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Look at Gaming #169 | Friday March 10th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Epic Games has big plans for its store, has its mobile apps ready https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/epic-games-store-tim-sweeney-2023 🌊 MARKET ☎️ ChatGPT's AI-made game is built from a game that already exists https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/chatgpt-ai-made-game-built-from-game-already-exists 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Epic Games has big plans for its store, has its mobile apps ready https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/epic-games-store-tim-sweeney-2023 ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Mini Royale: Nations will let 6,000 devs use its avatars via Ready Player Me integration | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/mini-royale-nations-will-let-6000-devs-use-its-avatars-via-ready-player-me-integration/ Animoca Brands and Planet Hollywood launch Club 3 as a physical private club with Web3 perks | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/animoca-brands-and-planet-hollywood-launch-club-3-as-a-physical-private-club-with-web3-perks/ Starbucks Odyssey Releases ‘The Siren Collection,’ Its First Limited-Edition NFT Drop https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/09/starbucks-odyssey-releases-the-siren-collection-its-first-limited-edition-nft-drop/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s final trailer is here - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/23589501/super-mario-bros-movie-final-trailer

Look at Gaming #168 | Thursday March 9th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 IAB study: Gaming accounts for less than 5% of ad spending | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/iab-study-gaming-accounts-for-less-than-5-of-ad-spending/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ #Ads of February 2023 - Stream Hatchet https://streamhatchet.com/blog/ads-of-february-2023/ UK attracts $545m in ad spend and role-playing games top for growth | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81022/uk-attracts-545m-in-ad-spend-and-role-playing-games-top-for-growth/ Japan and Korea Regulations Reports – Niko https://nikopartners.com/japan-korea-regulations-reports/ IAB study: Gaming accounts for less than 5% of ad spending | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/iab-study-gaming-accounts-for-less-than-5-of-ad-spending/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Can Marvel Snap’s Monetization Keep Up? — Naavik https://naavik.co/digest/is-marvel-snap-monetization-too-modest Voice chat is the worst for toxicity, but 2/3 of gamers never report it | Speechly | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/voice-chat-is-the-worst-for-toxicity-but-2-3-of-gamers-never-report-it-speechly/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 New indie label Cult Games: "Real breakouts don't come from the boardroom" | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/new-indie-label-cult-games-real-breakouts-dont-come-from-the-boardroom Google’s cloud gaming ambitions died with Stadia, exec reveals - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23631063/google-white-label-stadia-idea-done ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Yuga Labs' Otherside Metaverse to Launch Second Trip on March 25 https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/09/yuga-labs-otherside-metaverse-to-launch-second-trip-on-march-25/ What Are the Top NFT Blockchains? https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-are-the-top-nft-blockchains/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 App Store discovery is dead – so what do indies do now? - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/app-store-discovery-is-dead-so-what-do-indies-do-now/ Assembling a community... before you start making your game? https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/assembling-a-community-before-you 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Matchday secures $21 million in seed funding | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81020/matchday-secures-21-million-in-seed-funding/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 PlayStation 5 Update Adds Discord Voice Chat Today - Game Informer https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/03/08/playstation-5-update-adds-discord-voice-chat-today

