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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 01/10/2026
"We understand it’s a risky project, but it’s also a project that allows us to build a relationship with Nintendo and with Nintendo players.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/games-medi...
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Games media crisis deepens, Bloober hunts weird horror titles, and New York Games Week soft launches
“We want to build a relationship with Nintendo and its players.”
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 01/10/2026
A big edition this week. We discuss the cuts in the video game media, plus we interview Bloober Team about its hunt for video games' 'Backrooms', and building a relationship with Nintendo. Plus, New Your Games Week pop in to discuss the surprising event www.thegamebusiness.com/p/games-medi...
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Games media crisis deepens, Bloober hunts weird horror titles, and New York Games Week soft launches
“We want to build a relationship with Nintendo and its players.”
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 30/09/2026
We chat to the various leaders at EA's Criterion studio to find out whether the famous UK developer can still be itself when part of a wider Battlefield 6 team www.thegamebusiness.com/p/as-a-battl...
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As a Battlefield studio, is Criterion Games really still Criterion?
We chat to the studio’s various leaders to find out whether the famous UK developer can still be itself
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 29/09/2026
We speak to Tencent about building hit studios in the model of Larian and FromSoftware, the advice it gives to its teams, and Hollywood. “We want to work with you if you believe you can be the category leader in this particular genre” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/tencents-b...
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Tencent’s bid to create the next FromSoftware and Larian
We speak to Yong-yi Zhu about building hit studios, the advice he gives his teams, and the Hollywood opportunity
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 28/09/2026
It’s Monday! So time for 'Here's The Dring' (paid subscribers only). This week, Chris reports back on his experience visiting the Nintendo Museum. And why it embodies Nintendo’s efforts to widen the audience for its games and franchises www.thegamebusiness.com/p/nintendo-i...
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Nintendo is mastering the power of the physical
Here’s The Dring: Nintendo’s Kyoto Museum showcases Nintendo’s past, and future
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 24/09/2026
Today, we dive into the "sensible" and "necessary" changes being made at Xbox. Plus, we look at the state of video game localization, and the role AI is playing there. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-xbox-ma...
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Is Xbox making the right decisions? Plus, how AI is (and isn’t) transforming game localization
Plus, some thoughts on our trip to Japan
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Christopher Dring @dringo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Xbox is merging studios underneath Activision and Bethesda. Halo is now at Activision, alongside Rare and World’s Edge. 268 job cuts across Halo Studios, other first-party teams and Xbox Game Studios management. Ninja Theory faces closure. More here: www.thegamebusiness.com/p/halo-to-ac...
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 22/09/2026
In today's (slightly early) edition, we speak to Rainbow Six: Siege Joshua Mills about the challenges that followed last year's major X update, the hack that took out the game over Christmas, life under Tencent, the GTA 6 launch and, erm, Moana. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/weve-been-...
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“We’ve been baptized in fire” – the new Rainbow Six boss on losing staff, Tencent, GTA and… Moana
Why a new-look Rainbow Six team is looking to its past
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 21/09/2026
We review Tokyo Game Show 2026. Can Kojima boost Xbox in Japan? What should we make of all the remakes and returning franchises? Where was Nintendo? And China for that matter? Did I get that Game Freak magazine? All will be revealed (paid subscribers) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/tokyo-game...
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Tokyo Games Show Review: Japan’s video game industry looks backwards
Here’s The Dring: Seven things from Tokyo Game Show 2026
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 17/09/2026
This week! Valor Mortis will cost $40 as the new IP attempts to stand-out in the face of GTA 6 and 'the craziest fall in games history' Plus, we dive into the Japanese games market with @serkantoto And Nex Playground secures a massive funding boost www.thegamebusiness.com/p/five-thing...
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Five things we’ve learned about Japan’s games industry, plus how GTA 6 influenced Valor Mortis’ $40 price point
And Nex Playground secures $150 million for global expansion
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 16/09/2026
Thank you for listening!
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 16/09/2026
In this bonus edition of The Game Business Show, we chat to Balatro publisher PlayStack on the impact of the hit poker game, the role of indies in the modern video game industry, and what they expect from their new owners www.thegamebusiness.com/p/beyond-bal...
