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Game OverPalworld explodes/dev blog, AI hiring, Microsoft layoffs, Fortnite, Apple Game Streaming, Switch 2 | GO #9A coincidental story called Palworld, where your fate will be decided in 3 days (Pocket Pair Blog)
Pokemon Investigating “Palworlds” (CNBC)
More layoffs under Microsoft (The Verge)
An Important Update about Riot’s Future (Riot Blog)
Ex-Bungie Legal Chief Suggests Unionizing (Game Developer)
AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments as firms strive to balance costs (CNBC)
Microsoft Cancels New Blizzard Video Game After Six Years of Development (Bloomberg)
Global Game Sales To Recover (Reuters)
Fortnite coming back to iOS (in the EU) through new ‘Epic Store’ (9to5 Mac)
Apple now allows game streaming apps like Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone (N...
2024-01-281h 02Game OverMore layoffs, GDC State of Industry, Monopoly Go, Epic v Apple, Hogwarts, Hearing Loss, & Ubsioft on Game Ownership | Go #8
More Layoffs:
Layoffs confirmed at Choices: Stories You Play maker, Pixelberry Studios
Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload
Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees
#2. GDC's State of the Industry report reveals AI concerns, redundancies worries and a drive to unionization
#3. Is Monopoly GO really "PROFITABLE"?
#4. Gaming, Esports, & Social Trends Report | 2024
#5. Epic vs. Apple
The house always wins
Apple to collect fees from Epic Games
#6. Hogwarts Legacy is the best selling game of 2023
#7. Gamers at risk of hearing loss
#8. Ubisoft says Gamers...
2024-01-2752 min
GameMakersGameOver #7: '24 Layoffs!, "Too many games," New Halo, Epic #1 on Console, State of UGC, AI, China, Steam Breaks RecordsArthur Trusov and Joseph Kim discuss the latest gaming news from the past week.
Layoffs:
Unity to lay off 1,800 staff as it continues company reset
Twitch is cutting one-third of its staff
Playtika to cut 300 - 400 more jobs in latest rounds of layoffs
Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees
11 Days Into 2024 And 2700+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced
Nacon exec says industry's problem is "too many games"
UE5-Powered New Halo Reportedly in Development at 343 Industries – Rumor
Epic finally claims top spot for publisher MAU share on co...
2024-01-151h 03Game OverSavvy Games $30B?, iPhone gaming in trouble, Game Industry Job Hunting, Netflix, Predictions | E6Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing.
2024-01-0959 minGameMakersSavvy Games $30B?, iPhone gaming in trouble, Game Industry Job Hunting, Netflix, Predictions | GO #6Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing.
Savvy Games Group: “Approximately 75 percent of our capital allotment has not yet been invested”
The future of iPhone gaming is in trouble
My personal rollercoaster of job hunting and growth in the games industry
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood mobile game to shut down
Netflix considers ways to make money from video games in potential pivot
Predictions for 2024’s gaming
Star Citizen has a $48,000 DLC??
Game Studio...
2024-01-0959 minGame Over8 Ball Pool. Sony MIcrosoft Riposte mobile M&A in '24?, Owen Mahoney, Top 5 FPS Games, Starfield "Mostly Negative", Top Steam and Nintendo Games of '23, Layoffs in '23 | GO #5Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing.
0:00 Intro - New Years Eve
2:52 Top Steam charts - Baldur’s Gate 3, Lethal Company, Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 big jumps
6:27 Top mobile charts - Ice Scream 8, 8 Ball Pool, Royal Match vs. Monopoly GO
9:40 8 Ball Pool Keeps Trucking from Gamemakers Newsletter, innovations and early history, opportunity in runner games
14:52 Sony Activision Riposte will involve mobile gaming from Reuters
20:27 from Owen Mahoney interview: “Nobody in the industry is happy” from Game Fi...
2024-01-021h 11GameMakers8 Ball Pool. Sony MIcrosoft Riposte mobile M&A in '24?, Owen Mahoney, Top 5 FPS Games, Starfield "Mostly Negative", Top Steam and Nintendo Games of '23, Layoffs in '23 | GO #5We discuss game industry news for the past week: Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov.
0:00 Intro - New Years Eve
2:52 Top Steam charts - Baldur’s Gate 3, Lethal Company, Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 big jumps
6:27 Top mobile charts - Ice Scream 8, 8 Ball Pool, Royal Match vs. Monopoly GO
9:40 8 Ball Pool Keeps Trucking from Gamemakers Newsletter, innovations and early history, opportunity in runner games
14:52 Sony Activision Riposte will involve mobile gaming from Reuters
20:27 from Owen Mahoney interview: “Nobody in the industry is happy” from Game File newslet...
2024-01-021h 11Game OverChina regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet tumbles, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, More layoffs, Winter sale and gaming deals | GO #4Joseph Kim (Oldie but Goodie) and Arthur Trusov (Young Blood) discuss top charts and gaming news.
