very good strategy for developer Adhoc Studio. Astounding numbers here. Episodic games often risk losing audience attention over time but 8 episodes across 4 weeks seems like the perfect cadence to keep players hooked and talking
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dispatch coming out in episodes appears to have been a very good strategy for developer Adhoc Studio. Astounding numbers here. Episodic games often risk losing audience attention over time but 8 episodes across 4 weeks seems like the perfect cadence to keep players hooked and talking
If you like puzzle games, do yourself a favor and play Strange Jigsaws. Don't look anything up — just play it store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/...
Strange Jigsaws on Steam
A game of strange jigsaws.
store.steampowered.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If you like puzzle games, do yourself a favor and play Strange Jigsaws. Don't look anything up — just play it store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/...
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I spoke to the producer of Dragon Quest 1+2 HD about the deluge of Dragon Quest remakes (4 games in 16 months!), the big changes they made for 1+2, and what he wants to do next (pitch a new IP to his boss, Tomoya Asano).
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Dragon Quest’ Producer Isn’t Worried About Releasing Too Many Remakes
After producing remakes of the first three ‘Dragon Quest’ games, Masaaki Hayasaka now wants to pitch a new franchise
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I spoke to the producer of Dragon Quest 1+2 HD about the deluge of Dragon Quest remakes (4 games in 16 months!), the big changes they made for 1+2, and what he wants to do next (pitch a new IP to his boss, Tomoya Asano).
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The new game Dispatch, from former Telltale directors, is yet another 2025 indie banger. It's funny as heck, with top-notch writing and gorgeous art. I'm two episodes in and they're on par with Telltale's best work (aka: Tales from the Borderlands). And the cast, good lord!
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The new game Dispatch, from former Telltale directors, is yet another 2025 indie banger. It's funny as heck, with top-notch writing and gorgeous art. I'm two episodes in and they're on par with Telltale's best work (aka: Tales from the Borderlands). And the cast, good lord!
I recently rewatched the documentary "Indie Game: The Movie" for an upcoming Triple Click bonus episode (don't miss it!) and it portrays Fez as a game in never-ending development hell, with fans wondering if it'd ever come out, because it had been in production for... 3 years. How quaint!
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I recently rewatched the documentary "Indie Game: The Movie" for an upcoming Triple Click bonus episode (don't miss it!) and it portrays Fez as a game in never-ending development hell, with fans wondering if it'd ever come out, because it had been in production for... 3 years. How quaint!
BREAKING: Amazon is making "significant" cuts to its video-game division, moving away from MMOs like New World, and gutting its Irvine and San Diego development studios www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Makes ‘Significant’ Cuts In Video-Game Division
Tech giant will reduce game development work
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
BREAKING: Amazon is making "significant" cuts to its video-game division, moving away from MMOs like New World, and gutting its Irvine and San Diego development studios www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Plans to Cut 30,000 Corporate Jobs, Reuters Reports
Amazon.com Inc. plans to cut corporate jobs in several key departments, including logistics, payments, video games and the cloud-computing unit, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
If you, like me, are a fiend for deductive narrative games (Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, etc) then you must check out the tremendous The Seance of Blake Manor (out today), which has become one of my favorite games of 2025. Only caveat is that I ran into a few nasty bugs www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATH_...
The Séance of Blake Manor | Release Date Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Raw Fury
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October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you, like me, are a fiend for deductive narrative games (Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, etc) then you must check out the tremendous The Seance of Blake Manor (out today), which has become one of my favorite games of 2025. Only caveat is that I ran into a few nasty bugs www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATH_...
1-7 baby!! 10-win season in reach
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
1-7 baby!! 10-win season in reach
Playing a video game right now that has come out of nowhere to become one of my favorites of the year — will talk about it more tomorrow morning but if you're into deductive investigation games you're in for a treat
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Playing a video game right now that has come out of nowhere to become one of my favorites of the year — will talk about it more tomorrow morning but if you're into deductive investigation games you're in for a treat
The kind of thing that happens when you need to get to 30%...
Master Chief comes to PlayStation.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The kind of thing that happens when you need to get to 30%...
The Outer Worlds 2 is out (for premium edition owners) today. It's yet another great RPG from Obsidian. I spoke to director Brandon Adler about how the sequel came to be and why it took twice as long to develop as the first game.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why Making 'The Outer Worlds 2' Took Twice as Long as the First Game
The well-received sequel will be out next week, six years after the original title
www.bloomberg.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Outer Worlds 2 is out (for premium edition owners) today. It's yet another great RPG from Obsidian. I spoke to director Brandon Adler about how the sequel came to be and why it took twice as long to develop as the first game.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Reposted by Jason Schreier
After years of mass layoffs, stagnant growth and project cancellations, the video-game industry faces an inflection point.
Bloomberg’s @jasonschreier.bsky.social answers your questions in Live Q&A conversation with Tim Stenovec on Friday.
🎮 Set a reminder and stream here: bloom.bg/47dKFUc
Bloomberg’s @jasonschreier.bsky.social answers your questions in Live Q&A conversation with Tim Stenovec on Friday.
🎮 Set a reminder and stream here: bloom.bg/47dKFUc
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
After years of mass layoffs, stagnant growth and project cancellations, the video-game industry faces an inflection point.
Bloomberg’s @jasonschreier.bsky.social answers your questions in Live Q&A conversation with Tim Stenovec on Friday.
🎮 Set a reminder and stream here: bloom.bg/47dKFUc
Bloomberg’s @jasonschreier.bsky.social answers your questions in Live Q&A conversation with Tim Stenovec on Friday.
🎮 Set a reminder and stream here: bloom.bg/47dKFUc
For the Xbox platform division, hitting 30% profit margins has required a drastic rethink. For individual games, it's not a completely unrealistic target... except they're all released day-one on Xbox Game Pass, cannibalizing sales.
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For the Xbox platform division, hitting 30% profit margins has required a drastic rethink. For individual games, it's not a completely unrealistic target... except they're all released day-one on Xbox Game Pass, cannibalizing sales.
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...