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Beyond Balatro and taking risks: Why PlayStack doesn’t want a 100% hit rate
We speak to CEO Harvey Elliott as the indie publisher enters a new era under new ownership
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 15/09/2026
“For the last six years, we have made redundancies every single year, about 20% of the company. This will be the first year we haven’t done it.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-shoote...
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The shooter that Tencent abandoned: Wardogs hits 2m sales in one weekend
“For six years, we’ve made redundancies every year. This will be the first time we haven’t”
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 15/09/2026
Wardogs has now sold 2m copies worldwide in one weekend. So, we caught up with Joe Brammer, CEO of developer Bulkhead, to learn more about the team behind it, and how they're dealing with the sudden, unexpected success of a shooter Tencent abandoned www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-shoote...
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The shooter that Tencent abandoned: Wardogs hits 2m sales in one weekend
“For six years, we’ve made redundancies every year. This will be the first time we haven’t”
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 14/09/2026
"The Xbox cuts aren't purely to save money. It's about focus. It wants to invest in bigger bets. It’s not against new IP, but the new IP it wants isn’t indie-like experimental games. It wants ambitious projects. That’s what Kojima brings" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/can-hideo-...
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Can Hideo Kojima make Xbox ‘cool’ – Here’s The Dring
Plus, Nintendo announces lots of stuff,
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 10/09/2026
The Zelda Nintendo Direct attracted 2.1 million peak viewers. That's bigger than Gamescom Opening Night Live, and more than double the PlayStation State of Play. It's comfortably the second most talked about game of the year www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-legend...
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and GTA 6: The video game industry’s Barbenheimer moment
Plus we chat to Ubisoft about its new approach to player feedback, and Geoff launches a new foundation
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 09/09/2026
“We’re not so silly as to claim that we’re going to kill Forza Horizon” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/some-of-th...
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“Some of the offers were actually offensive” – How Clutch found its publisher
Maverick Games on its happy Amazon divorce, taking on Forza, and signing with Focus Entertainment
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 08/09/2026
This week, we speak to Maverick Games on its divorce from Amazon, offensive offers from other publishers, why it's not trying to 'kill' Forza and more! www.thegamebusiness.com/p/some-of-th...
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“Some of the offers were actually offensive” – How Clutch found its publisher
Maverick Games on its happy Amazon divorce, taking on Forza, and signing with Focus Entertainment
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 07/09/2026
In today's paid-subscriber Podcast and Newsletter, @Chris_Dring takes on industry trends, and why sometimes it's best to ignore them www.thegamebusiness.com/p/southeast-...
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Southeast Asia, friendslop and $30m video games are taking over the industry. Or are they? – Here’s The Dring
This week, we tackle the thorny issue of video game industry trends
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 03/09/2026
GTA 6 reveal causes Xbox and PlayStation sales to jump by a third www.thegamebusiness.com/p/gta-6-reve...
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GTA 6 reveal causes Xbox and PlayStation sales to jump by a third
Plus, Newzoo warns of increasing focus on established franchises
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 01/09/2026
Why The Witcher 3 is coming back. Interview with CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michał Nowakowski. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/cd-projekt...
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 01/09/2026
Today, we speak to CD Projekt Red joint CEO Michal Nowakowski. We discuss the state of consoles, returning to The Witcher 3, the risk of making multiple games at the same time, Switch 2, not rushing games, TV shows, and lots, lots more www.thegamebusiness.com/p/cd-projekt...
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CD Projekt Red: If you want a cost-driven development, you cannot make The Witcher 4
Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski on making multiple projects, the console market, and returning to The Witcher 3
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 31/08/2026
Reminder, we have a 25% off Summer Sale the ends tomorrow! You can get an annual subscription to TGB, which includes a bonus weekly podcast/newsletter, plus a monthly market report. It also supports all the work we do! Our main Tuesday and Thursday shows remain free.
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 31/08/2026
In today's 'Here's The Dring', Chris shares my thoughts on GTA 6 and Gamescom 2026. Plus, he shares a story about how legendary British comedian Bob Mortimer ended up in an indie game www.thegamebusiness.com/p/how-a-lege...
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How a legendary UK comic ended up in a video game – Here’s The Dring
Plus, some words on GTA 6 and Gamescom, of course
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 28/08/2026
Meanwhile, another Assassin’s Creed vet is abandoning the old ways with his new hockey title, much to his sadness. And CD Projekt is planning to do something physical for The Witcher 4, even if they can’t do a disc. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/assassins-...