Look at Gaming #167 | Wednesday March 8th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 🎮 Case Study: Counter Strike’s renowned marketplace — Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/shorts/2023/3/07/supply-demand-csgo-case-study 🌊 MARKET ☎️ Brazil and Mexico saw 20% growth in in-app spending in 2022 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81003/brazil-and-mexico-saw-20-growth-in-in-app-spending-in-2022/ FaZe Clan launches 1st all-female pro esports team for Valorant | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/faze-clan-launches-its-1st-all-female-pro-esports-team-for-valorant/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 The game theory of branded search advertising | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-game-theory-of-branded-search-advertising/ 🎮 Case Study: Counter Strike’s renowned marketplace — Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/shorts/2023/3/07/supply-demand-csgo-case-study 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Jonathan Knight: The New York Times Games Strategy - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=292hr1BhuxA ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Esports Giant TSM Enters Into Web3 Gaming Partnership With Avalanche https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/07/esports-giant-tsm-enters-into-web3-gaming-partnership-with-avalanche/ 2023 will be the year that blockchain games deliver quality and fun | Polygon | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/2023-will-be-the-year-that-blockchain-games-deliver-quality-and-fun-polygon/ AI Artist Claire Silver to Show NFT Collection at Louvre https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/08/ai-artist-claire-silver-to-show-nft-collection-at-louvre/ Amazon is building an NFT marketplace https://twitter.com/waleswoosh/status/1633061326971871232 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Tangle raises $4M in funding from Qualcomm and more for virtual workplace | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/game-development/tangle-raises-4m-in-funding-from-qualcomm-and-more-for-virtual-workplace/ Redemption Games spins out of AppLovin and raises $7M | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/redemption-games-spins-out-of-applovin-and-raises-7m/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Niantic’s Peridot launches worldwide on May 9 - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/niantics-peridot-launches-worldwide-on-may-9/ Among Us surpasses 500M mobile downloads since launch | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/among-us-surpasses-500m-mobile-downloads-since-launch/

Look at Gaming #166 | Tuesday March 7th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 it's going to VERY hard for AI cos to break into gaming. Here's why 👇 https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1631468113148661762 🌊 MARKET ☎️ GSD & GfK: The UK market came back to growth in February 2023 https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/gsd-and-gfk-the-uk-market-came-back?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=358110&post_id=106905876&isFreemail=true it's going to VERY hard for AI cos to break into gaming. Here's why 👇 https://twitter.com/andrewchen/status/1631468113148661762 2023 is going to be a brutal year for games that raised < $5M https://twitter.com/skilllevel7/status/1632429647668613120 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Kai Cenat's Record Breaking Mafiathon - Stream Hatchet https://streamhatchet.com/blog/kai-cenats-record-breaking-mafiathon/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Magic Eden Launches 'Mint Madness' With Free Web3 Gaming Mints https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/magic-eden-launches-mint-madness-with-free-web3-gaming-mints/ Hermès Asks Court for Control Over MetaBirkin NFTs https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/06/hermes-asks-court-for-control-over-metabirkin-nfts/ More Than Gamers Sold a Breakthrough Web3 Game and Delivered Empty Promises https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/01/more-than-gamers-sold-a-breakthrough-web3-game-and-delivered-empty-promises/ Gaming Engine Unity Taps MetaMask, Immutable X and Solana for Web3 Developer Tools https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/28/gaming-engine-unity-taps-metamask-immutable-x-and-solana-for-web3-developer-tools/ Electronic Arts Founder Trip Hawkins Joins Web3 Gaming Startup https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/24/electronic-arts-founder-trip-hawkins-joins-web3-gaming-startup-as-cso/ Video game production and distribution model is broken. Here's a project trying to solve that https://twitter.com/rebootgg_/status/1631008079046385665 ETH Denver Gaming Takeaways https://twitter.com/templecrash/status/1632518430497619973 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 Discover the tool that can speed up marketing approvals and help prevent video game leaks | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discover-the-tool-that-can-speed-up-marketing-approvals-and-help-prevent-video-game-leaks 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Marvel Snap has amassed $50m in global revenue since its launch | News-in-brief | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/marvel-snap-has-amassed-50m-in-global-revenue-since-its-launch-news-in-brief

