# game industry (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover game industry. Page: Feed: --- ## [I’ll Answer Your Video Game Questions](https://postgame.substack.com/p/ill-answer-your-video-game-questions) _2026-08-18 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Free answers from a 20-year games media veteran? What a deal! ## [Everything You Should Know About Fighting Games](https://postgame.substack.com/p/everything-you-should-know-about) _2026-08-17 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ One of the many things I like to do with this show is introduce you to parts of video game culture that can be confusing, intimidating, or locked behind the gates of overly protective fandoms. ## [The Case for Growing the Commercial Retro Homebrew Game Market](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/the-case-for-growing-the-commercial-retro-homebrew-game-market/) _2026-08-14 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ Modern gaming seems to be getting less affordable by the day, and everybody seems to want the industry to put technological progress on pause for a while. Mostly that means delaying the next-gen consoles (which probably won t happen) or just sticking with ancient PCs for a little while longer. Some people have gone further than \[ \] ## [Episode 299: Do We Need Humans in the Loop?](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/08/14/Episode-299.html) _2026-08-14 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Bryce discuss the role of humans in the loop with AI and code review in the age of AI. ## [Video Games Industry Finance Cheat Sheet: Summer 2026, 13/08/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/video-games-industry-finance-cheat-1c6) _2026-08-13 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Nintendo does tariff-icly, Xbox flops and Capcom cashes in 💵 ## [Ignoring New Games as a Means of Resistance](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/ignoring-new-games-as-a-means-of) _2026-08-12 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ On the “Great Tech Pause” and other such avenues of consumer empowerment ## [Star Wars Zero Company hands-on: Attack Astromechs, permadeath, and delightfully fatal Rube Goldberg tactics](https://padandpixel.com/star-wars-zero-company-hands-on-attack-astromechs-permadeath-and-delightfully-fatal-rube-goldberg-tactics/) _2026-08-11 · Brian Crecente · Pad & Pixel, llc_ Spread out across a dusty red courtyard in an unnamed backwater on Anaxes, my team of four hunkers down behind… ## [The International Sexy Game Controversy](https://postgame.substack.com/p/the-international-sexy-game-controversy) _2026-08-10 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ How a sexy werewolf divided a global fandom ## [What Does a New Video Game Market Crash Even Look Like?](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/what-does-a-new-video-game-market-crash-even-look-like/) _2026-08-07 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ The whole situation with Xbox, Sony s impending abandonment of physical discs, increasingly chaotic reports about AAA game development, and rising prices because of the memory crisis seem to have everybody worried that another market crash is coming. I don t wanna try to predict the likelihood of that, and envisioning what kind of game industry comes \[ \] ## [Episode 298: Design of APIs, UIs & Algorithms](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/08/07/Episode-298.html) _2026-08-07 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about the design of APIs, UIs & algorithms! ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KN5G6XpHG2cp) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Post Games Survey: Future Episodes!](https://postgame.substack.com/p/post-games-survey-future-episodes) _2026-08-06 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ What would you like to hear next? ## [How I Roleplay in Singleplayer RPGs](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/how-i-roleplay-in-singleplayer-rpgs) _2026-08-06 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Plus, hungrily anticipating the forthcoming Tamriel Rebuilt expansion ## [Games Need You to Give a Shit and Pay Attention](https://postgame.substack.com/p/games-need-you-to-give-a-shit-and) _2026-08-03 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Plus: Get every bonus episode for $1 ## [Windows 11 Xbox Mode Takes Important Baby Steps for Living Room PC Gaming](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/windows-11-xbox-mode-takes-important-baby-steps-for-living-room-pc-gaming/) _2026-07-31 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ I don t know if Xbox Mode is out on all Windows 11 PCs yet, but I just noticed it showed up on both my systems, so I messed around with it a little bit. Microsoft finally solved one of my living room PC s biggest problems, but they got a long way to go before they \[ \] ## [Episode 297: Networking, FPS vs RTS, State of Game Industry and the Obra Dinn](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/07/31/Episode-297.html) _2026-07-31 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about networking in FPS vs RTS video games, the state of the video game industry and more! ## [Plummeting from Orbit as a Creative Exercise](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/plummeting-from-orbit-as-a-creative) _2026-07-30 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Dispatches from my first-ever Game Jam ## [Saudi Arabia, EA and digital sport's soft power, 