The fall and rise of the Tokyo Game Show

admin October 8, 2025

Tokyo Game Show 2025 was a bustling return to form after some times of trouble. Over the last decade TGS has faced issues, and ex-SEGA developer and 17-Bit CEO Jake Kazdal is here to talk us through that whole journey from the show floor.

0:00 – Introduction
01:49 – Returning to form
03:22 – The old days
10:27 – The Japanese indie scene
12:15 – How we got here

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