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Hosted by Matt and Mike · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 20 episodes
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No holds barred discussion of the business of videogames and how that business impacts what you play and how much you pay
Matt and Mike hosts Red Barrel Report, a leisure show with 20 episodes published.
Mike and Matt discuss quite a few games, including the new/old Halo (good buy or goodbye?), Splatoon Raiders, Denshattack and The Mound: Omen of Cthulu. They then move on to review some good and not so good financial res
Mike and Matt survey the steaming pile of wreckage that is the game industry in 2026. Please note that we recorded this after the leaks of the Microsoft job cuts but before the official announcements. We also both though
Things are a bit different this week but we manage to talk about First Light and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and why games are expensive. And, as per usual, we rant and rave.
Mike and Matt talk about many things, including Mixtape and Pragmata; financial and pricing updates from the Big 3; and Kurosawa, Legends (TV series) and more!
In which Mike and Matt ponder how much more can be charged for a games console; discuss what the Epic layoffs might mean for the industry; and give their views on Paper Mario, Yotei, Project Hail Mary, PS5 controllers an
Mike and Matt discuss a busy week of news and gaming, kicking off with Microsoft's Helix project, before moving on to Yotei and Pokopia, and then giving a call out to Konami's SNES classic The Legend of the Mystical Ninj
In which Mike and Matt consider Phil Spencer’s legacy, discuss Xbox Helix and give at least one person’s considered opinion on Marathon
Mike and Matt look afresh at Firewatch, celebrate the achievements of Sega's Hideki Sato and discuss possible next-gen delays
Mike and Matt discuss what Lego and videogames might have in common; prices and console lifecycles; whether VR is over; and what 2026 might have in store for gamers.
Mike and Matt discuss the big stories of the year, from GTA delays, to Bungie, to harsh commercial realities. They also look at the year's games, and their piles of shame ...
0:00 Mizuguchi! 11:00 Ubisoft’s financials 16:28 Japanese hardware sales 19:15 What we’ve been playing/Recommendations
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
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!
FIRST the Saudis buy EA THEN Ghost of Yotei is here! AND Xbox price increases PLUS what we've been playing FINALLY our recommendations
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!
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
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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Matt and Mike return with more thoughts on the topics that matter: AA games, Nintendo Switch 2 and how tariffs might affect videogame prices.
Matt and Mike get into game pricing, who's growing the market and whether consoles are toys (Nintendo), consumer electronics (Sony) or software publishing platforms (Microsoft).
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