Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rockstar's $399 collector's box is a marvel. In a way, it is the first tangible evidence yet of the scope of Take-Two's ambition and commercial expectations. 100
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Aside from the annual spike around the holiday season and the temporary jump in May after the April price cut, sign-ups for Xbox's Game Pass service have remained largely flat for a year. 100
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Getting rid of physical discs makes perfect business sense for firms like Sony. It improves margins, reflects how consumers have been buying video game software for years, and removes several important friction points. 100
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Starting in November, Game Pass Ultimate buys you fifteen hours of cloud play a month, Premium gets ten, and Essential gets five. That last one works out to an average of ten minutes a day. And if you want more, Microsoft will now gladly sell it to you by the hour. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026After decades as the dominant retailer in gaming, GameStop is now clearly exiting the market. Video game sales, as part of GameStop’s total revenue, have been declining for years. It tells you everything you need to know about the next generation of console gaming. Link in the comments. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Big Tech players are shifting from buying and developing content themselves to becoming distribution hubs. 120
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Promoting the new is great, but what if people prefer to buy the old? In the first half of 2026, Steam generated $11.1 billion in revenue, up $1.41 billion from the previous year. Yet none of that growth came from new releases. 042
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 04/09/202631.1 million views within the first four days of GTA VI's Extended Look on Netflix. Wild. Source: www.netflix.com/tudum/top10 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Stoked to see that Substack has finally added a separate Games category. Now I can finally tell my mom that studying video games was all worth it. ❤️ 020
Reposted by Joost van DreunenAchim Fehrenbach @achimfehrenbach.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Gaming hardware prices are rising. What are the options for console manufacturers, developers, and retailers? Here's what experts say. #games #gaming #gamesindustry #hardware #AI #retail igmonline.de/story/igm-09... @superjoost.bsky.social @georgeosborn.bsky.social @bitkom.org @pcghde.bsky.socialigmonline.deWas die steigenden Hardware-Preise mit der Games-Branche machenDie Preise für Gaming-Hardware steigen unaufhörlich – vor allem bei Arbeitsspeicher, Grafikkarten und ganz allgemein Konsolen. Dass das mit dem KI-Boom zu tun hat, ist klar. Nur: Wie lange machen die ... 051
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Looks like this year's Gamescom was a hit with attendance up 3% from last year. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It's giving Nam June Paik. Seen at Gamescom. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 28/08/2026GTA VI looks beautiful. Really enjoyed yesterday‘s preview. Felt like a cross-breed between GTA, Red Dead, and Max Payne. Can‘t wait. Will have some thoughts on it when I get back to Brooklyn. 000
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Long tail or blockbusters? Digital entertainment offers unique affordances and constraints. To understand the shifting economics, gaming has an answer. superjoost.substack.com/p/revenge-of...superjoost.substack.comRevenge of Steam's mid-marketGamers are spending more on games than ever. They're just not new ones. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I just don’t think I have that many more emails left in me. 010
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Madrid issues first statement after Spain beats Argentina in the 2026 World Cup. 021
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 30/06/2026shoutout to all my Dutchies staying up past their bedtime to watch the game 🇳🇱⚽️ 000
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Some of us out here doing live interviews at midnight about the #GTA6 launch that’s happening literal months from now. ❤️🕹️ #eatplaylove 110
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 17/06/2026took him long enough but Messi finally beat my record of world cup goals scored. 020
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 11/06/2026south africa beat mexico 2-1 in red cards tho 000
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 23/05/2026shoutout to the electric company asking me if I want to pay my monthly bill 8 days early. appreciate you. 020
Reposted by Joost van DreunenThomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 DICE Europe @icotom.icopartners.com · 05/02/2026I have put together the numbers for video games on Kickstarter last year and the blog post is going over them. Short summary as a thread medium.com/icopartners/...medium.comKickstarter & Video Games in 2025After a few years of hiatus, I am bringing back the review of the numbers for video games on Kickstarter. Last year, I did a talk at GDC… 1168
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 01/01/2026taking the rest of the year off. #startuplife #riseandgrind 120
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Happy mandatory OS device update to all those who celebrate 000
Reposted by Joost van DreunenJoost Rietveld @gjrietveld.bsky.social · 20/11/2025What happens to ecosystem diversity and #platform match quality after a platform introduces paid #discovery tools (e.g., Apple's search result ads)? @kai-zzzzzz.bsky.social and co-authors share insights from #Goodreads introduction of paid book giveaways. platformpapers.substack.com/p/the-price-...platformpapers.substack.comThe Price of Platform ParticipationGoodreads’ introduction of paid giveaways reveals how charging for discovery affects ecosystem diversity and match quality. 032
Reposted by Joost van DreunenUNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious @unboxingpod.bsky.social · 31/10/2025👻 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... 011
Reposted by Joost van DreunenLewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025In addition to @shawnlayden.bsky.social, I spoke to SOCOM creator Seth Luisi, SOCOM director, David Sears, Uncharted 2 and 3's @wildspeculation.bsky.social, former Eurogamer EIC Tom Bramwell, Kotaku's @ethangach.bsky.social, and analyst, @superjoost.bsky.social. www.theringer.com/2025/10/24/v...theringer.comWhy Can’t Sony Make More Multiplayer Hits?How the PlayStation maker lost—but still survived—gaming’s live-service struggle 154
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 06/10/2025i will not be taking any questions. #ghostofyotei 020
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/09/2025aaaaaand my weekend is gone #ElectronicArts 100
Reposted by Joost van DreunenLaine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 26/09/2025This week on @unboxingpod.bsky.social we've got @colleenmacklin.bsky.social giving us an update from the Game UX Summit + @superjoost.bsky.social on how H1B fees are America's loss but Europe's gain. All that and more, with the least annoying game industry pod you could ever listen to... 013
Reposted by Joost van DreunenLaine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 20/09/2025@superjoost.bsky.social and I dish on our students favorite game youtube.com/clip/UgkxEME...youtube.comYouTubeShare your videos with friends, family, and the world 011
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/08/2025From the kids you brought you “I don’t want to eat my dinner” comes a new classic: “Can I have ice cream?” 010
Reposted by Joost van DreunenLaine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Also this is the podcast where I discovered @superjoost.bsky.social is trained in martial arts 231
Reposted by Joost van DreunenMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Zohran Mamdani only won because more people wanted him to be mayor than the other candidates. 411595179
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Fascinating graph in the NY Times today. Apparently, 9% of parents wished bicycles had never been invented. Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o... 210
Reposted by Joost van DreunenLaine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Me and @superjoost.bsky.social got a remaster! Our first new episode in over a year drops tomorrow 151
Reposted by Joost van DreunenKyle Orland @kyleor.land · 06/06/2025Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows 0111
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 15/05/2025The next round of expert testimony in Wolfire v Valve could set a legal precedent—not just for Valve, but for every platform that enforces pricing and content uniformity. If you’re watching platform strategy, this is one to study. open.substack.com/pub/superjoo... 042
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 25/04/2025ChatGPT is cool and all, but have you tried manually downloading your receipts every month? 110
Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Pre-2025: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." 2025: Just death now. 010