Podcasts
#123 - Ubisoft loses more execs, Sony invest into Epic and I will be on a short hiatus
Published: July 12, 2020, 8:39 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 52 seconds
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#122 - What is Amazon Game Studios doing and are web portal games dead?
Published: July 6, 2020, 4:59 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds
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#121 - Microsoft abandons Mixer and a wave of allegations hits the game industry
Published: June 29, 2020, 8:35 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 6 seconds
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#120 - Epic Games mysterious fundraising and Google Stadia repricing woes
Published: June 21, 2020, 9:37 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds
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#119 - Sony reveals the PS5 and is WB Games really worth $4 billion?
Published: June 14, 2020, 9:36 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds
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#118 - Guest host Jenny Tai, DoP at Jam City, helps cover the Zynga-Peak Games acquisition and more
Published: June 7, 2020, 9:20 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 8 seconds
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#117 - Loaded signs more Twitch exclusivity deals, Tencent takes a stake in a Japanese publisher
Published: May 31, 2020, 10:20 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 5 seconds
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#116 - Amazon Games actually releases a game and Magic Leap raises another massive round
Published: May 24, 2020, 7:18 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 33 seconds
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#115 - Epic unveils Unreal 5 and Machine Zone is acquired by AppLovin
Published: May 17, 2020, 7:39 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 3 seconds
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#114 - First look at the XBox Series X and analytics firm Sensor Tower sells stake to a PE firm
Published: May 10, 2020, 5:53 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds
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#113 - Tencent consolidates game streaming in China and Jagex finds a new home
Published: May 3, 2020, 7:40 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds
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#112 - Is Nintendo the next Disney? and Epic concedes to the Google Play Store
Published: April 26, 2020, 9:05 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes
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#111 - Professional sports turn into XBox Live and the ESRB attempts loot box damage control
Published: April 20, 2020, 1:28 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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#110 - Sony invest big in Bilibili, Riot breaks Twitch records with Valorant
Published: April 12, 2020, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 52 seconds
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#109 - IGN replaces E3 and Gearbox is accused of withholding bonuses
Published: April 6, 2020, 12:53 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 41 seconds
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#108 - Has Epic Games become the most vertically integrated game company?
Published: March 29, 2020, 8:59 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 33 seconds
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#107 - IGF and GDC Awards plus fundraising galore
Published: March 22, 2020, 10:58 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds
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#106 - E3 is canceled, GDC Online kicks off and Unreal and Unity make art acquisitions
Published: March 16, 2020, 10:45 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 1 second
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#105 - Stadia opens LA studio as GeForce Now loses more publisher libraries
Published: March 8, 2020, 11:15 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 32 seconds
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#104 - COVID-19 hits GDC and the game industry, Roblox raises an impressive Series G
Published: March 2, 2020, 12:32 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds
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#103 - GeForce Now gaming woes and HQ Trivia official shuts down
Published: Feb. 24, 2020, 2:26 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 55 seconds
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#102 - DICE summit and Tim Sweeney's roast of the industry
Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 8:14 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds
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#101 - Nvidia enters cloud gaming and Rockstars loses a leg
Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 7:13 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds
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#100 - The 100th episode, Blizzard upsets nostalgic fans, Dauntless developer gets acquired
Published: Feb. 2, 2020, 11:28 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 25 seconds
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#99 - Activision-Blizzard teams up with Google and more mobile studio acquisitions
Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 5:34 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds
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#98 - Sony skips E3, Valve saves VR and Epic fights online trolling
Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 12:17 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 57 seconds
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#97 - EA and DICE tapping Respawn, Tencent is giving Platinum Games independence
Published: Jan. 13, 2020, 3:52 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 36 seconds
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#96 - Celebrating 2019 and the podcast 2-year anniversary
Published: Jan. 6, 2020, 7:27 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds
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12.29.2019 - The decade in review
Published: Dec. 30, 2019, 1:22 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds
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12.22.2019 - Acquisitions galore as Google, Facebook and more make Christmas purchases
Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 1:51 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 41 seconds
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12.15.2019 - The Game Awards and Microsoft Scarlett's big reveal
Published: Dec. 15, 2019, 10:28 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 39 seconds
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12.8.2019 - Magic Leap's downfall and Microsoft's two console strategy
Published: Dec. 8, 2019, 8:50 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds
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12.1.2019 - Google poaches Ubisoft leadership and Valve kills an innovative piece of hardware
Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 9:25 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds
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11.24.2019 - Valve says "Let there be VR" with a VR only Half-life title
Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 9:36 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
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11.17.2019 - Stadia fumbles launch and Project xCloud picks up steam
Published: Nov. 17, 2019, 8:06 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 50 seconds
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11.10.2019 - China restricts play and Niantic keeps AR on life support
Published: Nov. 10, 2019, 10:36 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 12 seconds
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11.3.2019 - Ubisoft rethinks 2020
Published: Nov. 3, 2019, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 14 seconds
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10.27.2019 - Tencent and Microsoft make big moves
Published: Oct. 27, 2019, 11:33 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds
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10.20.2019 - Google wakes up from its VR Daydream
Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 6:34 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 34 seconds
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10.6.2019 - A F2P world without loot boxes
Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 38 seconds
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9.29.2019 - Facebook hires digital theme park attendees
Published: Sept. 29, 2019, 6:43 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds
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9.22.2019 - French court takes aim at Steam
Published: Sept. 22, 2019, 10:27 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 49 seconds
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9.15.2019 - Apple, Nintendo and a Parliamentary report
Published: Sept. 15, 2019, 8:18 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 33 seconds
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9.8.2019 - Call of Duty studio cycle drama
Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 3:28 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds
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9.1.2019 - Developers call out sexual abusers in the game industry
Published: Sept. 2, 2019, 10:08 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 5 seconds
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8.25.2019 - Respawn vs Reddit
Published: Aug. 25, 2019, 10:46 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 3 seconds
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8.18.2019 - THQ Nordic the sleeping giant
Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 10:46 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 12 seconds
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8.11.2019 - FTC regulation and Presidential scapegoating
Published: Aug. 11, 2019, 9:12 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds
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8.4.2019 - Taxes like a Rockstar
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 6:38 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds
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7.28.2019 - Nin-tencent-do
Published: July 28, 2019, 6:14 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds
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7.21.2019 - A Tale of Two Game Retailers
Published: July 21, 2019, 10:12 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds
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7.14.2019 - Runescape is the ultimate MMO-survivor
Published: July 14, 2019, 7:36 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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7.7 - Why is G2A still a thing?
