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Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of PLAY NICE, coming October 8 | jschreier@gmail | he/him

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Don McGowan, former general counsel at Bungie and Pokémon, spoke to me about how he investigates video game leaks and shared some fun stories about a kid, a clan, and a streamer. This week's newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Former Bungie, Pokémon Lawyer Explains How They Caught Leakerswww.bloomberg.com A veteran investigator of video-game leaks reveals the tricks of the trade

I spoke to Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi about why he reunited with his old company Square Enix after more than two decades, his obsession with Final Fantasy XIV, becoming a grandfather, and what he's up to next. Early holiday newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

‘Final Fantasy’ Creator Reunites With Square Enix After Two Decadeswww.bloomberg.com The hit franchise once helped to save the company from bankruptcy and has gone on to sell more than 185 million units across dozens of games

One thing nobody tells you about being a parent is that you'll need to reserve approximately 50% of your household budget for strawberries

I love Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree so damn much. One of the greatest games of all time gets one of the greatest expansions of all time: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

New ‘Elden Ring’ Expansion Makes a Great Game Greaterwww.bloomberg.com Shadow of the Erdtree, which came out last week, has already sold more than 5 million copies

A bunch of folks have been reading my next book and saying very kind things. Just 3.5 months to go! www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...

From backend Nintendo eshop leaks to people pretending to be Japanese women, this week's newsletter is a look at the culture of video game leaks and rumors — and how it was just shaken up in a big way www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Rumors Go Dark as Video-Game Leakers Face a Reckoningwww.bloomberg.com For once, the contents of Nintendo’s annual gaming presentation didn’t leak in advance

Baltimore/DMV area people — there will be lots of cool games at the Enoch Pratt Free Library this Saturday afternoon, and also me. Come hang out! calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/indie_...

Indie Game Fest 2024calendar.prattlibrary.org Registration for this event is recommended, but not required. Registration opens April 27th, 2024. Register here. Welcome to a curated, curious, and creative exhibition of Independent Games from the ...

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NEW: What went wrong with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? This is the story, based on interviews with two dozen people who worked on the game, of how Rocksteady Studios went from the revered Arkham series to a $200 million flop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the Year’s Biggest Video-Game Flopwww.bloomberg.com After seven years of tumultuous development, Warner Bros. took a $200 million loss on the Rocksteady game

Just another Saturday on Long Island

I'm finishing up a final layout review of PLAY NICE: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment and man I sure am excited for people to read this thing. It's such a wild story about creativity, money, and the never-ending pursuit of growth. October 8! (Pre-order now!!!)

THREE WEEKS until Triple Click Live in downtown Los Angeles! We'll be talking about all the news and games from Summer Games Fest and hanging out with listeners after the show. Get your tickets here: www.ticketmaster.com/triple-click...

The fantastic new game Animal Well was made by one person over the course of seven years. Here's the story of how this secret-hunting Metroidvania went from side gig to GOTY contender: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Animal Well (out today) is an all-time classic — a cross between Metroid and Outer Wilds, full of delightful secrets and a joy to play. I've been obsessing for the last few weeks, in a Discord with other critics trying to unravel all of its mysteries. You *must* check it out.

Here's what's really going on at Xbox this week: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closingswww.bloomberg.com Xbox is offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative

Xbox said today it is shutting down four game studios: Arkane Austin (Redfall), Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush), Alpha Dog (Mighty Doom), and Roundhouse (support). The video game industry carnage continues, with no end in sight. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?www.bloomberg.com

Get a 25% discount on Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment if you're a Barnes & Noble member and preorder this week! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/play-nice-...

ANNOUNCING TRIPLE CLICK LIVE 2024 LOS ANGELES JUNE 8 TICKETS HERE: teragramballroom.com/tm-event/tri...

Triple Click Podcast - Teragram Ballroomteragramballroom.com Teragram Ballroom Presents: Triple Click Podcast [June 8, 2024 / Doors 630pm / $35 / All Ages]

Unionized workers at Sega of America have ratified a contract that gives them guaranteed raises, just cause, and other benefits. It's the first union contract at a major U.S. gaming company — a milestone that may accelerate organization across the industry www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sega Workers Ratify Union Contract, First at a Major Gaming Companywww.bloomberg.com Roughly 150 workers at Sega of America will receive annual pay increases, notifications ahead of layoffs and additional benefits

NEW: Behind the scenes on Overwatch 2: - Devs got a stunning 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month - No more PvE - But there's optimism for the game's competitive future This week's newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggleswww.bloomberg.com Cratering internal bonuses for the game’s staff reflect the precarious position of the Overwatch sequel

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on this week's special inside baseball week episode of aftermath hours, we're joined by @jasonschreier.bsky.social to discuss games journalism. is it dying? or can it still evolve into something better and more sustainable? aftermath.site/aftermath-ho...

Please send help. Balatro has taken over my life www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Inside the Hit New Poker Video Game Unlike Any Otherwww.bloomberg.com Balatro has sold more than 500,000 copies in just two weeks, making it one of the most popular indie titles of the year

Finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! What a game. Loved every minute of it. Even the mandatory awful stealth sections. Final playtime was 80 hours but I’ll probably go back in soon to mop up those tricky optional bosses

SCOOP: Saber Interactive, developer of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, will leave Embracer in a $500 million deal to become a privately owned company — the biggest move yet in Embracer's ongoing cost-cutting initiative www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Embracer Group to Sell Saber, Developer of a New ‘Star Wars’ Game Remake, in $500 Million Dealwww.bloomberg.com Saber will continue developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

NEW: Rockstar Games is asking all of its employees to return to the office five days a week starting in April for security and productivity reasons as they enter the final stretch of development on Grand Theft Auto VI. (Employees are not thrilled.) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

‘Grand Theft Auto’ Maker Rockstar Games Asks Workers to Return to Office Five Days a Weekwww.bloomberg.com Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., will ask employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in April as the video-game maker enters the final stages of deve...

Pleased to report that I *love* Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a game so good that after 45 hours I'm still not close to done because I'm compulsively doing every side activity. The acting, the writing, the MUSIC — this game nails everything it sets out to do www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Is a Stunning Recreation of a Classicwww.bloomberg.com On Feb. 29 for PlayStation 5, Square Enix is releasing the second part of what will be a three-game series remaking the original from 1997

PLAY NICE dives into: - The 33-year saga of Blizzard, based on interviews with 300+ employees - The making of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone, etc - How Activision invaded Blizzard from the inside And so much more. Preorder now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...

Back in 2008, Activision merged with Vivendi Games to form Activision Blizzard. For a few years, the relationship between Activision and Blizzard was pretty good... then the problems started. This week's newsletter is about corporate warfare: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Inside Activision’s Push to Take Over Blizzardwww.bloomberg.com The union between Activision and Blizzard worked well at first, allowing the video-game publishers to take on rival Electronic Arts. Then things got tense.

The DICE gaming conference in Las Vegas next week starts the day after the Super Bowl in Las Vegas next week. Some really fun possibilities here, like finding Travis Kelce and Shigeru Miyamoto at the same blackjack table

Excited to announce that my next book is PLAY NICE: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. It chronicles the 33-year history of one of gaming's most fascinating companies, and it'll be out on October 8. Preorder here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...