The Game Business
Christopher DringExpert analysis, exclusive data, and in-depth interviews on the global video game industry — delivered by industry insider Christopher Dring.
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Is the Stop Killing Games campaign destined to fail?
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An industry state-of-play (podcast only)
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What is Stop Killing Games?
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Why is it losing?
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Can it win?
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The survival of Sackboy and Crackdown developer Sumo Digital
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Sumo’s Andy Stewart and Gary Dunn on…
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The ‘race to the bottom’ in outsourcing
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Cutting jobs in the UK, not India
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UK tax relief reforms
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Plus, AI, Sackboy, AAA...
Is Netflix a new destination for showcasing video games? – The Game Business Micro
Plus, EA has new owners, while Nintendo, Sony, Xbox, Roblox and Take-Two update investors
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Could no physical disc and a trade union row hurt the GTA 6 launch? Take-Two’s CEO doesn’t think so
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says he’s “not in the least” concerned that a row with ex-Rockstar employees could negatively impact the launch of GTA 6.
He also shrugged off online debates round the company’s decision not to have a physical...
The State of Games: June 2026
The World Cup impacts the game charts, it was a bad month for consoles and a good month for new announcements
Welcome to the latest State of Games Report from The Game Business.
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Chris has spent 17-year writing about the games business. He helped produce over 450 editions of MCV magazine, before joining GamesIndustry.biz to oversee editorial, sales and events. He loves market data, and formed TheGamesBusiness in 2025.
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