UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious

By Laine Nooney, Joost van DreunenBusiness

UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious episodes

April 03The $1,000 Console Era Is Coming––Are You Ready?
PlayStation price hike. PLUS: Subscriptions rise as game sales fall.
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51 min
March 27Power Shifts: Who Wins in the New Games Economy?
Layoffs of Epic (Games) proportions. PLUS: India’s rise & global power shifts in gaming?
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58 min
March 20UNBOXING’s GDC 2026 Postmortem
This week on UNBOXING, Laine and Joost spill all from their week at GDC 2026.
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54 min
March 06Loot Boxes on Trial, Zillow in Azeroth, and Our GDC Survival Guide
New York takes on Valve over loot boxes. The WoW × Zillow collab no one asked for... PLUS: Our guide to surviving GDC this year!
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57 min
February 27The Hottest Take on the Xbox CEO Turnover You Haven’t Heard Yet
What if we told you that Xbox’s CEO reshuffle wasn't just a swap… 🤯 Tune in to this week's episode for the more of our hottest take yet.
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43 min
February 13Discord Has Entered Its Verification Era. Is Enshittification Next?
Discord has entered its verification era... Face scans. IPO plans. Enshittification? Laine and Joost break it down.
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47 min
February 06Project Genie in a Bottle?
Google's Project Genie: What it actually does vs. what it promises.
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42 min
January 23Pod Friends with Julian Togelius
Joost talks games and AI with pod friend Julian Togelius.
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50 min
December 19, 2025Another Week, Another Megadeal
Netflix’s $80B bid for Warner Bros. PLUS: an indie sweep at The Game Awards?! Tune in!
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1 hr 14 min
December 12, 2025UNBOXING’s End-of-Semester Wrap Up
UNBOXING's end-of-semester wrap: finals, feedback & feels. PLUS: Pwns, owns & holiday vibes!
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About UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious

From the publisher's feed

Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with their students and cover the games news for…