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Luke Lohr sits down with Mat Piscatella of Circana. Mat is Circana's video game industry analyst. He regularly advises senior industry leaders, media, and trade associations on the business trends impacting gaming's present and future. Support XEP: https://www.patreon.com/XboxExpansionPass XEP Merch: https://wren-works.myshopify.com/collections/xbox-expansion-pass-merch The Xbox Expansion Pass (XEP) is a podcast dedicated to interpreting the goings on in the world of video games and analyzing how they impact the Xbox ecosystem. Luke Lohr and Captain Logun discuss various topics throughout the industry. The guests on the show are meant to help gamers expand their knowledge of the gaming industry. Blue Sky: @InsipidGhost  Contact: InsipidGhost@gmail.com Blue Sky: @CaptLogun | Threads: @Capt_Logun Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast Please consider leaving a review on iTunes or Spotify. It is the best way to support the show. Thank you!

Hey Strangers, #ubisoft #assassinscreed #review The incredibly successful launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows has continued well past its release date, with Ubisoft's latest remaining on top of the U.S. sales chart for the third straight week. For 2025, Shadows now only trails the year's biggest hit, Monster Hunter Wilds, which has been crushing sales records for Capcom since its release.According to Mat Piscatella (via Bluesky), an industry analyst at Circana, Assassin's Creed Shadows has ranked number one in dollar sales for each of the three weeks it has been available, through April 5, where available data ends. This notable run places Shadows as 2025's second highest-selling game behind Monster Hunter Wilds, which released nearly a month prior.=======================================I had to Make a playlist for this lolhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn9z2zi8y0ZDNRGzJtPin2V-Ad2K_3bl**************************************************My other podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKpvBEElSl1dD72Y5gtepkw**************************************************article links:https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-shadows-hits-2-million-players-2-days-after-release-ubisoft-says-its-now-surpassed-origins-and-odyssey-launcheshttps://www.metacritic.com/game/assassins-creed-shadows/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3159330/Assassins_Creed_Shadows/======================================Today is for push-ups and Programming and I am all done doing push-ups Discordhttps://discord.gg/MYvNgYYFxqTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@strangestcoderYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@codingwithstrangersTwitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/CodingWithStrangersTwitterhttps://twitter.com/strangestcoderBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/strangestcoder.bsky.socialmerchSupport CodingWithStrangers IRL by purchasing some merch. All merch purchases include an alert: https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/merchGithubFollow my works of chaos https://github.com/codingwithstrangersTipshttps://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/tipPatreonpatreon.com/TheStrangersTimeline00:00 Cold Open02:06 Greeting04:00 What are we talking about 9:20 My Thoughts11:00 outro Anything else?Take CareSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coding-with-strangers/message

This week on #TheNerdChat:- We celebrate 200 episodes down, almost 4 years, of our little show. - Mat Piscatella interview with Kinda Funny and gamer spending habits- ID@Xbox Showcase 2/25 reactions- WB Games is closing studios, Wonder Woman is DEAD- As always, we will talk games, food, and the good old days.New episodes of The Nerd Chat: An Xbox Podcast are livestreamed on Thursdays and uploaded on Fridays. Learn more at www.nerdchatmedia.com Follow @thenerdchat on various social media sites. #seeyouonline0:00 Hello and welcome to the show1:00 Mordin Solus makes DaddyDWALLY cry7:15 Shoutouts24:20 News #1: Mat Piscatella interview with Kinda Funny on the spending habits of gamers53:00 MrBadBit from The Trophy Room crashes the show59:15 News #2: ID@Xbox Showcase reactions1:08:45 News #3: WB Games is closing studios, Wonder Woman is DEAD1:27:00 What have we been playing or watching?1:45:50 The best food we had this week1:59:26 Allie joins the show for 200 episodes toast!2:02:35 Closing and end of show#200episodes #xbox #playstation #nintendo #wbgames #gamingspending #podcast #masseffect #mordin