Look at Gaming #165 | Monday March 6th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Halo Infinite players have made 1M creations in the Forge beta | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/halo-infinite-players-have-made-1m-creations-in-the-forge-beta/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ Sony reportedly eyeing up acquisition of Take-Two Interactive | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80976/sony-reportedly-eyeing-up-acquisition-of-take-two-interactive/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Understanding the Rise of ACG Aesthetics in Gaming — Naavik https://naavik.co/deep-dives/understanding-anime-aesthetics A Consumer’s Digital Footprint https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/a-consumers-digital-footprint Krafton Targets India / Ramifications of Hogwarts Legacy’s Success / Unity Earnings - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd1_hXewvdA No rest for Call of Duty | Podcast | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/no-rest-for-call-of-duty-podcast 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Alvaro Duarte: Voodoo’s Ongoing Evolution - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jck4V6lra_k How Sony is blending games, movies and VR into the same ecosystem | Jake Zim interview | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/how-sony-is-blending-games-movies-and-vr-into-the-same-ecosystem-jake-zim-interview/ How Atari is leveraging 50 years of nostalgia | Wade Rosen interview | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/how-atari-is-leveraging-50-years-of-nostalgia-wade-rosen-interview/ Meta doesn’t seem to know its VR headsets are game consoles - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/4/23623081/meta-quest-3-ps3-xbox-one-video-games-yikes Halo Infinite players have made 1M creations in the Forge beta | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/halo-infinite-players-have-made-1m-creations-in-the-forge-beta/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 How Rec Room looks at the metaverse opportunity | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/how-rec-room-looks-at-the-metaverse-opportunity/ ImmutableX expands partnership with Warner Bros. with mobile Web3 game Blocklete Golf | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/immutablex-launches-verified-blockchain-gaming-solution-for-unity/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 How do you know if a social app will be a hit? https://twitter.com/kirbyman01/status/1631704147648196608

Look at Gaming #164 | Friday March 3rd 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Why Mobile Game Studios Are Increasing the Prices of IAPs - GameRefinery https://www.gamerefinery.com/why-mobile-game-studios-are-increasing-the-prices-of-iaps/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ Square Enix CEO steps down amid big changes in gaming | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/gaming-business/square-enix-ceo-steps-down-amid-big-changes-in-gaming/ VR isn't ready for a "must-play" experience | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/vr-isnt-ready-for-a-must-play-experience-opinion Singular: ROI Index in 2023 - by Dmitriy Byshonkov https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/singular-roi-index-in-2023 Top 10 Live Streamers in 2023 - Stream Hatchet https://streamhatchet.com/blog/top-10-live-streamers-in-2023/ U.S. rep mulls legislative action to press games industry on online extremism https://www.axios.com/2023/03/02/lori-trahan-games-industry-online-extremism-congress 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Sony's new media empire - SuperJoost Playlist https://superjoost.substack.com/p/sonys-new-media-empire?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=66617&post_id=105790747&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email Why Mobile Game Studios Are Increasing the Prices of IAPs - GameRefinery https://www.gamerefinery.com/why-mobile-game-studios-are-increasing-the-prices-of-iaps/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 VitalXP raises $3M for Web3 shooter Lowlife Forms | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/vitalxp-raises-3m-for-web3-shooter-lowlife-forms/ Report: Meta planning three more VR headsets, Quest 3 due this year | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-meta-planning-three-more-vr-headsets-quest-3-due-this-year Sony might be forced to reveal how much it pays to keep games off Xbox Game Pass - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/3/23623363/microsoft-sony-ftc-activision-blocking-rights-exclusivity 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 Story Machine demonstrates how AI is helping game development | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/story-machine-demonstrates-how-ai-is-helping-game-development/ Mobile games included in inaugural Olympic Esports Series | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/80968/mobile-games-included-in-inaugural-olympic-esports-series/ Where did Knockout City go wrong? | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/where-did-knockout-city-go-wrong

