The Business of Video Games Podcast
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Welcome to The Business of Video Games Podcast.
A show where we shed some light on the inner workings of the games industry—the why, how, who, and what the hell?! behind business decisions, publishing calls, and the steps (and missteps) that happen behind the scenes.
Basically: the inside view on how and why things are actually done the way they are. Not just guesswork on 4Chan.
The podcast is hosted by Shams Jorjani (CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, Chairman of the Board at Hooded Horse, and founder of the Almost Ready Games Fund) and Fernando Rizo (former Chief Sales & Business Development Officer at Raw Fury, now Partner at Kaboodle Games).
In every episode, we invite a guest from the industry to unpack an interesting decision or event, share lessons learned, or explain why all of us armchair experts got it wrong (or occasionally right).
This podcast previously ran for four years at Paradox Interactive and was available there until they decided to remove it. It might yet return someday - as a DLC in one of their games.
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Episode 63 - Gamescom was good
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Episode 62 - People don't buy new games
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Episode 61 - Basically too many games - Jon Shafer
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Episode 60 - 14 layers
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Episode 59 - Basically institutionalized crunch
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Episode 58 - A reflective optimist - Tim Bender
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Episode 57 - We need to drop out of college now - Johan Pilestedt Pt. 2
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May 28, 2026 |
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Episode 56 - From the ass end of nowhere - Johan Pilestedt Pt. 1
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May 14, 2026 |
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Episode 55 - Recoup is self-destructive - Tim Bender Pt. 2
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 54 - 100 plus years - Tim Bender Pt. 1
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 53 - "Blizzard of Oz" - Trent Kusters Pt. 2
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 52 - Just get published - Trent Kusters Pt. 1
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Episode 51 - Vibes based publisher - Sam de Boeck and Daniel Lyozov
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 50 - Keeping a business alive - Agostino Simonetta Pt. 2
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 49 - Ask for forgiveness, not permission - Agostino Simonetta Pt. 1
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 48 - Shams and Fernandos Holiday Wrap Up 2025
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 47 - Let them Cook - Adam Boyes Part 2
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 46 - The man from the memes - Adam Boyes Part 1
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Episode 45 - The Emotional Battle - Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman Pt. 2
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode 44 - Releasing Darkest Dungeon - Chris Bourassa and Tyler Sigman Pt. 1
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 43 - Games industry myths - Season 3 finale
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 42 - Should You Be Shadow Dropping Your Games? - Rebecca Lautner and Kirsten Lee Naidoo
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 41 - Business War Stories - Jake Solomon
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 40 - Forty Two immutable Laws of Games Business - Paul Kilduff Taylor
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode 39 - The Indie Business Auteur - Xalavier Nelson Jr
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 38 - Can a toolkit replace your Publisher? - Alexander Bergendahl
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 37 - Modding Madness with - Scott Reismanis
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Episode 36 - The Return of the Biz Dev Samurai - Uwu biz
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 35 - Deep Rock's Secrets - Soren Lundgard
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 34 - The Rise and Fall of an Entreprenerd
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 33 - Why some game companies succeed, while others fail - The Decline Phase - Kim Nordström Pt. 5
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - Why some game companies succeed, while others fail - The Mature Phase - Kim Nordström Pt. 4
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - Becoming a Manor Lord - Tim Bender and Abhishek Chaudhry
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - Survive Till 25 - Robert Bäckström
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 29 - Why some game companies succeed, while others fail - The Growth Phase - Kim Nordström Pt. 3
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - WINGS - investing in diverse indies - Astrid Refstrup
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 27 - Why some game companies succeed, while others fail - The Startup Phase - Kim Nordström Pt. 2
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 26 - The union of Art and Business - Rebekah Saltsman
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Episode 25 - Ask Hooded Horse Anything - Tim Bender
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Episode 24 - How to Biz Dev The Game Developers Conference on a shoestring budget - Fernando Rizo
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 23 - Why some game companies succeed, while others fail - Kim Nordström Pt. 1
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 22 - Finding Paradox's Next Mega Hit - Sebastian Forsström
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Episode 21 - Crowdfunding: By the People, For the People - Anya Combs
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Episode 20 - How to Market a game, if you’re a Hooded Horse - Tim Bender and Abhishek Chaudhry
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 19 - Masters of Remasters - Larry Kuperman - Nightdive Studios
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 18 - How to negotiate with a Hooded Horse - Tim Bender
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 17 - The State of the Swedish Games Industry 2023 - Johanna Nylander
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 16 - Hooded Horse: The most Stable portfolio ever? - Tim Bender and Abhishek Chaudhry
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 15 - Can you make money in e-sports in 2023? - Andjela Kusmuk
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 14 - What’s a Hooded Horse? - Tim Bender
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 13 - Season 2 premiere - Industry catchup
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 12 - Saving a game release - Fernando Rizo
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode 11 - Dwarf Fortress Post Mortem - Tanya Short
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Episode 10 - Early Access Against the Storm - Aron Pietron
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May 14, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - Deep Dive #3 - Valheim
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - What it’s like to be a VR dev - Oskar Burman
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - Deep Dive - Life cycle of a game
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - How to publish a cult-classic - Tanya X Short
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Trailer - Episode 6 - Tanya X Short
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - Culture eats strategy
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - Publishing 101 for indies - Guillaume Boucher-Vidal
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Trailer - Episode 4 - Guillaume Boucher-Vidal
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 3 - The life and times of a video games investor - Susana Meza Graham
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Trailer - Episode 3 - Susana Meza Graham
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - A Rocket to the moon - Dean Hall
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Trailer - Episode 2 - Dean Hall
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Video Games Secret Sauce - Daniel Kaplan
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Trailer 2 - Episode 1 - Daniel Kaplan
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Trailer 1 - Episode 1 - Daniel Kaplan
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Sep 23, 2022 |