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The Business of Video Games PodcastAuthor: The Business of Video Games Podcast
Welcome to The Business of Video Games Podcast.A show where we shed some light on the inner workings of the games industrythe why, how, who, and what the hell?! behind business decisions, publishing calls, and the steps (and missteps) that happen behind the scenes. Basically: the inside view on how and why things are actually done the way they are. Not just guesswork on 4Chan. The podcast is hosted by Shams Jorjani (CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Chairman of the Board at Hooded Horse, and founder of the Almost Ready Games Fund) and Fernando Rizo (former Chief Sales & Business Development Officer at Raw Fury, now Partner at Kaboodle Games). In every episode, we invite a guest from the industry to unpack an interesting decision or event, share lessons learned, or explain why all of us armchair experts got it wrong (or occasionally right). This podcast previously ran for four years at Paradox Interactive and was available there until they decided to remove it. It might yet return somedayas a DLC in one of their games. Language: en Genres: Business, Leisure, Video Games Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 50 - Keeping a business alive - Agostino Simonetta Pt. 2
Episode 50
Thursday, 12 February, 2026
50 episodes! Imagine that! We are back again with our dear friend Agostino Simonetta in the second part of our two part interview. This time with Fernando taking the lead for a deeper one-on-one since Shams had to go and spread some democracy across the galaxy (as he should). Fernando and Ago is immediately getting in to familiar territory with conference season, industry rituals, and the strange push and pull of showing up (or not). From there, it drifts into bigger questions about the usual suspects as growth and consolidation, but more importantly - what really happened during the acquisition rush of the past few years? Expect perspective shaped by experience, a few (unexpected?) analogies, and the kind of side paths that make us rethink how stable the industry really is. Oh yeah, also expect banter. Of course. Follow Agostino on LinkedIn here as well as GSC Game World here
