A games-industry newsletter offering interviews, analysis and industry data on the video game business, from a seasoned insider. Recent issues cover Commodore's new ownership and retro hardware, Activision's Call of Duty turnaround, Lucasfilm's independent-studio push and the Zelda-versus-GTA 6 market.
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Joost van Dreunen, an NYU Stern professor, analyses the business of games and play, with a focus on platform strategy, the console market, and collectibles. Recent issues mix sharp takes on industry news with first-person reporting from events such as New York Comic Con.
Interviews and reported features with people working in and around video games, including developers and AI researchers. Recent issues cover the ARC-AGI-3 puzzle-game benchmark, Factorio's creator on AI coding tools, and the author's launch of a premium print magazine.
Simon Carless's weekly-ish newsletter analyses how players find and buy video games, drawing on GameDiscoverCo's Steam wishlist, concurrent-player and console data. Each issue mixes data cuts, trending-wishlist rankings and short news roundups, with a heavy promotional pitch for its paid Pro data service.
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