Playing This Week alternatives: newsletters like it

3 newsletters in the NewsletterFIT index cover the same topics as Playing This Week (AI-generated entertainment, Video game industry trends and Creator economy and AI tools). The closest matches are Video Games Industry Memo, Friends Per Second and The Game Business. They are ranked by how many topics they share with it, then by publicly shown subscribers.

Updated Nov 13, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology

About Playing This Week

Video game essays and reporting putting the spotlight on the Canadian video game industry, by a journalist and a recovering marketer based in Toronto.

  • AI-generated entertainment
  • Video game industry trends
  • Creator economy and AI tools
  • Cultural impact of technology on media consumption
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  1. 1

    SubstackWeekly · last post 15 days ago

    From recent posts: The Video Games Industry Memo is a business-focused newsletter covering the video game industry's commercial, regulatory, and cultural landscape. It publishes a mix of format types, including industry analysis…

    Likely audience: Game developers

    1 shared topic

  2. 2
    Friends Per Second4K subscribers

    Substacklast post Jun 22, 2026

    From recent posts: Friends Per Second publishes weekly video game industry news, hardware reviews, and developer interviews in both newsletter and podcast formats. The publication targets gamers and industry professionals with recurring…

    Likely audience: Gaming enthusiasts

    1 shared topic

  3. 3

    SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 7 days ago

    From recent posts: The Game Business is a reader-supported technology publication covering the video game industry. Its content spans market performance and industry consolidation, studio management and development shifts, preservation…

    Likely audience: game developers

    1 shared topic

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