30/07/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/saudi-arabia-ea-and-digital-sports) _2026-07-30 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Can't buy up sport for soft power purposes? Buy its digital recreation instead ⚽ 🏈🏎️ ## [The History of the Makers of Pokémon](https://postgame.substack.com/p/the-blessing-and-curse-of-pokemon) _2026-07-27 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Plus, a new game magazine?! In this economy?! ## [The Debrief, July 2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/the-debrief-july-2026) _2026-07-26 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Xbox cuts, EA nearly acquired and Steam revenues through the roof 📈 ## [Post-Sharma, Xbox’s Future is Probably Still Windows](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/post-sharma-xboxs-future-is-probably-still-windows/) _2026-07-24 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ Xbox s reset, that is, laying off thousands of people, letting go of five studios, and canceling the PlayStation versions of a couple of games, has people wondering if Microsoft also reset its plans for the next console. Maybe, but I don t think so, mainly because I don t know what else they could do to improve \[ \] ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bMi8f8sPBva0) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Episode 296: Working in the Video Game Industry](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/07/24/Episode-296.html) _2026-07-24 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about video games, working in the video game industry and more! ## [The Culture-Positive Promise of Game Jams](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/the-culture-positive-promise-of-game) _2026-07-23 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Game Jams and their skyrocketing popularity bode well for the extraprofessional games industry ## [Mirth and fun in New York, 23/07/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/mirth-and-fun-in-new-york-23072026) _2026-07-23 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ I go to Games for Change and end up thinking about Mamdani ❤️ ## [Power Play releases in North America today!](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/power-play-releases-in-north-america) _2026-07-21 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Buy online OR in person in New York this week 🇺🇸 ## [Cliff Bleszinski’s comeback started at Radio City Music Hall](https://padandpixel.com/cliff-bleszinskis-comeback-started-at-radio-city-music-hall/) _2026-07-20 · Brian Crecente · Pad & Pixel, llc_ Last week, I sat down virtually with Cliff Bleszinski to chat about why his studio went under back in 2018.… ## [Gaming’s Toughest Critic Wants You to Live a Happier Life](https://postgame.substack.com/p/gamings-toughest-critic-wants-you) _2026-07-20 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Plus: An excerpt from The Small Stuff audio book ## [How to grow the UK video games industry’s influence - Playing Politics, July 2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/how-to-grow-the-uk-video-games-industrys) _2026-07-19 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Stop being secretive, start funding your institutions 💰 ## [We Probably Can’t Save Physical Video Games, But That’s Not the Real Fight Anyway](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/we-probably-cant-save-physical-video-games-but-thats-not-the-real-fight-anyway/) _2026-07-18 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ That petition for Sony to reverse its decision to stop manufacturing PlayStation discs isn t gonna do anything. They already started tearing down that manufacturing apparatus. Government regulators also aren t gonna force Sony or Microsoft to keep selling games on discs. The most we might get is some kind of antitrust court case that forces Sony \[ \] ## [Cliff Bleszinski Knows What Went Wrong](https://padandpixel.com/cliff-bleszinski-knows-what-went-wrong/) _2026-07-17 · Brian Crecente · Pad & Pixel, llc_ Cliff Bleszinski has a list. He picks the paper off his desk during the tail end of our interview and… ## [Episode 295: CityStrides vs Graph Algorithms vs GPT 5.6 Sol](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/07/17/Episode-295.html) _2026-07-17 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Bryce chat about CityStrides, graph algorithms, GPT 5.6 Solver, and more! ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VaUxvotneU8U) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [Obsidian Can Still Make a Great Fallout Game](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/obsidian-can-still-make-a-great-fallout) _2026-07-16 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Corporate leadership just has to let them cook, but that's far from guaranteed. ## [Beating the content crush, 16/07/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/how-games-stand-out-from-the-crowd) _2026-07-16 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ PXN, PlayStack, PQube, and Hooded Horse share the secrets of pitching memorable games 😲 ## [A Gaming Podcast Your Friends Will Love](https://postgame.substack.com/p/a-gaming-podcast-your-friends-will) _2026-07-13 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ A video game podcast for listeners who want something different ## [Xbox is Starting Over by Laying Off the People it Might Need to Start Over](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/xbox-is-starting-over-by-laying-off-the-people-it-might-need-to-start-over/) _2026-07-10 