The Library for Better Games: Playing to Win by A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin

I know, another barn burner of a title.

Mar 23 • Game Industry Patch Notes

AAA Games vs the Brain Rot Stack, How Games Can Battle for Attention

Ben Thompson of Stratechary fame had an amazing interview with Mathew Ball, the architect of the perennial annual “State of Video Gaming” deck…

Mar 8 • Game Industry Patch Notes

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A Conversation on Breaking Into Game Product Management

How to Break Into Game Product Management | Eric McConnell

Mar 6 • Game Industry Patch Notes

February 2026

What is and isn’t Google Genie: A Week After the Armchair Analysis

We have all seen the stories, the latest World Model demo from Google sent game publisher and game engine stocks tumbling with Unity (NYSE: U) as the…

Feb 9 • Game Industry Patch Notes

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The Library for Better Games: 7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer

I’ve had a book review series in my previous blog where I covered game industry books such as Console Wars, Masters of Doom, and Blood, Sweat, and…

Feb 4 • Game Industry Patch Notes

January 2026

The Game PM Field Manual

I wrote the Game PM guide I wish existed

Jan 26 • Game Industry Patch Notes

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August 2025

Xbox Layoffs Show How Player Habits Broke Game Funding

The Xbox layoffs weren’t about bad management or greedy shareholders, they were proof that player habits broke game funding.

Aug 31, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes

June 2025

Top 5 Startups in Video Games - Summer 2025

Five breakout startups poised to reshape the gaming industry’s core stack.

Jun 26, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes

May 2025

🕹️ The Deals That Defined Gaming: The Roblox DPO

Gaming’s largest public offering wasn’t an IPO, it was a DPO.

May 28, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes

Slaying the Incumbent: Roblox

The UGC toybox that became the most powerful platform in gaming.

May 6, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes

April 2025

Talent Arbitrage Is the New IP Strategy

Why large publishers are losing the next billion-dollar franchises and how they can build a new talent pipeline to get them back.

Apr 27, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes

The Deals That Defined Gaming: Tencent Helps Break Up Ubisoft

In a consolidating industry, one of gaming’s oldest giants splits itself apart.

Apr 27, 2025 • Game Industry Patch Notes