In today’s episode, we got Call of Duty’s continued dominance, Battlefield’s woes, Apple’s App Store for gaming, China’s rise in 4x games, and Barbie’s design mismatch. Dive in for all things gaming, snark included!

Hosts: Jen Donahoe, Eric Kress, Phillip Black and Mishka Katkoff

Keywords: gaming news, game industry, conferences, shooter games, Netflix gaming, Apple gaming store, gaming industry, Switch 2, Roblox, web stores, child safety, investments, Bungie, Sony, studio closures, Tencent, shooter games, Forex games, mobile gaming, Barbie game, Call of Duty, Battlefield, gaming trends

Chapters:

01:39 Halloween and Conference Season

03:56 Basketball Update and Conference Insights

10:36 Shooter Panel + Market Trends

16:46 Netflix's AAA Game Shutdown and Apple App Store Rumors

22:15 Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors

26:34 Roblox's Child Safety Measures

31:29 Investments, Divestments, and M&A

38:50 The Struggles of IP-Driven Games

41:40 The MOBA Market in the West

45:30 Bungie Under PlayStation: Not Good

47:14 Sony Shuts Down Firewalk Studios

52:21 Chinese Developers and 4x Games

56:24 Barbie Game's Creative Mismatch

01:05:19 Call of Duty Continues Crushing It

01:10:21 Battlefield's Downfall