‼️ NEW EPISODE ALERT ‼️
👀 What if we told you that Xbox’s CEO reshuffle wasn’t just a swap…
🤯 Check out the this week's episode for the rest of our hottest take yet 🫶
27.02.2026 13:02 —
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‼️ NEW EPISODE ALERT ‼️
👀 Discord is entering its verification era... Face scans. IPO plans. Enshittification? 🫣 Laine and Joost break it down. 🎧 Tune in here: buff.ly/uRjl0Uc
13.02.2026 13:02 —
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‼️ NEW EPISODE ALERT ‼️
🧞 Project Genie: What it actually does vs. what it promises 🤔 Tune in here: buff.ly/v9uuA0a or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
06.02.2026 13:01 —
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‼️ NEW EPISODE ALERT ‼️
🧞 Project Genie: What it actually does vs. what it promises 🤔 Tune in here: buff.ly/v9uuA0a or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
06.02.2026 13:01 —
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‼️ NEW EPISODE ALERT ‼️
🤖 Joost talks games and AI with pod friend Julian Togelius 🎮 Tune in: buff.ly/lrPP71G
23.01.2026 13:01 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💰 Netflix’s $80B bid for Warner Bros. 🏆 PLUS: an indie sweep at The Game Awards?!
Tune in here: buff.ly/FYwPyWj
19.12.2025 13:01 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
📚 End-of-semester wrap–finals, feedback & feels 🫶 PLUS: Pwns, owns & holiday vibes ✨
Tune in: buff.ly/FYwPyWj
12.12.2025 13:01 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🚨 GTA VI delayed (yet again) + union-busting allegations at Rockstar? 🌱 PLUS:
The Game Awards preview with some thoughts 🏆 Tune in: buff.ly/abMV2zw
05.12.2025 13:02 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💻 Steam Machine crashes the console party 📉 Ubisoft delays earnings & halts trading (!?) 🤔 PLUS: Sky Sports’ “Halo” disaster. Tune in: buff.ly/7YZzJEY
21.11.2025 13:01 —
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🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🕹️ GDC gets a rebrand! 🎮 PLUS: Laine’s inside look at GDC’s State of the Industry report 📑 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
11.11.2025 13:02 —
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👻 NEW EPISODE ALERT 👻
📑The EU’s Digital (Un)Fairness Act? ⚖️ PLUS: Pod Friends returns with Mitu Khandaker on the future of games in NYC 🎮 Tune in: youtube.com/@unboxing_po...
31.10.2025 12:01 —
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UNBOXING's Greatest Hits of 2025
A playlist with all the episodes you all love (and have watched) the most from 2025.
✈️ UNBOXING is grounded this week––Joost got stuck on the tarmac and couldn’t record this week, but don’t worry, we’ll be back next week with a brand-new Pod Friends. 🫂 In the meantime, queue up our Greatest Hits of 2025 playlist: buff.ly/3hvPL8s
24.10.2025 12:01 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🌍 The ESA’s 2025 Global Games Report drops 💬 and Laine + Joost have some thoughts
🎂 PLUS: 40 years of the NES! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/vN4lyND
17.10.2025 12:02 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
🤑 EA acquired in a $55B Saudi-backed buyout 🌍 What this means for the gay couple in The Sims AND for our geopolitical landscape 🎮 PLUS: Xbox’s $1K handheld + what’s new at the Video Game History Foundation. Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/LcNXiDv
03.10.2025 12:03 —
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
💸 What Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee means for games 👥 “Pod Friends” kick off w/ @colleenmacklin.bsky.social, fresh from the Game UX Summit 🪨 PLUS: Stone-skipping scandals (?!) & the benefits of regular student feedback (!!)
