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We are back with Season 2! Last season was the history lesson; this season is all about the business in 2024. "The State of Play: 2024" is now live — Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins analyze the current health of the games business. Available on all of your favorite podcast platforms

In Gamecraft S2E1, Blake Robbins and I discuss content vs. distribution innovation and its impact on value creation. I'm a bit of broken record on this topic, as Blake reminds me ... 🙄

[new episode] Choose Your (ad)Venture Season 2, Ep. 2 Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins do a deep dive on the nuances of game financing, the current state of gaming VC, and exits! Now available on all platforms!

🚨 A Changing of the Guard (S2E3) Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins expand on last season's discussion of platform-based publishing by introducing: the game-enabling software platforms. We cover the rise of Epic, Unity, AppLovin, Discord, and Roblox Now available on all platforms!

.Mitch Lasky on the flexibility and strength that Epic has earned by aggregating users at scale

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Independent Intervention (S2E4) In this episode, Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins attempt to define "indie" in the video game context...something that proves more difficult than it might seem on the surface. Now available on all platforms!

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Going Global (S2E5) In this episode, Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins discuss the globalization of gaming. They cover the innovations that unlocked these markets while also diving into the unique characteristics of these global hubs.

🚨 NEW EPISODE Distribution (S2E6) Throughout this series, Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins have repeatedly used the term "distribution." This episode is a deep dive into how we define distribution and why it is so important for the video game business. Now available on all platforms

🚨 NEW EPISODE Intellectual Property (S2E7) Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins thoroughly examine the role of IP and video games. A wide ranging conversation on the topic — IP arbitrages, EA Sports/FIFA, Epic/Disney, and Transmedia! Now available on all platforms!

🚨 NEW EPISODE Artificial Intelligence (S2E8) As Season 2 comes to an end, Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins take on the complex and highly speculative topic of AI + games! Now available on all platforms!

🚨Gamecraft returns with Season 3! Episode 1, "Cycles & Survival," is now live on all platforms. Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins open the season with a framework for understanding how content, distribution, and technology continue to shape the long-term dynamics of the games industry.

Distribution is the engine that pulls the train in games. Without it, even the best content and tech can only take you so far. We break down the industry's three core cycles of innovation and why all three are struggling right now. 🎙️ Gamecraft S3E1 — "Cycles & Survival"

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Valve (S3E3) Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins dive into how Valve leveraged content innovation to become gaming's most powerful distribution platform. Valve is one of the most interesting private companies in the world. Now live on all platforms!

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 China (S3E4) Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins dive into how China's unique path, by skipping the packaged goods era, shaped its rise in gaming. From Tencent's global M&A to Genshin Impact, we explore why the Chinese market matters more than ever.

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 The Venture Deadpool (S3E5) Mitch Lasky & Blake Robbins dig into how and why venture-backed games fail. From treating equity like production financing to the “naked Series B,” we unpack the costly disconnect between venture capital and game development.