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The Game Business Show
Christopher Dring hosts interviews, in-depth analysis and special features on what's truly going on in the video games industry.
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Episodes
The Game Business ShowThe Blood of the Dawnwalker studio: Everyone we spoke to wanted to invest
We speak to Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the CEO and creative lead at Rebel Wolves, who is best known for directing The Witcher 3 at CD Projekt Red. At his new…
The Game Business ShowOne of the world’s biggest game makers reveals ‘the uncomfortable truth’ about AI
In this edition of The Game Business, we finally dive into AI properly with Jon Gibson, the head of transformation at Keywords Studios.Keywords works with…
The Game Business ShowWhy aren’t more game developers using Kickstarter?
Video games are growing again on Kickstarter. But why aren't more developers doing it? And how should studios approach crowd-funding... if at all?In this…
The Game Business ShowDispatch developer: We were told comedy games don’t sell
This week, we speak to the leaders of AdHoc Studio, the developer behind the smash hit superhero workplace comedy game Dispatch. In this edition, we discuss…
The Game Business ShowWhat’s the truth about Nintendo Switch 2?
The Game Business has been around for an entire year, and to mark the occasion, we have Game File reporter Stephen Totilo on today’s episode of the Show…
The Game Business ShowScopely Co-CEO: There’s less of a need for new games
In this edition, Scopely co-CEO Javier Ferreira discusses the state of the mobile video games market, what it's learning from Pokémon Go, the impact of…
The Game Business ShowCan new age rating rules prevent a video game ban?
This week, we dive into the big conversation around the new European age rating rules, which mean games that feature loot boxes and mechanics that entice…
The Game Business ShowTake-Two CEO Interview: ‘The notion that AI can make GTA is laughable’
We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick about why investors shouldn't be concerned about video games being built with AI tools. We also chat about in-game…
The Game Business ShowWhatever happened to Xbox Project Moorcroft?
This week it's our GDC 2026 special, featuring two big interviews. The first is with Guy Richards, the global director of ID@Xbox. He talks to us about how…
The Game Business ShowPeter Moore’s video game stories: “Maybe the console wars were my fault”
Last year, video game veteran Peter Moore visited London to promote his memoir: Game Changer. During his visit, we had the privilege of interviewing him live…
The Game Business ShowCapcom delivered a marketing masterclass with Resident Evil Requiem
Today, we are joined be GameSpot writer, presenter and producer Lucy James to discuss how Capcom pulled off such a huge launch for Resident Evil Requiem. We…
The Game Business ShowWhy the Mewgenics developers never even considered a publisher
Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac's Edmund McMillen has done it again. Mewgenics has sold one million copies in just a week and is one of this year's…
The Game Business Show“I’m pretty frightened by the DRAM crisis” – Matthew Ball Part Two
This week, Chris touches on the noise around Xbox's leadership changes, the cuts at Eurogamer and shares some news about the return of The Game Business Live…
The Game Business ShowHow come Fuse Games gets to make a Star Wars racing game?
We speak to new UK studio Fuse Games about its debut game Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the first new Star Wars racing game in over 20 years. We discuss working…
The Game Business ShowThe state of video games with Matthew Ball – Part One
Industry analyst and advisor Matthew Ball has released his annual presentation, which this year asks (and answers) the question: if video games are at an…
The Game Business Show"I am petrified" - Peter Molyneux and friends tell us how it feels to reunite for one final game
In this special edition of The Game Business Show, Chris visits 22Cans to meet with five video game legends: Mark Healy, Kareem Ettouney, Ian Wright, Russell…
The Game Business ShowInterview: How the Fallout TV show transformed Fallout 76
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, Chris speaks with two of the leaders behind the Fallout 76 online game: Bill LaCoste and Jon Rush. The three…
The Game Business ShowThe biggest video games of 2026 (not called Grand Theft Auto 6)
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, we are joined by Circana boss Mat Piscatella, where we discuss the biggest video games coming out this year…
The Game Business ShowFive things I learned from my World of Warcraft interview
In this week’s edition of The Game Business Show, we sit down with World of Warcraft leaders Holly Longdale (VP) Ion Hazzikostas (game director), where we…
The Game Business ShowIs this make or break for GDC?
