Xsolla Sessions

About Xsolla Sessions

The Business of Games: A podcast for developers, publishers, and executives navigating the ever-changing game industry. From monetization models to player behavior, from platform shifts to emerging markets, The Business of Games is your guide to all the things transforming how games are built, marketed, and scaled. Hosted by Chris Hewish and Ed Lin, each episode blends strategic insight, cinematic storytelling, and candid conversations with the people driving the business of play. You'll hear from top executives inside studios and strategic partners across the ecosystem who are uncovering the ideas, tactics, and trends shaping tomorrow's opportunities. Whether you're launching your first game or scaling a global studio, you'll find practical strategies, future-forward thinking, and real-world examples you can act on right away. The Business of Games is brought to you by Xsolla, your strategic partner behind the scenes. We bring together "All the Things" to help you simplify operations, unlock new revenue, reach more players, and launch fast. Visit xsolla.com (http://xsolla.com/podcast) to learn more, connect with our team, and access all the things you need to level up your business of play. Want to join the conversation? Follow and comment on our LinkedIn page at The Business of Games Podcast (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-of-games-podcast/), where we’ll be sharing updates, highlights, and continuing the discussion. And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share the podcast with friends and colleagues who want to learn more about the business of games.

Publisher

Xsolla

Category

business · leisure · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2025

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Culture, not compliance: MK Palmore on the future of security in gaming

   Welcome to The Business of Games Podcast, powered by Xsolla. When we talk about the business of games, most of the conversation lives on the upside: monetization models, player acquisition, live ops, new platforms. But there's a set of risks growing just as fast as the industry itself, and most studios aren't treating them with the same urgency. In this episode, host Lia Ballentine sits down with MK Palmore, CEO and founder of Apogee Global RMS, to explore what security really means in an ind...

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Beyond the shelf: how VaultN is rebuilding game distribution from the ground up

   Welcome to The Business of Games Podcast, powered by Xsolla. Not long ago, getting a game into players' hands meant working through publishers, retailers, and a shelf space war at stores like GameStop, Best Buy, and Walmart. Today, that world is gone — but in its place is something more fragmented, not less. In this episode, host Ed Lin sits down with Emrah Kara and Julian Migura, co-founders of VaultN, to unpack how third-party game distribution actually works now, and why solving it might b...

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   From fandom to flywheel: Garrett Mills on building e-commerce around what fans love

   Welcome to The Business of Games Podcast, powered by Xsolla. What lies at the intersection of e-commerce, fandom, and community in games? In this episode, host Ed Lin sits down with Garrett Mills, who has spent the last 15 years living at exactly that intersection — first at Loot Crate and most recently at Riot Games, where he served as Director of Global Consumer Products and E-Commerce across League of Legends, Valorant, and Arcane. Garrett and Ed start where their own history together bega...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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