Go to http://joinbilt.com/kindafunny to start earning points on your rent payments today. Go to http://factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to http://get.stash.com/KINDAFUNNY to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start & Mat Piscatella is Here! - Housekeeping - Is The Video Game Industry DOOMED?! - How the Pandemic Played a Part - Will the Job Cuts Slow Down Soon? - What About the Indie Space? - Sales Expectations - Are Black Hole Games Harmful? - Ads - Will GTA 6 & Switch 2 Save the Industry? - Income, Inflation, Etc. - The Switch 2 of It All - Is Game Pass Good for the Industry? - SuperChats - What Are We Usually Most Wrong About? - RAPID FIRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://joinbilt.com/kindafunny to start earning points on your rent payments today. Go to http://factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to http://get.stash.com/KINDAFUNNY to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start & Mat Piscatella is Here! - Housekeeping - Is The Video Game Industry DOOMED?! - How the Pandemic Played a Part - Will the Job Cuts Slow Down Soon? - What About the Indie Space? - Sales Expectations - Are Black Hole Games Harmful? - Ads - Will GTA 6 & Switch 2 Save the Industry? - Income, Inflation, Etc. - The Switch 2 of It All - Is Game Pass Good for the Industry? - SuperChats - What Are We Usually Most Wrong About? - RAPID FIRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://joinbilt.com/kindafunny to start earning points on your rent payments today. Go to http://factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to http://get.stash.com/KINDAFUNNY to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start & Mat Piscatella is Here! - Housekeeping - Is The Video Game Industry DOOMED?! - How the Pandemic Played a Part - Will the Job Cuts Slow Down Soon? - What About the Indie Space? - Sales Expectations - Are Black Hole Games Harmful? - Ads - Will GTA 6 & Switch 2 Save the Industry? - Income, Inflation, Etc. - The Switch 2 of It All - Is Game Pass Good for the Industry? - SuperChats - What Are We Usually Most Wrong About? - RAPID FIRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to http://joinbilt.com/kindafunny to start earning points on your rent payments today. Go to http://factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to http://get.stash.com/KINDAFUNNY to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start & Mat Piscatella is Here! - Housekeeping - Is The Video Game Industry DOOMED?! - How the Pandemic Played a Part - Will the Job Cuts Slow Down Soon? - What About the Indie Space? - Sales Expectations - Are Black Hole Games Harmful? - Ads - Will GTA 6 & Switch 2 Save the Industry? - Income, Inflation, Etc. - The Switch 2 of It All - Is Game Pass Good for the Industry? - SuperChats - What Are We Usually Most Wrong About? - RAPID FIRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Grubb is joined by special guest Mat Piscatella from Circana to chat about the Celeste devs cancelling their next game, EA blames "underperformance" of Dragon Age and EA FC25 as it lowers their forecast, Wolverine devs refusing to comment on a 2025 release date, and a bunch of other stories for Thursday!

Press X Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw  Topics: Switch 2 reportedly being revealed on Thursday, January 16 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-will-reportedly-reveal-switch-2-this-week/ NateTheHate: Microsoft Flight Sim and Halo MCC are coming to Switch 2 and PS5, and FFVII Remake and Rebirth are coming to Switch 2 and Xbox https://bsky.app/profile/knoebel.bsky.social/post/3lffjli6oec2z MGS Delta planned for Switch 2, 6+ Ubisoft games (mostly “late ports”) in works including AC Mirage on launch day and Shadows at a later date https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-games-and-metal-gear-solid-delta-tipped-for-switch-2-release/ Switch was originally planned to have Virtual Console https://luigiblood.tumblr.com/post/772374028594905088/switch-virtual-console-was-the-original-plan Mat Piscatella: random fun stats about the Switch game library https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lfpmk42sjk2e LUNAR Remastered Collection launches April 18 https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/lunar-remastered-collection-launches-april-18 The Blood of Dawnwalker revealed from Witcher 3 director https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkICrJEVTjI Way more details: https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1878926236048830538 Splash Damage cancels Transformers: Reactivate, the gritty-looking co-op action game https://x.com/splashdamage/status/1877020458454749485 Xbox Developer Direct will reportedly have “a new entry in a legendary Japanese IP which has decades of history” https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-2025-predictions-and-overview-microsofts-most-promising-games-line-up-in-history-meets-a-platform-under-duress Questions from Discord:  Campfire_knight: Loved all the random owl facts on the last podcast. Can we have more random animal trivia like that, please? What we're playing: Mary: Metaphor Re Fantazio (still), Fire Emblem Blazing Blade (still) John: Star Wars Outlaws Greg: MARVEL RIVALS, Wario Land 3 (GameBoy Color)  Brett L: Ghost of Tsushima, Trepang2 Brett M: Twilight Princess, DKCR

Conversamos com o Danilo na gamescom latam sobre o Bloodless, jogo com combate refinado em pixel art, que será lançado dia 29 de agosto de 2024, abordamos temas também sobre o estúdio e um pouco da motivação de cada integrante em transformar o Bloodless em algo único autoral, e que possui a essência de quem faz parte do desenvolvimento. Além disso, falamos das notícias da semana, comentando também sobre o aumento de preço do Game Pass. . Capítulos: (00:00:00) - Vinheta introdução (00:01:03) - Notícias da Semana (01:01:25) - Entrevista com o Danilo do Bloodless na gamescom latam . Fontes: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/us-game-spending-fell-6-in-may-us-monthly-charts https://blog.br.playstation.com/2024/07/10/catalogo-de-jogos-playstation-plus-para-julho-remnant-ii-crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-reunion-e-muito-mais/ (1) Mat Piscatella no X: "May 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) https://t.co/V751fMRtbl" / X Game Pass updates announced July 2024 | Xbox Support . Redes Sociais:

¡Ni las progresiones para progresar podran detenernos!¡Porque es lunes y SpreadShotNews Podcast ya llegó! En este episodio: Nico nos cuenta sobre su experiencia jugando Minishoot' Adventures. Maxi por su parte “termina” el Megaton Musashi W: Wired y arranca el Homeworld 3. En el Rapid-Fire, tenemos una buena noticia con Warner Bros. decidiendo que seria una buena idea devolver la bolsa, PlayStation detalla su año fiscal y anuncia nuevos CEOs, Square Enix detalla su año fiscal y decide reiniciar y despertar, Lo que Xbox quita, Xbox da (a traves de Activision) y Wayfinder vuelve, en forma de juego single player. Para finalizar, en el Special Move, Maxi nos recomienda una muy interesante entrevista a Mat Piscatella de Circana Report . Por último, recuerden que ahora nos pueden escribir preguntas directamente a través de google forms en el siguiente link: spreadshotnews.com/preguntas

