<![CDATA[THE BURN with Neil Haldar: The Games Industry, Behind Closed Doors]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-burn-haldar-co Every episode, I take one thing happening behind closed doors in the games industry and tear it apart. Not the press release, the part that comes after it. I'm Neil Haldar. I've spent more than two decades in games and entertainment, including at MGM, and I was Executive Producer on James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing and the original Unreal Tournament. Now I advise studios, publishers, and investors at HALDAR & CO in Las Vegas.

THE BURN is built like a game. Episodes are Stages. Each one runs through four Levels and gets a HEAT rating for how much it should worry you. Some of it is uncomfortable. Most of it is already happening while nobody is paying attention.

THE BURN is also a biweekly newsletter, and The Burndown is my weekly on games and entertainment capital markets. Sign up for both at insights.haldar.co.

Personal opinion and commentary only. Not investment, legal or tax advice, and not an offer to buy or sell any security.

]]> RSS.com 2026.1010.64755 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:10:13 GMT en ae2be219-b486-51ff-ae01-3fbe9157e01a https://media.rss.com/the-burn-haldar-co/podcast_cover_20261013_123430_aca2c4ad2937d7ce9417e64410b1827f.jpg THE BURN with Neil Haldar: The Games Industry, Behind Closed Doors https://rss.com/podcasts/the-burn-haldar-co no (c) 2026 Neil Haldar. All rights reserved. Neil Haldar Neil Haldar false episodic podcast false <![CDATA[Stage 1-1: The AI Boogeyman Is Real]]> AI is already inside game studios, running NPCs, QA, voice, live ops and the notetaker in your meetings. Licensees are locked out of the speed-ups while Epic's Disney game goes AI-first, Steam has become YouTube, and user acquisition is eating brand alive. The only counter-trend left is trust, in independent journalism and in creators. HEAT: 4/5.

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