The Game Business Show – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Game Business Show

Hosted by Christopher Dring

Leisure

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 159

Christopher Dring hosts interviews, in-depth analysis and special features on what's truly going on in the video games industry.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Games
05/10/2026
#46
🇫🇷 France - Games
05/10/2026
#54
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Games
04/10/2026
#32
🇫🇷 France - Games
04/10/2026
#53
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Games
03/10/2026
#20
🇫🇷 France - Games
03/10/2026
#54
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Games
02/10/2026
#23
🇺🇸 USA - Games
02/10/2026
#98
🇫🇷 France - Games
02/10/2026
#41
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Games
01/10/2026
#24

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Games media crisis deepens, Bloober hunts weird horror titles, and New York Games Week soft launches

Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 52:31

In today's bumper edition of the Show, we discuss the layoffs in the games media, plus we have two interviews. The first is with the leaders of Bloober Team and Broken Mirror Games about finding weird horror titles akin to Backrooms in the film world.

Plus, we chat to New York Games Week's Guy Blomberg about the surprise soft launch of the event next week.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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As a Battlefield studio, is Criterion Games really still Criterion?

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 • Duration 38:57

We chat with four leaders from EA's Criterion studio about how it made Battlefield with three other international studios, and whether the studio is still the same one that made those Need for Speed and Burnout games.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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Tencent’s bid to create the next FromSoftware and Larian

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 25:04

In today's The Game Business Show, Chris speaks with Tencent’s Yong-yi Zhu at Gamescom. The two discuss Tencent's bid to find the next Larian or FromSoftware, the success of Chinese-made games in the West, the company's ambitions for Hollywood, and the advice he gives Tencent's huge army of studios. Enjoy.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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Is Xbox making the right decisions? Plus, how AI is (and isn’t) transforming game localization

Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 43:46

In today's edition, Chris dives into the changes at Xbox and why the cuts - although brutal - are necessary and sensible. Plus, two leading localization experts chat about the challenges in releasing games in other markets, and the impact of AI on the translation sector.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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“We’ve been baptized in fire” – the new Rainbow Six boss on losing staff, Tencent, GTA and… Moana

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 36:20

We speak to the head of Rainbow Six: Siege Joshua Mills about the challenges that followed last year's major X update, the hack that took out the game over Christmas, life under new Tencent ownership, how to handle GTA 6, younger vs older players, and, erm, Moana.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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Five things we’ve learned about Japan’s games industry, plus how GTA 6 influenced Valor Mortis’ $40 price point

Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 54:41

This week, we're joined by Japanese video game industry expert Dr Serkan Toto, and we talk about the state of the Japanese video game industry, the dominance of Nintendo, impact of China, the rise of PC and lots more.We then welcome Lyrical Games' Blake Rochkind to discuss the $40 price point of Valor Mortis, and why the publisher felt they had to go low during a hyper competitive moment for the video game industry. We also talk broadly about the rise of AA (or rather III) video games.Plus, Nex Playground secures more funding, and more!

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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Beyond Balatro and taking risks: Why Playstack doesn’t want a 100% hit rate

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 43:47

In this bonus edition of The Game Business Show, Chris talks to Balatro publisher PlayStack about how the hit poker game has transformed the company, why it's not looking for a 100% hit rate, and what it expects from its new owners.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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The shooter that Tencent abandoned: Wardogs hits 2m sales in one weekend

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 40:28

We speak to Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead, which has just launched the smash hit 100-player first person tactical shooter Wardogs.

Just nine months ago, the studio was under threat from going under after Tencent no-longer wanted the team. Now, it’s had one of the surprise hits of the year, with two million games sold in Early Access after just one weekend.

In this interview, Brammer discusses the shock success of the game, the impact on the team, the reality of crunch within the studio, his attempt to run his own video game showcase, and how he’s looking to scale-up to handle the demand for Wardogs.

Enjoy.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and GTA 6: The video game industry’s Barbenheimer moment

Thursday, September 10, 2026 • Duration 42:45

This week, Chris looks at the potential of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in the month GTA 6 launches, Ubisoft talks about its Player Council, Geoff launches a foundation, and Kojima gets closer to Xbox.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com/subscribe

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“Some of the offers were actually offensive” – How Clutch found its publisher

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 54:17

We speak with Maverick Games bosses Harinder Sangha and Mike Brown about being dropped by Amazon, the "offensive" offers it received from other publishers, the state of the racing genre, taking on Forza, and its dream of becoming the greatest game developer in the world. It’s a good one!

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The Game Business Show – Details, episodes & analysis

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