PlayStation Cuts Discs | GTA 6's Full Social Network | Gamified 166
Is the market right to torch AI games, or is this punishing the people doing it well?Physical game discs die January 2028. Big deal, little deal, or no deal - for ownership, the used-game market, pres...
2 Juli 1h 28min
REDEMPTION for God of War: Laufey? | GTA is $80 | UE6 Destroys Blueprints | Gamified 165
Two weeks ago this room mostly buried Laufey through Bullish or Bullshit. Is the no-Kratos pivot looking like a win, or is the mindshare just negative sentiment piling up?What does GTA 6's release act...
25 Juni 1h 38min
Xbox Just Restarted the Console War | Gamified 164
Sharma took over from Spencer last month and is already torching every major decision Xbox made. Employees are surprised. Retailers are confused. Layoffs incoming. Future Halo on PlayStation? Nobody k...
22 Juni 1h 35min
God of War: NO Kratos | Steam Wishlists are BS | Roblox AI | What Killed Destiny? | Gamified 162
Have Steam wishlists become a vanity metric that no longer measures what people think it measures?The market just split on AI, and gaming is the clearest example. Nintendo has no AI features and no AI...
4 Juni 1h 37min
Forza Leaked and Broke Every Record | Sony Kills PC Ports | $38B Saudi Gaming Bet | Gamified #161
THIS WEEK ON GAMIFIED: Forza Horizon 6 leaked before launch - then broke every franchise record. 172K concurrent on early access alone. 302K by end of week. Nearly 4x FH5's all-time peak.Sony held a s...
28 Maj 1h 37min
Is the $200b Games Industry Collapsing? | Gamified Debate #160
We score the health of the gaming industry 1 to 10. Gaming VC dropped 95% from its 2021 peak. 10,000+ jobs cut in 2024. Contraction or correction?Sony paid $3.6 billion for Bungie in 2022. Both Marath...
14 Maj 1h 25min
Why Epic Can't Fix Fortnite | GameStop's Bid for eBay | Gamified Debate #159
Ryan Cohen's GameStop makes an unsolicited $55.5B bid for eBay. Is this a legitimate M&A play or a $9.4B cash pile under pressure? The panel assigns odds from 2% to 50%+.Gaming VC hit $627M in H1 2025...
8 Maj 1h 44min
Replace 30% of a Game Studio With AI? | Gamified Debate #158
If you were running a studio, would you automate over or under 30% of it with AI?After comments suggesting many studios are already using AI tools but are afraid to admit it publicly, the conversation...
1 Maj 1h 29min
