Playconomics

By Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari

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Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby & Matt. Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time. New episodes post each Monday at 9:30 am EST “839569”

Episode Date
Baldur's Gate is the Greatest Game Ever Made | Playconomics Episode 136
Apr 22, 2024
The Real Reason Hellblade 2 Reviews Are So Mixed | Playconomics Episode 134
Apr 08, 2024
STEAM IS COMING TO XBOX | Playconomics Episode 133
Apr 01, 2024
Cross Media is SAVING Video Games! | Playconomics Episode 131
Mar 11, 2024
Breaking Point: The Fragile State of the Video Game Industry | Playconomics Episode 130
Mar 04, 2024
Xbox will WIN the CONSOLE WAR | Playconomics Episode 129
Feb 19, 2024
Disney Invests 1.5 BILLION In Epic Games | Playconomics Ep. 128
Feb 11, 2024
Sony State of Play or State of Disaster! | Playconomics Ep. 127
Feb 04, 2024
Baldur's Gate is coming to Xbox Gamepass? | Playconomics Ep. 126
Jan 29, 2024
PALWORLD will RUIN Pokémon | Playconomics Ep. 125
Jan 22, 2024
Xbox Developer Direct (Playconomics Reacts) | Bonus Episode
Jan 20, 2024
PlayStation has officially LOST the console War in 2024 | Playconomics Ep. 124
Jan 15, 2024
PlayStation DESTROYED Xbox in 2023 | Playconomics Ep. 123
Jan 07, 2024
Gaming the Market: 2024 Financially Savvy Video Game Projections 📈🎮| Playconomics Ep. 122
Jan 01, 2024
The 2023 Playconomics "Game Awards"!
Dec 25, 2023
2023 Video Game Company Winners/Losers
Dec 19, 2023
Everything Major you missed at The 2023 Game Awards
Dec 12, 2023
Playconomics Episode 117: PlayStation Portal is the Worst Handheld
Nov 20, 2023
Will PlayStation Lose the Console War? | Playconomics Ep. 114
Oct 30, 2023
Starfield Put Up Massive Sales Number In September | Playconomics Ep. 112
Oct 23, 2023
Microsoft FINALLY Buys Activision Can We Stop Talking About It Now? | Playconomics Ep. 111
Oct 15, 2023
The Truth About The Layoffs At Naughty Dog | Playconomics Ep. 111
Oct 09, 2023
The True Effect The of The Xbox Leak Disaster | Playconomics Ep. 109
Sep 25, 2023
A Months Worth of News In Only An Hour! | Playconomics Ep. 108
Sep 18, 2023
Starfield developers are ruining the GAME!
Aug 07, 2023
Is 2023 the WORST Year for video games?
Jul 24, 2023
Xbox Might Have Won But Is The Fight Over? | Playconomics Ep. 104
Jul 17, 2023
The REAL Reason Final Fantasy 16 Is Selling Like THIS | Playconomics Ep. 103
Jul 10, 2023
They FINALLY Put Sonic Co Creator in Jail | | Playconomics Ep. 100
Jun 19, 2023
Is Last of Us Factions Canceled?1 | Playconomics Ep. 98
Jun 05, 2023
Was this the WORST SONY SHOWCASE EVER? | Playconomics Ep. 97
May 29, 2023
Overwatch 2 PVE would have RUINED Overwatch 2 | Playconomics Ep. 96
May 23, 2023
XBOX HAS BEEN SAVED! | Playconomics Ep. 95
May 16, 2023
Phil Spencer Fiscally Faceplants | Playconomics Ep. 94
May 08, 2023
Microsoft/ABK Acquisition has been BLOCKED
May 01, 2023
Nintendo Just DESTROYED A Man Financially | Playconomics Ep. 92
Apr 24, 2023
Xbox'S Phil Spencer DOOMED Redfall!
Apr 17, 2023
Is Sony's New Handheld Console the Future of Gaming? | Playconomics Ep. 90
Apr 10, 2023
Is Resident Evil 4 Remake is a GOTY Contender! | Playconomics Ep. 89
Apr 03, 2023
Meta's Massive Layoff: What It Means for Gaming | Playconomics Ep. 87
Mar 20, 2023
Starfield's Release will Make Or Break the Xbox Series | Playconomics Ep. 85
Mar 13, 2023
Activision Blizzard Shake-Up, Microsoft-Sony Standoff | Playconomics Ep. 84
Feb 27, 2023
Sony's Gaming Takeover: PS5 Sales & PSVR2! | Playconomics Ep. 83
Feb 20, 2023
Why This Nintendo Direct Was a DISASTER | Playconomics Ep. 82
Feb 13, 2023
Is Sony the Definitive WINNER of the Console War? (Special Guest JamPackSam)
Feb 06, 2023
Is Hi-Fi Rush a Dark Horse GOTY Contender?
