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The next generation of video games research
Notes on data and research after talking to a former competitor
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Chants of Sennaar and an Alchemy that Liberates
How a 2023 translation puzzle game absolutely nails what it means to see the world as an alchemist
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Netflix Aired GTA 6 and Closed Its Game Studios
Netflix, Amazon and Microsoft all reached the same conclusion this summer. Games are becoming programming.
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GTA VI reveal hints at Netflix's gaming future
Having failed at making games, the king of streaming has a new idea
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games I’d recommend to someone who doesn’t play games
five games that will introduce you to this beautiful medium
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Why gaming’s investment boom is skipping game studios
Venture money is back in interactive entertainment, but it's flowing to companies building tools, not games. A conversation with former Take-Two CEO Ben Feder
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Mobile Games Never Had To Answer Which Players Pay
Half the revenue comes from one in twenty of the people, and nobody has made the industry explain it.
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how real should a game about the real world be?
6 ways developers integrate the real world into games
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How Should Choices Be Balanced with Good Storytelling Tools?
Jon Ingold has talked about choices in games for years, and I think he's got the right angle
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The fall and rise of game journalism
In a world of AI slop, bot reviews, and misinformation, who's holding the line?
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Be a poet for your game
Nothing matters more than understanding and honoring your game's genre
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5 games that ask what it means to be human
why I believe games are the ultimate form of storytelling
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Reminder: if you're too busy to read us, the GameDiscoverCo Show is for you!
We're putting this front and center, in case you missed it...
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A business case for a "butt slider" in Final Fantasy XIV
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-July 30, 2026
Jokes aside, financial pressure at Square Enix means its golden goose has to refocus on keeping players rather than winning new ones.
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The video game executive playbook, part two
The weekly, monthly and quarterly rhythms to lead a game studio
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The video game executive playbook, part one
The journey from making a game to leading a game company
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Ubisoft and the technology trap
What a decade of VR, cloud, blockchain, and AI failed to deliver
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Game studio due diligence
What a publisher, investor or buyer checks when they look at your studio
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Meaningful Games: June Updates
new games, a misinformation toolkit, open calls, play praxis trademark
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First Time User Experience: The 60 Seconds That Decide If Your Player Stays.
The first 60 seconds in a game are the most critical experience for a player. Capturing their attention within this time is the difference between a good and bad game
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The Math Behind the Wishlist Revenue Projector
Spawn Point Marketing-June 22, 2026
Ready Check #9: The Launch Readiness Series
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A live operations primer for game studios
Running a PC or console game as an ongoing service, from the decision to the day you turn the servers off
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How to get to a game publisher term sheet
What does and doesn't help you score a funding deal
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What bad looks like in the games industry
Documented dysfunctions that our industry refuses to outgrow
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Alchemy Games: An Introduction to the Medievalism of Experimentation
What alchemy is, what it isn't, and acknowledging that it's everywhere
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Can Visual Novels Tell Great Videogame Stories?
My favorite recent scholarly works, anendophasia, and games as an art form [100 Subscriber Class Discussion 4]
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A Toyota lesson game studios can learn from
The NUMMI story and what it teaches us about building teams that actually work
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An HR and payroll primer for indie game studios
Hiring abroad, doing payroll, providing benefits and more
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Why Don't I Teach Real Games?
On difficulty, improvement, a favorite hot take, and attempting to name every game [100 Subscriber Class Discussion III]
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Rising in the East
Earnings for CD Projekt, Roblox, and Nazara tell us about where to look next
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The Month That Does Not Move
Ramadan, gaming, and why the industry keeps is slowly catching up to the biggest synchronized audience on earth
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Tomb Raider, a 7.6 Earthquake, a Herniated Disc, While Living Out of a Minivan
Why I work in emerging markets, and why I’m never going to stop