Support Inside Games on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Sources -- [Kotaku] 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows - https://kotaku.com/old-games-2023-playtime-data-fortnite-roblox-minecraft-1851382474 [PR Newswire] U.S. Consumer Video Game Spending Totaled $57.2 Billion in 2023 - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-consumer-video-game-spending-totaled-57-2-billion-in-2023--302055683.html [X, Mat Piscatella] https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1777735255010811982 [Tweaktown] PlayStation: $4 billion in games revenues, 94% from digital - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84432/playstation-4-billion-in-games-revenues-94-from-digital/index.html [PCGamer] Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early access periods - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/star-wars-outlaws-dollar110-and-dollar130-editions-prompt-a-collective-sigh-from-potential-players-tired-of-season-passes-and-ill-advised-early-access-periods/ [IGN] EA Shoots Down Dead Space 2 Remake Rumors: 'No Validity to This Story' [Update] - https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-shoots-down-dead-space-2-remake-rumors-no-validity-to-this-story [PC Gamer] You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits - https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/video-game-addiction-lawsuit-motion-to-dismiss/

Shockingly, Nintendo has decided that it likes having a $1.3 billion grossing movie and would like another. On Mar10 Day, Shigeru Miyamoto graced the internet with the announcement that the company is hard at work on a sequel to the wildly successful Super Mario Bros. movie. But that wasn't the only news we got last week about video game film adaptations, and we're joined by Ben Magnet of the Basement Arcade Pause Menu Podcast to look at a roundup of movie headlines.We'll also be talking about how Circana's Mat Piscatella has called GTA 6  the most important thing "to ever release in the industry, so no pressure," how Hasbro says Baldur's Gate 3 is "just the first of several new video games" to come, and how former CEO of Activision Blizzard Bobby Kotick is apparently interested in buying TikTok as a new bill in the US threatens to either ban the app or force its sale.Finally, class is in session with Professor Ryebread in our Gaming History 101 segment. This week, we're looking at Street Fighter: The Movie, the game.Want more Ben Magnet?- twitter.com/BenMagnet27- twitter.com/BAPauseMenu- twitter.com/DnDarkPodcastWe love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us!- Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub- Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw- Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40Hosts: retrogamebrews, wrytersview, BenMagnet27Opening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli TakanenPatron theme: "Chiptune Boss" by donniegretroClosing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli TakanenSupport the show

The first 500 people to use this link and code INSIDEGAMES30 will get 30% off their first subscription with Soylent: https://bit.ly/41YsXAZ Support Inside Games on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: ShooklynTV: https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [GamesIndustry.biz] The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with not owning their games - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games [X, The Act Man] https://twitter.com/TheActMan_YT/status/1747492296122343851 [X, Timewarp_JF] https://twitter.com/Timewarp_JF/status/1747320989472493690 [X, Cynical Reviews] https://twitter.com/Cynical_CJ/status/1747710282451800385 [GamesIndustry.biz] Larian will keep Baldur's Gate 3 and other games off subscription services - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/larian-will-keep-baldurs-gate-3-and-other-games-off-subscription-services [IGN] Baldur's Gate 3 'Isn't Going to be on Game Pass', Insists Larian Boss - https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-isnt-going-to-be-on-game-pass-insists-larian-boss [X, Mat Piscatella] https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1747660051269988522, https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1747983796077830394?t=cPtZlsdqOs3-58Ww2LXAAA&s=19 [Exputer] PS5 Users Spent More Time Playing Single-Player Games Than Multiplayer Ones - https://exputer.com/news/industry/ps5-users-played-single-player-games/ [GamesIndustry.biz] GamesIndustry.biz presents... The Year In Numbers 2023 - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamesindustrybiz-presents-the-year-in-number-2023 [X, GOG.COM] https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/1747335663995818251 Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

It's The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara's in-depth look at what's shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment. The Biggest Games of March 2023 The biggest games of the month include: Resident Evil 4 Remake, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, The Last of Us Part 1 (PC), Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Other notables include: Sifu (Xbox), Remnant: From the Ashes (Switch), Have a Nice Death, Tchia, and Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania. Circana (Formerly NPD): February 2023 New name, same Mat Piscatella! NPD is now Circana – and remains the gaming industry's best snapshot of what's moving and shaking up both physical and digital retail shelves across the country. All estimates are for entertainment purposes only. Total sales of new gaming hardware and software topped $4.6 billion, a 6 percent increase over last year. On the software charts Warner Bros' Hogwarts Legacy unseats Activison's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remake for the top spot, while EA's Dead Space remake stays cozy in third. Sony's The Last of Us: Part 1 returns in sixth, EA's Wild Hearts debuts high in eighth, Sega's Like a Dragon: Ishin! enters the list at ninth, while Square Enix's Octopath Traveler II sneaks in at tenth. Elsewhere on the list Nintendo's Kirby's Return to Dream Land debuts at fifteenth, Sega's Company of Heroes 3 lands in sixteenth, Sony's The Last of Us: Part II returns in eighteenth, and Square Enix's Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line rounds out the list in twentieth. Everything Else But there's more! E3, formerly the biggest gaming event in the world, has been canceled yet again. Maybe this time for keeps? Sony's The Last of Us renaissance continues with the release of The Last of Us: Part I on PC…but was it worth the wait? Warner Bros' Smash Bros. ripoff homage MultiVersus is set to be shut down this summer – but will it return? Word on the street Sony's PSVR2 isn't selling that hot – but Cory still loved it anyway! Will 2023 be the year that game movies finally take off? Apple TV's Tetris and Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game provide some biographical references for game/movie fans everywhere – all from the comfort of home. Check out our interview with the Pinball directors when you're done listening to this!

