Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen

UNBOXING: Play & Profit for the Gaming Curious.

Business EN ↓ 79 afleveringen

Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with their students and cover the games news for insiders and newbies alike. A weekly podcast for anyone curious about why games matter in today's economy, dropping every Friday. Logo by Moira Zhang, theeverdrift.cargo.site

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Auteur

Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen

Categorie

Business

Website van de podcast

unboxingpodcast.substack.com

Nieuwste aflevering

1 okt. 2026

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Afleveringen

Twitch gambles, loses. Rockstar leaks. And video game extremism. 26.09.2022 46:23

GTA6 springs a leak, Twitch slows its (dice) roll on gambling streams, and the hosts weigh in on online games being used for extremist recruitment. Plus: a little love for Trombone Champ.

Video game price hikes, inflation, and farming 19.09.2022 34:43

Nintendo and Sony announce their big deal title line-up, we explore the justification of a $70 price tag for premium games, and why the world needs more farm simulators. Wonky editing courtesy of Joost traveling.

Industry origins, Tencent buys more Ubi, and the cycle of life 12.09.2022 50:15

Tencent's purchase of yet another piece of Ubisoft opens a deep dive into the origins of the games industry. Laine shares data on the devices that students own, and we discuss the changing demographic makeup of people interested in the field.

Back to school 03.09.2022 41:47

Laine and Joost introduce the UNBOXING podcast, discuss the start of the fall semester, the perils of teaching video games, and respond to the news from the UK where lawmakers are threatening to block the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.