Tom Wijman

Tom Wijman, Newzoo's Lead Analyst, joins the hosts to discuss gaming market predictions. Topics include challenges faced by the gaming industry, decrease in development budgets, impact of web shops on in-app purchases, the relationship between economic recession and gaming, gameplay and progression systems, challenges of live service games, and the role of AI in game development.

Tom Wijman, Newzoo's Lead Analyst, discusses the trends in gaming, including the growth of console gaming, the impact of life services, and the challenges in the console gaming market. They also explore the differences between console and PC games, the macroeconomic factors affecting the industry, the role of AI in game development, and the effectiveness of transmedia in gaming.