UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious
@unboxingpod.bsky.social
@superjoost.bsky.social crunches data. @lainenooney.bsky.social rummages in archives. Together on the UNBOXING podcast, they explore how and why games matter in today's economy.
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💻 Steam Machine crashes the console party 📉 Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) 🤔 PLUS: Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in: buff.ly/7YZzJEY
💻 Steam Machine crashes the console party 📉 Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) 🤔 PLUS: Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in: buff.ly/7YZzJEY
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💻 Steam Machine crashes the console party 📉 Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) 🤔 PLUS: Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in: buff.ly/7YZzJEY
💻 Steam Machine crashes the console party 📉 Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) 🤔 PLUS: Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in: buff.ly/7YZzJEY
🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🕹️ GDC gets a rebrand! 🎮 PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report 📑 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
🕹️ GDC gets a rebrand! 🎮 PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report 📑 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🕹️ GDC gets a rebrand! 🎮 PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report 📑 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
🕹️ GDC gets a rebrand! 🎮 PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report 📑 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
👻 NEW EPISODE ALERT 👻
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
👻 NEW EPISODE ALERT 👻
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🌍 The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops 💬 and Laine + Joost have some thoughts
🎂 PLUS: 40 years of the NES! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/vN4lyND
🌍 The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops 💬 and Laine + Joost have some thoughts
🎂 PLUS: 40 years of the NES! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/vN4lyND
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🌍 The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops 💬 and Laine + Joost have some thoughts
🎂 PLUS: 40 years of the NES! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/vN4lyND
🌍 The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops 💬 and Laine + Joost have some thoughts
🎂 PLUS: 40 years of the NES! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/vN4lyND
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🤑 EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout 🌍 What this means for the gay couple in The Sims AND for our geopolitical landscape 🎮 PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation. Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/LcNXiDv
🤑 EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout 🌍 What this means for the gay couple in The Sims AND for our geopolitical landscape 🎮 PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation. Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/LcNXiDv
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🤑 EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout 🌍 What this means for the gay couple in The Sims AND for our geopolitical landscape 🎮 PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation. Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/LcNXiDv
🤑 EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout 🌍 What this means for the gay couple in The Sims AND for our geopolitical landscape 🎮 PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation. Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/LcNXiDv
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💸 What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games 👥 “Pod Friends” kick off w/ @colleenmacklin.bsky.social, fresh from the Game UX Summit 🪨 PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) & the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/ttCbuqX
💸 What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games 👥 “Pod Friends” kick off w/ @colleenmacklin.bsky.social, fresh from the Game UX Summit 🪨 PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) & the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/ttCbuqX
September 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💸 What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games 👥 “Pod Friends” kick off w/ @colleenmacklin.bsky.social, fresh from the Game UX Summit 🪨 PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) & the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/ttCbuqX
💸 What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games 👥 “Pod Friends” kick off w/ @colleenmacklin.bsky.social, fresh from the Game UX Summit 🪨 PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) & the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/ttCbuqX