The Business of Video Games Podcast24 Heinä

Episode 61 - Basically too many games - Jon Shafer

Shams and Fernando bring on their buddy Jon Shafer (former Lead Designer on Civ V) from Conifer Games to cut through the noise and break down the actual state of PC gaming post-Steam Next Fest!

Spoiler alert: that 2010s indie golden age everyone misses? It’s dead and buried.

Jon’s been obsessively tracking Steam data (while juggling his double PC setup optimized for Steam demos), and the new reality is, well to be honest, brutal.

To survive today, developers either need to pump out a game in two months or bleed over it for up to 14 years - there is zero in-between. Welcome to the "go short or go long" meta.

The trio also look into the wildest trends currently hijacking the platform such as the unapologetic explosions of co-op "friend slop," the massive wave of players jumping between Roblox and Steam, and why traditional buying habits are out while cult-level fandom is in.

In short - the dev scene might be an absolute bloodbath right now, but for players? We might just be sitting in a brand-new golden age.

Thanks for listening!

The BBC article Designer Notes Podcast

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Episode 67 - It sucks to be Unity - Daniel Kaplan

It's Friday and we are back! Today, Shams and Fernando sit down with our friend, the one and only, Daniel Kaplan who is finally back after 66 episodes (yes Daniel was our very first guest)! This time ...

30 Loka 1h 17min

Episode 66 - Our redemption arc - Søren Lundgaard

It's Friday! Søren Lundgaard from Ghost Ship Games returns to discuss the recent triumphs and setbacks while once again sharing his wisdom with Shams and Fernando on the studio's growth and their expa...

16 Loka 1h 18min

Episode 65 - Made by Claude

It's Friday! Shams and Fernando are finally addressing the AI elephant in the room, but not before dissecting Microsoft’s brutal studio cuts and why the old Game Pass pipe dream hasn't gone the way th...

2 Loka 1h 4min

Episode 64 - Off by 700% - Johan Pilestedt Pt. 3

It's Friday! And holy moly. Trust us when we say - this one is one for the books. Our dear friend Johan Pilestedt is finally back(!) to the interrogation room, to take us down the very depths of devel...

17 Syys 1h 39min

Episode 63 - Gamescom was good

Welcome back dear listener and sorry to keep you waiting! Fernando and Shams are fresh (+ one week give or take) off the Gamescom floor and ready to share a little bit of what happened when over 360 0...

4 Syys 49min

Episode 62 - People don't buy new games

It's Friday and we are back to to tackle two major industry deep-dives, but not before touching base on Microsoft and EA, comparing BBC quotes and teasing a Patreon-exclusive story about a spectacula...

6 Elo 46min

Episode 60 - 14 layers

It's Friday! And what do you expect? After our last conversation unexpectedly blew up and wormed its way into the gaming news cycle for a day or two (or three?), we are now back to talk about ... you ...

10 Heinä 1h 2min