US consumers will cut back on buying video games due to rising costs and tariff fears
In this edition of The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by IGN's Rebekah Valentine to look at the US economy. Using data from Circana's Mat Piscatella, Rebekah and Chris discuss the impact tariffs, recessionary fears and rising prices will have on video game sales this year. Plus we spoke to ESA CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com
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“Reviving Sega will be the greatest achievement in my career”
This week, Chris sits down with Sega president and COO Shuji Utsumi to discuss his 30-year career in games, a resurgent Japan, the risks of focusing too much on nostalgia and why he believes in consoles. Plus, he shares the firm's ambitions in live-service games, and discusses the impact of the Sonic movie. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com
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“We need our studios to believe they can grow again” – Ukie
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, we speak with the CEO of Ukie, that's the UK games industry trade body, about the investment the UK Government is putting into games. Chris and guest host George Osborn from the Video Games Industry Memo discuss the news, plus we dive into the performances of some big games of June, including MindsEye, Splitgate 2, Rematch, Dune Awakening and Peak. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com
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How Hitman Absolution’s wasteful toilets taught IO Interactive to make sustainable AAA games
In this week's episode of The Game Business Show, Chris speaks to IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak to talk James Bond, Hitman, Nintendo Switch 2 and working with Build A Rocket Boy on MindsEye. We dive into the studio's prudent approach to making AAA single-player games, and we get some hints on how the team will develop 007 First Light in a similar way to Hitman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com
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It was the biggest console launch of all time, but was Nintendo Switch 2 a success for third-parties?
This week on The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by Post Games founder and host Chris Plante to discuss his new venture. We also share new market data for Nintendo Switch 2 around third-party games, we analyse the viewer numbers for Summer Game Fest, plus review some of the biggest stories from the past week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com
Christopher Dring hosts interviews, in-depth analysis and special features on what's truly going on in the video games industry. www.thegamebusiness.com
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