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The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast

Welcome to the weekly GI Microcast giving you the latest in video games news. Join James Batchelor and Chris Dring, two business journalists with more than 35 years' combined experience, as they give you their take on the biggest stories in video games. Never miss an episode and subscribe to the GI Microcast on all podcasting platforms and YouTube.

Court rulings provide opportunities for mobile developers

12 mins; October 08, 2025

Making the Most of the Codev Model

45 mins; June 13, 2025

What do we expect to see in 2025?

35 mins; December 30, 2024

2024 In Review

40 mins; December 23, 2024

Reflecting on The Game Awards 2024

34 mins; December 16, 2024

The end of XDefiant and the state of live service games

31 mins; December 09, 2024

Will the third time be the charm for new Sony handheld?

47 mins; December 03, 2024

Why has the games industry abandoned events?

63 hours 47 mins; November 25, 2024

How Nintendo's past will shore up Switch 2's future

43 mins; November 11, 2024

Call of Duty flies, Concord falls

24 mins; November 04, 2024

How video games conquered Hollywood

46 mins; October 28, 2024

Is AA dead?

42 mins; October 21, 2024

Opening up Google Play offers publishers a three-year window to change mobile gaming

45 mins; October 14, 2024

The perks and perils of licensed games, and games journalism's ongoing struggle

44 mins; October 07, 2024

Microcast: Will Assassin's Creed Shadows suffer from its delay?

39 mins; September 30, 2024

Microcast: The Pokémon vs Palworld legal battle we did (and didn't) expect

40 mins; September 23, 2024

Microcast: The PS5 Pro and Ubisoft's woes

59 mins; September 17, 2024

Microcast: Why Sony shouldn't give up after Concord

31 mins; September 09, 2024

Microcast: Did Sony send Concord out to die?

34 mins; September 03, 2024

So how was Gamescom in the end?

28 mins; August 27, 2024

Why do developers create huge expansions over standalone games?

57 mins; August 22, 2024

Behind the reveals of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024

24 mins; August 21, 2024

The biggest challenges for indie developers, with Jason Della Rocca

37 mins; August 20, 2024

Microcast: Epic's mobile marketplace and Plucky Squire's brave launch

27 mins; August 19, 2024

Microcast: Krafton saves Tango Gameworks, and numbers. All of the numbers

43 mins; August 13, 2024

Microcast: Game Informer's closure and the state of games media

44 mins; August 05, 2024

Microcast: What does Humble's restructuring say about the state of publishing?

33 mins; July 29, 2024

Microcast: Why there's no market for AAA mobile games

26 mins; July 22, 2024

Microcast: Why is Xbox increasing the price of Game Pass?

38 mins; July 15, 2024

GI Microcast | Gamescom Latam and smart game delays

22 mins; July 05, 2024

GI Sprint | How Xbox is using AI and cloud to make video games better and faster

35 mins; July 03, 2024

GI Spint | Life without layoffs

44 mins; July 01, 2024

GI Sprint | Getting it right at the concept stage

57 mins; June 27, 2024

GI Sprint | How AI can (and cannot) speed up game development

49 mins; June 25, 2024

GI Microcast | Nintendo Direct and the year ahead

27 mins; June 21, 2024

GI Sprint | The art of failing fast

43 mins; June 20, 2024

GI Sprint | The unsustainability of AAA video games

41 mins; June 18, 2024

GI Microcast | Not live from Los Angeles

27 mins; June 11, 2024

GI Microcast | The Not E3 2024 hype season begins

33 mins; June 05, 2024

GI Microcast | Arrowhead's future and a trio of acquisitions

29 mins; May 28, 2024

GI Microcast | A new era for PlayStation

27 mins; May 20, 2024

GI Microcast | Let's talk about those Xbox studio closures

34 mins; May 13, 2024

GI Microcast | Take-Two's troubles and why Xbox console sales don't matter

22 mins; May 07, 2024

GI Microcast | Embracer's three-way split, US vs TikTok, and Supercell's next major hit

42 mins; April 29, 2024

GI Microcast | Solving the skills crisis, and Fallout's fame

34 mins; April 22, 2024

GI Microcast | BAFTA Games Awards bring some much-needed positivity

24 mins; April 15, 2024

GI Microcast | What next for Xbox, Gearbox and Relic?

