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It was the biggest console launch of all time, but was Nintendo Switch 2 a success for third-parties?
Plus! We take a look at the Summer Game Fest numbers
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Christopher Dring
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1:00:13
How a nearly six-hour phone call with the Russo brothers changed Fortnite, and other stories
What we learned from The Game Business Live. Plus! Nintendo Switch 2 console sales
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Christopher Dring
The Xbox handheld may not do huge numbers. But that's not the point
Plus, IO Interactive talks live-service single-player James Bond
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Christopher Dring
2
23:19
Download your free report ahead of The Game Business Live
Data specialist Ampere has created a report especially for our LA event
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Christopher Dring
Is Mario Kart a good game to launch a console?
Plus, EA closes Cliffhanger Games and we gear up for The Game Business Live
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Christopher Dring
5
18:49
The answer to the video game industry’s woes: Just make some hits
Plus! Are three million Doom players good? And what happened with Call of Duty Warzone on mobile?
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Christopher Dring
5
48:03
Major media outlets will not have Nintendo Switch 2 reviews at launch
Plus, GTA 6 delay could result in 700,000 fewer console sales in 2025
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Christopher Dring
5
40:14
Can the video games media survive?
Future, Fandom and RPG Site on the looming AI threat, dependency on Google and the journalism brain drain. Plus! Join us at The Game Business Live
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Christopher Dring
1
1:01:39
Has Xbox’s Call of Duty Game Pass gamble paid off?
Plus! Why developers should move now to capitalise on Apple’s courtroom defeat
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Christopher Dring
2
53:51
Expedition 33 publisher: "Elder Scrolls: Oblivion didn’t seem to harm us at all"
35% of Expedition 33 players also played the Elder Scrolls remaster | Publisher Kepler hails Xbox
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Christopher Dring
50:27
The number of video game articles dropped by over 100,000 in Q1
Plus, we speak to Jackbox Games about its new rival: Netflix
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Christopher Dring
3
53:34
The video game industry is not ready to lose boxed games
Meanwhile, we discuss Québec tax break changes with The Logic's Brendan Sinclair
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Christopher Dring
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53:24
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