The Game Business Show

Lisa Opie, Managing Director at Ubisoft Reflections and former BBC executive, shares her insights on the gaming industry. She discusses the striking contrasts between gaming and television, emphasizing the significance of narrative in engaging players. Opie advocates for the development of soft skills in young professionals, particularly Gen Z, and the need for educational reforms. She also touches on government support for the UK gaming sector and envisions a future where shorter, story-driven games offer fresh experiences for players.

This podcast features Jean-Benoit Rouquette, a financial advisor with extensive experience in investor relations. He dives into the unexpected performance of Doom: The Dark Ages and the challenges facing Call of Duty Warzone on mobile. The conversation also touches on the acquisition of Curve Games by Nazara Technologies, the impressive growth of Roblox, and the shifting dynamics of the gaming industry. With an emphasis on quality and audience engagement, Rouquette discusses how Japanese companies are thriving while others grapple with overexpansion and player dissatisfaction.

In this episode, we catch up with Jason Kingsley, the CEO of Atomfall and Sniper Elite developer Rebellion. In this chat, we learn about the firm's unique approach to market research, the responsibility it has to not being reckless with game budgets, and what comes next after Game Pass hit Atomfall draws in 1.5m players. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

In today's episode of The Game Business Show, we look at Nintendo's cautious forecast for Switch 2, share estimates on what GTA 6's delay will mean for the games market in 2026, and discuss the growth opportunities in video games today, featuring Ampere games expert Piers Harding-Rolls This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

We caught up with media giants Fandom and Future, plus independent outfit RPG Site, to talk through the state of the video games media in this bumper 1-hour special. What is its future of games journalism? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

This week, Chris Dring is joined by MobileGamer.biz's Neil Long to discuss whether Call of Duty in Game Pass is working out for the game and for Xbox, What to make of GTA 6's delay, the Xbox price rises, celebrities earning big money from the Royal Kingdom ad campaign, and, of course, what developers should do after the Epic vs Apple ruling last week This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

This week, we speak to Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red about Nintendo Switch 2. We find out what it learnt from The Witcher 3 on the last Switch, how Nintendo consoles can help unlock new players and why other publishers should really think hard about having a full physical version This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

In the latest edition of The Game Business Show, Chris Dring is joined by James Batchelor as they look at the numbers behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and we talk to publisher Kepler on the launch of the new smash hit Japanese-style RPG.Plus, we discuss the new date for Borderlands 4 and Ziff Davis going after OpenAI. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

In the latest episode of The Game Business Show, we speak to Remedy's Creative Director Sam Lake on his experience creating Alan Wake 2, his lifetime achievement award from GDC, coffee, working with Annapurna Pictures and, erm, Moomins This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com

This week on The Game Business Show, we take a look at the drop in video game articles, we discuss the Oblivion remaster launch, and Jackbox Games reacts to Netflix entering its world of party games. Our guest hosts this week are former IGN, Gamer Network and ReedPop media experts Jon Hicks and Kat Bailey This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thegamebusiness.com