Look at Gaming #163 | Thursday March 2nd 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 The giants of adtech are facing challengers in the privacy era | Singular | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/the-giants-of-adtech-are-facing-challengers-singular/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ The giants of adtech are facing challengers in the privacy era | Singular | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/the-giants-of-adtech-are-facing-challengers-singular/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 The App Store's original flaw | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-app-stores-original-sin/ Are Gaming VCs Too Big? — Naavik https://naavik.co/digest/are-gaming-vcs-too-big 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Sony's third-party plan to make PlayStation the best place to play | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sonys-third-party-plan-to-make-playstation-the-best-place-to-play Blizzard got big by figuring out how to get noticed | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/blizzard-got-big-by-figuring-out-how-to-get-noticed/ Exclusive: Phil Spencer Talks Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard & Xbox - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsFHcrXtKeU 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 How Stacklands uses simplicity in its compelling card-based builder https://www.gamedeveloper.com/road-to-igf-2023/how-stacklands-uses-simplicity-to-create-a-compelling-card-based-village-builder Building on success: How to focus your expertise to create guaranteed hits | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/feature/80933/building-on-success-how-to-focus-your-expertise-to-create-guaranteed-hits/ The single most important metric in games is retention https://twitter.com/JoshLu/status/1630965363776307200 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Hi-Fi Rush rocks out with 2 million players https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-hi-fi-rush-i-rocks-out-with-2-million-players Pokémon Sleep is just the start of my fully gamified life - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/1/23618888/pokemon-sleep-nintendo-gamified-life-apps Meta has sold almost 20 million Quest headsets https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/meta-has-sold-almost-20-million-quest-headsets

Look at Gaming #162 | Wednesday March 1st 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 The Case of Playrix and why Product-Market fit is a Moving Target — Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2023/2/27/the-case-of-playrix-and-why-product-market-fit-is-a-moving-target 🌊 MARKET ☎️ How can brands accelerate engagement in the games market? https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/over-80-of-us-consumers-play-video-games-how-can-brands-accelerate-engagement-with-this-big-audience-of-game-enthusiasts Olympic Esports Week will feature chess and Just Dance - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/1/23615822/olympics-esports-week-chess-just-dance AppMagic: Mobile Gaming Market in 2022 https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/appmagic-mobile-gaming-market-in Ampere Analysis: Console market dipped to $56.2bn in 2022 | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ampere-analysis-console-market-dipped-to-562bn-in-2022 Playable ads have the lowest cost per install of all gaming ad formats | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80952/playable-ads-have-the-lowest-cost-per-install-of-all-gaming-ad-formats/ Playtika suspends new game launches until marketing landscape improves - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/playtika-suspends-all-new-game-launches-until-marketing-landscape-improves/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 A deep dive on European data privacy law | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert https://mobiledevmemo.com/a-deep-dive-on-european-data-privacy-law/ Bigmode's journey, from YouTubers to publishers | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bigmodes-journey-from-youtubers-to-publishers The Case of Playrix and why Product-Market fit is a Moving Target — Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2023/2/27/the-case-of-playrix-and-why-product-market-fit-is-a-moving-target 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Is Squad Busters Supercell’s next multi-billion dollar smash? - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/is-squad-busters-supercells-next-multi-billion-dollar-smash/ Is Amazon finding its way in games? | Sarah Anderson interview | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/is-amazon-finding-its-way-in-games-sarah-anderson-interview/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Manish Agarwal: India x Web3 Gaming - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YV_Qzc6BJk Habytat announces AI-powered pets for its social metaverse | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/habytat-announces-ai-powered-pets-for-its-social-metaverse/ The Sandbox expands to Germany with acquisition of developer Sviper | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80953/the-sandbox-expands-to-germany-with-acquisition-of-developer-sviper/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 Hidetaka Miyazaki's advice for game designers: "Trust players" https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/hidetaka-miyazaki-s-advice-for-challenging-game-design-trust-players- How the water systems of Timberborn were built on real world modeling https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/deep-dive-timberborn-s-water-mechanics 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/avalon-raises-13m-to-build-an-interoperable-digital-universe/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Warner Bros. Interactive: Hogwarts Legacy sold 12M copies in the first two weeks https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/warner-bros-interactive-hogwarts The Super Mario Bros. Movie is coming a little early - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618664/super-mario-bros-movie-us-release-date-april-5 Destiny 2 reaches new concurrent player high with Lightfall release https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-destiny-2-i-reaches-new-player-count-high-with-i-lightfall-i-release Elden Ring Expansion, Shadow Of The Erdtree, Revealed - Game Informer https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/02/28/elden-ring-expansion-shadow-of-the-erdtree-revealed

