How Istanbul Won the Mobile Puzzle Wars (Ep. 29)
Mitch and Blake discuss the rise of the Istanbul gaming scene, which has exploded in the last 15 years and come to dominate the incredibly lucractive "match 3" mobile puzzle genre -- a genre which rep...
29 Apr 1h 6min
The Attention Drain (Ep. 28)
Blake and Mitch discuss the thesis that the games business is losing share of attention to non-game interactive applications. They discuss whether there is actually a defined market for interactive en...
22 Apr 1h 8min
Roblox (Ep. 27)
Mitch & Blake discuss one of their favorite companies in games, Roblox. They start by outlining Roblox's core competitive advantages, and how they are unique in providing creation, consumption, aggreg...
15 Apr 1h 21min
2026 Trends & Specific Predictions (Ep. 26)
Blake and Mitch return! They begin with a discussion of the "Great Inflection" in software in the last several months. They then do some follow-up to last season, particularly their "deadpool" episod...
8 Apr 1h 9min
The EA "LBO" (Ep. 25)
In this Special Edition of the GameCraft podcast, Mitch and Blake discuss the $55 billion leveraged buy-out of Electronic Arts by the Private Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Siliver Lake Partners, an...
15 Okt 202537min
The Sum of the Parts (Ep. 24)
Mitch and Blake explore the role of consolidation -- primarily through mergers and acquistions -- in building some of the biggest and most durable companies in gaming. They begin with a discussion of...
21 Maj 20251h 9min
AI as a Platform (Ep. 23)
Last season, Mitch and Blake discussed the implications of new Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence in games. In this episode, they return to the topic, this time focusing on games that are us...
14 Maj 202552min
Hasbro and Lego (Ep. 22)
Mitch and Blake look at two of the largest toy companies in the world, Hasbro and Lego, and discuss their divergent but ultimately very successful forays into the games business as licensors of intell...
7 Maj 202544min