Jan 30, 2023
Is The Last of Us The Best Show Ever? | Playconomics Ep. 79
Jan 23, 2023
Ubisoft CANCELS Massive Projects | Playconomics Ep. 78
Jan 16, 2023
Did Playstation Just Change Gaming Accessibility FOREVER? | Playconomics Ep. 77
Jan 09, 2023
Microsoft's Acquisition of Blizzard hits MAJOR Block | Playconomics Ep. 76
Jan 02, 2023
Biggest Video Game Announcements for 2023...that haven't been announced yet!
Dec 26, 2022
The Future of Rockstar Games
Dec 22, 2022
The 2022 Playconomics Game Awards (Fight us Geoff Keighley)
Dec 19, 2022
Rockstar Games goes Primal!
Dec 15, 2022
Every Big Release from the 2022 Game Awards
Dec 12, 2022
Rockstar Games is the Ultimate Quality over Quality Developer
Dec 08, 2022
Can The Last of Us Show Actually Deliver? Episode 72
Dec 05, 2022
The Birth of Rockstar Games | Behind The Business
Dec 01, 2022
Is The FTC About To Crush Activision Acquisition?| Episode 71
Nov 28, 2022
The Future of Tencent
Nov 24, 2022
Pentiment Just as Good As God Of War?
Nov 21, 2022
Tencent is Valued at How Much!? | Behind The Business
Nov 17, 2022
How Much Money will God of War Ragnarok Print for Sony? | Episode 69
Nov 14, 2022
Every Video Game Company Tencent Owns | Behind The Business
Nov 10, 2022
Modern Warfare 2 Rakes IN 800 Million Dollars | Episode 68
Nov 07, 2022
The Truth About How Tencent Got Started | Behind The Business
Nov 03, 2022
Is GAMEPASS Saving Xbox
Oct 31, 2022
25 Million People Playing Overwatch 2 (and its still a DEAD GAME) | Playconomics Episode 65
Oct 17, 2022
OVERWACTH UNDER DELIVERED
Oct 10, 2022
It's OFFICAL Stadia is Dead!
Oct 03, 2022
Death of Playconomics
Sep 29, 2022
Tencent Just STOLE Playstation Superstar | Playconomics Episode 61
Sep 26, 2022
A Nintendo Direct We Will Never Forget | Playconomics Episode 60
Sep 19, 2022
Is Twitch DOOMED?! | Playconomics +
Sep 15, 2022
The Real Reason Sony is Mad at Microsoft | Playconomics Episode 59
Sep 14, 2022
The Biggest Game Releases of 2022 | Playconomics +
Sep 08, 2022
Sony Buys Savage Studios | Playconomics Episode 58
Sep 05, 2022
The Price of Gaming Inflation | Playconomics +
Sep 01, 2022
Sony Makes Playstation More Expensive | Playconomics Episode 57
Aug 29, 2022
Is The Gaming Market CRASHING | Playconomics +
Aug 26, 2022
MASSIVE Lord of the Rings PURCHASE | Playconomics Episode 56
Aug 22, 2022
The Console War is Official | Playconomics Episode 55
Aug 15, 2022
Definitive Pokémon Gens 1-8 Tier list
Aug 11, 2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the worst Pokémon Games yet? | Playconomics Episode 54
Aug 08, 2022
GTA 6 and Epic Games NFTs- | Playconomics Episode 53
Aug 01, 2022
A Playstation Star is Born | Playconomics Episode 51
Jul 18, 2022
How Much Time Does Ubisoft Have Left? | Playconomics Episode 50
Jul 11, 2022
Nintendo Direct Fails to Show | Playconomics Episode 49
Jul 04, 2022
E3 Is Coming Back...Why? | Playconomics Episode 47
Jun 20, 2022
Massive Announcements From The Sony State of Play | Playconomics Episode 46
Jun 13, 2022
Massive Announcements From The Sony State of Play | Playconomics Episode 45
Jun 06, 2022
Playstation State of Play Predictions | Playconomics + Episode 17
Jun 02, 2022
Sony Bets Big On Playstation TV | Playconomics Episode 44
May 30, 2022
A Massive Recession Heading For Video Games | Playconomics + Episode 16
May 26, 2022
Saudi Wealth Fund's Nintendo Investment | Playconomics Episode 43
May 23, 2022
The Real Reason Digital Games Will Win | Playconomics + Episode 14
May 19, 2022
Starfield Delay Could Be Doom For Bethesda | Playconomics Episode 42
May 16, 2022
Outside the Box Acquisitions | Playconomics + Episode 13
May 12, 2022
The Real Reason Square Sold Tomb Raider | Playconomics Episode 41
May 09, 2022
What Game Studios Will Be Bought Next? | Playconomics + Episode 12
May 05, 2022