Look at Gaming #161 | Tuesday February 28th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 India Games Market Report – Niko https://nikopartners.com/india-games-market-report/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ India Games Market Report – Niko https://nikopartners.com/india-games-market-report/ Ampere Analysis: The UK gaming market declined in 2022 for the first time in 10 years https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/ampere-analysis-the-uk-gaming-market Unity posts first profitable quarter on non-GAAP basis, expects to be profitable in 2023 | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-posts-first-profitable-quarter-on-non-gaap-basis-expects-to-be-profitable-in-2023 China Audiovisual and Digital Publishing Association: Chinese market declined by 10.33% in 2022 https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/china-audiovisual-and-digital-publishing inworld.ai: 99% of American gamers do want to see AI NPCs https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/inworldai-99-of-american-gamers-do Inspirations and highlights from Dice Summit 2023 | The DeanBeat | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/inspirations-and-highlights-from-dice-summit-2023-the-deanbeat/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D review: closing the Intel gap for gaming - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/23613408/amd-ryzen-9-7950x3d-review-cpu-processor-benchmark-test 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Sony exec says Hollywood is turning to games for new franchises https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/sony-exec-says-hollywood-is-turning-to-games-in-search-of-originality Microsoft shared the number of Xbox users in the European Union https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/microsoft-shared-the-number-of-xbox Valve's new stance on Steam keys: what to know? https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/valves-new-stance-on-steam-keys-what Pokémon Concierge is Netflix's latest game adaptation | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/pokemon-concierge-netflix-game-adaptation-annouced/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Physics for on-chain games https://twitter.com/damor_eth/status/1629802418505408512?s=20 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 Key licensing tips from working with big brands | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/key-licensing-tips-from-working-with-big-brands 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Champions Round raises $7M for free-to-play fantasy sports games | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/champions-round-raises-7m-for-free-to-play-fantasy-sports-games/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 The original Pokémon TCG base set is coming back as a trio of decks - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/27/23616776/pokemon-tcg-classic-premium-deck-trading-cards Ubisoft's The Crew franchise hits 40 million players https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-s-the-crew-franchise-hits-40-million-players Angry Birds 2 hits $500m as folks get in a flap over the original - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/angry-birds-2-hits-500m-as-folks-get-in-a-flap-over-the-original/

Look at Gaming #160 | Monday February 27th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 The future of talent pipelines into games | Playable Futures Podcast | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-future-of-talent-pipelines-into-games-playable-futures-podcast 🌊 MARKET ☎️ Why Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says this is generative AI's moment | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/why-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-this-is-generative-ais-moment/ Unity posts profitable quarter with tepid future outlook | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/unity-posts-profitable-quarter-with-tepid-future-outlook/ Growth By Acquisition / Roblox Generative AI / 2020-22 Gaming Deals Highlights - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QHjhfd4AjA WB Games reports year-on-year decline ahead of Hogwarts Legacy's $850m success | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wb-games-reports-year-on-year-decline-ahead-of-hogwarts-legacys-850m-success PitchBook drops first gaming investment report covering Q4 2022 | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/pitchbook-gaming-investment-report-market-size-q4-2022/ 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Future of Transmedia Entertainment https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/future-of-transmedia-entertainment Live service games may be the superhero genre's unbeatable enemy https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/live-service-games-may-be-the-superhero-genre-s-unbeatable-enemy The future of talent pipelines into games | Playable Futures Podcast | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-future-of-talent-pipelines-into-games-playable-futures-podcast Exploring the evolving Japanese indie game scene https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/exploring-the-evolving-japanese-indie-game-scene 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Microsoft’s Antitrust Appeasement — Naavik https://naavik.co/digest/can-dual-announcement-appease-activision-antitrust ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Next Up w/ N3TWORK (Mobile Pivots to Web3) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dneRL84wMI Free Mints & free-to-own in Nami’s Nexus https://twitter.com/namianalytics/status/1629073794366156800?s=20 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Kratos Studios raises $20M and acquires IndiGG | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/kratos-studios-raises-20m-and-acquires-indigg/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 How CS:GO Continues to Attract Players & Break Records https://streamhatchet.com/blog/blog-how-csgo-continues-to-attract-players-break-records/ Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok sweep the 2023 DICE Awards https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/elden-ring-and-god-of-war-ragnarok-sweep-the-2023-dice-awards

