Joseph Kim & Arthur Trusov

Game Over

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Bringing the perspectives from an Old Gaming Veteran (Joseph Kim - current Lila Games CEO, ex SEGA, NBCUniversal, FunPlus- Led Dev on #1 Top Grossing Game King of Avalon) and a Young Gaming Entrepreneur (Arthur Trusov - ex Gamefam and Roblox). We discuss game dev news, gaming, cool games, and random stuff!

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Joseph Kim & Arthur Trusov

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Palworld explodes/dev blog, AI hiring, Microsoft layoffs, Fortnite, Apple Game Streaming, Switch 2 | GO #9 28.01.2024 1:02:20

A coincidental story called Palworld, where your fate will be decided in 3 days (Pocket Pair Blog) Pokemon Investigating “Palworlds” (CNBC) More layoffs under Microsoft (The Verge) An Important Update about Riot’s Future (Riot Blog) Ex-Bungie Legal Chief Suggests Unionizing (Game Developer) AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments as firms strive to balance costs (CNBC) Micro...

More layoffs, GDC State of Industry, Monopoly Go, Epic v Apple, Hogwarts, Hearing Loss, & Ubsioft on Game Ownership | Go #8 27.01.2024 52:08

More Layoffs: Layoffs confirmed at Choices: Stories You Play maker, Pixelberry Studios Google lays off 1,000+ employees in stealth as AI takes on the workload Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees #2. GDC's State of the Industry report reveals AI concerns, redundancies worries and a drive to unionization #3. Is Monopoly GO really "PROFITABLE"? #4. Gaming, Esports, &...

Savvy Games $30B?, iPhone gaming in trouble, Game Industry Job Hunting, Netflix, Predictions | E6 09.01.2024 59:37

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing.

8 Ball Pool. Sony MIcrosoft Riposte mobile M&A in '24?, Owen Mahoney, Top 5 FPS Games, Starfield "Mostly Negative", Top Steam and Nintendo Games of '23, Layoffs in '23 | GO #5 02.01.2024 1:11:41

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, game industry news, and games we're playing. 0:00 Intro - New Years Eve 2:52 Top Steam charts - Baldur’s Gate 3, Lethal Company, Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 big jumps 6:27 Top mobile charts - Ice Scream 8, 8 Ball Pool, Royal Match vs. Monopoly GO 9:40 8 Ball Pool Keeps Trucking from Gamemakers Newsletter, innovations and early history, oppo...

China regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet tumbles, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, More layoffs, Winter sale and gaming deals | GO #4 01.01.2024 41:12

Joseph Kim (Oldie but Goodie) and Arthur Trusov (Young Blood) discuss top charts and gaming news. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Top Steam charts 5:05 Top mobile charts 7:45 China to curb gaming spend: Netease and Tencent plunge 10:13 China regulator to study concerns about the new gaming curbs 12:45 Take-Two Bet $12B Just as mobile games tumbled 19:33 Valorant Mobile Game 25:30 Insomniac Games major hacking lea...

Netflix game strategy, Fortnite breaks records, Tiktok breaks $10B, Epic vs. Google, and more! | Go #3 19.12.2023 44:16

Game over podcast Episode #3. Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top game charts, gaming news, and games we're playing. Overview: 0:00 Intro 2:19 Top Steam charts 4:32 Top Mobile charts 6:10 Netflix future games strategy 10:30 Epic Games hits all time records with Fortnite 13:12 TikTok hits over $10B in mobile IAP revenue 15:45 Epic Games wins verdict against Google for monopolistic behavior 21...

"Unity, I'm done," Stormgate RTS Kickstarter, Sega's $800M Super Game, GTA 6, Game Awards | E2 12.12.2023 50:33

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov talk top games by market charts, gaming news, and games we're playing. Agenda: 0:00 Intro 2:11 Top Steam charts 3:25 Top Mobile charts 6:53 “Unity, I’m Done” - Fundamentally Games CEO quits Unity 13:56 Frost Giant’s Stormgate RTS fully funds Kickstarter 21:22 Sega’s new Super Game with an over $800M budget 25:50 GTA 6 Launch trailer and announcement 33:10 Day Befor...

Massive game industry layoffs, TikTok gaming unit shut down, Solo dev Lethal Company to #1 on Steam | E1 03.12.2023 49:04

0:00 Intros - Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov 4:22 Top Steam charts Nov 21 -28, 2023 6:34 Top WW mobile charts Nov 19 - 25, 2023 10:03 Video game company layoffs 16:43 Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse shuts down 20:00 GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition going to Netflix 24:25 Lethal Company solo dev hits #1 on Steam charts 30:50 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 shifts from expansion pack to full game 35:00 Game...