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Football Manager 2026 is the series' biggest launch in chart history, debuting at No.1 across Europe
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Football Manager 2026 is the series’ biggest launch in European chart history
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment comes in at No.5
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November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Football Manager 2026 is the series' biggest launch in chart history, debuting at No.1 across Europe
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“We’ve had a number of these historical moments in Helldivers. And the Xbox players that are coming in… they’ve missed some of these, but they’re creating new ones together.”
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What’s going to stop the Steam Machine failing again?
Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“We’ve had a number of these historical moments in Helldivers. And the Xbox players that are coming in… they’ve missed some of these, but they’re creating new ones together.”
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In today's The Game Business, we dive into whether the Steam Machine is really a competitor to PlayStation and Xbox. We were also joined by Arrowhead CEO @ShamsJorjani on the Show, and we chat GTA 6, Square Enix, Arc Raiders AI and Helldivers 2 on Xbox www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-goin...
What’s going to stop the Steam Machine failing again?
Plus, Shams Jorjani, CEO of Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead, joins us on the Show
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November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In today's The Game Business, we dive into whether the Steam Machine is really a competitor to PlayStation and Xbox. We were also joined by Arrowhead CEO @ShamsJorjani on the Show, and we chat GTA 6, Square Enix, Arc Raiders AI and Helldivers 2 on Xbox www.thegamebusiness.com/p/whats-goin...
"Going forward, the challenge [for Nintendo] is how they're going to keep a pace of great software coming"
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Going forward, the challenge [for Nintendo] is how they're going to keep a pace of great software coming"
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"I think the Switch 2 hardware was appropriately priced. It was very smart of them to launch the bundle with Mario Kart, and offering that at a significant value. That took the edge off some of the complaints about the standalone price for Mario Kart" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-intervi...
We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"I think the Switch 2 hardware was appropriately priced. It was very smart of them to launch the bundle with Mario Kart, and offering that at a significant value. That took the edge off some of the complaints about the standalone price for Mario Kart" www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-intervi...
“I do hope that this industry doesn’t stagnate. There are, at times, signs that the innovation isn’t there. The breakthrough new type of content seems to be a little bit further and far between. That concerns me."
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“I do hope that this industry doesn’t stagnate. There are, at times, signs that the innovation isn’t there. The breakthrough new type of content seems to be a little bit further and far between. That concerns me."
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“Nintendo will never position itself as a direct competitor to PlayStation”... But could games like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty succeed on Switch 2? "Absolutely."
Full interview with former Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime
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Full interview with former Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Nintendo will never position itself as a direct competitor to PlayStation”... But could games like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty succeed on Switch 2? "Absolutely."
Full interview with former Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime
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Full interview with former Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime
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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé gives us his take on the Switch 2 launch: “I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the platform”
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We interview Reggie Fils-Aimé about Nintendo Switch 2, leadership and the console war
“I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the Switch 2”
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé gives us his take on the Switch 2 launch: “I’m surprised that Xbox has not yet fully embraced the platform”
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Hundreds of Square Enix Western staff face redundancy. But does it go far enough?
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Square Enix makes huge Western cuts, but does it go far enough? – The Game Business Micro
Plus! Rockstar delays GTA, NetEase pulls back, Google and Epic do a deal, Nintendo delivers results
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November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hundreds of Square Enix Western staff face redundancy. But does it go far enough?
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Take-Two on EA going private in 2026: "No-longer having a big direct competitor that’s also a public company may give us a bit of room from a competitive point-of-view." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again - "When we set a date, we really do believe in it"
The Rockstar game is now coming November 19, 2026. We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Take-Two on EA going private in 2026: "No-longer having a big direct competitor that’s also a public company may give us a bit of room from a competitive point-of-view." www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
Take-Two on Borderlands 4: "In terms of units sold out of the gate, the numbers were a little softer than we would have liked. In the fullness of time, we think it’s going to do great.”
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Take-Two on Borderlands 4: "In terms of units sold out of the gate, the numbers were a little softer than we would have liked. In the fullness of time, we think it’s going to do great.”
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The Top Three Best-Selling games in Europe last week were the same as the week before: Battlefield 6, EA Sports FC and Pokemon.
(Arc Raiders data is unavailable, but it would probably be up there!)
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(Arc Raiders data is unavailable, but it would probably be up there!)
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Battlefield, EA Sports FC and Pokémon continue to lead European Charts
The Outer Worlds 2 makes Top Ten. Arc Raiders data is unavailable
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November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Top Three Best-Selling games in Europe last week were the same as the week before: Battlefield 6, EA Sports FC and Pokemon.
(Arc Raiders data is unavailable, but it would probably be up there!)
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(Arc Raiders data is unavailable, but it would probably be up there!)
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NBA 2K26 and Mafia: The Old Country beat expectations for Take-Two, but Borderlands 4 sales have been softer than expected
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Grand Theft Auto VI delayed again - "When we set a date, we really do believe in it"
The Rockstar game is now coming November 19, 2026. We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
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November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
NBA 2K26 and Mafia: The Old Country beat expectations for Take-Two, but Borderlands 4 sales have been softer than expected
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“When we set a date, we really do believe in it". We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick following the latest delay to Grand Theft Auto 6. open.substack.com/pub/thegameb...
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“When we set a date, we really do believe in it". We speak to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick following the latest delay to Grand Theft Auto 6. open.substack.com/pub/thegameb...
Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed until November 19, 2026, Take-Two has announced.
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed until November 19, 2026, Take-Two has announced.
“I’m not warning about the dangers of video games. I’m warning about the dangers of not taking video games seriously.”
The industry must fight back against Governments co-opting games to influence the population, says leading political games journalist www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-all-sho...
The industry must fight back against Governments co-opting games to influence the population, says leading political games journalist www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-all-sho...
‘We all should push back against the political manipulation of video games’
Plus, mobile developers optimistic over proposed Google and Epic deal
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November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“I’m not warning about the dangers of video games. I’m warning about the dangers of not taking video games seriously.”
The industry must fight back against Governments co-opting games to influence the population, says leading political games journalist www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-all-sho...
The industry must fight back against Governments co-opting games to influence the population, says leading political games journalist www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-all-sho...
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“I know everyone on the internet, on every game we announce, asks: When’s the next Fallout: New Vegas?”
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Of course, working at Obsidian is like a real-world RPG
We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“I know everyone on the internet, on every game we announce, asks: When’s the next Fallout: New Vegas?”
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In today's edition of The Game Business, we spoke with The Outer World 2 developer Obsidian to discover how working at the studio is a bit like a real-world RPG
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Of course, working at Obsidian is like a real-world RPG
We speak to Obsidian's Marcus Morgan and Justin Britch on the studio's mission to be here in 100 years
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November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
In today's edition of The Game Business, we spoke with The Outer World 2 developer Obsidian to discover how working at the studio is a bit like a real-world RPG
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EA had the highest charting new entry in the latest European chart, with Plants vs Zombies Replanted coming in at No.6. Ninja Gaiden 4 was also new this week, and made No.16
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Battlefield 6 reclaims No.1 as EA dominates the European charts
Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 debut in the revenue charts
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October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
EA had the highest charting new entry in the latest European chart, with Plants vs Zombies Replanted coming in at No.6. Ninja Gaiden 4 was also new this week, and made No.16
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Battlefield 6 retakes No.1 in the European charts, with Pokemon Legends: Z-A dropping to No.3.
Plants vs Zombies Replanted is the biggest new release of the week, ahead of Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 (unit sales).
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Plants vs Zombies Replanted is the biggest new release of the week, ahead of Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 (unit sales).
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Battlefield 6 reclaims No.1 as EA dominates the European charts
Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 debut in the revenue charts
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Battlefield 6 retakes No.1 in the European charts, with Pokemon Legends: Z-A dropping to No.3.
Plants vs Zombies Replanted is the biggest new release of the week, ahead of Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 (unit sales).
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Plants vs Zombies Replanted is the biggest new release of the week, ahead of Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 (unit sales).
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Although the console war of old may be over(ish), it’s just been replaced with a far bigger, multi-faceted platform battle. And it’s one Microsoft plans to be a leader in. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-consol...
The console war isn’t over
Xbox remains a major competitor in where people will play, pay for and engage with their games
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October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Although the console war of old may be over(ish), it’s just been replaced with a far bigger, multi-faceted platform battle. And it’s one Microsoft plans to be a leader in. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/the-consol...
“People may look at [Arc Raiders launching between Battlefield and Call of Duty] and say, ‘what the hell are they doing?’ But we have spent a lot of time looking at this and, for right or wrong, we believe that the game can launch there."
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Arc Raiders: The game that dares to go up against Battlefield and Call of Duty
Embark CEO Patrick Soderlund on the remarkable rise of this week's big extraction shooter
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October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“People may look at [Arc Raiders launching between Battlefield and Call of Duty] and say, ‘what the hell are they doing?’ But we have spent a lot of time looking at this and, for right or wrong, we believe that the game can launch there."
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Arc Raiders is a new shooter coming out between Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7... and looks set to be a huge hit. We chat to Embark CEO Patrick Soderlund on the game's remarkable journey so far www.thegamebusiness.com/p/arc-raider...
Arc Raiders: The game that dares to go up against Battlefield and Call of Duty
Embark CEO Patrick Soderlund on the remarkable rise of this week's big extraction shooter
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October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Arc Raiders is a new shooter coming out between Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7... and looks set to be a huge hit. We chat to Embark CEO Patrick Soderlund on the game's remarkable journey so far www.thegamebusiness.com/p/arc-raider...
In this week's The Game Business Micro, we look at the news of Halo coming to PlayStation... and we explain why it doesn't change anything. Plus, Apple suffers another defeat, GDC drops its price, Remedy's CEO departs and more (paid subscribers)
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Does Halo coming to PlayStation change anything? – The Game Business Micro
Cuts at Ubisoft and The Gamer, GDC’s new look, Apple loses UK antitrust case, and Remedy’s CEO departs
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October 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In this week's The Game Business Micro, we look at the news of Halo coming to PlayStation... and we explain why it doesn't change anything. Plus, Apple suffers another defeat, GDC drops its price, Remedy's CEO departs and more (paid subscribers)
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A was Europe's No.1 best-selling game last week, knocking Battlefield 6 to No.2. But it is the weakest mainline Pokemon launch since the Let's Go games in 2018.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A captures No.1 in Europe, but it’s the smallest mainline Pokémon launch since 2018
The game delivered a boost in Nintendo Switch 2 sales
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October 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Pokemon Legends: Z-A was Europe's No.1 best-selling game last week, knocking Battlefield 6 to No.2. But it is the weakest mainline Pokemon launch since the Let's Go games in 2018.
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