This week we have guests aplenty on the Show, including GDC organisers Mark DeLoura and Beth Elderkin, who discuss their latest State of the Industry report…
The Game Business ShowThe Highguard developers on dealing with the hostile reception to its ambitious shooter
In this edition of The Game Business Show, Chris sits down with the leaders of Wildlight, which is the studio behind the new online raid shooter Highguard. The…
The Game Business ShowHas Meta just killed virtual reality?
Today's edition of The Game Business Show is a VR special, where we react to the news that Meta is scaling back its investment in virtual reality. The VR…
The Game Business ShowPalworld maker: We’ll keep funding games even if our current projects crash and burn
In today's edition of The Game Business Show, Palworld developer Pocketpair looks back on its 'difficult and scary' move into publishing and funding other…
The Game Business ShowThere is no such thing as a video game industry
In this edition of The Game Business Show, we explore the idea that there may not be a video game industry at all! And we are joined by industry veteran…
The Game Business ShowSplit Fiction’s Josef Fares: “I would not be able to live without AAA titles”
We're joined by Hazelight boss Josef Fares, the creative mastermind behind A Way Out, It Takes Two and Split Fiction - games that have collectively sold more…
The Game Business ShowNintendo Switch 2 sales stumble over Christmas
In today's edition of The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by The Guardian's Keza MacDonald to discuss the Switch 2's first Christmas on the market. The two…
The Game Business ShowWe Interview Troy Baker. Could we see video game actors on Jimmy Fallon?
In our first edition of The Game Business Show of 2026, we speak with video game acting legend Troy Baker. Chris and Troy chat Indiana Jones, the importance of…
The Game Business ShowBest of The Game Business Show 2025
To wrap up the year, we have gone back over our nearly 80 episodes and picked some of our favourite moments. Our first draft of this would have been at least…
The Game Business ShowWho really won The Game Awards? Plus, we review 2025
It is our last News and Analysis Show of 2025! This week, we dive into the big stories of the moment, we reveal who REALLY won The Game Awards 2025, and we…
The Game Business Show“We want a Nex Playground in every living room”
In a bleak month for video game consoles, a surprising new competitor emerged in the form of Nex Playground. The sold-out family game console is the spiritual…
The Game Business ShowInterview: How Todd Howard and Bethesda are capitalising on the Fallout TV show
In today's edition of The Game Business Show, Chris sits down with Bethesda's creative director and executive producer Todd Howard ahead of the release of the…
The Game Business ShowMeet the developer behind The Game Awards’ most bonkers reveal
In today’s edition of The Game Business Show, we speak with Day 4 Night, the studio behind the upcoming Bradley The Badger, which received its debut at The…
The Game Business ShowInterview: Geoff Keighley on the impossible balancing act of running The Game Awards
Hello! This week is our The Game Awards special, featuring TGA host, executive producer and CEO Geoff Keighley (who, yes, also happens to be the co-founder of…
The Game Business ShowGoldenEye and TimeSplitters developers reunite to find out if they can still make a hit game
On this week’s The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by Andy Robinson, the founder and editor of Video Games Chronicle. Together, we chat about the latest…
The Game Business ShowThe man who signed Arc Raiders: "The AAA industry is at its end"
In this edition of The Game Business Show, Chris speaks to Owen Mahoney, the former CEO of Nexon, to discuss what the industry can learn from Arc Raiders…
The Game Business ShowTekken’s Katsuhiro Harada: As a producer, maybe I’m a failure
In today's episode of The Game Business Show, we speak to the Tekken development team including executive game director Katsuhiro Harada, chief producer and…
The Game Business ShowCall of Duty under attack
On Today's episode, Chris is joined by YouTuber and media entrepreneur Ralph Panebianco (or Skill Up as he’s also known). The two chat about the Unity/Epic…
The Game Business ShowLife beyond Elden Ring: What’s next for Bandai Namco Entertainment
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, we secure a very rare interview with Bandai Namco Entertainment CEO and president Nao Udagawa. During the…
The Game Business ShowWhat’s going to stop the Steam Machine failing again?
