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Joined February 2025
“We’ve had a number of these historical moments in Helldivers. And the Xbox players that are coming in… they’ve missed some of these, but they’re creating new ones together.” https://t.co/mIRDDAMcNh
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Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
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Helldivers 2 on Xbox has been "a positive story almost across the board," says Arrowhead CEO
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Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
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In today's The Game Business, we dive into whether the Steam Machine is really a competitor to PlayStation and Xbox. We were also joined by Arrowhead CEO @ShamsJorjani on the Show, and we chat GTA 6, Square Enix, Arc Raiders AI and Helldivers 2 on Xbox
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Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
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"Going forward, the challenge [for Nintendo] is how they're going to keep a pace of great software coming" https://t.co/JHlU2VGVz0
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“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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"I think the Switch 2 hardware was appropriately priced. It was very smart of them to launch the bundle with Mario Kart, and offering that at a significant value. That took the edge off some of the complaints about the standalone price for Mario Kart"
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“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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“I do hope that this industry doesn’t stagnate. There are, at times, signs that the innovation isn’t there. The breakthrough new type of content seems to be a little bit further and far between. That concerns me." https://t.co/JHlU2VHtoy
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“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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“Nintendo will never position itself as a direct competitor to PlayStation”... But could games like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty succeed on Switch 2? "Absolutely." Full interview with former Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime https://t.co/JHlU2VHtoy
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“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé gives us his take on the Switch 2 launch: “I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the platform” https://t.co/JHlU2VGVz0
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“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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Hundreds of Square Enix Western staff face redundancy. But does it go far enough? - The Game Business Micro (paid subscribers only)
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Plus! Rockstar delays GTA, NetEase pulls back, Google and Epic do a deal, Nintendo delivers results
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Take-Two on EA going private in 2026: "No-longer having a big direct competitor that’s also a public company may give us a bit of room from a competitive point-of-view."
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The Rockstar game is now coming November 19, 2026. We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
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Take-Two on Borderlands 4: "In terms of units sold out of the gate, the numbers were a little softer than we would have liked. In the fullness of time, we think it’s going to do great.” https://t.co/LEmGUscvVX
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The Top Three Best-Selling games in Europe last week were the same as the week before: Battlefield 6, EA Sports FC and Pokemon. (Arc Raiders data is unavailable, but it would probably be up there!) https://t.co/IqsMmnaHQS
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The Outer Worlds 2 makes Top Ten. Arc Raiders data is unavailable
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NBA 2K26 and Mafia: The Old Country beat expectations for Take-Two, but Borderlands 4 sales have been softer than expected.
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The Rockstar game is now coming November 19, 2026. We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
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“When we set a date, we really do believe in it". We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick following the latest delay to Grand Theft Auto 6. https://t.co/vzVmgAiklg
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Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed until November 19, 2026, Take-Two has announced.
Hi everyone, Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026. We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and
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“I’m not warning about the dangers of video games. I’m warning about the dangers of not taking video games seriously.” The industry must fight back against Governments co-opting games to influence the population, says leading political games journalist
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Plus, mobile developers optimistic over proposed Google and Epic deal
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When you get a job at Obsidian, you get to pick a class: Warrior, Wizard and Rogue https://t.co/Ac62iVupv4
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We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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“In full transparency, the journey around The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed put [our approach] to the test quite a bit. There was a little bit of self-doubt or self-questioning of… should we be chasing after these aspects of AAA?" https://t.co/Ac62iVupv4
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We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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“We don’t want to put ourselves in a situation where we have one bad project and then the studio goes away” Why Obsidian makes the games it does https://t.co/Ac62iVtRFw
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We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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“I know everyone on the internet, on every game we announce, asks: When’s the next Fallout: New Vegas?” https://t.co/Ac62iVtRFw
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We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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