How Nintendo's Past Will Fuel the Switch's Future 2 | Microcast

The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download, bringing you a quick dive into the biggest news from the past week. Our main topic this week is Nintendo's long-awaited (but highly anticipated) confirmation that the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with both its predecessor's software library and its online service. We discuss the … Read more

Call of Duty flies, Concord falls | Microcast

The latest episode of the GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download – and we've finally cut it down to under 25 minutes. It's financial season, so we discuss the highs and lows from some of the biggest publishers, including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Xbox. The latter naturally comes hand-in-hand with Call of Duty: Black … Read more

Is AA dead? | Microcast

The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download, bringing you a quick dive into the biggest stories of the past week. This time, our main topic revolves around the comments of former Sony boss Shawn Layden, who stated that not only is the AA space gone, but its loss is a threat to the … Read more

The opening of Google Play gives publishers a three-year window to change mobile games | Microcast

The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download, giving you a quick dive into the biggest news of the past week. In our main discussions, MobileGamer.biz's Neil Long joins us to discuss the recent US court ruling that opens up Google Play to competing app stores. We discuss the impact this could have on … Read more

The Perks and Perils of Licensed Games and the Constant Battle of Games Journalism | Microcast

The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download, giving you a quick dive into the biggest news of the past week. This week, we're using Devolver's unveiling of Big Fan Games — a new publishing label dedicated to indie producers working on licensed and other established IP — as a springboard … Read more

Will Assassin's Creed Shadows suffer from its delay? | Microcast

You can now download the latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast, which gives you a quick dive into the biggest news of the past week. Our main topic is that Ubisoft is not only postponing Assassin's Creed Shadows until February 2025, but also ditching the Season Pass model and launching an internal review of its … Read more

The Pokemon vs Palworld Legal Battle We Expected (and Didn't Expect) | GI Microcast

The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available for download, giving you a quick dive into the biggest news in the video game industry. The big story this week is Nintendo and The Pokémon Company taking legal action against Pocketpair developer Palworld. We look at why this isn't the lawsuit that so many … Read more

PS5 Pro and the woes of Ubisoft | Microcast

The latest edition of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available for download. This week, Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls joins us to discuss Sony's PS5 Pro reveal, its potential value as a product, and its sales prospects with that divisive price tag. Elsewhere in this episode, we discuss Ubisoft's performance over the past few years and … Read more

Why Sony Shouldn't Give Up After Concord | Microcast

The latest episode of The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available, where we take a quick dive into the biggest news of the past week. This time, we continue to discuss Concord's problems with Sony's shooter being recalled two weeks after its launch. While some saw this stumble as the nail in the coffin for PlayStation's … Read more