Unity 7 is all AI | Gamescom's first sell out | Gamified 169

Unity is building its next-gen engine around AI agents.

MindsEye's Meltdown - A GTA legend's comeback studio flops, lays off 400+, blames corporate sabotage, and throws an all-expenses fan party the same day workers protest outside

Palworld borrowed Pokemon's whole playbook, got sued by Nintendo, and made ~$700M anyway

Gamescom Sells Out for the First Time Ever - is this genuinely bullish for the gaming industy?

Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvO5QsZuZI

CHAPTERS:

2:53 - Mindseye Playtest & Layoffs | What’s the Word?

32:50 - Palworld Stealing Mechanics | Buy or Sell?

59:42 - Gamescom Sells Out | Bullish or Bullshit?

1:20:05 - Unity Bets on Coding Agents | Devil’s Advocate

HOST: Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/

PANEL:

Chris Heatherly — Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/

Joe Ferencz — Gamefam Founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeferencz/

Oliver Maroney (OpenSea) - https://x.com/OliverMaroney

Gnoc (Digital Collectors Club) - https://x.com/itsGnoc

Payton Kaleiwahea (Wolves Co / Kizuna) - https://x.com/paytkaleiwahea

Tony Valcarcel (Makko.ai) - https://x.com/Tvalc