Netflix’s $80B bid for Warner Bros. PLUS: an indie sweep at The Game Awards?! Tune in!

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UNBOXING's end-of-semester wrap: finals, feedback & feels. PLUS: Pwns, owns & holiday vibes!

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GTA VI delayed (yet again) & union-busting allegations at Rockstar? PLUS: Our thoughts on the Game Awards preview. 

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Steam Machine crashes the console party. Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) PLUS: Laine's thoughts on Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in!
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GDC gets a rebrand! PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report.

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The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker, the Associate Director of NYU Tandon’s new Game Design Future Lab, who will share her view on the future of games in NYC!

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The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops, and Laine + Joost have some thoughts.

EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout––what this means both for the gay couple in The Sims and for our geopolitical landscape. PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation.

What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games. “Pod Friends” kick off w/ Colleen Macklin, fresh from the Game UX Summit. PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) + the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)

The long awaited student gameplay survey results revealed. PLUS: WNBA playoffs & Mario turns 40!