two & a half gamers 🚨📢BREAKING NEWS: 15% Google play fees, EA layoffs, Microsoft saving face 🤯
This week’s biggest industry stories come straight from GDC announcements, platform changes and new market predictions.
Here’s what we cover:
🎮 Google reveals more details about reduced Play Store fees
💸 Fortnite increases V-Bucks pricing ahead of the new season
🤖 Google Genie world models disappoint investors
📉 Gaming stocks react to AI hype cooling down
📊 Newzoo predicts PC will overtake console revenue by 2028
🎰 Loot box regulation tightening in Europe
🎮 Xbox reveals early next-gen console plans
📦 NCsoft expands into casual games with new acquisitions
🧠 Unity AI announcements raise more questions than answers
The industry keeps shifting — and platforms are still fighting for control.
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This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric
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Chapters
00:00 GDC Week & Major Headlines
00:25 Google Play Fee Changes Explained
01:30 New 15% Commission Programs
02:20 EA Layoffs vs Battlefield Revenue
03:10 Google Genie AI Reality Check
04:20 Scopely Hits $15B Lifetime Revenue
05:00 AI NPC Research Insights
05:40 PC Revenue Prediction vs Console
06:30 Fortnite V-Bucks Price Increase
07:10 Loot Box Age Rating Changes
07:50 Xbox Next-Gen Console Details
08:20 Valve Loot Box Lawsuit Response
08:50 NCsoft Casual Expansion Strategy
09:20 Unity AI Announcements Breakdown
09:50 Final Thoughts
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Matej Lancaric
User Acquisition & Creatives Consultant
https://lancaric.me
Felix Braberg
Ad monetization consultant
https://www.felixbraberg.com
Jakub Remiar
Game design consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar
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