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Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets: “I have two or three games left”
Plus, CD Projekt get physical and Raccoon Logic abandons the old ways
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 28/08/2026
This week, it's our Gamescom special. We met with former Assassin’s Creed legend Patrice Désilets, who chats future 1666 and Ancestors games, and how he might make time to actually create them all. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/assassins-...
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Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets: “I have two or three games left”
Plus, CD Projekt get physical and Raccoon Logic abandons the old ways
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 26/08/2026
"We will get more hit console entertainment. Costs will come down. And the industry will make games that will attract younger consumers over time.” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/unity-ceo-...
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Unity CEO: “The cost of building a game is coming down markedly”
CEO Matthew Bromberg gets optimistic about the future of video games
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 25/08/2026
The cost of making video games is going down 'markedly', says the boss of Unity, one of the industry's biggest tech companies. Watch, listen or read the full interview here. It's a nice positive one www.thegamebusiness.com/p/unity-ceo-...
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Unity CEO: “The cost of building a game is coming down markedly”
CEO Matthew Bromberg gets optimistic about the future of video games
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 24/08/2026
On today's 'Here's The Dring', Chris explains why he thinks video game consoles will bounce back. We also reveal why Maverick Games chose Focus Entertainment as its publisher for Clutch This one is for paid subscribers, and there's 25% off right now! www.thegamebusiness.com/p/video-game...
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Video game consoles will bounce back – Here’s The Dring
Plus, the racing game Amazon abandoned has a new home
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 20/08/2026
In today's Show & Newsletter, we reveal the games and publishers that will be most impacted by PlayStation's decision to halt disc production in 2028, and how they can manage the transition. We also chat $1,000 games consoles and interview Gamescom! www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-video-...
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The video games most at risk from PlayStation’s physical switch-off
Plus, we speak to Gamescom about next week’s European show
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 19/08/2026
Arkane Studios veterans Harvey Smith, Ricardo Bare and Ben Horne reunite at a new immersive sim studio called Black Pony. It's making a single-player game. No live-service. We chat the state of the industry, Redfall, and why immersive sims aren't 'dead' www.thegamebusiness.com/p/arkane-vet...
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Arkane veterans Harvey Smith and Ben Horne reunite: “We’re back to the games we love”
The heads of Black Pony Immersive chat smaller budgets, optimism, the mistakes of Redfall and why the ‘immersive sim’ is not dead
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 19/08/2026
We have 25% off paid The Game Business subscription until August 31. Paid subscribers get: - An extra weekly newsletter and podcast called 'Here's The Dring' - Our monthly market report - The chance to The Game Business Live in LA at no extra cost www.thegamebusiness.com/p/summer-sal...
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Summer Sale! Get 25% off The Game Business subscription
Get our weekly bonus podcast, monthly market report and event access for $6.25/£4.69 a month
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 18/08/2026
Where is today's episode of The Game Business Show? It's coming tomorrow because it ties with a news story, and features two legendary game makers. It's just a one-off. Back to Tuesdays from next week.
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 17/08/2026
Our newly rebranded paid subscriber podcast/newsletter, Here's The Dring, dives into 2K's decision to open a sports studio on EA's lawn. And Netflix's confusing decision to close Night School Games. We have a 25% off Summer Sale on paid subs right now! www.thegamebusiness.com/p/2k-is-the-...
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2K is the only one that could take on EA Sports FC – Here’s The Dring
Plus, Netflix closes its most interesting studio
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 13/08/2026
This week we tackle Stop Killing Games. Why is the industry so against the consumer rights movement? And is the entire initiative is destined to fail? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/is-the-sto...
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Is the Stop Killing Games campaign destined to fail?
Why is the video game industry so against this growing consumer rights movement?
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 11/08/2026
"We’ve downsized a lot In the UK, but we’ve not made any redundancies in India because they’re so valuable." - the survival of Sackboy and Crackdown developer Sumo Digital www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-surviv...
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The survival of Sackboy and Crackdown developer Sumo Digital
“We’ve not made any redundancies in India”
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 10/08/2026
This week's edition of The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers), looks at the potential of Netflix as a new destination for showcasing upcoming video games following its GTA 6 reveal www.thegamebusiness.com/p/could-no-p...
