The Weekly Download
By Big Games Machine
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Episodes: 32
Description
Ready to level up your knowledge of the video game industry? Welcome to The Weekly Download, the definitive weekly podcast on the video games industry, brought to you by Big Games Machine.
Join industry veterans Tom and Alex as they use their expertise and industry knowhow to help you speedrun through the last seven days in gaming. We cover everything: massive mergers, studio shake-ups, indie success stories, and the latest strategic plays from the biggest studios.
If it's shaping the future of gaming, you'll find the lowdown here.
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Genshin Impact developer invests $14.6 BILLION into AI for games
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May 29, 2026 |
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Sony Officially ENDS Single-Player PC Ports!
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May 22, 2026 |
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Capcom Breaks Profit Records as Digital Sales Surge to 93%!
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May 15, 2026 |
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Xbox Kills AI Assistant ‘Copilot’ on Consoles & How Important are Exclusives?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Greedfall Developer Spiders Shuts Down & Resident Evil Turboboosts Capcom Earnings
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May 01, 2026 |
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Xbox drops Game Pass prices & Switch 2 sales surge in the US!
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Is Game Pass too expensive? Xbox’s new CEO Asha Sharma says YES!
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Slay The Spire 2 Crushes AAA competition on Steam & Netflix Launches Kids Game App
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Rec Room is shutting down & could Disney buy Epic?
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Epic Games lays Off 1000 staff & Nintendo confirms new Switch 2 digital game pricing
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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GDC shrinks by 30%, Krafton loses Subnautica 2 co-founders legal case, NVIDIA's DLSS 5 faces backlash
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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V-Bucks Price Hike, PEGI Loot Box Crackdown & Sega’s Sales Struggle…
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Resident Evil's fake AI review scandal & is Sony quitting PC?
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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What's next for Xbox following Phil Spencer's shock departure?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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EA Sports FC commentator reveals EA used AI tools to record commentary lines in EA Sports FC 26
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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What's next for Ubisoft after 1,000+ employees go on strike?
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Could Google's AI-powered Project Genie be the future of video games?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Why has Highguard faced so much backlash from gamers?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Total Takeover: How Nintendo and the Switch 2 took over Japan’s console market
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Stellar Blade director says AI is essential to compete with bigger developers and studios
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Xbox suffers "worst year on record" for console sales in the UK
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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2025: The Year AAA Faltered and AI Took Over the Games Industry
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Does Netflix even care about video games as part of Warner Bros. acquisition?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Tim Sweeney calls out Valve over AI tags, controversial horror game 'Horses' is removed from the Epic Games Store & Yacht Club could be in trouble if Mina the Hollower flops
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Roblox CEO is grilled on child safety concerns, the Saudi PIF may be running low on investable cash & the disaster that was the To The Moon Expo
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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43% of kids want in-game currencies for Xmas, survey highlights gacha and live-service woes in Japan & 56% of U.S. game workers want to join a union
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Valve announces the Steam Machine, ARC Raiders' faces AI voice acting backlash & EA navigates PR nightmare over Veterans Day Pack
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Rockstar accused of union-busting, Switch 2 hits 10M units & Japanese publishers take on Sora 2
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Xbox declares TikTok is biggest rival, Roblox creator sues Fortnite copycat & Netflix collabs with Don't Nod Games
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Remedy CEO resigns, Xbox calls console exclusives antiquated, and China's latest Steam success
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Pokémon leaks, major Assassin's Creed exits, and Sony's Tencent takedown
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Console price hikes, US gamer spending habits, and Assassin's Creed Mirage's controversial DLC
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Oct 10, 2025 |