Watch here 👉 buff.ly/ttCbuqX
26.09.2025 12:02 —
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UNBOXING Podcast
The UNBOXING podcast is a weekly dose of insight into play and profit for the gaming curious. Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of…
🎙️ NEW EPISODE 🎙️
🎮 Nintendo’s Switch 2 smashes records & why they keep winning ⚖️ Roblox faces a new lawsuit, and more policy shifts 💸 PLUS: the $80 game debate & student survey sneak peaks for next week! Tune in here 👉 buff.ly/zVx3VbQ
12.09.2025 12:01 —
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UNBOXING Podcast
The UNBOXING podcast is a weekly dose of insight into play and profit for the gaming curious. Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of…
🎙️ BACK TO SCHOOL EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
📚 Fall syllabi with final cuts revealed 🎮 Peek inside their annual gameplay habits survey 📊 PLUS: Roblox doc w/ Chris Hansen? Yep, that’s a thing 🕵️ Tune in here: buff.ly/zVx3VbQ
05.09.2025 12:01 —
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UNBOXING Podcast
The UNBOXING podcast is a weekly dose of insight into play and profit for the gaming curious. Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of…
🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT🎙️
Steam and itch pulled thousands of NSFW games 🔞 PLUS, find out how payment processors became censors 🤬 and how the UK’s Online Safety Act isn’t helping 🙅 Tune in here:
01.08.2025 12:01 —
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UNBOXING: Play & Profit for the Gaming Curious
“This podcast absolutely rocks – give it a listen if you want an under the hood look at the games business from some very smart people!” “I follow a lot of game podcasts, but this one stands out for h...
you may know that my game industry podcast @unboxingpod.bsky.social is back. Did you know we also switched frm Substack to Buttondown?
But this hasn't been great for our discoverability, and ppl unsub b/c they prefer ST's format. So sub & share, if you dare: buttondown.com/unboxingpodc...
31.07.2025 12:59 —
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I make my triumphant return to Unboxing to talk about Trade Magazine Week!
25.07.2025 15:55 —
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UNBOXING Podcast
The UNBOXING podcast is a weekly dose of insight into play and profit for the gaming curious. Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of…
🎥 NEW VIDEO EPISODE ALERT 🎥
UPDATE: UNBOXING is coming to you…well… pre-recorded but hey, we’re on video now! 👨💻then, Apple delists a classic + the return of Stop Killing Games 📘 PLUS: Laine talks with @PhilSalvador from the Video Game History Foundation 🕹️ Watch us here
25.07.2025 12:01 —
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UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious
Podcast · Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen · Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with…
📢 NEW PODCAST DROP 📢
📚Laine & Joost go full professor mode with a mid-summer syllabi swap 💳 PLUS: buy now, pay later comes to gaming 🎬 and Nintendo announces casting choices for live-action Zelda movie. Listen in:
18.07.2025 12:02 —
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UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious
Podcast · Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen · Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with…
📢 NEW PODCAST DROP 📢
📚Laine & Joost go full professor mode with a mid-summer syllabi swap 💳 PLUS: buy now, pay later comes to gaming 🎬 and Nintendo announces casting choices for live-action Zelda movie. Listen in:
18.07.2025 12:02 —
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I'm glad Unboxing is back, and this episode shows why. There's tons of podcasts on games, but this is the best one to have actual researchers sharing insights.
The sort of people who get an industry survey and instead of examining the press release, they examine its motivations, methodology & flaws
05.07.2025 16:49 —
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UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious
Podcast · Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen · Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with…
📢 NEW PODCAST DROP 📢
🪓 Another round of Microsoft layoffs spark consolidation questions 📊what the ESA’s Essential Facts report tells us about gaming in the US 🇺🇸🎮 PLUS: your hosts recap the Games for Change conference and more! Listen in:
04.07.2025 12:02 —
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Only the true pod-heads know
27.06.2025 20:10 —
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UNBOXING: Play and Profit for the Gaming Curious
Podcast · Laine Nooney, Joost van Dreunen · Joost crunches data. Laine rummages in archives. Together on UNBOXING, these two NYU professors unlock the secrets of the games business they share with…
🎙️NEW EPISODE 🎙️Embracer gets serious about restructuring✂️ PLUS: Microsoft ratifies the first-ever U.S. game worker union contract 🫶🇺🇸and your hosts discuss new and exciting things coming out in the world of games 🎮 Listen in!
27.06.2025 12:01 —
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