This week’s episode is a different one: For our final show of 2025, Albane Prioux and Nic Hill press pause on the news cycle and pull together the big ideas that shaped a year of immersive marketing on Brands In Play. No guests, no real-time review, just a recap of the sharpest moments from 45 episodes.

From AR wearables moving into the mainstream (Snap Spectacles, Meta Ray-Bans) to the race between Roblox, Fortnite UEFN and Horizon to win creators and commerce, we trace how UGC platforms matured and why rewarded media, virtual economies and native dev partnerships are becoming non-negotiable.

We also revisit our guests’ best thinking on AI’s impact on creativity and production, and hold ourselves accountable by grading the predictions we made at the start of the year like Daft Punk in Fortnite and Roblox IP heading to Hollywood.

The Brands In Play 2025 Recap is now live on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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