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  • The New Year’s Special

    INGames is back for a fourth season and a New Years Special.  Join games industry veterans Spike Laurie and Andy Payne as they reflect upon 2022 and look forward to 2023. This episode is brought to you by the investment firm Hiro Capital https://hiro.capital/  https://youtu.be/QUJkQAkXCAw

    43 min
  • Into The Metaverse

    INGames is back for a fourth season.  Join games industry veterans Spike Laurie and Andy Payne as they dive head first into the Metaverse.  Futurist Jon Jordan is on hand as this weeks guest. This episode is brought to you by the investment firm Hiro Capital https://hiro.capital/

    37 min
  • Is there life in Games Streaming?

    INGames is back for a fourth season.  Join games industry veterans Spike Laurie, Andy Payne and Nicholas Lovell as they discuss the fate of Games Streaming following Stadia’s demise.  Bruce Grove joins as a guest to give his unique insight into Games Streaming. This episode is brought to you by the investment firm Hiro Capital https://hiro.capital/ Links to the topics discussed in this episode can be found here:
    https://www.ft.com/content/4f613b90-4...
    https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us...

    38 min
  • Post Pandemic Working

    INGames is back for a fourth season.  Join games industry veterans Spike Laurie, Andy Payne and Nicholas Lovell as they discuss new ways of working in the post pandemic world.  This episode is brought to you by the investment firm Hiro Capital https://hiro.capital/ Links to the topics discussed in this episode can be found here: https://ukie.org.uk/census2022
    https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-05-03/london-law-firm-to-allow-staff-to-work-from-home-full-time-for-a-20-pay-cut
    http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
    https://twitter.com/jalehr/status/1574738154338205697





    36 min
  • Exploring Blockchain in Games

    In this episode, Spike and Andy are joined by blockchain experts Alex Amsel, Jon Jordan and Alistair Hopkins.  The guests discuss the opportunities the blockchain can bring to games and most importantly dispel many of the myths around the technology.

    1 hr 3 min
  • An Interview with Debbie Bestwick

    In this episode, Spike and Andy are joined by industry legend and co-founder of Team17 Debbie Bestwick.  Debbie discusses her incredible journey from Saturday job as a teenager in video game retail to building and IPOing Team17.  

    57 min
  • Game Subscriptions

    In this episode, Andy and Spike are joined by industry veterans Harry Holmwood and Nicholas Lovell.  With the recent news that Xbox Game Pass subscriptions have now passed 18 million the guests discuss the pros and cons of subscription models for both consumers and developers.

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Business of Esports

    In this episode, Andy and Spike are joined by Kieran Holmes Darby, Chief Gaming Officer at UK esports organisation XL (formerly Excel).  Kieran discusses the business of running an esports team, their recent collaboration with the BBC and the current sponsorship landscape.

    53 min
  • A Global Video Games Hit in a Global Pandemic

    Spike and Andy are joined by Helen Burnhill ex Business Development Director at Mediatonic, creators of Fall Guys @Helenburnhill, and Graeme Struthers @grim1011, Founding Partner at Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.

    The group talks about how working on runaway hit Fall Guys during a global pandemic has been both unexpected and challenging. 

    Subscribed to our YouTube channel yet? We stream each episode live every Friday at 5 PM BST – join us and ask questions live at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO25eCO9cDLOlOX9pOlSwhQ.

    54 min

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Join games industry professionals Spike Laurie (@spikesaysyeah) and Andy Payne (@PercyBlakeney63) as they attempt to navigate the business of video games.