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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How can video games influence perceptions towards climate change? In this week's VGIM, we listen to experts from Brunswick, More in Common and The Game Bakers to find out more. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/the-better...

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The Better Angels of (video game) Nature, 24/09/2026

How games about nature can tip an unhelpfully contentious climate conversation 🌎

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The second edition of VGIM Daily has landed in inboxes this morning. Get your dose of gamescom gossip, news and interviews below videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/the-state-...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Which video game journalists should you be following? This week's VGIM provides five red-hot recommendations and plenty of other top-tips for anyone wanting to remain in the video game know. www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/five-video...

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Five video game journalists you should be following, 20/08/2026

Reminding you to use your media before you lose it 📰

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What's better than receiving one issue of VGIM every week? Receiving five during gamescom. We're going daily for the biggest video games event of the year, thanks to our partners Fifty. Get subscribed now to get every edition of our Cologne dispatches: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Public Investment Fund's acquisition of EA received the go-ahead from the European Commission last week. What comes next for EA and the Saudi video game strategy? We take a look in this week's VGIM: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/saudi-arab...

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Saudi Arabia, EA and digital sport's soft power, 30/07/2026

Can't buy up sport for soft power purposes? Buy its digital recreation instead ⚽ 🏈🏎️

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We're revealing our first ever long read insight report, dedicated to the troubling rise of LGBTQ+ censorship across the video game world. Read the summary of the paper in this week's VGIM and download your copy immediately after. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/how-lgbtq-...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A UK court has ruled that Runescape's gold pieces can be stolen under the terms of the country's theft laws. What does this mean for the industry in the UK and the rest of the world? We take a look at the ruling and its repercussions: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/thou-shalt...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Well, we heard from the UK Video Games Council at Pocket Gamer Connects about its first six months of the work. We left the session feeling...a little mixed. Find out why and grab the rest of the newsletter below 👇 videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/a-uk-video...

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A UK Video Games Council-ing session, 22/01/2026

Game developing frustration with government policy 😠

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

We're outside the Larry David statute of limitations on saying Happy New Year, but we're thankfully still in the window for making annual predictions. Check out the latest issue of VGIM for our thoughts on what to expect in the games industry in 2026. www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/six-video-...

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Six video games industry predictions for 2026, 08/01/2026

Each one more surprising than the last 🪄

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New Year, same old Video Games Industry Memo request for you to send us your news. We're looking to promote our usual mix of: 💼 Job moves and open posts 📅 Industry conferences 🎮 New video game releases Want to be in this week's VGIM? Email george@videogamesindustrymemo.com pronto.

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

An @vgim.bsky.social exclusive: we reveal how Steam is censoring games featuring LGBTQ+ content in Russia on behalf of state censor Roskomnadzor. Thank you to Ian Masters and the Flick Games team for being brave enough to share their story. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/how-steam-...

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How Steam censors LGBTQ+ content on behalf of the Russian Government, 27/11/2025

When Roskomnadzor calls, Valve answers

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Yesterday's VGIM, sponsored by Testronic, summarised all the biggest financial results in the games industry (apart from Ubisoft, who were messing us about). Catch up with all the news and the top releases this week right here: videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/video-game...

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Video Games Finance Cheat Sheet: Autumn 2025 edition, 20/11/2025

Nintendo rakes it in, Roblox’s growth turbocharges, and Ubisoft keeps us waiting

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Tommy Thompson @tommy.aiandgames.com · 19/11/2025

Last week the venerable @georgeosborn.bsky.social reached out with a question submitted to this @vgim.bsky.social newsletter regarding the ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in Arc Raiders. What started as a short one paragraph response became a 4000+ word newsletter issue.

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Online Safety Act came into force ages ago. So why is Ofcom issuing guidance to online games businesses now? And what does it all mean? Read this week's @vgim.bsky.social, sponsored by Testronic, to find out. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/online-saf...

