RPGs for Product Managers

We talk about Summer Game Fest, the changing Games media landscape, and talk about some recent games we’ve been playing.

Show Notes:

Nobody Should Play Splitgate 2:

• Nice Hat, Loser - Aftermath

Fuck the British:

• How Relooted, A Game About Reclaiming African Artifacts From Western Museums, Ended Up Being Shown By A White Guy At Summer Game Fest - Aftermath

Big Games Media is probably dead, unless it’s IGN:

• Giant Bomb goes independent | The Verge
• Polygon sold to GameRant owner Valnet | The Verge
• rip polygon
• Can You Build a Community Around Video Game Guides? - Remap
  • Big Friendly Guide

Games We Played

• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
• Final Fantasy 14 (did you know it has an award winning free trial up until level 70?)
  • XIV on Mac

Chapters:

• (02:05) - Summer Game Fest 2025
• (14:21) - Giant Bomb / Polygon
• (36:52) - Games We're Playing

Creators & Guests

• Sadiq Saif - Host
• Cristian Colocho - Host

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