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Could no physical disc and a trade union row hurt the GTA 6 launch? Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think so
Strauss Zelnick hopes Rockstar will showcase more marketing innovations following its Netflix partnership
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 08/08/2026
They partially brought it into Prime. They’re apparently signing and commissioning games for it www.thegamebusiness.com/p/amazon-lun...
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Amazon Luna: We’re not trying to replace consoles (but maybe we could)
Amazon games boss Jeffrey Gattis chats $1,000 consoles, Luna on Prime TV, Netflix and signing AAA games
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 07/08/2026
Take-Two says it is “proud of our labor relations.” “We have an extraordinary work force, And we are proud of how people are treated and compensated. We have the lowest attrition rate in the business by half, and Rockstar’s attrition rate is half that” www.thegamebusiness.com/p/could-no-p...
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Could no physical disc and a trade union row hurt the GTA 6 launch? Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think so
Strauss Zelnick hopes Rockstar will showcase more marketing innovations following its Netflix partnership
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 07/08/2026
Legend
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 07/08/2026
Amazon has actually pivoted all of its games focus to Luna
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 07/08/2026
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says he’s “not in the least” concerned that a row with a trade union could negatively impact the launch of GTA 6. Plus, he explains why a code-in-a-box is important, and the prospect of a declining console install base www.thegamebusiness.com/p/could-no-p...
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Could no physical disc and a trade union row hurt the GTA 6 launch? Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think so
Strauss Zelnick hopes Rockstar will showcase more marketing innovations following its Netflix partnership
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 31/07/2026
This month, console sales have a hard time, the World Cup boosts certain titles, and Summer Game Fest trailers perform well www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...
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The State of Games: June 2026
The World Cup impacts the game charts, it was a bad month for consoles and a good month for new announcements
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 31/07/2026
Our monthly report for paid subscribers is here for June! We reveal the best-selling games on PC, console and mobile. We tell you how well the consoles did in the US, Japan and UK. And we dive into the games that saw the most trailer views and articles. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-state-...
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The State of Games: June 2026
The World Cup impacts the game charts, it was a bad month for consoles and a good month for new announcements
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 30/07/2026
This week we have some fun by talking about which video games, outside of GTA, are going to sell best over the next four months... using data, of course. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-legend...
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is the most anticipated game of 2026 (that isn’t called Grand Theft Auto)
Plus, we chat Call of Duty, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Marvel’s Wolverine, Star Wars, Gears of War and more
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 29/07/2026
"Warframe has always felt like a bit of an underdog story." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/destinys-b...
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Destiny’s biggest rival Warframe has had ‘two years of massive growth’
Digital Extremes believes in console growth, and discusses the ‘careful’ development of its second game
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 28/07/2026
We speak to Digital Extremes president Sheldon Carter on why Warframe is going through a period of 'massive growth', while rivals like Destiny are not. Plus, we chat about its cautious approach to its next game... and why it still believes in consoles www.thegamebusiness.com/p/destinys-b...
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Destiny’s biggest rival Warframe has had ‘two years of massive growth’
Digital Extremes believes in console growth, and discusses the ‘careful’ development of its second game
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 27/07/2026
In today's edition of The Game Business Micro (that's our mini podcast for paid subscribers), we look at Xbox's (and Amazon's) latest efforts to get game streaming working. With console prices as they are, might it work this time? www.thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-amazo...
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Xbox, Amazon and Netflix try to make game streaming relevant – The Game Business Micro
This week, we dive into Xbox’s new ad experiment and chat about the role of game streaming in the current climate
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 23/07/2026
Luna games (including Indiana Jones, Hogwarts Legacy and more) can now be streamed directly via the Prime Video app. We speak with Amazon's Jeff Gattis to discuss this, plus taking on consoles (or not), 007, and reaching tens of millions of players www.thegamebusiness.com/p/amazon-lun...
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The Game Business @thegamebusiness.com · 21/07/2026
Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy tells us that RuneScape is ready to take on World of Warcraft. He also talks about the financial 'pain' caused by changing monetization, the 12m RuneScape fans who play on Nintendo, and how Old School RuneScape won over young people www.thegamebusiness.com/p/runescape-...
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RuneScape CEO: We want to be bigger than World of Warcraft
We speak to Jagex boss Jon Bellamy about the company's complete focus on its three RuneScape games
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