Microsofts Growing Momentum | Playconomics Episode 40
May 02, 2022
Are Free To Play Games Good ? | Playconomics + Episode 11
Apr 28, 2022
This Video Game Podcast is Brough To you By | Playconomics Episode 39
Apr 25, 2022
Biggest Games To Come in 2022 | Playconomics + Episode 10
Apr 21, 2022
The Kingdom Comes Back Around | Playconomics Episode 38
Apr 18, 2022
The Best Games of All Time | Playconomics + Episode 10
Apr 14, 2022
Max Payne 1&2 Remake Announced | Playconomics Episode 37
Apr 11, 2022
The Business of Gaming with Darren Glover | Playconomics + Episode 9
Apr 07, 2022
Playstation Spartacus Gets Primetime Reveal | Playconomics Episode 36
Apr 04, 2022
Best Controller of All Time | Playconomics + Episode 8
Mar 31, 2022
Sony Buys Haven Studios | Playconomics Episode 35
Mar 28, 2022
The Death of E3 | Playconomics + Episode 7
Mar 24, 2022
Dr. Disrespect Launches NFTS | Playconomics Episode 34
Mar 21, 2022
Top 10 Games That Need to Be Revitalized | Playconomics + Episode 6
Mar 17, 2022
Dr. Disrespect Settles Lawsuit with Twitch | Playconomics Episode 33
Mar 14, 2022
The Future of Brand Strategy at Vaynergaming | Playconomics + Episode 5
Mar 10, 2022
Will Amazon Luna go to the Moon? | Playconomics Episode 32
Mar 07, 2022
Should Video Games Be Delayed | Playconomics + Episode 4
Mar 03, 2022
PSVR 2 Finally Revealed | Playconomics Episode 31
Feb 28, 2022
Handheld Gaming in 2022 | Playconomics + Episode 3
Feb 24, 2022
Game Devs Are that are Printing Money | Playconomics Episode 30
Feb 21, 2022
The Future of Esports | Playconomics + Episode 2
Feb 17, 2022
Nintnedo Gets Direct | Playconomics Episode 29
Feb 14, 2022
Ever Growing Industry Consolidation | Playconomics + Episode 1
Feb 10, 2022
Sony's Massive New Purchase | Playconomics Episode 28
Feb 07, 2022
The Wonderful Word of Pokemon | Playconomics Episode 27
Jan 31, 2022
Microsoft Mic Drop | Playconomics Episode 26
Jan 24, 2022
Risking it All for Pokemon Go | Playconomics Episode 25
Jan 17, 2022
The Future of VR is upon us | Playconomics Episode 24
Jan 10, 2022
Playconomics Game of The Year 2021 | Playconomics Episode 23
Jan 03, 2022
Our Most Anticipated Games of 2022 | Playconomics Episode 22
Dec 27, 2021
Game Dev Unions, NFT's & Dr. Disrespects New Studio| Playconomics Episode 21
Dec 20, 2021
Game Awards 2021 Reactions | Playconomics Episode 20
Dec 13, 2021
Reggie Fils-Aime Heads To Wall Street | Playconomics Episode 19
Dec 06, 2021
What is the Future of Esports? | Playconomics Episode 18
Nov 29, 2021
Xbox 20th Anniversary Showcase does NOT Disappoint | Playconomics Episode 17
Nov 22, 2021
Long Live The Roblox King | Playconomics Episode 16
Nov 15, 2021
Nintendo Soars & Blizzard Plummets | Playconomics Episode 15
Nov 08, 2021
FaZe Clan Goes public | Playconomics Episode 14
Nov 01, 2021
Facebooks New Name | Playconomics Episode 13
Oct 25, 2021
Could the EA & Fifa Partnership be Over ? | Playconomics Episode 12
Oct 22, 2021
Metroid Dread Sales Figures Amaze and Delight. | Playconomics Episode 11
Oct 18, 2021
Sony buys Bluepoint, Nickmercs signs with Twitch | Playconomics Episode 10
Oct 11, 2021
Best Video Game Monetization Strategies| Playconomics Episode 9
Oct 04, 2021
The Nintendo Cinematic Universe | Playconomics Episode 8
Sep 27, 2021
Sony Brings Out The Claws | Playconomics Episode 7
Sep 20, 2021
You Got Your Netflix in My Video Games | Playconomics Episode 6
Sep 13, 2021
Dr. Lupo & TimTheTatman Sign Youtube Exclusivity Deal | Playconomics Episode 5
Sep 06, 2021
Activision Blizzard Back in Hot Water | Playconomics Episode 4
Aug 30, 2021
Game Industry Post Covid | Playconomics Episode 3
Aug 23, 2021
Phil Spencer Pitches Steam Deck As The Xbox Switch | Playconomics Episode 2
Aug 16, 2021
Activision Stock Takes a Beating | Playconomics Episode 1
Aug 09, 2021