Game Over

Joseph Kim & Arthur Trusov
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Bringing the perspectives from an Old Gaming Veteran (Joseph Kim - current Lila Games CEO, ex SEGA, NBCUniversal, FunPlus- Led Dev on #1 Top Grossing Game King of Avalon) and a Young Gaming Entrepreneur (Arthur Trusov - ex Gamefam and Roblox). We discuss game dev news, gaming, cool games, and random stuff!

Episodes

  1. 01/28/2024

    Palworld explodes/dev blog, AI hiring, Microsoft layoffs, Fortnite, Apple Game Streaming, Switch 2 | GO #9

    A coincidental story called Palworld, where your fate will be decided in 3 days (Pocket Pair Blog) Pokemon Investigating “Palworlds” (CNBC) More layoffs under Microsoft (The Verge) An Important Update about Riot’s Future (Riot Blog) Ex-Bungie Legal Chief Suggests Unionizing (Game Developer) AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments as firms strive to balance costs (CNBC) Microsoft Cancels New Blizzard Video Game After Six Years of Development (Bloomberg) Global Game Sales To Recover (Reuters) Fortnite coming back to iOS (in the EU) through new ‘Epic Store’ (9to5 Mac) Apple now allows game streaming apps like Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone (Neowin) Switch 2: all the news and rumors on Nintendo’s next console (The Verge)

    1h 2m

  2. 01/27/2024

    More layoffs, GDC State of Industry, Monopoly Go, Epic v Apple, Hogwarts, Hearing Loss, & Ubsioft on Game Ownership | Go #8

    More Layoffs: Layoffs confirmed at Choices: Stories You Play maker, Pixelberry Studios Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees #2. GDC's State of the Industry report reveals AI concerns, redundancies worries and a drive to unionization #3. Is Monopoly GO really "PROFITABLE"? #4. Gaming, Esports, & Social Trends Report | 2024 #5. Epic vs. Apple The house always wins Apple to collect fees from Epic Games #6. Hogwarts Legacy is the best selling game of 2023 #7. Gamers at risk of hearing loss #8. Ubisoft says Gamers will be comfortable not owning games

    52 min

  3. 01/09/2024

    Savvy Games $30B?, iPhone gaming in trouble, Game Industry Job Hunting, Netflix, Predictions | E6

    Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing.

    1 hr

  4. 01/02/2024

    8 Ball Pool. Sony MIcrosoft Riposte mobile M&A in '24?, Owen Mahoney, Top 5 FPS Games, Starfield "Mostly Negative", Top Steam and Nintendo Games of '23, Layoffs in '23 | GO #5

    Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing. 0:00 Intro - New Years Eve 2:52 Top Steam charts - Baldur’s Gate 3, Lethal Company, Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 big jumps  6:27 Top mobile charts - Ice Scream 8, 8 Ball Pool, Royal Match vs. Monopoly GO 9:40 8 Ball Pool Keeps Trucking from Gamemakers Newsletter, innovations and early history, opportunity in runner games 14:52 Sony Activision Riposte will involve mobile gaming from Reuters 20:27 from Owen Mahoney interview: “Nobody in the industry is happy” from Game File newsletter - game projects getting too big 32:11 Top 5 FPS mobile games for 2024: Polygon Arena, Rainbow Six Mobile, Warzone Mobile, Valorant Mobile, and Arena Breakout Season 2 40:30 China’s NPPA walks back some Chinese gaming restrictions on WeChat, approves over 100 game licenses in response to backlash 44:45 Bethesda’s Starfield reviews tank to mostly negative 50:55 Valve’s bestselling games of 2023 54:00 Nintendo’s best downloaded games on Switch for 2023: Suika + new Dragon Quest game 59:30 Ghost Runner is free on Epic Games 1:00:00 Layoffs in 2023 1:03:30 Thoughts on 2024 1:07:55 Games we’re playing: Diablo 4, Block Jam 3D, Ghostrunner

    1h 12m

  5. 01/01/2024

    China regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet tumbles, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, More layoffs, Winter sale and gaming deals | GO #4

