UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious

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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 s...

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What Do College Students Actually Play? Inside the 2026 Games Industry Classroom contributed by Lukas · 5 days ago
Back to School: Summer’s Biggest Games Industry News contributed by Lukas · 12 days ago
“Neither Credible Nor Attractive” contributed by Lukas · May 15
GameStop Pines After eBay and Unity Pushes More AI contributed by Lukas · May 8
That’s a Wrap on Spring 2026! contributed by Lukas · May 1
Xbox’s Price Cut: Is the Subscription Dream Cracking? contributed by Lukas · Apr 24
Welcome to Stupid Stage Capitalism: The Games Industry Edition contributed by Lukas · Apr 17
The $1,000 Console Era Is Coming––Are You Ready? contributed by Lukas · Apr 3
Power Shifts: Who Wins in the New Games Economy? contributed by Lukas · Mar 27
UNBOXING’s GDC 2026 Postmortem contributed by Lukas · Mar 20
Loot Boxes on Trial, Zillow in Azeroth, and Our GDC Survival Guide contributed by Lukas · Mar 6
The Hottest Take on the Xbox CEO Turnover You Haven’t Heard Yet contributed by Lukas · Feb 27
Discord Has Entered Its Verification Era. Is Enshittification Next? contributed by Lukas · Feb 13
Project Genie in a Bottle? contributed by Lukas · Feb 6
Pod Friends with Julian Togelius contributed by Lukas · Jan 23
Another Week, Another Megadeal contributed by Lukas · Dec 19, 2025
UNBOXING’s End-of-Semester Wrap Up contributed by Lukas · Dec 12, 2025
From Rockstar Chaos to the Game Awards Canon contributed by Lukas · Dec 5, 2025
Speculating Irresponsibly: Steam Machines, Saudi Money, and More! contributed by Lukas · Nov 21, 2025
GDC Is Dead––Long Live the Festival of Gaming contributed by Lukas · Nov 11, 2025
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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 insiders and newbies alike. A weekly podcast for anyone curious about why games matter in today's economy, dropping every Friday. Logo by Moira Zhang, theeverdrift.cargo.site

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