The Last of the Nintendogs, a pair of Nintendo podcasters, are back to yell at Geoff Keighley on behalf of Kirby. The Game Awards mostly snubbed him, and Mike may be responsible for Sifu being in the Fighting game category. Also, Mat Piscatella personally reported the October NPD results, and the Switch is doomed! Or maybe it's just coming to the end of its life.In the second half, Mike, Jeff, and the Game Mess community choose the best GameCube covers.

After two years, it seems like new-generation console supply is starting to meet demand. We discuss in our coverage of the September NPD report. Also: the latest Activision Blizzard shenanigans (including two big Ls for the publisher), more on the Bayonetta 3 story, and more. You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:02:06] - NPD US Video Game Spending Report for September 2022 [00:18:25] - Investment Interlude [00:25:07] - Quick Hits [00:27:48] - Labor Report SOURCES NPD US Video Game Spending Report for September 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella) on Twitter Why G4 failed | Washington Post Hellena Taylor Issues New Statement on Bayonetta 3 Allegations | Hellena Taylor (@hellenataylor) on Twitter Blizzard Albany, formerly Vicarious Visions, gets union vote greenlight | Washington Post CODE-CWA Announces Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Activision Blizzard | CODE-CWA (@CODE_CWA) on Twitter Court of Appeal Denies Request to Dismiss CRD's Case Against Activision Blizzard | California Civil Rights Department

GameStop and Unity are making ugly moves, drawing the ire of consumers and developers. Also: E3 returns as the ESA gives up on being an event organizer, a surprisingly meaty list of new investments, NPD for June 2022, another Activision studio moves to unionize, and a double FAFO! You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:10] - The Return of E3 [00:14:59] - NPD for June 2022 [00:24:37] - Investment Interlude [00:45:56] - Quick Hits [01:06:36] - Labor Report (Nintendo, esports media, GameStop, and a new Activision union) [01:19:03] - Double FAFO (Bungie sues harasser, Developer smacks down NFT and Crypto shills) SOURCES NPD for June 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella) on Twitter Nintendo Labor Suit Amended | Nicole Carpenter (@sweetpotatoes) on Twitter ‘Our entire industry is dying': In esports media, layoff season is in full swing | Digiday GameStop Form 8-K, June 9, 2021 | US SEC GameStop Form 8-K, July 7, 2021 | US SEC GameStop CFO out as company announces layoffs | Axios Blizzard Albany QA Moves to Unionize | GWA Albany (@WeAreGWAAlbany) on Twitter Bungie Sues Destiny 2 Streamer For Repeatedly Cheating And Harassing Its Employees | TheGamePost Developer turns 'future of gaming' talk into a surprise attack on convention's NFT and blockchain sponsors | PCGamer Game Developers of Color Expo - Speaker List INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Unity Announces Merger Agreement with ironSource | BusinessWire Welcome, ironSource! | Unity Nekcom raises $8m, opens new US studio | GamesIndustry.biz NetEase Invests in Polish VR Startup | Piotr Goguś on LinkedIn FaZe Clan, a Leading Gaming, Lifestyle and Media Brand, Completes Business Combination with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. | BusinessWire Sony has closed its $3.6B acquisition of Bungie | PlayStation (@PlayStation) on Twitter Sony has completed its acquisition of Haven Studios | PlayStation (@PlayStation) on Twitter Repeat to be acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment | Repeat Spotify To Acquire Music Trivia Sensation Heardle | Spotify Microsoft / Activision Blizzard merger inquiry | UK Competitions and Markets Authority Notification of the Acquisition of Dynamo Pictures, Inc. | Nintendo Nordisk Games acquires Supermassive Games, award-winning creators of The Quarry and The Dark Pictures Anthology | Supermassive