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Online Safety Act-ing on Games, 23/10/2025

Ofcom releases long-awaited guidance for industry🗒️

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

VGIM turned two years old last month, so we're having a party to celebrate 🎉 Join us in London on Wednesday 26th November to sip, chat, and possibly eat a slice of branded birthday cake. Thanks to Renaissance PR, Fifty, and the Games Rating Authority for sponosring. buytickets.at/halfspacecon...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Read on for insights into how autocracies control narratives through games through censorship, encouraging self-censorship, and through aggressively promoting their own narratives

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

If you don't already subscribe to @vgim.bsky.social then you should; today's edition is a must-read: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/a-kushy-de...

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A Kushy Deal, 02/10/2025

Selling out democracy one $55bn video games business at a time

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Did you catch @vitageorge.bsky.social's great piece about remakesters? Well, why not re-view the piece at your leisure now? *audible boos at the pun*

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A happy Silksong release day to those who celebrate it. In this week's @vgim.bsky.social, @vitageorge.bsky.social explores the story behind its release and how Silksong's shadow drop has posed problems for press and devs across the games biz. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/caught-in-...

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Caught in Silksong’s web, 04/09/2025

How the industry is reacting to Team Cherry’s surprise Silksong shadow drop

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George Young @vitageorge.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

This is an exceptionally long piece, but I've been researching the PayPro debacle and the campaign to #SaveSpeech and just how damaging the issue is to creators, players and games as culture. Censorship is shit. open.substack.com/pub/videogam...

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No Mercy for censored games, 28/08/2025

How thousands of games with adult themes got caught in a censorship trap

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

What is the secret to gamescom’s long running success? And what’s been going down at arguably the biggest games event in the world? @grapedosmil.bsky.social chats to the event’s bigwigs and reports from the ground for your entertainment. videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/gamescoms-...

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Gamescom’s secrets to conference success, 21/08/2025

Plus: New Black Myth game, Silksong queues, and Microsoft question dodging

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Psst! Want to know the big financial results from publicly traded games businesses but don’t want to read a load of PDFs or spreadsheets? In this week’s VGIM, sponsored by @modulate.bsky.social, @vitageorge.bsky.social analyses them all for YOU 🫵 www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/game-indus...

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Game Industry Finance Cheat Sheet Summer 2025 Edition, 14/08/2025

Nintendo on the march, PlayStation makes its digital fortune, and Xbox struggles to strike the right tone

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Why are there so many video game showcases? And how do the people who put them together choose the games that go into them? @grapedosmil.bsky.social asked Chris Thomas, Jake Tucker and Dom Peppiatt for answers and, by Jove, did he get some www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/why-are-th...

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Why are there so many video game showcases?, 31/07/2025

Or, why there were 30+ events with 7070 games for you to watch this Summer

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Psst! What is a game scout looking for when they're scoping the next hit game? And how can you pitch yourself perfectly to a publishing scout? @vitageorge.bsky.social chats with Chris Wright from @fellowtraveller.games in this week's VGIM 👇 videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/the-game-s...

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The Game Scout’s Secrets, 24/07/2025

Fellow Traveller tell us how publishers discover the indie-credible

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Did you know that you can get a month of free VGIM Insider access by sharing the newsletter with three new readers? Go on, you know you want to 🚀

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This week's @vgim.bsky.social saw @vitageorge.bsky.social chat with @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk of @lostincult.co.uk about the future of physical games in our evermore digital age. CONTENT WARNING: very attractive game boxes contained within videogamesindustrymemo.substack.com/p/lets-get-p...

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Let’s get physical, physical (games), 17/07/2025

Lost in Cult's punt on physical games for a digital age

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Lost In Cult @lostincult.co.uk · 17/07/2025

Our own @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk chatted to @vitageorge.bsky.social for @vgim.bsky.social, discussing all things EDITIONS & physical games. Thank you for your time and for shining a light on our work 🙏 www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/lets-get-p...

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Let’s get physical, physical (games), 17/07/2025

Lost in Cult's punt on physical games for a digital age

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The UK has a brand new video games council to chat to Government about how to grow the industry. But who is on it and what’s it planning to do? @georgeosborn.bsky.social chatted to it’s new co-chair to find out. www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/introducin...

