By Design

The success of Baldur's Gate 3 surprised a lot of people, but the seeds of this success can be found in the history of Larian Studios. In the first episode of By Design, Danny attempts to unpack the development and market conditions that led to this breakthrough RPG hit.

Danny explores the 30 years of first person shooter evolution since DOOM, and explores what the future of the genre may be - if it even exists anymore.

You've all already heard about the success of Palworld but what can we learn from its meteoric rise to the top of the charts? In this episode, Danny attempts to unpack the positioning, formula, market conditions that led to this breakthrough Pokémon-like hit.

The cost of games relative to their respective prices seems to have hit a tipping point. The gaming industry has experienced several months year of studio layoffs, consolidation, and closures which has begged the natural question of... why? In this episode, Danny dives into how the pricing models and development costs of games might be the culprit.

In this episode of "By Design", we ask the question, "What power do players have in the market?". The recent Playstation / Arrowhead situation alongside Escape from Tarkov's aggressive "non-DLC" release has forced the hand of players to not only shout on social media, but also vote with their wallets and reviews.