Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Branching Factor is back for 2024. We kickstart the year with George and Tommy sitting down to discuss the current state of the games industry, and where we see things going over the next 12 months.

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We had a couple of hiccups with George's audio, so we've uploaded a cleaned up version. Hope it sounds a little better!
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