Don't worry. Your games will be OK. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene Edited by: Matt Peake | http://vimeo.com/mattpeake Written by: Lawrence Sonntag Sources -- [Twitter, Mat Piscatella] https://bit.ly/3PDIC1i [NPD] 2022's Video Game Market Declines Expected to Continue - https://bit.ly/3RQGVzB [Game Informer] [Update] Microsoft Will Focus Primarily On Xbox Live Usership, Not Console Shipments - https://bit.ly/3PpepTN [SiliconEra] PS5 Sales Surpass 19.3 Million Units Sold Worldwide - https://bit.ly/3RQZS4U [VGChartz] PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S Sales Comparison - March 2022 - Sales - https://bit.ly/3ITqxtY [Nintendo IR] Dedicated Video Game Sales Units - https://bit.ly/3PAd0d6 [Eurogamer] The PC market has declined at its fastest rate in years, report states - https://bit.ly/3RQHsBB [Gartner] Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Experienced the Sharpest Decline in Nine Years in Second Quarter of 2022 - https://gtnr.it/3zkkHhU [Ampere Analysis] Global games market forecast to decline in 2022 - https://bit.ly/3PpsikZ [GamesIndustry.biz] Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022 - https://bit.ly/3yRuvPf [Seeking Alpha] NetEase, Bilibili rise as China approves 67 more video games, Tencent left off list - https://bit.ly/3Ohah7f Music: Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

- Xbox consigue el mejor marzo de su historia en cuanto a ventas de consolas en Estados Unidos. Así lo afirmaba Mat Piscatella, director ejecutivo de NPD Group, a través de un hilo de Twitter.  - Valheim ha vendido más de 10 millones de copias. Unas cifras bastante espectaculares para el multijugador ambientado en la mitología nórdica de Iron Gate Studio publicado por Coffee Stain. - Playstation crea un «equipo de preservación» de videojuegos. Ya sabéis lo pesado que soy con estas cosas, pero creo que es una noticia fantástica. Lo confirmaba un empleado que pertenecerá a este equipo, del que no sabemos muchos más detalles. - Ya conocemos los juegos que llegarán al PS Plus en mayo y entre ellos estaría un tal FIFA 22, hecho bastante noticeable, pues no recuerdo que se sumara a esta lista un FIFA en ninguno de los 12 años que lleva funcionando este servicio. También estarán por ahí Tribes of Midgard y Curse of the Dead Gods. Si queréis recibir un correo diario con las noticias y el enlace al podcast, podéis suscribiros a la newsletter. Puedes encontrarme en Twitter como @nachocerrato.

PlayStation is hiring for a senior director of PC planning and strategy at PlayStation Global, Ravensoftware QA testers get a union election, and NPD reminds us that Elden Ring and Gran Turismo 7 are dominating the charts. Time Stamps -  00:00:00 - Start 00:03:46 - Housekeeping KFW April Anarchy pops off today. This is the Kinda Funny Wrestling payperview that's totally free on Twitch right after KFGD. See Alanah defend her title against Joey and Elyse, Johnny Ace take on the Milk Mommy for the Kinda Funny Championship, and so much more. If you miss it live, it'll be on youtube.com/kindafunnygames tomorrow. The Roper Report  - 00:05:30 - Sony is hiring a 'senior director for PC planning and strategy' 00:18:39 - 21 Raven Software QA employees will be allowed to have a union election 00:24:45 - Activision Financial Results 00:30:52 - Ads 00:34:03 - Let's get into the NPD with Mat Piscatella over on Twitter 00:40:50 - The Top 20 of 2022 00:53:33 - Out today 00:56:28 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow's Hosts: Greg & Whitta

Michael Pachter says PlayStation is doomed, but no one agrees -- especially not NPD analyst Mat Piscatella! Speaking of Mat, he dropped the latest gaming report for February. Elden Ring came out on top, but everything is selling well while new-gen consoles are still constrained by their supply. Also, Dead Space is coming early 2023, Gotham Knights lands October 25, and Russia is still invading a country and the world is trying to figure out how to respond. Editors Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti, meanwhile, do their best to answer your questions. Join them, won't you? Patreon.com/gamemess discord.gg/gamemess Jeff Grubb's Twitter Mike Minotti's Twitter Watch live Friday afternoons on YouTube (subscribe and ring the bell) Subscribe to the RSS Listen on Anchor.fm Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Find past episodes here 00:00 - START 03:50 - NEWS 43:50 - QUESTIONS

Team17's decision to dabble in NFTs has empowered employees to talk about the company's history of workplace problems. Also: Trouble at Intellivision, Microsoft gets ahead of regulation, and SPACs run into problems… You can watch the streamed VOD of this episode at Twitch.tv/VirtualEconomy and support our growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:20] - Intellivision in Trouble [00:27:34] - NPD for January 2022 [00:40:07] - Investment Interlude [00:50:42] - Quick Hits [01:08:22] - Labor Report (Microsoft, Activision, Team17, IGDA) [01:32:33] - Nintendo Direct Trends [01:44:13] - Microsoft is Trying to Get Ahead of Regulation Concerns [01:52:56] - FAFO Award SOURCES Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico Steps Down | IGN Intellivision asks fans for more money, reveals massive Amico debts | Ars Technica NPD Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for January 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella) on Twitter Microsoft announces new app store principles | CNBC ‘Scorched earth' and big profits: How embattled gaming titan Bobby Kotick outlasts his opponents | Washington Post Inside Team17, following the Worms NFT firestorm | Eurogamer IGDA mishandled complaints of harassment, conduct violations | GamesIndustry Adapting ahead of regulation: a principled approach to app stores | Microsoft Bowser gets 3+ years in prison over Nintendo Switch hack scheme | Polygon Original Halo composers sue Microsoft over unpaid royalties dating back 20 years | Eurogamer INVESTMENT INTERLUDE SPACs Head for Metaverse After Results in Real World Flop | Bloomberg (Paywall) Hiro Metaverse SPAC plans London IPO, eyes UK video games industry | Reuters Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions raises £115m via IPO | GamesIndustry NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Announce Termination of NVIDIA's Acquisition of Arm Limited | Nvidia

