State of the Gaming Industry

Weekly show where I sit down and talk about all the happenings in the video game world and just general updates. Episodes go live on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast every Friday.

State of the Gaming Industry is a leisure podcast hosted by Musa Ellison, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Musa Ellison hosts State of the Gaming Industry, a leisure show with 25 episodes published.

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  Episode #2

  Clair Obscur Reviews, Switch 2 Pre-Orders, Ghost of Yotei | State of the Gaming Industry 27

  Apr 25, 202529 minS2

  <p>0:00-2:58 Intro/What I'm Playing/Recent Pickups</p><p>2:59-6:02 Weekly Game Releases</p><p>6:03-11:15 Clair Obscur Reviews</p><p>11:16-14:38 Oblivion Remastered Reactions</p><p>14:39-20:42 Ghost of Yotei Release Date</p><p>20:43-26:44 Switch 2 Pre-Orders</p><p>26:45-27:54 PS Classic UI Returns</p><p>27:55-28:33 Outro</p><p><br></p><p>🔴 SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/3su63n3z</p><p>🐦 TWITTER/X: https://x.com/mxnsa</p><p>🕺🏾 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@_mxnsa</p><p>🎙️ SOTGI: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musa-ellison9</p><p>🎮 TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/mxnsa_</p><p>💻 WEBSITE: https://linktr.ee/mxnsa</p><p>👟...

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  Episode #26

  Oblivion Remake, Mario Kart World Direct, PS6 Portable | State of the Gaming Industry 26

  Apr 18, 202548 minS2

  <p>0:00-2:52 Intro/What I'm Playing/Recent Pickups</p><p>2:53-5:25 Weekly Game Releases</p><p>5:26-9:00 New Game Pass Announcements</p><p>9:01-12:07 South of Midnight Sales</p><p>12:08-15:51 Oblivion Remake</p><p>15:52-18:35 Doom: The Dark Ages Limited Edition Collection</p><p>18:36-27:32 Phil Spencer Variety Interview</p><p>27:33-30:10 Toys For Bob Wants to Make a New Banjo</p><p>30:11-37:54 Mario Kart World Direct</p><p>37:55-39:57 DMC Season 2 Announced</p><p>39:58-44:33 Portable PS6</p><p>44:34-47:55 Witcher 4 Beta</p><p><br></p><p>🔴 SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/3su63n3z</p><p>🐦 TWITTER/X: htt...

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  Episode #25

  Switch 2 Tariffs, Xbox Showcase 2025, Last of Us Season 2 Reviews | State of the Gaming Industry 25

  Apr 11, 202538 minS2

  <p>0:00-3:27 Intro/What I'm Playing/Recent Pickups</p><p>3:28-6:35 Weekly Game Releases</p><p>6:36-9:45 FragPunk Console Release</p><p>9:46-12:31 DMC Anime Reviews</p><p>12:32-14:29 Last of Us S2 Reviews</p><p>14:30-17:21 Xbox Handheld Teased</p><p>17:22-22:08 Xbox Summer Showcase 2025</p><p>22:09-37:15 Switch 2 Drama</p><p>37:16-38:04 Outro</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>🔴 SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/3su63n3z</p><p>🐦 TWITTER/X: https://x.com/mxnsa</p><p>🕺🏾 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@_mxnsa</p><p>🎙️ SOTGI: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musa-ellison9</p><p>🎮 TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/mxnsa...

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  Episode #24

  Wonder Woman Cancelled, Pokémon Presents 2025, Fable Delayed | State of the Gaming Industry 24

  Feb 28, 202538 minS2

  <p>0:00-3:19 Intro/What I'm Playing/Recent Pickups</p><p>3:20-6:31 Weekly Game Releases</p><p>6:32-7:27 TLOU S2 Release Date</p><p>7:28-10:12 Nier 15th Anniversary</p><p>10:13-17:35 Fable Delayed to 2026</p><p>17:36-24:11 Pokémon Presents 2025 Recap</p><p>24:12-28:37 WB Games Studio Closures</p><p>28:38-33:40 James Gunn Working w/ Rocksteady & NetherRealm</p><p>33:41-37:18 Bloober Team x Konami</p><p>37:19-38:01 Outro</p><p><br></p><p>🔴 SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/3su63n3z</p><p>🐦 TWITTER/X: https://x.com/mxnsa</p><p>🕺🏾 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@_mxnsa</p><p>🎙️ SOTGI: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...

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  Episode #23

  Xbox Introduces "Muse" AI, Batman Beyond Game, Pokémon Presents | State of the Gaming Industry 23

  Feb 21, 202547 minS2

  <p>0:00-2:08 Intro/What I'm Playing/Recent Pickups</p><p>2:09-4:49 Weekly Game Releases</p><p>4:50-6:45 Game Pass Feb Wave 2</p><p>6:46-9:56 Fairgame$ Delayed</p><p>9:57-12:28 Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact Release Date</p><p>12:29-22:15 Phil Spencer Xbox Era Interview</p><p>22:16-29:34 Xbox New AI Technology "Muse"</p><p>29:35-33:39 Nintendo Discontinuing Gold Coins Program</p><p>33:40-38:44 Rocksteady Working on a Batman Beyond Game</p><p>38:45-42:32 Pokémon Presents 2/27</p><p>42:33-43:31 Palworld Hits 32M Players</p><p>43:32-44:12 Marvel Rivals Hits 40M Players</p><p>44:13-46:34 Tony Hawk Remaster 3/4</p><p>46:35-47:04 O...

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