8 episodes

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!

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!

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

    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)

    • 1 hr 2 min
    More layoffs, GDC State of Industry, Monopoly Go, Epic v Apple, Hogwarts, Hearing Loss, & Ubsioft on Game Ownership | Go #8

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

    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.

    • 59 min
    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

    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

    • 1 hr 11 min
    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

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

    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

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Projectsparks ,

Good banter, interesting topics

Really hope this show carries on. This duo know what they are talking about… I’m a 24 year industry vet, and I’ve learned something from every episode. Fast-paced and quick-witted.

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