sony, msft, valve

Sony, Microsoft, Valve, and Roblox: Who Will Be Platform King?

The gaming industry is currently facing an identity crisis, with widespread layoffs, escalating budgets, and a flood of new games hitting the market. In light of these macro trends, game studios and platforms need to find ways to leverage their existing strengths or develop new strategies for long-term success. Ben Feder, Managing Partner at Tirta…

Sony’s Showcase / Capcom’s Resurgence / NVIDIA’s AI Demo

Sony’s Showcase / Capcom’s Resurgence / NVIDIA’s AI Demo

Sony showcased new games, PSVR 2, and an emphasis on live service games, including Bungie bringing back its original franchise Marathon. We dig into Capcom’s understated recent successes, like the new Street Fighter 6 release. Does Last of Us delaying its multiplayer update mean it might end up scrapped? We take a look into what CD Projekt is up to and what the future of Cyberpunk and The Witcher could be. NVIDIA provided a brief glimpse at AI dialogue in games, but how realistic was it? Join us for all the latest games business news with Anil Das-Gupta, Aaron Bush, Jonathan Anastas, and host Devin Becker.

Scopely Acquired, Sony Hired

Scopely Acquired, Sony Hired

What does the Mario movie mean for games? What is Dream Games follow-up to Royal Match? Where does Phillip La go after Sky Mavis? Was the Scopely acquisition a good deal? What does Sony’s cloud hires say about its strategy? What crazy thing has AI done now? Dive into the latest games business news with Aaron Bush, Anil Das-Gupta, Tammy Levy and your host Devin Becker.

AI Art: DALL-Eks or High-value Disruptive Innovation?

AI Art: DALL-Eks or High-value Disruptive Innovation?

In this Metacast episode, Matt Dion and David Amor join your host Maria Gillies to discuss AI art applied to games and if it will disrupt game art pipelines. The group also discusses Sony’s acquisition of Savage Games and the company’s pending plans for mobile. The trio also chat through the idea of AAA games integrating blockchain elements.