    Joseph Kim (Oldie but Goodie) and Arthur Trusov (Young Blood) discuss top charts and gaming news. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Top Steam charts 5:05 Top mobile charts 7:45 China to curb gaming spend: Netease and Tencent plunge 10:13 China regulator to study concerns about the new gaming curbs 12:45 Take-Two Bet $12B Just as mobile games tumbled 19:33 Valorant Mobile Game 25:30 Insomniac Games major hacking leak 29:30 GTA hacker sentenced 30:45 More layoffs at Sony, may close studio 32:35 Steam Winter sale up to 60% off on games and other gaming deals 38:03 What’re we playing? Ready or Not, Wild Rift, Coop games

    41 min

  6. 12/19/2023

    Netflix game strategy, Fortnite breaks records, Tiktok breaks $10B, Epic vs. Google, and more! | Go #3

    Game over podcast Episode #3. Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, gaming news, and games we're playing. Overview: 0:00 Intro 2:19 Top Steam charts 4:32 Top Mobile charts 6:10 Netflix future games strategy 10:30 Epic Games hits all time records with Fortnite 13:12 TikTok hits over $10B in mobile IAP revenue 15:45 Epic Games wins verdict against Google for monopolistic behavior 21:40 Max Payne voice actor passed away 22:50 First home game console turns 50 years old 24:00 Sony patents dynamically adjusting game difficulty 26:09 Tencent shuts down Team Kaiju studio 28:28 E3 games conference shutting down 33:36 Twitter allowed “Artistic Nudity”, backlash  38:40 Games we’re playing: Block Jam 3D (mobile), Asgard’s Wrath 2 (Oculus), Grand Theft Auto Online (PC)

    44 min

  7. 12/12/2023

    "Unity, I'm done," Stormgate RTS Kickstarter, Sega's $800M Super Game, GTA 6, Game Awards | E2

    Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top games by market charts, gaming news, and games we're playing. Agenda: 0:00 Intro 2:11 Top Steam charts 3:25 Top Mobile charts 6:53 “Unity, I’m Done” - Fundamentally Games CEO quits Unity 13:56 Frost Giant’s Stormgate RTS fully funds Kickstarter 21:22 Sega’s new Super Game with an over $800M budget 25:50 GTA 6 Launch trailer and announcement 33:10 Day Before extraction shooter Top 10 worst rated game on Steam 37:50 EA’s old multiplayer games getting shut down 41:25 The Game Awards 47:14 What’re we playing? New Call of Duty Warzone map, Black Clover M, Spider Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Lethal Company

    51 min

  8. 12/03/2023

    Massive game industry layoffs, TikTok gaming unit shut down, Solo dev Lethal Company to #1 on Steam | E1

    0:00 Intros - Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov 4:22 Top Steam charts Nov 21 -28, 2023 6:34 Top WW mobile charts Nov 19 - 25, 2023 10:03 Video game company layoffs 16:43 Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse shuts down 20:00 GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition going to Netflix 24:25 Lethal Company solo dev hits #1 on Steam charts 30:50 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 shifts from expansion pack to full game 35:00 Games spotlight: The Finals 39:20 Alan Wake 2 40:10 Lethal Company 43:30 Wild Rift 44:00 Netflix’s Into the Dead 2 
 44:35 Century Games Frozen City 45:00 Warzone Mobile and BloodStrike 46:37 Conclusion X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jokim1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurtrusov/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jokim1/ More from us: GameMakers site: http://gamemakers.com/ GameMakers newsletter:  https://gamemakers.substack.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/ @GameOverPod

    49 min
  • 8 Episodes

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Bringing the perspectives from an Old Gaming Veteran (Joseph Kim - current Lila Games CEO, ex SEGA, NBCUniversal, FunPlus- Led Dev on #1 Top Grossing Game King of Avalon) and a Young Gaming Entrepreneur (Arthur Trusov - ex Gamefam and Roblox). We discuss game dev news, gaming, cool games, and random stuff!

Information

  • Creator
    Joseph Kim & Arthur Trusov
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joseph Kim & Arthur Trusov
  • Show Website
    Game Over