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Introducing the UK Video Games Council, 10/07/2025

For King and Country (not the game developer, obviously)

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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Another year, another fantastic @vgim.bsky.social Business Breakfast. A big hand to @gamespress.com for sponsoring and to @ansiblecomms.com, @dandawkins.bsky.social and @mattreyn.games for the games media chat. And a really big thank you to all the attendees - great to see you there!

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Welcome to a gloriously rebranded Video Games Industry Memo. Bask in our clean, modern and fully initialed logo, which is pronounced Vee-gym for the pedants out there.

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Peter Taylor @ptrtlrwrts.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Good, pretty well balanced article. I am extremely wary of anyone in the industry being labelled an auteur for a whole host of reasons, chiefly because it simultaneously puts them on a pedestal (not everything they do is 'good') and eliminates or downplays the work of others at their studios.

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Do auteurs like Hideo Kojima increase the understanding of how we make games, or obscure it? @grapedosmil.bsky.social headed to a star studded event in London to investigate www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/the-kojima...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Come and join us next Wednesday, it'll be a blast

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Become a VGIM Insider for half the price of Balan's Wonderworld at launch. You can't beat that value!

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What’s going on with games leadership? And could improvements at the top stop cuts at the bottom? @vitageorge.bsky.social interviews Mel Phillips of Games Leadership fame to get to the bottom of things: www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/from-leade...

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Please say a hearty hello to @vitageorge.bsky.social, who is writing their first edition of VGIM later this week. George is a top-notch journalist who has written about games for ESPN, NME, IGN and other non-abbreviated publications. Give them a follow ahead of this Thursday's newsletter 🤝

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Is the Esports World Cup in Riyadh a serious tournament or soft power play? This week’s VGIM argues it is both - which is exactly why it’s such a problem for the industry to grapple with. Read on below 👇 www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/the-esport...

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The Esports World Cup: serious tournament or soft power play?, 19/06/2025

A little from Column A, a little from Column B

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Tracey "Tam" McGarrigan @ansiblecomms.com · 17/06/2025

Wooo, coffee, brekkie nibbles + games media chat? All my fave things! Final few tickets still available. Let me know if you have any big questions for the panel in advance 🤔🥐

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Tom Regan @grapedosmil.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I've been a big fan of VGIM for awhile now, so it's an honour to help cover for George for the next nine weeks. If you'd like to drop me a scoop feel free to slide into my DMs. Catch you in your inbox!

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We want you all to give a big hearty VGIM hello to Tom Regan (aka @grapedosmil.bsky.social). Tom is taking the VGIM reins this week and will be writing to you with his thoughts about Summer Game Fest. Give him a follow and make sure to drop him your jobs, events and game release tips 💪

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

It’s Switch 2 launch day! And in this week’s Video Games Industry Memo, we spoke to nine industry experts to get their thoughts on Nintendo’s latest console www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/switch-2-e...

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Nintendo Switch 2 launch: nine experts weigh in on the newest video games console

Journos, boffins and players run the rule over the Switch 2's prospects

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Do what the hotel room tells you, Bluesky. www.videogamesindustrymemo.com

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

It's Monday, which means it is time to share YOUR news with Video Games Industry Memo. Comment below or email george@videogamesindustrymemo.com with job moves, open job roles OR game releases out this week for a chance to be featured in Thursday's missive.

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

How did Epic Games serve Apple a slice of humble pie in its battle to get Fortnite back on the App Store? Discover the answer in the latest Video Games Industry Memo, which hit inboxes earlier today and can be found below 👇 www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/how-epic-g...

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How Epic Games served Apple humble pie, 29/05/2025

It’s not quite Andor, but it’s a pretty good rebellion all the same

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Video Games Industry Memo @vgim.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Welcome to the VGIM Bluesky account! Follow us to get: - Summaries of newsletters when they drop - Info about our events and paid content - Developments from the industry as and when they happen www.videogamesindustrymemo.com

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