The Game Business

“Forza [Horizon 5 on PS5] being this strong… that’s great. That really bodes well for its next iteration, if they come out day one across systems" thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-you…

"We can conclude from the high sales of Switch 2 at launch is that they made a lot of Switch 2 units." thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-you…

“When we were independent 10 years ago, we were approached by publishers saying that if we want to survive, we have to do free-to-play, we have to do this, we have to do that" thegamebusiness.com/p/ready-at-daw…

The biggest Donkey Kong game launches of all time (UK) thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-you…

"You’re not going to get people to transition consoles because of exclusives anymore. We’re way beyond that point" Circana boss Mat Piscatella joins us this week to discuss multi-format releases, Switch 2, Donkey Kong and more thegamebusiness.com/p/bringing-you…

Ready at Dawn's studio boss says that making games in California has got "extremely expensive" and thus his new outfit is based in the South of France thegamebusiness.com/p/ready-at-daw…

Sony commissioned Ready at Dawn to make Daxter on PSP after just one first meeting thegamebusiness.com/p/ready-at-daw…

“It was amazing having PlayStation behind us." - Ready at Dawn co-founder Ru Weerasuriya looks back on the studio, and discusses launching a new company, Atlantis Studio in France. thegamebusiness.com/p/ready-at-daw…

"The rise of network games has fundamentally changed the business. For those of us still able to work within it, it’s now about understanding how to thrive in this new world" thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-no-…

The game business is not becoming all about live-service forever games. Single-player experiences are highly relevant, and I even think there's growth to be found with them thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-no-…

"Fortnite is more a competitor to the local bowling alley than it is to God of War." thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-no-…

“The industry that green lit Perfect Dark does not exist anymore” In today's edition of The Game Business Show and Newsletter, we speak to Genvid's Jacob Navok on the future direction of the games industry. thegamebusiness.com/p/there-is-no-…

“We don't really consider [closed games] failures at the company. It's very difficult to get new products out on mobile in a successful way. You're going to have a lot of misses and you have to have a strong stomach and a culture for learning" thegamebusiness.com/p/star-wars-hu…

“It's not that our partnerships with Harry Potter or Game of Thrones aren't valuable, but as we look at new projects to greenlight, we can reach audiences without the benefit of a license probably cheaper and more efficiently" thegamebusiness.com/p/star-wars-hu…

"If it's your PlayStation game on a phone, you're not going to play for 45 minute to do a level. You need power. Are you on the bus? At school? At work? You're getting messages, work emails... you have to understand that this is a multifunctional device” thegamebusiness.com/p/star-wars-hu…

This week, we speak to Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau about taking console games to mobile, competing with TikTok, the impact of the App Store changes, closing Star Wars Hunters and the future of the mobile space thegamebusiness.com/p/star-wars-hu…

Outside of COD and the sports games, what is there left in 2025 for gamers to get excited about? We went through the data to select the biggest games still to come this year thegamebusiness.com/p/with-no-gta-…

Pokemon Legends: Z-A? Borderlands 4? Ghost of Yotei? The Outer Worlds 2? Arc Raiders? Metal Gear Solid? What are the games still to come this year that are generating the most online attention? thegamebusiness.com/p/with-no-gta-…

"Borderlands is the biggest franchise on this list" In the absence of Grand Theft Auto 6, what are the biggest games of 2025 still to come? thegamebusiness.com/p/with-no-gta-…