Published: July 10, 2019, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 43 seconds
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6.30.2019 - The Nexon auction tease is over
Published: June 30, 2019, 8:03 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds
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6.23.2019 - They aren't loot boxes, they are surprised mechanics
Published: June 23, 2019, 6:57 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 2 seconds
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6.16.2019 - The big E3 review and next year in the game industry
Published: June 16, 2019, 6:51 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds
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6.9.2019 - Stadia details & Gamestop's death spiral
Published: June 9, 2019, 8:47 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 5 seconds
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6.2.2019 - Zynga and its acquisition warchest
Published: June 2, 2019, 11:04 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 47 seconds
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5.26.19 - Regulations and Microconsoles
Published: May 27, 2019, 2:08 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds
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5.5.2019 - Epic starts flexing its war chest
Published: May 6, 2019, 12:53 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 20 seconds
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4.28.2019 - China hates its game industry
Published: April 29, 2019, 12:14 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 19 seconds
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4.21 - Nintendo teams up with Tencent for Chinese release
Published: April 21, 2019, 6:43 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 48 seconds
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4.14 - Tencent takes on global distribution
Published: April 14, 2019, 10:37 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 31 seconds
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4.7 - Snap Games comes out swinging
Published: April 7, 2019, 9:51 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds
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3.31 - Apple Arcade and pre-E3 rumors
Published: April 1, 2019, 5:54 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 22 seconds
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3.24 - GDC 2019 and Google's Stadia
Published: March 24, 2019, 5:57 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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3.17 - Sony to acquire Take-Two?
Published: March 19, 2019, 6:16 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 29 seconds
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3.10 - Everyone stop leaving E3
Published: March 11, 2019, 7:21 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds
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3.3 - Tencent and Intel team up for a fight
Published: March 4, 2019, 2:23 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 1 second
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2.24 - Reggie we barely knew you
Published: Feb. 24, 2019, 10:18 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 24 seconds
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2.17 - Activision Blizzard drop massive headcount
Published: Feb. 18, 2019, 12:08 a.m.Duration: 32 minutes
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2.10 - Apex Legends what?
Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 7:40 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds
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2.3 - Apple wants you to subscribe
Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 6:05 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 16 seconds
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1.27 - Netease conforms to license
Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 7:09 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 22 seconds
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1.20 - Activision-Blizzard internal investigation
Published: Jan. 23, 2019, 7:08 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 59 seconds
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1.13 - Activision Bungie split, Unity Improbable drama
Published: Jan. 13, 2019, 10:06 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds
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1.6 - Holiday Game Coverage!
Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 6:51 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 46 seconds
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12.16 - Unions for all
Published: Dec. 19, 2018, 7:07 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 1 second
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12.9 - Epic takes on Valve
Published: Dec. 12, 2018, 6:56 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 37 seconds
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12.2 - FTC regulations looms
Published: Dec. 3, 2018, 12:12 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 7 seconds
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11.25 - Shenmue 3 is done?
Published: Nov. 25, 2018, 7:53 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds
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11.18 - Jam City makes its move
Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 7:06 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 29 seconds
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11.11 - XBox, the Netflix of games?
Published: Nov. 12, 2018, 6:40 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds
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11.4 - Blizzard gets booed
Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 6:50 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds
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10.28 - Why is Epic raising money?
Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 4:55 a.m.Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds
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10.21 - Stay in your lane Discord
Published: Oct. 22, 2018, 6:37 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 56 seconds
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10.14 - Big Acquisition Rumors
Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 2:49 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds
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10.7 - Cloud Gaming start now
Published: Oct. 8, 2018, 5:47 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes
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9.30 - The rise of DApps?