Link to article: https://bit.ly/3DFfkthHow Many More video games were released in 2020 compared to 2021?Earlier this summer, I read a take—not naming names, as I'm not in the interest of shaming specific people—bemoaning how dry 2021's video game release calendar is. I have just one thing to say in response: Hahahahahaha [deep breath] hahahahahaha. Also, the numbers say otherwise.Last night, Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group, an analytics firm, shared a chart on Twitter detailing just how many more games have come out in 2021 compared to 2020. Over a year-to-date period—January 1 to October 7—the Nintendo Switch catalogue jumped by 34 percent, up from 1,152 releases to 1,543. PlayStation and Xbox, meanwhile, saw even greater leaps: 66 percent (704 to 1,171) and 61 percent (551 to 889), respectively.These figures have steadily ticked up for years. In 2019, for instance, 1,097 games came out on Switch, 692 on PlayStation, and just 453 on Xbox, according to NPD data—all lower than the 2020 tallies, but not by much. 2021, so far, is a notable standout in how much these libraries have swelled year over year.Support the show (https://bit.ly/2XdAlJC)

NPD’s Mat Piscatella joins us again. This time, we’re discussing PlayStation 5 pricing, the messy pre-order rollout, and the August NPD report. We also discuss the Oculus Quest 2 (and whether it’s worth your money), Unity’s IPO, and Razer leaking 100,000 people’s personal information. We also have a hard discussion about Hogwarts Legacy, ethical consumption, and toxic creators. Trans rights are human rights. Note: Following our recording, Sony issued a statement on the preorder debacle on Twitter: Let’s be honest: PS5 preorders could have been a lot smoother. We truly apologize for that. Over the next few days, we will release more PS5 consoles for preorder – retailers will share more details. And more PS5s will be available through the end of the year. Review: We do not recommend the $299 Oculus Quest 2 as your next VR system (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/review-we-do-not-recommend-the-299-oculus-quest-2-as-your-next-vr-system/  Razer accidentally leaked the personal information for over 100,000 gamers, report says (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/14/21436160/razer-data-leak-elasticsearch-sever-misconfiguration  Unity prices IPO above range at $52, initially valuing game software company at $13.7 billion (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/17/unity-prices-ipo-above-range-at-52-valuing-company-at-13point7-billion.html  New games announced at PS5 Showcase, including Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, and a new God of War title (PlayStation Blog): https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/playstation-5-launches-in-november-starting-at-399-for-ps5-digital-edition-and-499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/  Sony Cuts PlayStation 5 Forecast by 4 Million Due to Chip Woes (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-15/sony-is-said-to-cut-ps5-forecast-by-4-million-due-to-chip-woes 

After a series of leaks, the stalemate is over. Microsoft has confirmed the Xbox Series S and pricing for it and the Xbox Series X. NPD’s Mat Piscatella joins us again to discuss. Other topics include: GameStop earnings, an update on Epic vs. Apple, Ubisoft’s latest blunder, and a report about some staffing problems at Paradox. Paradox Interactive's QA staff allege poor treatment, low pay, and mismanaged layoffs (Rock, Paper, Shotgun): https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/09/08/paradox-interactives-qa-staff-allege-poor-treatment-low-pay-and-mismanaged-layoffs/  GameStop Q2 FY2021 earnings: http://news.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-reports-second-quarter-results-and-strong-progress  Epic vs. Apple docket (CourtListener): https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/?order_by=desc  Xbox Series S, Revealed (Thurrott.com): https://www.thurrott.com/games/xbox/240519/xbox-series-s-revealed  Xbox Series S leaked trailer (WalkingCat/@_h0x0d_): https://twitter.com/_h0x0d_/status/1303252607759130624  Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Launch November 10, Starting at $24.99 a Month with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play (Xbox Wire): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09/09/xbox-series-x-and-xbox-series-s-launching-november-10/ 

NPD number magician Mat Piscatella joins us to discuss the fact that it’s September and we still don’t have Xbox Series X and PS5 console prices. Other topics: Goodbye to Vlambeer, Warner Bros. Interactive won’t be sold, Ubisoft’s latest major mess-up, and Nvidia’s pricing for the 30 Series GPUs. Skullgirls Developer Lays Off Everyone Who Hadn't Already Quit (Kotaku): https://kotaku.com/skullgirls-developer-lays-off-everyone-who-hadnt-alread-1844948877  Vlambeer announces it is winding down operations (Twitter Thread): https://twitter.com/Vlambeer/status/1300840760296837120 AT&T to Scrap Sale of Warner Bros. Video-Game Unit (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/at-t-is-said-to-scrap-sale-of-warner-bros-video-game-unit  Ubisoft facing backlash over new Tom Clancy game's gross use of Black Power imagery (Mashable): https://mashable.com/article/ubisoft-tom-clancy-elite-squad-raised-black-fist/  Seattle-based Big Fish Games lays off 250 people — read the memo sent to staff (GeekWire): https://www.geekwire.com/2020/seattle-based-big-fish-games-lays-off-250-people-read-memo-sent-staff/ 

Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualEconCast, @AmandaFarough, and @Futterish. Mike and Manda chat with Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella), Video Game Analyst at the NPD Group (@NPDGroup). Listener Question: How much do developers really make from a sale of a $60 game? Indie Spotlight: Kevin Hovdestad of Red Team Games talking about the sequel to Cards & Castles Upcoming Guests: Friday, March 20 - Victoria Tran, Communications Director at KitFox Games (@thevtran) We’re live on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play Podcasts

Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualEconCast, @AmandaFarough, and @Futterish. Mike and Manda chat with Brandon Huffman (@brandonjhuffman) of Odin Law & Media (@OdinLawMedia) about legal considerations during our current social distancing and quarantine situation, including agency issues, work-life balance, and employers’ responsibility to help keep employees safe. We also discuss forming a co-op, ownership considerations for user-generated content, and Nvidia’s strange decisions with its GeForce service. Indie Spotlight: Unbound Creations (@UnboundCreation) and founder Jakob Kasztalisk talking about “Rain On Your Parade” You can wishlist “Rain On Your Parade” on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213230/Rain_on_Your_Parade/  Upcoming Guests: Thursday, March 19 - Mat Piscatella, Video Game Industry Analyst at NPD (@matpiscatella) Friday, March 20 - Victoria Tran, Communications Director at KitFox Games (@thevtran) We’re live on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play Podcasts

Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualEconCast, @AmandaFarough, and @Futterish. Mike and Manda chat with Stephanie Tinsley (@agenttinsley) of Tinsley PR about how the current climate and COVID-19 are impacting public relations and marketing games. Listener Question: Why aren’t Nintendo and Bethesda just releasing Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal early? Indie Spotlight: Jens Kooij tells us about Fred the Rubber Ducky Follow Jens at @JensKooij You can also visit FredTheRubberDucky.com Upcoming Guests: Wednesday, March 18 - Attorney Brandon Huffman, Founder of Odin Law & Media (@brandonjhuffman) Thursday, March 19 - Mat Piscatella, Video Game Industry Analyst at NPD (@matpiscatella) Friday, March 20 - Victoria Tran, Communications Director at KitFox Games (@thevtran) We’re live on Stitcher and Google Play Podcasts

Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualEconCast, @AmandaFarough, and @Futterish. Amanda and Mike discuss the GDC and E3 cancelations and the ripple effect throughout the video game industry and beyond. Gamepedia (@Gamepedia) is offering to signal boost indie developers and their games on Twitter. DFC Intelligence (@DFCIntelligence) has released a report about the effect of COVID-19 on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 launches. Microsoft has announced new details about the Xbox Series X, reaffirming a planned launch for Holiday 2020. Reader Question: Buying insurance for your studio. (Answer courtesy of Brandon Huffman, founder of Odin Law and Media - @brandonjhuffman) Indie Spotlight: Toni Hughes tells us about Agony of a Dying MMO Follow Toni at @duck_bubbles Wishlist Agony of a Dying MMO on Itch.io Upcoming Guests: Tuesday, March 17 - PR Wizard Stephanie Tinsely of Tinsley PR (@agenttinsley) Wednesday, March 18 - Attorney Brandon Huffman, Founder of Odin Law & Media (@brandonjhuffman) Thursday, March 19 - Mat Piscatella, Video Game Industry Analyst at NPD (@matpiscatella) Friday, March 20 - Victoria Tran, Communications Director at KitFox Games (@thevtran)

Dan has fallen down the Auto Chess hole and desperately can’t escape. Also Nick attempts to guess the Top 20 Best Selling Games of June 2019 and we go over some other interesting sales data from the US NPD Group. We also discuss Apex Legends Season 2, Overcooked 2, Pokemon Yellow, DOTA Underlords, the success of Crash Bandicoot, and Team Rocket suddenly appearing in Pokémon GO! THE GREAT LAKES GAMING TRIVIA GAUNTLET APPROACHES: GAUNTLET VII: Subtitle Chosen By Victor September 15, 2019 GLG Episode #100 Special Guest: Nicholas Cartier.

The SDGC crew is joined by NPD's Mat Piscatella for the regular discussion of the gaming industry's performance over the last month, followed by a more relaxed discussion (including viewer questions).

Gary Whitta and Greg talk about how the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came to be. Time Stamps - 00:03:00 - Housekeeping We Have Cool Friends - youtube.com/kindafunny and podcast services Thank you to our Patreon Producers: Daniel Massey, Black Jack, Colton Yoder, and Mohammed Mohammed The Roper Report - 00:07:00 - Breath of the Wild Sequel Because of too many DLC ideas, Jason @ Kotaku 00:14:22 - Senator Bernie Sanders Chimes in on Games Unions 00:30:35 - NPD Results for May 2019, Mat Piscatella on Twitter 00:43:50 - Out today 00:46:11 - Reader mail - 00:50:04 - Gary Whitta's I don't Care of E3 2019 - 2038 Pokémon CEO 00:54:32 - - Borzen00 00:56:38 - Squad Up: Chad(Harry Potter Wizards Unite!) - Chadmikeinnis 00:58:00 - You‘re Wrong Tomorrow’s host: Andrea and Tim

With most of the crew off at the movies, Brandon and Derek are joined by friend of the show Lina, as well as long-time friend and NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. We go over the monthly sales results from NPD, talk about the variety of overblown controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat 11, and then get back on the Unionization Train as news drops about working conditions on the Fortnite team at Epic Games. We're getting tired of singing that particular song, y'all.