Look at Gaming #159 | Friday February 24th 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Konvoy Ventures GP @joshchapmn shares some stats on 1Q23 funding landscape https://twitter.com/joshchapmn/status/1628800018361552896?s=20 🌊 MARKET ☎️ NetEase revenue rose 4% year-on-year in Q4 2022 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/80918/netease-revenue-rose-4-year-on-year-in-q4-2022/ Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins joins Gamesquare, leads new incubator Ninja Labs | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tyler-ninja-blevins-joins-gamesquare-leads-new-incubator-ninja-labs Video game makers are putting generative AI to work https://www.axios.com/2023/02/23/video-games-generative-ai How generative AI is changing game development (and UGC) | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/how-generative-ai-is-changing-game-development-and-ugc/ Konvoy Ventures GP @joshchapmn shares some stats on 1Q23 funding landscape https://twitter.com/joshchapmn/status/1628800018361552896?s=20 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 What does a wave of closures mean for live service games? | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/what-does-a-wave-of-closures-mean-for-live-service-games Did Microsoft do enough to convince Europe to let them buy Activision Blizzard? | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-activision-blizzard-europe-opinion 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Valve unveils Steam's full sales and festival list for 2023 https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-unveils-steam-s-full-sales-and-festival-list-for-2023 TikTok isn’t launching a games tab – but it is doubling down on discovery - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/tiktok-isnt-launching-a-games-tab-but-it-is-doubling-down-on-discovery/ The biggest news from PlayStation’s State of Play - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/23/23612528/playstation-state-of-play-february-2023-roundup ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Even Neal Stephenson doesn't seem keen on crypto anymore https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/even-neal-stephenson-doesn-t-seem-keen-on-crypto-anymore Corporate NFT Recap: The Fine Line Between Victory And Defeat https://www.theblockresearch.com/corporate-nft-recap-the-fine-line-between-victory-and-defeat-212987 Web3 Gaming Token Economy. o7 gamers and game developers. | by Kevin Eun | Shima Capital | Feb, 2023 | Medium https://medium.com/shimacapital/web3-gaming-token-economy-d497c897ae40 What founders can learn from Blur's airdrop https://variant.fund/articles/what-crypto-founders-can-learn-from-blurs-token-airdrop/ Building Economically Sustainable, Hyperstructures Through On-Chain Games https://loaf.coffee/posts/economic-hyperstructures An analysis of the spectrum of Web2.0, Web2.5, to Web3 games https://twitter.com/I_D_Theory/status/1627732827277037569?s=20 Folius Ventures' framework on Web3 x Gaming economies https://twitter.com/MapleLeafCap/status/1628953530131435520?s=20 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Pantera Invests $10M in Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/23/pantera-invests-10m-in-metaverse-game-worldwide-webb/ 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Sensor Tower: Apex Legends Mobile results https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/sensor-tower-apex-legends-mobile-53b Hogwarts Legacy sells 12 million units in first two weeks | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/hogwarts-legacy-sells-12-million-units-in-first-two-weeks/

