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0:00 Mizuguchi! 11:00 Ubisoft’s financials 16:28 Japanese hardware sales 19:15 What we’ve been playing/Recommendations
Mike and Matt discuss the big stories of the year, from GTA delays, to Bungie, to harsh commercial realities. They also look at the year's games, and their piles of shame ...
Mike and Matt talk about Keeper, Double Fine's latest release; Nintendo's and Sony's financials; and what they've been playing, watching, and reading. Enjoy!
Mike and Matt talk about Donkey Kong Bananza; payment processors and why they care about video games; and what they have been playing and watching. Enjoy!
RBR Episode 6 In which Matt and Mike talk Microsoft's strategy, the video game industry's business culture, whether games are too long and we learn about Matt's visit to the Nintendo museum
Mike and Matt look at the after and before of the Switch 2 launch, while also considering Death Stranding, and where next for video game auteurs (and MGS)
Matt and Mike get into game pricing, who's growing the market and whether consoles are toys (Nintendo), consumer electronics (Sony) or software publishing platforms (Microsoft).
Matt and Mike discuss Switch 2, how Sony's business model has changed, what Microsoft is playing at, the mystery of spending more and more money to chase a shrinking market and why 2025 might be the industry's worst best year ever!