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Joost van Dreunen

@superjoost.bsky.social
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Subscribe: superjoost.substack.com (over 14,000 subs!) Academic and entrepreneur with expertise in video games • Author of ONE UP • Advisor @ Makers Fund • Teaches @NYUStern • Hosts @UNBOXINGpod

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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Rockstar'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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Aside 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Getting 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Starting 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
After 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Big Tech players are shifting from buying and developing content themselves to becoming distribution hubs.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Promoting 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
31.1 million views within the first four days of GTA VI's Extended Look on Netflix. Wild. Source: www.netflix.com/tudum/top10
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Stoked 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. ❤️
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Achim Fehrenbach @achimfehrenbach.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Gaming 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.social
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Was die steigenden Hardware-Preise mit der Games-Branche machen
Die 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 ...
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Looks like this year's Gamescom was a hit with attendance up 3% from last year.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It's giving Nam June Paik. Seen at Gamescom.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
GTA 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.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Long 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...
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Revenge of Steam's mid-market
Gamers are spending more on games than ever. They're just not new ones.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I just don’t think I have that many more emails left in me.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Madrid issues first statement after Spain beats Argentina in the 2026 World Cup.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
shoutout to all my Dutchies staying up past their bedtime to watch the game 🇳🇱⚽️
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Some of us out here doing live interviews at midnight about the #GTA6 launch that’s happening literal months from now. ❤️🕹️ #eatplaylove
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
took him long enough but Messi finally beat my record of world cup goals scored.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
south africa beat mexico 2-1 in red cards tho
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
shoutout to the electric company asking me if I want to pay my monthly bill 8 days early. appreciate you.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
babyface card never declines
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Thomas BIDAUX 👁️ 🔜 DICE Europe @icotom.icopartners.com · 05/02/2026
I 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/...
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Kickstarter & Video Games in 2025
After 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…
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
mamdani. no notes.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
taking the rest of the year off. #startuplife #riseandgrind
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Ah yes, so helpful.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Happy mandatory OS device update to all those who celebrate
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
end of semester grading is going to be lit
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Joost Rietveld @gjrietveld.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
What 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-...
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The Price of Platform Participation
Goodreads’ introduction of paid giveaways reveals how charging for discovery affects ecosystem diversity and match quality.
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UNBOXING: 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...
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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
​In 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...
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Why Can’t Sony Make More Multiplayer Hits?
How the PlayStation maker lost—but still survived—gaming’s live-service struggle
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Kyle Hebert @kylehebert.com · 25/10/2025
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
i will not be taking any questions. #ghostofyotei
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
aaaaaand my weekend is gone #ElectronicArts
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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This 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...
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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
@superjoost.bsky.social and I dish on our students favorite game youtube.com/clip/UgkxEME...
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Data is the new spice
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
From the kids you brought you “I don’t want to eat my dinner” comes a new classic: “Can I have ice cream?”
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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Also this is the podcast where I discovered @superjoost.bsky.social is trained in martial arts
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
IYKYK
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Zohran Mamdani only won because more people wanted him to be mayor than the other candidates.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Fascinating graph in the NY Times today. Apparently, 9% of parents wished bicycles had never been invented. Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
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Laine Nooney @ 🔥🗑️🔥 @lainenooney.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Me and @superjoost.bsky.social got a remaster! Our first new episode in over a year drops tomorrow
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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 06/06/2025
Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The 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...
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
ClaveCON over so soon!
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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Pope Yes
The logo for Popeyes.
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
ClaveCON looks lit
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
ChatGPT is cool and all, but have you tried manually downloading your receipts every month?
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Joost van Dreunen @superjoost.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Pre-2025: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." 2025: Just death now.
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