28 mins; April 02, 2024

Microcast: GDC 2024, PS5 Pro and more

30 mins; March 25, 2024

Microcast: Embracer sells Saber, Sony stumbles with PSVR 2

40 mins; March 19, 2024

Microsoft: Apple's losing battle against the EU

33 mins; March 11, 2024

Microcast: Remedy takes Control (of our podcast)

39 mins; March 04, 2024

Microcast: Game announcements and data deficiencies

27 mins; February 26, 2024

Microcast: A tough week for games consoles

26 mins; February 19, 2024

Microcast: Xbox games on PlayStation?

26 mins; February 05, 2024

Microcast: Apple's EU changes and Microsoft layoffs

29 mins; January 30, 2024

Microcast: Up to two years of pain, and subscriptions vs ownership

30 mins; January 22, 2024

Microcast: AI voice acting and too many games

23 mins; January 15, 2024

Microcast: Layoffs and AI debates kick off 2024

22 mins; January 08, 2024

Games of the Year 2023

76 hours 18 mins; December 18, 2023

2023 in review

65 hours 55 mins; December 13, 2023

Microcast: GTA 6 reveal, The Game Awards 2023

28 mins; December 11, 2023

Microcast: Game Pass on rival consoles, Microsoft's mobile store

26 mins; December 04, 2023

Microcast: Embracer restructure, the value of games, PlayStation Portal

28 mins; November 20, 2023

Microcast: Grand Theft Auto 6 reveal dated, Modern Warfare 3 development woes?

22 mins; November 14, 2023

Microcast: Xbox leak

22 mins; September 20, 2023

Microcast: Unity Runtime Fee

24 mins; September 18, 2023

The battle for October

45 mins; August 25, 2023

Microcast: Ubisoft enters MS-ABK deal

24 mins; August 22, 2023

The future of AI | Playable Futures

46 mins; August 18, 2023

Microcast: Xbox Enforcement System, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

25 mins; August 17, 2023

Jo Twist on the power of play | Playable Futures

33 mins; August 04, 2023

Microcast: MS-ABK nears completion

24 mins; July 17, 2023

Playable Futures: The future of mobile

36 mins; June 30, 2023

Microcast: FTC vs Microsoft

23 mins; June 29, 2023

The highs and lows of Summer Game Fest 2023

42 mins; June 20, 2023

Playables Futures: The Future of Women in Games

43 mins; June 16, 2023

Microcast: Ubisoft Forward, Embracer restructure

23 mins; June 13, 2023

Microcast: Xbox Games Showcase 2023

25 mins; June 12, 2023

Microcast: Summer Game Fest 2023

22 mins; June 09, 2023

Can cloud gaming change the industry?

54 mins; June 05, 2023

Microcast: PlayStation Showcase

21 mins; May 25, 2023

Microcast: Take-Two and Ubisoft fiscal results, PlayStation showcase, absence of E3

21 mins; May 19, 2023

Microcast: EU approves MS/ABK, Zelda smashes sales records, Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO

21 mins; May 16, 2023

Will E3 return?

48 mins; April 06, 2023

The future of game consumption | Playable Futures Podcast

57 mins; March 17, 2023

No rest for Call of Duty

49 mins; March 03, 2023

The future of talent piplines | Playable Futures

41 mins; February 24, 2023

What do we want to see from the games industry in 2023?

45 mins; January 18, 2023

The future of publishing | Playable Futures

35 mins; January 06, 2023

Games of the Year 2022

73 hours 55 mins; December 21, 2022

The future of game marketing and community | Playable Futures

69 hours 52 mins; December 19, 2022

2022 In Review

42 mins; December 13, 2022

The future of indie | Playable Futures

23 mins; December 02, 2022

Brokémon: Gotta Patch 'Em All

51 mins; November 25, 2022

The future of VR, with Resolution's Tommy Palm | Playable Futures

26 mins; November 18, 2022

United Nations on a greener games industry | Playable Futures

27 mins; November 04, 2022

The Five Games of Tim Schafer

59 mins; November 02, 2022

(Sponsored) The future of in-game ads, in-app purchases and beyond

21 mins; October 18, 2022

In the face of recession

58 mins; September 30, 2022

Can Ubisoft fix its culture?

42 mins; September 16, 2022

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