It's a fun two-part episode this week. We're joined by OOTP fan Mat Piscatella from the NPD to chat Padres early-season results and his escapades in OOTP 20 so far. Then! Our own Matt Arnold joins Rich to go into how the Simulation Module works - both for how we produce our season predictions here at OOTP Development as well as the options and nuances players of the game have. It's a look into an area of the system lot of people don't know about!  You can pick up Out of the Park Baseball 20 today directly from us or from Steam or Origin. It's the best baseball strategy game ever made! Enjoy the show!

NPD’s Mat Piscatella joins the crew to talk about February sales charts, Anthems surprising debut, Cuphead on switch and Google kicking off its game streaming platform.

This week the guys discuss their time with Kingdom Hearts 3 with another week of playing underneath their belt. Though it's success is discussed later in the show, Jerrad provides the crew with his initial impressions on Respawn Entertainment's battle royale shadow-drop, Apex Legends. After a jampacked quickie news segment the guys take a look at all of the good and bad news that came out during the publisher investor meetings. Lastly, Mat Piscatella from the NPD group made some 2019 NPD predictions and the crew takes a look at what trends Piscatella sees taking over in the coming year.

It was a slow news week as the guys' anticipation for Kingdom Hearts 3 continues to grow amidst numerous glowing reviews. Everything is not great though, as the industry saw the Creative Director of Cyberpunk 2077 leave CD Projekt Red to join Blizzard Entertainment in the same role. The guys discuss what it means for Cyberpunk 2077 in the immediate future and how it affects it's development schedule. The guys close out the show going over all of the NPD numbers for 2018 provided by Mat Piscatella. It covers the best-selling console, video games, and explains how much money the industry made as a whole in 2018.

John, Jeff, Justin, and Derek are joined by NPD's Mat Piscatella to talk about how the gaming industry performed at year end of 2018. It may have been a little Nintendo-heavy, but the real takeaway is that ALL of the major consoles did swimmingly. Watch for more.

November 2018 was a big month for games across all platforms. PS4 makes major headway thanks to big savings and stellar exclusives and Pokemon's biggest Switch title to date carried the platform. Meanwhile Xbox earnings are high thanks to Game Pass. Then, NPD's Mat Piscatella shares his personal favorite games of the year

This week OOTP fan Mat Piscatella from the NPD joins host Rich Grisham to chat about his history with the game and why he loves playing it every year. Plus! Rich is joined by Community Lead T.J. Lauerman and Perfect Team Community Manager Kris Jardine to review their results from Perfect Team Season Two, talk about strategies for their teams in Season Three, and answer a bunch of great questions from our mailbag.

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Mat Piscatella makes another visit to the Press Row Podcast to go over the latest NPD sales data for games like NBA 2K18, MLB The Show 18, and Madden NFL 18. Also discussed is the PGA Tour signing on with The Golf Club 2019, what importance reviews hold these days, the impact of subscription services on spending, and the affect Fortnite is having on the industry.

On this week's episode, SDGC has special guests LTesta, Mat Piscatella, and Sam Tolbert on to discuss NPD numbers for the month of April. We also take the time to voice our E3 predictions, as that time of year is approaching! Special Guests: LTesta - @LTesta_ Mat Piscatella - @MatPiscatella Sam Tolbert - @SamuelTolbert The following SDGC members were on the show tonight: Brandon - @antitrop Finn - @NOLAnerdcast Jay - @jaycheatham_ John - @mistermegative facebook.com/officialSDGC twitter.com/officialSDGC twitch.tv/officialSDGC

On this week's episode, the SDGC crew discusses NPD numbers with special guest Mat Piscatella, our first impressions of Sea of Thieves, and our reactions to the latest God of War previews!

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Sports video games are enjoying - in many cases - their most profitable releases ever. In other areas, however, there are reasons for concern. We're joined by Mat Piscatella from the NPD to explore all the angles around the big business - and big money - of sports video games. What does all of this mean to consumers? What about developers? Who are the big winners, and who stands to be left out of the party? It's a fun and fascinating look at the business behind the games that we love. On the show this week: Richard Grisham, OOTP Developments/Hit The Pass (@richgrisham) Mat Piscatella, NPD (@MatPiscatella) Sponsor's note: GamerSaloon lets you play any game, any time, for any amount of money to win cash prizes. Compete against your friends or anyone in the GamerSaloon community in dozens of individual or team-based competitions. It's safe, secure, and fun! Sign up today by downloading the app or go to GamerSaloon.com and use the code 'pressrow' to get a 50% bonus on your initial deposit. Help the Press Row Podcast and have a lot of fun while you do it!