Market Analysis

The State of Games: June 2026

The World Cup impacts the game charts, it was a bad month for consoles and a good month for new announcements

Jul 31 • Christopher Dring

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is the most anticipated game of 2026 (that isn’t called Grand Theft Auto)

Plus, we chat Call of Duty, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Marvel’s Wolverine, Star Wars, Gears of War and more

Jul 30 • Christopher Dring

1:00:43

EA: Console game makers should consider in-game ads during development

EA’s ad boss Alexander Dao joins us on today’s Show

Jul 16 • Christopher Dring

37:55

The State of Games: May 2026

Big month for Forza, Bond, Batman and Subnautica. Tough month for PlayStation

Jul 10 • Christopher Dring

The number of video game journalists has fallen by nearly 300 in 2026

Plus, Xbox leaders despair at cuts, former Eurogamer editors launch new site, and Atari is building ‘the IMDB of games’

Jul 9 • Christopher Dring

1:04:18

Xbox divided over its future, and do people even buy physical PlayStation games?

Plus, we’re joined by Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo to discuss a flexible future for game publishing

Jul 2 • Christopher Dring

59:10

Why did PlayStation buy Bungie in the first place? – The Game Business Micro

Plus, more bad news for the console business after another Xbox price hike

Jun 29 • Christopher Dring

16:28

Retailer warns of GTA console stock shock. Plus, why is Russian propaganda still on Steam?

And we chat to the creators of a new $50 million games fund aimed at ‘visionaries’

Jun 25 • Christopher Dring

1:01:29

Why does Xbox need a brutal reset?

Plus, Summer Game Fest boosts media, and Lucy James talks lookingfor.game

Jun 18 • Christopher Dring

50:19

Download your free industry report ahead of The Game Business Live

Data specialist Ampere talks GTA 6 impact, Battlefield 6 vs Arc Raiders, Hollywood, Roblox, Fortnite and the FIFA World Cup in this free report

Jun 5 • Christopher Dring

Call of Duty ‘at risk’ from GTA 6, EA set for World Cup boost, and Switch 2 hits UK milestone

Plus, we preview Summer Game Fest with Iam8bit and ICHI Worldwide

Jun 4 • Christopher Dring

49:16

The State of Games: April 2026

Big month for Tomodachi Life, Pragmata, video game movies and.... Arrows

May 29 • Christopher Dring

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