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‘Supernatural’ actor, producer and entrepreneur Osric Chau has challenged the entertainment industry’s increasing reliance on expensive, risk-averse productions, arguing that the pursuit of mass appeal is making creative output more predictable and leaving less room for distinctive voices. Speaking on the latest episode of the Good Game Club podcast, released on October 8, Chau draws parallels between film and games, arguing that concentrating investment in established franc

LONDON, 30 September 2026 - Games developers from Azerbaijan, Colombia, Malaysia and beyond take center stage in two special episodes of the Good Game Club podcast, recorded at the Xsolla Clubhouse during Gamescom 2026 in Cologne. Released on 24th and 25th September, the episodes explore two different routes for bringing new talent into the global games industry. The first episode spotlights the Xsolla Incubation Program, supporting aspiring Azerbaijani developers as they tu

The games industry should look beyond its reliance on dystopian worlds and use its extraordinary world-building power to help people imagine and create better futures, according to Alan Gershenfeld, President and Co-Founder of E-Line Media. Speaking on the new episode of the Good Game Club podcast, released on 17 September, Gershenfeld argues that the worlds created by games matter because they help shape society’s expectations of the future. “The world right now is scary fo

Britain’s schools should prioritise creativity, resilience and adaptability to prepare children for a future of continual technological disruption - with video games offering powerful ways to develop those skills, according to Shahneila Saeed, Head of Education at Ukie, the UK’s interactive entertainment trade body.

The games industry risks limiting its own potential if it puts up barriers to new ideas and audiences, according to Leo Olebe, Board Chair of Games for Change, speaking on the latest episode of the Good Game Club podcast, released on 20 August.

London, 5 August 2026 – A special three-part Good Game Club podcast series, recorded at the first international Games & SDG Summit in Nairobi, captures a games industry at an important turning point. Three of Africa's leading games entrepreneurs describe how a new generation of studios is building businesses around cultural authenticity, mobile-first audiences and social impact, rather than simply following established models from Europe, North America or Asia. Released acro