Game Souk 54 | June 25th 2026
Welcome to Game Souk, where we explore all aspects of the gaming world from tech, finance, culture, and beyond. Airs live every Thursday at 9am Eastern on X @daltonan. Topics covered in this episode:
Direct to consumer breaks open: how Tim Sweeney's fight against the Apple and Google 30% toll is reshaping mobile gaming, and why the subscription newsletter model is the real engine behind compounding growth
The numbers behind direct to consumer: roughly $17B in direct to consumer mobile gaming revenue in 2025, and where Apple's legal fight with Epic stands now
GTA VI pre-orders go live at…
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