Welcome back to a new season of the Business of Video Games podcast! In this episode we recap the state of the industry, talk about what's new for this season and talk about a little thing called marketing momentum - which Baldur's Gate 3 seems to have in spades.

It's time for the season finale before we go on a summer break. We're joined by Raw Fury's Chief Sales and Business Development Officer - Fernando Rizo. He talks about one of their latest releases that might have gone very differently had it not been for some major decisions behind the scenes late in the game. 

We invited Tanya Short back to the podcast to unpack how the Dwarf Fortress release actually fared. If you didn’t catch episode 6 please give that a listen first to get insights into Kitfox’s strategy heading into one of indie gaming’s biggest releases.

In this episode we talk about Early Access! we're visited my Aron Pietron from Eremite Games - developers of early access smash hit Against the Storm. A roguelike fantasy city builder. You'll be an early access mastermind after this episode. Let us know what you think! 

We return with a deep dive episode on a topic requested by one of our Patrons - the mega success of Valheim! What drove its success, how was the follow-up, what are the learnings.

For this episode we're welcoming industry veteran Oskar Burman to the studio. After a long career in the mobile and AAA spaces, he founded VR developer and publisher Fast Travel Games back in 2016. Oskar shares an unfiltered look at what life is like as a VR developer, and what he believes is on the horizon for VR. Enjoy! 

We return with a deep dive episode on a topic requested by one of our Patrons - what does a typical life cycle of a (premium) game look like?

Shams and Daniel are joined in the studio by Tanya X Short, founder and creative director at Kitfox Games. This recording took place just a few short weeks before the release of legendary cult classic Dwarf Fortress on Steam, published by Kitfox. Ever wondered what life is like for a publishing captain in the days leading up to the release of a lifetime? Well, here's your answer. 

Trailer for the upcoming 6th episode - featuring Tanya X Short - co-founder of Kitfox Games. 

New year, new season! In this episode we dive into the topic of culture. What is it, why is it important, and what are some examples of it done right - and wrong - in our beloved industry. Happy listening!

Daniel and Shams are joined by Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, CEO and Creative Director at Nine Dots Studio, who has a radically different view of developer/publisher relationships than Shams does. Looking for an unfiltered view of what developers and publishers ACTUALLY think about each other? We've got you covered. 

Trailer for the upcoming 4th episode - featuring Guillaume Boucher-Vidal - CEO of Nine-dots studio.

We're joined by old friend (and former boss!) Susana Meza Graham, ex-COO at Paradox, nowadays games industry investor, advisor and board professional. You know all those things you've been too afraid to ask about video games fundraising and investing? Susana's here to give answers. 

Trailer for episode 3 of the Business of Video Games Podcast. Our guest this week: Susana Meza Graham. 

We're joined by none other than the master of PC games Dean Hall - CEO and designer at Rocketwerkz.  

Trailer for the upcoming 2nd episode of the podcast. This time joined by none other than the master of PC games Dean Hall - CEO and designer at Rocketwerkz

In this first episode, we talk to industry legend Daniel Kaplan, ex-biz dev at Coffee Stain Publishing and Mojang, now CEO and co-founder at Keepsake Games, about the secret sauce of indie publishing.   As always - tweet at us https://twitter.com/bizofvideogames and @https://twitter.com/shamsjorjani and https://twitter.com/danielg0ldberg for comments, questions and suggestions.   Support us on Patreon at : https://www.patreon.com/BusinessOfVideoGames where every $ is put right back into...

Premiere episode coming up - episode guest Daniel Kaplan - trailer 2  

Premiere episode coming up - episode guest Daniel Kaplan.