GTA 6 Leaks, Wolverine Backlash & Disney’s Big Gaming Bet
GTA 6 is leaking all over the internet, Wolverine is getting dragged before anyone has even played it, and D23 may have quietly shown just how serious Disney is getting about games.
GTA 6 is leaking all over the internet, Wolverine is getting dragged before anyone has even played it, and D23 may have quietly shown just how serious Disney is getting about games.
This week on Player Driven Live, Greg Posner and Colan Neese are joined by Justin Ruiss from BWG Global to break down:
The GTA 6 leaks, the ethics of covering them, and why leaks may become an even bigger problem for game studios
Why Disney appears to be leaning harder into gaming after years of keeping the industry at arm’s length
Kingdom Hearts, Dreamlight Valley, and the power of Disney’s IP flywheel
Why licensing games to the right studios may be one of Disney’s smartest strategies
The backlash around Marvel’s Wolverine and whether Insomniac really needs to reinvent its formula
Why not every game needs to be open world
Whether Netflix should stop trying to build gaming internally and borrow a page from Disney’s playbook
What we’re playing right now, including Saros, Marathon, Fortnite, Madden and more
Plus, things inevitably get a little off the rails when Disney World vs. Disneyland enters the conversation.
Guest: Justin Ruiss, BWG Global
Hosts: Greg Posner and Colan Neese
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