Game Economist Cast

Phillip Black

What does the new wave of open economies mean for monetization? Will negative externalities overcome cosmetic economies in the long run? What exactly does a game economist do? Game Economist Cast is a roundtable discussion of the latest developments in mobile, HD, and crypto games, through a bunch of people figuring it out using the economic toolkit.

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Game Economist Cast

Episodes (52)

Wed Mar 18th GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2026?
Feb 15th E48: Ozempic, 2XKO and ARPDAU For Wild Takes
Jan 26th E47: Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma, Social Norms Go Astray, and Why Game Economy Needs Math

Game Economist Cast

Mar 18, 2026
39 minutes
2 GB

Takes so hot that they were recorded late at night after a long day on the GDC floor, and couple whiskeys. Phil, Eric, and Chris crew unpack what actually mattered at GDC 2026, and what didn’t. We discuss: A sharper critique of industry thinking Too many taxonomy talks, not enough opinions Why game talks should behave more like economics seminars AI’s role on the show floor and conference Shift from generative art hype to code generation and workflows Why survey data understates actual usage and...

Game Economist Cast

GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2026?

Phillip Black

00:00 -38:41