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No holds barred discussion of the business of videogames and how that business impacts what you play and how much you pay

Episodes

  1. DEC 8

    EP 11: Mizuguchi, Ubisoft and Japanese hardware

    0:00 Mizuguchi! 11:00 Ubisoft’s financials  16:28 Japanese hardware sales 19:15 What we’ve been playing/Recommendations

    31 min

  2. NOV 25

    EP 10: Hardware wars heat up and Ubisoft sweats

    Mike and Matt look at the GabeCube announcement, a welcome console price war (if only in Japan) and wonder what's going on at Ubisoft

    31 min

  3. NOV 19

    EP 9: Is Double Fine fine?

    Mike and Matt talk about Keeper, Double Fine's latest release; Nintendo's and Sony's financials; and what they've been playing, watching, and reading. Enjoy!

    35 min

  4. OCT 21

    EP 8: Saudis, Microsoft and more

    FIRST the Saudis buy EA THEN Ghost of Yotei is here! AND Xbox price increases PLUS what we've been playing FINALLY our recommendations

    48 min

  5. SEP 23

    EP 7: A Censorship Bananza?

    Mike and Matt talk about Donkey Kong Bananza; payment processors and why they care about video games; and what they have been playing and watching. Enjoy!

    43 min

  6. JUL 14

    EP 6: The Nintendo Museum and the Xbox Mausoleum

    RBR Episode 6 In which Matt and Mike talk Microsoft's strategy, the video game industry's business culture, whether games are too long and we learn about Matt's visit to the Nintendo museum

    36 min

  7. JUN 15

    EP 5: Switch 2 post and pre launch; Kojima and auteurs

    Mike and Matt look at the after and before of the Switch 2 launch, while also considering Death Stranding, and where next for video game auteurs (and MGS)

    56 min

  8. MAY 21

    EP 4: Cold hard truths

    You know what they say, if you're not writing a story someone doesn't want written, you're doing PR.

    53 min

  9. APR 28

    EP. 3: Can I get up onto one of my favourite hobby horses now?

    Matt and Mike return with more thoughts on the topics that matter: AA games, Nintendo Switch 2 and how tariffs might affect videogame prices.

    50 min

  10. MAR 28

    EP 2: We should talk about video games at some point, right?

    Matt and Mike get into game pricing, who's growing the market and whether consoles are toys (Nintendo), consumer electronics (Sony) or software publishing platforms (Microsoft).

    38 min

  11. MAR 14

    EP 1: We love a new Nintendo console

    Matt and Mike discuss Switch 2, how Sony's business model has changed, what Microsoft is playing at, the mystery of spending more and more money to chase a shrinking market and why 2025 might be the industry's worst best year ever!

    39 min
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No holds barred discussion of the business of videogames and how that business impacts what you play and how much you pay

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  • Creator
    Matt and Mike
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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