Red Barrel Report
No holds barred discussion of the business of videogames and how that business impacts what you play and how much you pay
Episodes
10 episodes
EP 10: Hardware wars heat up and Ubisoft sweats
Mike and Matt look at the GabeCube announcement, a welcome console price war (if only in Japan) and wonder what's going on at Ubisoft
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30:34
EP 9: Is Double Fine fine?
Mike and Matt talk about Keeper, Double Fine's latest release; Nintendo's and Sony's financials; and what they've been playing, watching, and reading. Enjoy!
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34:44
EP 8: Saudis, Microsoft and more
FIRST the Saudis buy EATHEN Ghost of Yotei is here!AND Xbox price increasesPLUS what we've been playingFINALLY our recommendations
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48:26
EP 7: A Censorship Bananza?
Mike and Matt talk about Donkey Kong Bananza; payment processors and why they care about video games; and what they have been playing and watching. Enjoy!
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43:26
EP 6: The Nintendo Museum and the Xbox Mausoleum
RBR Episode 6 In which Matt and Mike talk Microsoft's strategy, the video game industry's business culture, whether games are too long and we learn about Matt's visit to the Nintendo museum
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36:15
EP 5: Switch 2 post and pre launch; Kojima and auteurs
Mike and Matt look at the after and before of the Switch 2 launch, while also considering Death Stranding, and where next for video game auteurs (and MGS)
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56:28
EP 4: Cold hard truths
You know what they say, if you're not writing a story someone doesn't want written, you're doing PR.
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53:03
EP. 3: Can I get up onto one of my favourite hobby horses now?
Matt and Mike return with more thoughts on the topics that matter: AA games, Nintendo Switch 2 and how tariffs might affect videogame prices.
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49:52