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by Samuel J Steffanina
Gamified is a weekly gaming-industry panel show, played as a game.Host Sam Steffanina and a panel of industry operators, builders and founders take on the week's biggest gaming stories: the deals, the layoffs, the launches and the hot takes. Every topic is a round. Everyone answers first, then we go around the horn and argue it out.New episode every week. Watch the full show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@SamSteffanina), and get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.com.
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- Yesterday1h 26m
Xbox says no to Netflix's $500m offer | Roblox going Private? | Games sell to AI Labs | Gamified 183
Should Roblox go Private?Xbox turned down Netflix's $500m offer for IP.Wardogs is stepping away from its game for a month due to GTA VI.Selling your dead game to an AI lab?Change My Mind: Never hire a head of AI!CHAPTERS:2:51 - Should Roblox Go Private? | Buy or Sell?20:08 - Xbox Rejects Netflix $500M | Over/Under44:09 - Taking a Month Off for GTA VI | Buy or Sell?52:14 - AI Labs Buy Dead Games | What’s the Word?1:02:26 - Never Hire a Head of AI | Change My Mind1:11:51 - Love or Hate in Gaming | Hype or GripeWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5CD01Chym0Get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.comHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Wills Spangler - GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnocTony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/TvalcKohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
- 1 weeks ago1h 9m
Steam & AI Game Clones | Games Industry Hiring Scandal | Xbox Cloud | Gamified 182
Tim Sweeney is going after Valve again over Steam's rule that developers disclose generative AI useIndie developers say AI has made cloning a game fast enough to become a racketWhat's the word you'd use to describe a studio screening job applicants by what they've liked on social media?What’s your sentiment score on a scale of 1-10 on Xbox charging by the hour to stream games you already own?Wardogs banned Summit1G by mistake, and the CEO put the employee on blastWhat are you loving or hating about the games industry right now?CHAPTERS:2:37 - Steam’s AI Label is BS | Change My Mind14:31 - Valve’s Answer to AI Clones | Red / Green Flag31:36 - Screened by LinkedIn Likes | What’s the Word?44:30 - Fair Cloud Gaming Price | Sentiment Score53:11 - Wardogs CEO Crash Out | What’s the Word?1:00:05 - Get On Your Soapbox | Gamer RantsWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qOorLJfKVsGet the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.comHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Joe Ferencz - Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/Tony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/TvalcKohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
- 2 weeks ago1h 40m
BioWare shuts down & cancels Mass Effect | $1,800 Xbox | Gamified 181
EA closes BioWare and cancels the next Mass Effect How many successful games will AI 2027 produce in 2027?Can Xbox sell a $1,200–$1,800 next-gen console?Is Supercell finally showing signs of mortality?Street Fighter and the good, bad, and ugly of video game moviesCHAPTERS:3:07 - EA Shuts Down Bioware | Autopsy30:13 - 2027 Successful Games | Finish the Sentence49:56 - Xbox $1200/$1800 Console | Bullish or Bullshit?1:11:09 - Supercell’s Future | Buy or Sell?1:27:44 - Video Game Movies | GOATs vs WOATsWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVIyQpvVr-0&t=2sGet the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.comHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnocTony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/TvalcKohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
- 3 weeks ago1h 10m
Tim Sweeney Goes ALL IN on AI Game Dev | Xbox XP | Gamified 180
Cross-game mashups: Pokémon football, World of Warcraft with Vampire Survivors, Minecraft systems inside Skyrim...are these game projects a green flag for game creativity, or a red flag for creators and rights holders?Tim Sweeney demands his company go all-AI... is it the right call?What are you loving / what are you hating in gaming right now?What’s your one-word reaction to Xbox XP that was announced on Oct 8?Will browser gaming take a meaningfully larger share of gaming revenue over the next five years?CHAPTERS:2:23 - Cross-game Mashups | Red or Green Flag?18:08 - Tim Sweeney’s AI Strategy | Sentiment Score29:08 - Get On Your Soapbox | Gamer Rants45:27 - Xbox XP | What’s the Word?54:08 - Browser Gaming Breakout | Bullish or Bullshit?1:04:48 - The Future of VR + MVP Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQoL7FesidEHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod Oliver Maroney - OpenSea - https://x.com/OliverMaroney
- 4 weeks ago1h 44m
Gaming on iPhone Duo? | Wizards of the Coast Unionizes | Gears of Woke | Gamified 179
