Gamified

Who's the biggest winner: Ocarina of Time or WoW: Forever?

Block Blast's "lethal hand": smart design or the opposite of a game?

Quickfire: Jensen's alleged honeytrap

Big Walk's AI backlash: sheep or standards?

Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. When does it actually ship?

Who's the next BioWare? Is Bethesda closer than we think?

CHAPTERS:
3:14 - Ocarina of Time vs WoW: Forever
15:45 - Block Blast’s Lethal Puzzle | Red / Green Flag
35:06 - Jensen’s Affair | What’s the Word?
41:35 - Big Walk’s AI Backlash | Agree or Disagree
1:04:58 - Elder Scrolls VI in Q3 2028 | Over / Under
1:14:36 - Who is the next BioWare? | Autopsy
1:29:49 - Love or Hate in Gaming | Hype or Gripe

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otj90sbgoU0

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HOST:
Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/
Jacob Navok (CEO & Emmy-Award Winner, Genvid) - https://x.com/JNavok
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

Should Roblox go Private?

Xbox turned down Netflix's $500m offer for IP.

Wardogs is stepping away from its game for a month due to GTA VI.

Selling your dead game to an AI lab?

Change My Mind: Never hire a head of AI!

CHAPTERS:
2:51 - Should Roblox Go Private? | Buy or Sell?
20:08 - Xbox Rejects Netflix $500M | Over/Under
44:09 - Taking a Month Off for GTA VI | Buy or Sell?
52:14 - AI Labs Buy Dead Games | What’s the Word?
1:02:26 - Never Hire a Head of AI | Change My Mind
1:11:51 - Love or Hate in Gaming | Hype or Gripe

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5CD01Chym0

Get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.com

HOST:
Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Wills Spangler - GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

Tim Sweeney is going after Valve again over Steam's rule that developers disclose generative AI use

Indie developers say AI has made cloning a game fast enough to become a racket

What's the word you'd use to describe a studio screening job applicants by what they've liked on social media?

What’s your sentiment score on a scale of 1-10 on Xbox charging by the hour to stream games you already own?

Wardogs banned Summit1G by mistake, and the CEO put the employee on blast

What are you loving or hating about the games industry right now?

CHAPTERS:
2:37 - Steam’s AI Label is BS | Change My Mind
14:31 - Valve’s Answer to AI Clones | Red / Green Flag
31:36 - Screened by LinkedIn Likes | What’s the Word?
44:30 - Fair Cloud Gaming Price | Sentiment Score
53:11 - Wardogs CEO Crash Out | What’s the Word?
1:00:05 - Get On Your Soapbox | Gamer Rants

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qOorLJfKVs

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HOST:
Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Joe Ferencz - Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

EA closes BioWare and cancels the next Mass Effect

How many successful games will AI 2027 produce in 2027?

Can Xbox sell a $1,200–$1,800 next-gen console?

Is Supercell finally showing signs of mortality?

Street Fighter and the good, bad, and ugly of video game movies

CHAPTERS:

3:07 - EA Shuts Down Bioware | Autopsy
30:13 - 2027 Successful Games | Finish the Sentence
49:56 - Xbox $1200/$1800 Console | Bullish or Bullshit?
1:11:09 - Supercell’s Future | Buy or Sell?
1:27:44 - Video Game Movies | GOATs vs WOATs

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVIyQpvVr-0&t=2s

Get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.com

HOST:
Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/
Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

Cross-game mashups: Pokémon football, World of Warcraft with Vampire Survivors, Minecraft systems inside Skyrim...are these game projects a green flag for game creativity, or a red flag for creators and rights holders?

Tim Sweeney demands his company go all-AI... is it the right call?

What are you loving / what are you hating in gaming right now?

What’s your one-word reaction to Xbox XP that was announced on Oct 8?

Will browser gaming take a meaningfully larger share of gaming revenue over the next five years?

CHAPTERS:

2:23 - Cross-game Mashups | Red or Green Flag?
18:08 - Tim Sweeney’s AI Strategy | Sentiment Score
29:08 - Get On Your Soapbox | Gamer Rants
45:27 - Xbox XP | What’s the Word?
54:08 - Browser Gaming Breakout | Bullish or Bullshit?
1:04:48 - The Future of VR + MVP

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQoL7FesidE

Get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.com

HOST:
Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
Oliver Maroney - OpenSea - https://x.com/OliverMaroney