Look at Gaming #158 | Thursday February 23rd 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Check out thecoreloop's new substack. Never miss a thread, blog, or pod again! https://thecoreloop.substack.com/p/icymi-threads-blogs-and-pods-c7c 🌊 MARKET ☎️ The Staying Power of Tabletop Games https://venturebeat.com/games/nvidia-q4-revenue-dips-21-to-6-05b-as-downturn-takes-its-toll/ Register for Google's Istanbul Gaming Summit with @deconfun https://adsonair.withgoogle.com/events/igs23-googledof 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Embracer: Power of Tabletop Games — Naavik https://naavik.co/digest/embracer-tabletop-q3 🎮 The Real Danger of the Microsoft's Activision Deal — Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/shorts/2023/2/17/the-real-danger-of-the-microsofts-activision-deal Spotify and the quality of podcast advertising | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert https://mobiledevmemo.com/spotify-podcasts-and-the-quality-of-brand-advertising/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Nintendo is creating an entertainment empire, and it all starts with Mario - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/23608700/super-nintendo-world-entertainment-miyamoto-takahashi-interview Amazon gets western publishing rights for NCSoft's Throne & Liberty https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/amazon-games-acquires-publishing-rights-for-ncsoft-s-i-throne-liberty-i- Enthusiast Gaming is the number one gaming property in the United States | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80914/enthusiast-gaming-is-the-number-one-gaming-property-in-the-united-states/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 The story behind SandboxVR founder Steve Zhao https://twitter.com/a16z/status/1628481397513134081?s=20 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Elden Ring has sold over 20 million copies worldwide https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/elden-ring-has-sold-over-20-million-copies-worldwide

ICYMI: Threads, Blogs, & Pods! We're all busy so we're bound to miss some good content, but thecoreloop got you covered. This week we have threads on game dev learnings, blogs on what makes a fun blockchain game, and pods about the speed & power of AI. https://thecoreloop.substack.com/p/icymi-threads-blogs-and-pods-c7c

Look at Gaming #157 | Wednesday February 22nd 2023 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 Dota 2 Hero Guides celebrate 10 years, used in 91% of matches | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/dota-2-hero-guides-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-torte-de-lini/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ Top 10 Esports Organizations in Live Streaming 2023 - Stream Hatchet https://streamhatchet.com/blog/top-10-esports-organizations-in-live-streaming-2023/ Japanese Esports on the Rise: Five Teams to Watch – Niko https://nikopartners.com/japanese-esports-on-the-rise-five-teams-to-watch/ ExpressVPN: Millennials in the US & the UK are playing games the most https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/expressvpn-millennials-in-the-us 💎 Deep Dives 🔎 Getting ML-Based App Personalization Right: The Engagement Engineering Framework | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert https://mobiledevmemo.com/getting-ml-based-app-personalization-right-the-engagement-engineering-framework/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 Nvidia and Microsoft ink 10-year deal bringing Xbox games to GeForce Now | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/nvidia-and-microsoft-ink-10-year-deal-bringing-xbox-games-to-geforce-now/ PlayStation announces State of Play for February 23 | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/playstation-announces-state-of-play-for-february-23/ TikTok games are now being tested in the UK – here are the 14 we've found so far - Mobilegamer.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/tiktok-games-are-now-being-tested-in-the-uk-here-are-the-14-weve-found-so-far/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 Bringing Web3 Games to Mobile - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAaf8QxXQ9g&ab_channel=NaavikGamingPodcast 💰 Fundraising 🧧 Azra Games raises another $10M from A16z for Web3 games | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/azra-games-raises-another-10m-from-a16z-for-web3-games/ Strider raises $5.5M for collaborative story-driven gaming platform | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/strider-raises-5-5m-for-collaborative-story-driven-gaming-platform/ The Block: Bain Capital Crypto backs gaming firm, Curio, creating on-chain diplomats https://www.theblock.co/post/209815/bain-capital-crypto-backs-curio-research 👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮 Genshin Impact studio's next game Honkai: Star Rail nears release https://www.axios.com/2023/02/21/honkai-star-rail-genshin-impact-mihoyo Dota 2 Hero Guides celebrate 10 years, used in 91% of matches | VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/games/dota-2-hero-guides-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-torte-de-lini/