Published: Oct. 3, 2018, 4:28 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds
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9.23 - Push the Industry forward
Published: Sept. 23, 2018, 6:18 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 2 seconds
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9.16 - The Slow Week
Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 5:55 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds
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9.9 - eSports Olympic dreams
Published: Sept. 10, 2018, 5:29 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds
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9.4 - Tencent Troubles
Published: Sept. 5, 2018, 2:20 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 11 seconds
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This Week in Games 8.26 - Amazon screws over gamers, Microsoft bundles everything and more
Published: Aug. 27, 2018, 6:31 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds
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This Week in Games 8.19 - Valve releases Twitch competitor, Tencent pulls Monster Hunter and more
Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 6:26 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds
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This Week in Games 8.12 - Magic Leap releases, China regulation woes, quarterly earnings and more
Published: Aug. 13, 2018, 5:14 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 1 second
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This Week in Games 8.5 - Epics screws Google, Apple screws affiliates, quarterly earnings and more
Published: Aug. 5, 2018, 9:40 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 26 seconds
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This Week in Games 7.29 - Microsoft's cloud gaming, EA Q1, Catan in trouble and more
Published: July 30, 2018, 6:49 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 57 seconds
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This Week in Games 7.22 - Fundraising, Microsoft & Ubisoft earnings, Niantic acquisitions and more
Published: July 23, 2018, 6:09 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 9 seconds
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This Week in Games 7.15 - ArenaNet drama, acquisitions everywhere and more
Published: July 17, 2018, 5:52 a.m.Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds
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This Week in Games 7.8 - Valve vs Tencent, Ingress the Animation, Ubisoft's finite games and more
Published: July 12, 2018, 3:47 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 50 seconds
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This Week in Games 7.1 - eSports in the Olympics, Lawsuit updates, Franch eyes loot boxes and more
Published: July 2, 2018, 5:26 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 33 seconds
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This Week in Games 6.24 - Gamestop buyout, Crackdown 3 drama, WHO Gaming disorder and more
Published: June 25, 2018, 6:08 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 18 seconds
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This Week in Games 6.17 - E3 Ultimate Episode
Published: June 21, 2018, 3:41 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds
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This Week in Games 6.10 - NJ ban on eSports betting, Facebook attracts new streamers and more
Published: June 11, 2018, 4:58 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 5 seconds
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This Week in Games 6.3 - Boss Key closes, eSports Betting, Bungie takes cash and more
Published: June 3, 2018, 12:14 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 26 seconds
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This Week in Games 5.6 - Q1 Earnings, Standalone VR Showdown, Atari Box and more
Published: May 7, 2018, 4:32 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds
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This Week in Games 4.19 - Nintendo's President departs, lawsuits galore, Daybreak Games and Russia
Published: May 1, 2018, 2:51 a.m.Duration: 24 minutes 24 seconds
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This Week in Games 4.22 - Tencent owns everything, Valve fined, Bosskey accuses Epic and more
Published: April 22, 2018, 5:04 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds
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This Week in Games 4.15 - 2018 BAFTA, Tencent opens up WeChat, Steam closes itself off and more
Published: April 15, 2018, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 21 seconds
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This Week in Games 4.8 - PUBG goes after mobile clones, Amazon axes Breakaway and more
Published: April 9, 2018, 3 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 57 seconds
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This Week in Games 4.1 - Washington vs a casual casinos, Unity source code, Snap AR games and more
Published: April 4, 2018, 3:28 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 33 seconds
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This Week in Games 3.25 - GDC Awards, IGF Awards, Ubisoft fends off Vivendi and more
Published: March 25, 2018, 11:19 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds
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This Week in Games 3.18 - Drake on Twitch, Toys-R-Us liquidates, XBox too big for E3 and more
Published: March 18, 2018, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds
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This Week in Games 3.11 - Nintendo Direct, Whitehouse Meeting, a Retail CEO's passing and more
Published: March 11, 2018, 6:10 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds
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This Week in Games 3.4 - President Trump meeting, Facebook at CPAC, Ubisoft acquisitions and more
Published: March 5, 2018, 4:46 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds
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This Week in Games 2.25 - DICE Awards, Rovio Woes, Rhode Island taxing Maturity and more
Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 5:07 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 48 seconds
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This Week in Games 2.18 - Hawaii vs Loot Boxes, Strike in France, Supercell Earnings and more
Published: Feb. 19, 2018, 2:28 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 31 seconds
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This Week in Games 2.11 - Earnings Week!
Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 4:38 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds
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This Week in Games 2.4 - Game streaming, PS Move Patents and more
Published: Feb. 4, 2018, 8:39 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds
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This Week in Games 1.28 - Game Pass, Loot Boxes and Phil Harrison
Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 3:46 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 16 seconds
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This Week in Games 1.21 - Nintendo Labo, Executive shakeups and more
Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 2:27 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 1 second
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This Week in Games 2.14 - CES, Nintendo Direct and more
Published: Jan. 18, 2018, 3:48 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 52 seconds
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