How to Keep a Franchise Feeling Fresh | Windbreaker Podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses strategies for keeping a video game franchise innovative and engaging.

On this week’s episode of Windbreaker, Yahtzee, JM8, and Marty chat about what it takes to keep a franchise feeling fresh in 2026. Second Wind is fully independent, employee-owned and fan-funded. Consider supporting us on Patreon for as little as $1/month at patreon.com/SecondWindGroup

People in this episode

Hosts: Yahtzee, JM8, Marty

Topics covered

• franchise management
• video game industry
• innovation
• game design
• independent gaming

Keywords

• franchise
• video games
• innovation
• game design
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second Wind

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