0:00 Intro
2:22 Top Steam charts
5:05 Top mobile charts
7:45 China to curb gaming spend: Netease and Tencent plunge
10:13 China regulator to study concerns about the new gaming curbs
12:45 Take-Two Bet $12B Just as mobile games tumbled
19:33 Valorant Mobile Game
25:30 Insomniac Games major hacking leak
29:30 GTA hacker sentenced
30:45 More layoffs at Sony, may close studio
32:35 Steam Winter sale up to 60% off...
2024-01-0141 min
GameMakersChina regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet tumbles, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, More layoffs, Winter sale and gaming deals | GO #4Joseph Kim (Oldie but Goodie) and Arthur Trusov (Young Blood) discuss top charts and gaming news.
0:00 Intro
2:22 Top Steam charts
5:05 Top mobile charts
7:45 China to curb gaming spend: Netease and Tencent plunge
10:13 China regulator to study concerns about the new gaming curbs
12:45 Take-Two Bet $12B Just as mobile games tumbled
19:33 Valorant Mobile Game
25:30 Insomniac Games major hacking leak
29:30 GTA hacker sentenced
30:45 More layoffs at Sony, may close studio
32:35 Steam Winter sale up to 60% off...
2023-12-2841 minGame OverNetflix game strategy, Fortnite breaks records, Tiktok breaks $10B, Epic vs. Google, and more! | Go #3Game over podcast Episode #3.
Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, gaming news, and games we're playing.
Overview:
0:00 Intro
2:19 Top Steam charts
4:32 Top Mobile charts
6:10 Netflix future games strategy
10:30 Epic Games hits all time records with Fortnite
13:12 TikTok hits over $10B in mobile IAP revenue
15:45 Epic Games wins verdict against Google for monopolistic behavior
21:40 Max Payne voice actor passed away
22:50 First home game console turns 50 years old
24:00...
2023-12-1944 min
GameMakersNetflix game strategy, Fortnite breaks records, Tiktok breaks $10B, Epic vs. Google, and more! | Go #3Game over podcast Episode #3.
Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, gaming news, and games we're playing.
Overview:
0:00 Intro
2:19 Top Steam charts
4:32 Top Mobile charts
6:10 Netflix future games strategy
10:30 Epic Games hits all time records with Fortnite
13:12 TikTok hits over $10B in mobile IAP revenue
15:45 Epic Games wins verdict against Google for monopolistic behavior
21:40 Max Payne voice actor passed away
22:50 First home game console turns 50 years old
24:00...
2023-12-1944 minGameMakers"Unity, I'm done," Stormgate RTS Kickstarter, Sega's $800M Super Game, GTA 6, Game Awards | GO #2From Game Over podcast. Dual publishing here until we get a bigger audience. Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top games by market charts, gaming news, and games we're playing.
Agenda:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Top Steam charts
3:25 Top Mobile charts
6:53 “Unity, I’m Done” - Fundamentally Games CEO quits Unity
13:56 Frost Giant’s Stormgate RTS fully funds Kickstarter
21:22 Sega’s new Super Game with an over $800M budget
25:50 GTA 6 Launch trailer and announcement
33:10 Day Before extraction shooter Top 10 worst rated game on St...
2023-12-1250 minGame Over"Unity, I'm done," Stormgate RTS Kickstarter, Sega's $800M Super Game, GTA 6, Game Awards | E2Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top games by market charts, gaming news, and games we're playing.
Agenda:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Top Steam charts
3:25 Top Mobile charts
6:53 “Unity, I’m Done” - Fundamentally Games CEO quits Unity
13:56 Frost Giant’s Stormgate RTS fully funds Kickstarter
21:22 Sega’s new Super Game with an over $800M budget
25:50 GTA 6 Launch trailer and announcement
33:10 Day Before extraction shooter Top 10 worst rated game on Steam
37:50 EA’s old multiplayer games getting shut down
41:25...
2023-12-1250 minGame OverMassive game industry layoffs, TikTok gaming unit shut down, Solo dev Lethal Company to #1 on Steam | E10:00 Intros - Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov
4:22 Top Steam charts Nov 21 -28, 2023
6:34 Top WW mobile charts Nov 19 - 25, 2023
10:03 Video game company layoffs
16:43 Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse shuts down
20:00 GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition going to Netflix
24:25 Lethal Company solo dev hits #1 on Steam charts
30:50 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 shifts from expansion pack to full game
35:00 Games spotlight: The Finals
39:20 Alan Wake 2
40:10 Lethal Company
43:30 Wild Rift
44:00 Netflix’s Into the Dead 2
44:35 Century Games Frozen City...
2023-12-0349 minGameMakersWhy legendary developers are jumping onto Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN)!Epic's Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) potentially presents a huge new platform rivaling Roblox. Why are some of the most experienced developers in the world like Alex Seropian (founder of Bungie and Industrial Toys/EA) and Pete Hawley (100 Thieves) so excited by UEFN? What does a former Roblox developer, Arthur Trusov, think about the platform especially in comparison to Roblox?
Find out now!
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Why UEFN? How big is this opportunity?
8:30 Leaving Roblox and comparing Roblox to UEFN as a dev platform
11:35 Technical limitations of UEFN
12:50 Veterans going creator platforms, young guys going to professional development platforms
13:19 Potential...
2023-08-3053 min