The GamesIndustry.biz team discusses the biggest stories of the past week.
First up, we discuss the ongoing dance between Electronic Arts and football association FIFA. While EA has claimed it's considering a rebrand for its best-selling football series, FIFA has suggested it's considering licensing out its brand to additional parties.
We ponder what each ... Show More
Oct 23
Landfall's Rebecca Lautner on Peak's 23 million sales and looking past friendslop
A new episode of the still-somewhat-irregular GamesIndustry.biz podcast features a fireside chat with Rebecca Lautner, CBO at Landfall Games, recorded at Game Republic New Horizons. In conversation with features editor Lewis Packwood, Lautner says that even though Peak has now so ... Show More
41m 18s
Oct 13
How Xsolla is helping developers scale globally (sponsored)
In this special edition of the GamesIndustry.biz podcast, recorded at Gamescom, Jon Hicks caught up with Xsolla's Berkeley Egenes to talk about how its direct-to-consumer platform is scaling for both mobile and PC developers, how it shares insights on global pricing, and if there ... Show More
20m 7s
May 2026
Interview: Peter Molyneux on his gaming legacy
We weren't able to get together this week, so instead we have an interview special: a conversation with industry veteran Peter Molyneux. This was recorded shortly before the release of his latest - and, he says, final - game, Masters of Albion, and discusses both the game and his ... Show More
51m 51s
Oct 2021
UP201: EA Sports, FIFA and women
<p>For people under 30, FIFA is a computer game not a governing body. That’s become almost a cliche of sports marketing, and like all cliches, there might be some truth in it. </p><p>Which is why the noises recently coming from EA Sports, the company which makes the game, are so ... Show More
46m 14s
Oct 2024
Netflix-ifying the NFL, Saudi investment and Fifa madness
<p>It's been a busy few weeks with breaking stories from NFL Media being put up for sale, DAZN’s legal battle in Germany and the Fifa Club World Cup still being without a broadcaster. There’s lot to discuss on this episode of StreamTime Sports, so co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris ... Show More
51m 35s
Jul 2024
EA Sports FC with Nils Leonard
When EA Sports and FIFA parted ways in 2023, there was just one minor problem: the popular soccer video game’s brand was entirely wrapped up in the FIFA name. Nils Leonard, Co-Founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, shares how he and his team approached creating a FIFA-less brand th ... Show More
32m 46s
Nov 2021
Stick Talk: Is FIFA 22 Good for Content Creators?
Pro FIFA personalities, AA9skillz and JTunes, discuss if FIFA promos are made for new fans or diehards, and if the game is good for content creators. For your first month free and to support the show, check out keeps.com/stick and IPVanish.com/stick. Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More
1h 17m