Hello and welcome to this week’s News edition of The Game Business. On the Show today, we are joined by Shams Jorjani, the CEO of Helldivers 2 developer…
The Game Business ShowWe interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
Today on The Game Business Show, Chris talks to industry legend and former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. The two discuss the Nintendo Switch…
The Game Business Show‘We all should push back against the political manipulation of video games’
In today's episode of The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by video game political journalist George Osborn (Editor of Video Game Industry Memo), where they…
The Game Business ShowOf course, working at Obsidian is like a real-world RPG
In this edition of The Game Business Show, we chat with Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch to discuss the studio's impressive output, its iterative…
The Game Business ShowArc Raiders: The game that dares to go up against Battlefield and Call of Duty
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, we're joined by Embark CEO Patrick Soderlund. The former EA boss is launching a new shooter IP this week…
The Game Business ShowSkipping GDC sends message to developers that you don’t care, organiser warns
In today's bumper edition of The Game Business Show, we are joined by Circana game boss Mat Piscatella, who gives us his take on a better-than-expected year…
The Game Business ShowThe PS5 generation has “brought something special”, insists Team Asobi
In today’s edition of The Game Business Show, Chris speaks to Nicolas Doucet, the studio head of Astro Bot developer Team Asobi. The studio is known for its…
The Game Business ShowNintendo has generated nearly $2.2 billion from mobile games so far
In this episode, Chris Dring and MobileGamer.biz editor Neil Long look at Nintendo’s return to mobile games, with some exclusive data on how the company has…
The Game Business Show"When we launched Resident Evil on GOG, the reception was absolutely phenomenal"
In today's The Game Business Show, we chat with the leaders of GOG (formerly Good Old Games) to discuss the retro games scene, the increasing competition, the…
The Game Business Show"Some game companies continue to be afraid of the Chinese market"
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by two guest hosts: Lisa Cosmas Hanson (President and CEO of Niko Partners) and Daniel Ahmad…
The Game Business Show'We went to dangerous places' – An oral history of how PS1 conquered Europe
In this week’s special edition of The Game Business Show, we speak to some of the leaders behind the launch of PlayStation 1 in Europe, including former bosses…
The Game Business ShowAbout that EA deal…
On this week’s The Game Business Show, Chris is joined by analyst, author and all-round nice guy Joost van Dreunen to discuss the shock acquisition of EA and…
The Game Business ShowAre video game companies getting their release dates wrong?
In this edition of The Game Business Show, we dive into video game release dates, featuring the latest stats from Newzoo. We also welcome the data firm’s…
The Game Business ShowJagex prepared to take financial hit to save RuneScape
In today's interview edition of The Game Business Show, we speak to new Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy where we discussed the firm's efforts to rescue its main…
The Game Business ShowAre video game consoles in trouble?
On today’s episode of The Game Business Show, we reunite with Stephen Totilo, the man who guest-hosted on our first ever episode. And this time, we discuss…
The Game Business ShowLife after Sega: Can newly independent Relic and Amplitude rejuvenate strategy games
In this episode of The Game Business Show, we speak to two former Sega studios: The real-time strategy experts Relic Entertainment, and the 4X strategy…
The Game Business ShowDevelopers are holding back game features due to online safety laws
In this week’s edition of The Game Business, we tackle the legislation that is forcing developers to introduce age verification and other measures into its…
The Game Business ShowCan Atari make its retro games strategy profitable?
In this week's edition of The Game Business Show, Atari CEO Wade Rosen talks about the challenges of making retro games a success in 2025, the state of the…
The Game Business ShowOver 50% of the job cuts in video games are in California
In this week's slightly different News/Analysis show, we invite video games job guru Amir Satvat to share statistics about the challenges in the video games…
The Game Business ShowThe Indiana Jones developer has a fight club in its basement
This week on The Game Business Show, Chris talks to two leaders from MachineGames - Jens Andersson and Pete Ward - about the unique culture within the Swedish…
The Game Business ShowLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was the biggest announcement of Gamescom 2025
This week on The Game Business Show, we discuss the biggest themes and games from Gamescom 2025, utilising data from Fancensus, Game Discover and Press Engine…
The Game Business ShowCyberpunk 2077’s troubled launch taught CD Projekt the value of physical events
Today's The Game Business Show is one we put on in front of a live audience at Gamescom 2025, and specifically The Keywords Studios Supercharged Summit. In…