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5 min readThe Big Three Publishers Are Killing Gaming
In a blistering monologue that ricochets between rage comedy and genuine critique, Asmongold and his guest Fleekazoid lay out a stark diagnosis: the video game industry in 2025 isn't dying from lack of talent or audience interest—it's being systematically hollowed out by its three largest publishers. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have each adopted strategies that prioritize nostalgia extraction, subscription revenue, and safe bets over making good games, and the result is a AAA landscape so sterile that a console nobody had heard of (the Laboo Boo) outsold the PS5 in the US simply because it had actual exclusives.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:00) **Gaming is Dead: The Thesis** - Asmongold opens with a blunt declaration: "Gaming is over. Now we know who's responsible," framing the episode as a diagnosis of why the modern AAA industry feels sterile and creatively bankrupt.
- 2 (02:38) **The Platform Wars & The Labooboo Paradox** - A console nobody has heard of just topped PS5 sales in the US, proving that exclusives still matter more than hardware power.
- 3 (03:55) **Ubisoft Blames the Customer** - Ubisoft claims gamers don't buy new games anymore, but Asmongold points out their former employees don't seem to have that problem.
- 4 (04:41) **Nintendo's Come to Jesus Moment** - Asmongold argues Nintendo needs a reckoning, as their output over the last 5-10 years "has just not been that good."
- 5 (05:06) **The Game Awards Rant: Joff Keefe and Wuthering Waves** - Asmongold attacks Joff Keefe for mispronouncing "Wuthering Waves" for three years despite being sponsored by them.
- 6 (06:25) **The Golden Age of Stupid Awards** - Asmongold reminisces about the Spike TV awards where celebrities mispronounced game titles and gave away wrong awards, contrasting it with the modern, overly sincere ceremony.
- 7 (10:04) **The Sincere Point: Categories Are Broken** - Asmongold makes a sincere argument that the Game Awards have too many categories and not enough games to fill them.
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