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ Xbox s new strategy actually makes sense on paper, but those 3,200 layoffs, the extent of the damage from which we won t know for months, might defeat the point of that whole strategy. It s mostly the spreadsheet-based meat-cleaver playbook we were afraid was coming, but it s also the beginning of an Xbox we ve never seen before. \[ \] ## [Episode 294: Histocache](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/07/10/Episode-294.html) _2026-07-10 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Bryce chat about histogram algorithms, histocache and more! ## [The Neil Breen Film of Assassination Games](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/the-neil-breen-film-of-assassination) _2026-07-09 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ REVIEW: Laina Interactive’s The Slater (2018) ## [Xbox presses reset, 09/07/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/xbox-presses-reset-09072026) _2026-07-09 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ A brutal round of cuts follows years of Game Pass failure 😬 ## [What's the Point of Video Game Reviews?](https://postgame.substack.com/p/whats-the-point-of-video-game-reviews) _2026-07-06 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Video game reviews won't change the world, but they may change you ## [Who Will the PlayStation 6 Even Be For?](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/who-will-the-playstation-6-even-be-for/) _2026-07-04 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ Ending the production of physical PlayStation discs starting in 2028 seriously raises the likelihood that the PlayStation 5 will be my last PlayStation. I knew this would happen eventually, I just thought we d get one more console generation with disc drives. Now that that day is staring us in the face, I feel like it ll \[ \] ## [The Slow, Deliberate Death of Game Ownership](https://padandpixel.com/the-slow-deliberate-death-of-game-ownership/) _2026-07-03 · Brian Crecente · Pad & Pixel, llc_ News this month that Sony Interactive Entertainment would stop producing PlayStation physical discs in 2028 wasn’t very surprising, but the way it… ## [Episode 293: APL or Assembly](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/07/03/Episode-293.html) _2026-07-03 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Bryce chat about AI vs abstractions, the language of LLMs and more! ## [Inside Italy's Indie Revolution, 02/07/2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/inside-italys-indie-revolution-02072026) _2026-07-02 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Why 'punk' Italian indie devs are attracting global publisher interest 🇮🇹 ## [Hotline Miami Somehow Got Even Better](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/hotline-miami-somehow-got-even-better) _2026-07-01 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Hotline Miami: Super Redux-Redux is another much-needed cause for hope in a punished games industry. ## ['Weird Nintendo' Isn't Dead](https://postgame.substack.com/p/weird-nintendo-defined-in-10-games) _2026-06-29 · Chris Plante · Post Games_ Video game historian Jeremy Parish explains one of gaming's oddest terms ## [The Debrief, June 2026](https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/the-debrief-june-2026) _2026-06-28 · George E. Osborn · Video Games Industry Memo_ Summer Game Fest, Stop Killing Games and bad World Cup games (note: not England vs Ghana) ## [The Steam Machine Costs Too Much, but it’s Just an Early Building Block of Something Bigger](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/the-steam-machine-costs-too-much-but-its-just-an-early-building-block-of-something-bigger/) _2026-06-27 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ If you know how to build a PC and install an operating system, you aren t the Steam Machine s target audience. If you just wanna pay the latest AAA games with good graphics and performance at the best price, you re better off buying a console. Yes, you can technically buy or build a faster PC for \[ \] ## [Episode 292: GPU MODE, PLs, Post AGI, Wingspan & Lawn Care](https://www.adspthepodcast.com/2026/06/26/Episode-292.html) _2026-06-26 · ADSP: The Podcast_ In this episode, Conor and Bryce chat about GPU MODE, programming languages, post AGI, Wingspan, lawn care and more! ## [OpenMW and the Future of Western RPG Design](https://tripharrison.substack.com/p/openmw-and-the-future-of-western) _2026-06-25 · Trip Harrison · The Spieler_ Morrowind modding as a rare source of optimism in the modern games industry ## [New York Has a Gamer Mayor Now — and a $2.6 Billion Game Industry to Match](https://padandpixel.com/new-york-has-a-gamer-mayor-now-and-a-2-6-billion-game-industry-to-match/) _2026-06-25 · Brian Crecente · Pad & Pixel, llc_ June in New York City wasn’t entirely about the NBA. Three days before the New York Knicks won their first… ## [Trend-Chasing and Mismanagement Might Decimate Gaming, But There are Bright Spots](https://noplatform.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/trend-chasing-and-mismanagement-might-decimate-gaming-but-there-are-bright-spots/) _2026-06-20 · RedSwirl · Black Box_ Looks like we re back in the Xbox doom cycle. We don t know how bad the layoffs are gonna be and which studios are getting closed, but we know they re coming. Right after Microsoft showed us a pretty good reel of upcoming games we re back to wondering if their game business will even survive the next \[ \]