“It was amazing having PlayStation behind us." - Ready at Dawn co-founder Ru Weerasuriya looks back on the studio, and discusses launching a new company, Atlantis Studio in France.

"The rise of network games has fundamentally changed the business. For those of us still able to work within it, it’s now about understanding how to thrive in this new world".

The game business is not becoming all about live-service forever games. Single-player experiences are highly relevant, and I even think there's growth to be found with them.

"Fortnite is more a competitor to the local bowling alley than it is to God of War."

“The industry that green lit Perfect Dark does not exist anymore”. In today's edition of The Game Business Show and Newsletter, we speak to Genvid's Jacob Navok on the future direction of the games industry.

“We don't really consider [closed games] failures at the company. It's very difficult to get new products out on mobile in a successful way. You're going to have a lot of misses and you have to have a strong stomach and a culture for learning".

RT @thegamebusiness: “It's not that our partnerships with Harry Potter or Game of Thrones aren't valuable, but as we look at new projects t….

“It's not that our partnerships with Harry Potter or Game of Thrones aren't valuable, but as we look at new projects to greenlight, we can reach audiences without the benefit of a license probably cheaper and more efficiently".

"If it's your PlayStation game on a phone, you're not going to play for 45 minute to do a level. You need power. Are you on the bus? At school? At work? You're getting messages, work emails. you have to understand that this is a multifunctional device”.

This week, we speak to Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau about taking console games to mobile, competing with TikTok, the impact of the App Store changes, closing Star Wars Hunters and the future of the mobile space.

Outside of COD and the sports games, what is there left in 2025 for gamers to get excited about? We went through the data to select the biggest games still to come this year.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A? Borderlands 4? Ghost of Yotei? The Outer Worlds 2? Arc Raiders? Metal Gear Solid? What are the games still to come this year that are generating the most online attention?.

"Borderlands is the biggest franchise on this list". In the absence of Grand Theft Auto 6, what are the biggest games of 2025 still to come?

Based on wishlists and coverage, these appear to be the biggest games of the rest of 2025:. Borderlands 4.Ghost of Yotei.Hollow Knight: Silksong.Mafia: The Old Country. Do you agree?. More games with momentum:

“I took on the role of Ken Kutaragi and attacked what I thought the weaknesses of Microsoft and Xbox 360 and hard drive capabilities and all the price points… everything that you do in a wargaming environment. And I won, which shouldn't have happened.".

We speak to former Xbox veteran Peter Moore and look back on a very different time for Microsoft, when Xbox 360 launched and unseated a dominant PlayStation .

"We have a consumer who is a little bit concerned, is holding back a little bit, and really need to be pushed with the concept of value for their gaming dollar.”

"It’s actually commendable that Xbox is still investing in things like South of Midnight, Keeper and Clockwork Revolution, when it operates so many giant franchises".

“We saw an uptick in game subscriptions when Call of Duty made it to Game Pass… but after that, we saw an uptick in February, and in March and in April.”.

As a result of the tariff uncertainty, 40% of consumers plan to cut back spend. And out of that group, around 30% said they plan to cut back on entertainment subscriptions and video games