Newsletter: https://gamified.beehiiv.com/CHAPTERS:3:03 - Is iPhone Duo a Gaming Device?22:36 - Gears of Woke | Sentiment Score45:18 - China’s Game Strategy | Would This Work?57:05 - Sell Data for Cheaper Games? | Buy or Sell?1:08:56 - Game Devs Unionizing | Sentiment ScoreWill the iPhone Duo do anything meaningful for gaming?Is Xbox turning around, or just getting better at Public Relations, and Gears of War backlash.Would China's $7.65 billion mini-game boom work in America?Is it reasonable for a game company to sell a player's competitive behavior data if the player knowingly opts in and receives a meaningfully cheaper game?Wizards of the Coast are unionizing - will this lead to the outcome the workers are looking for, or just speed up layoffs? THIS ONE GOT SPICYWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtipggD97p8HOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Robin Boyar - thinktank / Ex-EA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-boyar/Wills Spangler - GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/Oliver Maroney - OpenSea - https://x.com/OliverMaroneyGnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnocTony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
- Oct 2, 20261h 32m
WoW Forever Bans Everyone | Minecraft Expands 14 Years Later | Gamified 178
What's the biggest deal in WoW Forever currently? And how important is it for games to listen to streamers being that streamers are not technically normal players?Will it be over or under $200 billion for global games revenue in 2027?Minecraft waited 14 years for a new dimension, was Mojang's restraint strategic discipline, or failure to invest in the game's biggest opportunity?Is November going to be the greatest month in gaming history with WoW Forever, Ocarina of Time, and GTA 6?What's the word that you'd use to describe enjoying a game until you find out it uses AI?CHAPTERS:3:27 - WoW Forever | What’s the Biggest Deal?23:50 - Devs Listening to Streamers | Red or Green Flag30:41 - Gaming’s Growth in 2027 | Over/Under47:49 - Minecraft: The Sift Dimension | Board Room58:30 - WoW, Zelda, GTA VI | Dump, Date, Marry1:08:58 - Aniimo Triggers AI Haters | What’s the Word?Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukyA4JoMfQIHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Craig Allen - CEO @ Snackshop - https://www.linkedin.com/in/4craigallen/Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpodGnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnocKate Irwin - writer/journalist - https://x.com/kateirwin
- Sep 24, 20261h 9m
Bungie's Apology | Xbox's Ads Patent | Halo's New Home | Resident Evil Movie 10/10? | Gamified 177
After so many failed attempts, can a new MMO offer enough financial upside to justify the risk again, or does the business case only work for established companies like Blizzard and Riot?How confident are you that Bungie's apology puts the studio on a sustainable path back, and how long do we have to wait?Red flag or green flag: watching an advertisement to earn your next block of uninterrupted gameplay?AI letting players choose a game's visual style? Is this a use case that will gain lasting traction, or a filter people try once?Is Resident Evil a 10/10 video game movie?Is Halo getting better leadership, or is Xbox admitting its previous structure failed?CHAPTERS:3:16 - MMO Comeback | Bullish or Bullshit?17:31 - Bungie Redemption? | Sentiment Score30:37 - Microsoft Ads | Red or Green Flag?42:30 - Choose Your Art Style | What’s the Word?52:03 - Halo + Activision | Buy or Sell?Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbafRdQNAAU HOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Wills Spangler - GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/Colan Neese - Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/Kohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpodTony Valcarcel - Makko.ai - https://x.com/Tvalc
- Sep 17, 20261h 20m
Kojima to Xbox | Blizzcon | Roblox Dev Conference | Wolverine's Gaffs | Gamified 176
A review telling people not to buy the new Wolverine game got more views than the official trailerWhat was the biggest announcement from BlizzCon 2026? Is Blizzard so back?Highlights of the Roblox Developer ConferencePlayStation tried to cancel Kojima, but Xbox picked him up - did Xbox steal a system-selling creator, or rescue an expensive project Sony was right to abandon?CHAPTERS:1:48 - Wolverine Launch | What’s the Word?21:12 - The Best Blizzcon Announcement was…33:58 - Is Blizzard So Back? | Buy or Sell?41:15 - Highlights of Roblox Developer Conference54:24 - Kojima leaves Sony | Big, Little, No DealWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUB6pbdbMdMHOST:Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly - Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/ Wills Spangler - GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/Joe Ferencz - Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/Gnoc - Digital Collectors Club - https://x.com/itsGnocKohji Nagata - Parallel - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod
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Gamified is a weekly gaming-industry panel show, played as a game.Host Sam Steffanina and a panel of industry operators, builders and founders take on the week's biggest gaming stories: the deals, the layoffs, the launches and the hot takes. Every topic is a round. Everyone answers first, then we go around the horn and argue it out.New episode every week. Watch the full show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@SamSteffanina), and get the weekly breakdown in the Gamified newsletter at gamified.beehiiv.com.
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