October 17, 2025

🌎 ESA’s Global Games Report Gets Graded

This week on UNBOXING, Laine and Joost dive into the ESA’s 2025 Global Video Games Report to see what the numbers really say about the so-called “power of play.” Along the way, they discuss the geopolitics behind “career catalyst” narratives and what it means when national game industries blur into global capital. Then your favorite duo wraps this episode up with some quick pwns-and-owns, including a scrapped Assassin’s Creed and a panel on NES turning 40. Tune in!