Gamified

What's the biggest deal in WoW Forever currently? And how important is it for games to listen to streamers being that streamers are not technically normal players?

Will it be over or under $200 billion for global games revenue in 2027?

Minecraft waited 14 years for a new dimension, was Mojang's restraint strategic discipline, or failure to invest in the game's biggest opportunity?

Is November going to be the greatest month in gaming history with WoW Forever, Ocarina of Time, and GTA 6?

What's the word that you'd use to describe enjoying a game until you find out it uses AI?

CHAPTERS:

3:27 - WoW Forever | What’s the Biggest Deal?
23:50 - Devs Listening to Streamers | Red or Green Flag
30:41 - Gaming’s Growth in 2027 | Over/Under
47:49 - Minecraft: The Sift Dimension | Board Room
58:30 - WoW, Zelda, GTA VI | Dump, Date, Marry
1:08:58 - Aniimo Triggers AI Haters | What’s the Word?

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyA4JoMfQI

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

PANEL:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/
Craig Allen - CEO @ Snackshop - https://www.linkedin.com/in/4craigallen/
Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Kate Irwin - writer/journalist - https://x.com/kateirwin

After so many failed attempts, can a new MMO offer enough financial upside to justify the risk again, or does the business case only work for established companies like Blizzard and Riot?

How confident are you that Bungie's apology puts the studio on a sustainable path back, and how long do we have to wait?

Red flag or green flag: watching an advertisement to earn your next block of uninterrupted gameplay?

AI letting players choose a game's visual style? Is this a use case that will gain lasting traction, or a filter people try once?

Is Resident Evil a 10/10 video game movie?

Is Halo getting better leadership, or is Xbox admitting its previous structure failed?

CHAPTERS:

3:16 - MMO Comeback | Bullish or Bullshit?
17:31 - Bungie Redemption? | Sentiment Score
30:37 - Microsoft Ads | Red or Green Flag?
42:30 - Choose Your Art Style | What’s the Word?
52:03 - Halo + Activision | Buy or Sell?

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

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/
Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc

A review telling people not to buy the new Wolverine game got more views than the official trailer

What was the biggest announcement from BlizzCon 2026? Is Blizzard so back?

Highlights of the Roblox Developer Conference

PlayStation tried to cancel Kojima, but Xbox picked him up - did Xbox steal a system-selling creator, or rescue an expensive project Sony was right to abandon?

CHAPTERS:
1:48 - Wolverine Launch | What’s the Word?
21:12 - The Best Blizzcon Announcement was…
33:58 - Is Blizzard So Back? | Buy or Sell?
41:15 - Highlights of Roblox Developer Conference
54:24 - Kojima leaves Sony | Big, Little, No Deal

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUB6pbdbMdM

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/
Joe Ferencz - Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

The new Halo had 2100+ names credited to it's development. Has AAA development become catastrophically complicated?

Xbox is testing a system that lets players insert a supported Xbox One or Series X disc and claim a digital entitlement for that game.

Paddle Paddle Paddle is a $2.99 co-op rage game made by solo developer Mateo Covic, known as Zoroarts. It has a 90% positive Steam rating and more than 55,000 total refunds.

Does grading create meaningful digital collectability, or just multiply artificial scarcity?

CHAPTERS:
3:35 - Halo Remake Needing 500 People | Over/Under
28:09 - Xbox Disc to Digital | Sentiment Score
39:25 - Beat it, love it, refund it | What’s the Word?
46:57 - PSA Grades for Digital Cards | Bullish or Bullshit?
1:09:06 - The Day Players Proved You Wrong | Storytime

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

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

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

Is this year’s Gamescom a bust and is the entire industry on hold until GTA VI?

Is the sour sentiment on gaming really just the XBOX implosion?

Ubisoft's $10 Heroes of Might and Magic Complete Edition shadowdrop shipped a broken 23KB dummy exe instead of the game, souring Steam reviews before the real files appeared 11 hours later

Are we witnessing the death of a dynasty and the end of CoD’s reign as the king of console?

How do you make the Epic Games Store stop sucking?

CHAPTERS:
2:42 - Gamescom Showcase | Sentiment Score
24:11 - Gamespocalypse Finally Over? | Buy or Sell?
57:07 - Ubisoft’s Big Oops | What’s the Word
1:07:37 - Call of Duty’s Shooter Dominance | Sentiment Score
1:31:48 - How Does Epic Games Win? | Board Room

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJSzLrSYA5A

HOST:
Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/

PANEL:
Joe Ferencz — Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/
Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/
Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/
Kohji Nagata -Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnoc
Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc