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Look at Games #18 | Wednesday July 27th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at WB's Multiversus' beta. 1 Day old and 140k+ players on Steam. The power of Cross IP baby https://www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/wb-s-day-old-i-multiversus-i-beta-reaches-high-player-count 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at another banger from Eric on surviving the marketing winter https://mobiledevmemo.com/surviving-the-mobile-marketing-winter-customer-unit-economics/ 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at WB's Multiversus' beta. 1 Day old and 140k+ players on Steam https://www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/wb-s-day-old-i-multiversus-i-beta-reaches-high-player-count A look at Raid: Shadow Legens hitting $1B in spend and 62M Download. That's $16 per install since 2018. WILD https://mobilegamer.biz/raid-shadow-legends-hits-1bn-in-lifetime-player-spend-from-62m-downloads/ A look at Apex Legends Mobile earns $20M and 26M Download since March this year. https://mobilegamer.biz/apex-legends-mobile-earns-ea-over-20m-passes-26m-downloads/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Meta's acquisition of Within blocked by FTC https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/meta-s-acquisition-of-vr-dev-within-stopped-by-ftc-injunction A look at Meta's Reality Labs losing $2.8 billlllyyy https://www.gamedeveloper.com/extended-reality/despite-uptick-in-revenue-meta-s-reality-labs-posts-2-8-billion-loss ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Naavik's Two Divergent Approaches to Blockchain Gaming https://naavik.co/digest/minecraft-square-enix-nft 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at Steam tags and why they work https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/the-evolution-of-steam-tags-why-we-dig-em 💰 Fundraising 🧧 A look at Open World, a studio founded by Loaded (a gaming talent management agency) https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/27/new-studio-open-world-announced-by-loaded/ A look at Magicave's $6.4M raise https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/27/digital-hobby-startup-magicave-receives-new-round-of-funding/ A look at Magic Eden + Genopets' first gaming semi-fungible token marketplace https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/27/magic-eden-introduces-semi-fungible-tokens-sfts-marketplace-with-genopets/

Look at Games #17 | Tuesday July 26th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at mobile games' visibility in terms of marketing/PR https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-25-if-indie-games-are-underreported-mobile-games-must-be-invisible-opinion 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at the Games market to reach $197B in 2022 https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/the-games-market-will-show-strong-resilence-in-2022 A look at Digital Gaming Buyer Behavior. RPG genre has the highest penetration https://www.npd.com/news/infographics/2022/uncover-digital-gaming-buyer-behavior/ A look at 2022's Market Outlook https://www.npd.com/news/infographics/2022/u-s-video-games-mid-year-market-outlook/ A look at Immutable making layoffs https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/web3-developer-immutable-games-studio-hit-with-layoffs 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at lessons from Stray's game design -- less is more. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/op-ed-stray-and-the-breezy-appeal-of-less-is-more-game-design 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Xbox's slow release schedule leads to a 7% decline (~$260M) in Microsoft's overall gaming rev. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/slow-xbox-release-schedule-dents-microsoft-financials A look at Meta raising VR headset prices by $100 https://www.axios.com/2022/07/26/meta-quest-2-price-increase A look at Fortnite adding John Cena outfit/skin. Fortnite has been the game that's been doing the most cross-IP collab from God of War to Star Wars. https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/07/26/you-can-actually-see-john-cena-in-fortnite-this-week A look at Netflix adding even more games to its in-app games catalog https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/26/netflix-adds-bafta-winner-before-your-eyes-to-games-list A look at PlayStation VR2's see-thru view and other new features https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/07/26/playstation-vr2-see-through-view-and-other-features-detailed-in-new-blog-post ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at BreederDAO with The Metacast by Naavik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRmuPX7Av0 A look at MTV Awards adding "Best Metaverse Performance" https://twitter.com/ballmatthew/status/1552043728776400896 A look at Gala Games Part 2 by the home girl @_calmdonut https://www.theblockresearch.com/gala-games-part-2-game-ecosystem-strategy-158390 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at mobile games' visibility in terms of marketing/PR https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-25-if-indie-games-are-underreported-mobile-games-must-be-invisible-opinion 💰 Fundraising 🧧 A look at Aftermath Islands raising $25M https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/26/aftermath-islands-raises-25m-in-utility-token-sale-for-metaverse-project/ A look at Mighty Bear Games raising $10M. @hiframework leading https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/26/mighty-bear-games-raises-10m-for-mighty-action-heroes-web3-game/

A Look at Games #16 Monday July 25th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at Roblox's developer unit economics. https://naavik.co/digest/roblox-developer-unit-economics 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at the Chinese market's decline for the first time in 14 years https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-chinese-market-declines-for-first-time-in-10-years A look at an indie studio unionising in LA. The games industry is known for 'crunch' and it's unsurprising to see the desire to unionize https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-25-indie-studio-tender-claws-to-unionise 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at revolutionizing the farming genre with mechs https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-revolutionising-the-farming-genre-with-mechs-big-robots-dont-have-to-fight-godzilla-to-be-cool 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at what Roblox needed to change to release its game in China https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/roblox-leaked-documents-chinese-release ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Axie Infinity's Axie Creator School! https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1551562146261225472 A look at Webaverse's special drop on Aug 3rd https://twitter.com/webaverse/status/1551575739476377602 A look at Dark Forest's new marketplace https://blog.zkga.me/nightmarket A look at Parallel's teaser trailer @ParallelNFT https://twitter.com/ParallelNFT/status/1551686644457259015 A look at Non-Fngitble Films' trailer https://twitter.com/NonFungibleFilm/status/1551590962987560960 A look at cat's take on metaverse money. @CL207 https://twitter.com/CL207/status/1551598109947359232 A look at the Open Metaverse Alliance for web3. This sounds like the Metaverse Standard Forum amd the Blockchain Game Alliance https://twitter.com/staratlas/status/1551602683630432257 A look at Dragonfly's Hasseb Qureshi web3 entrepreneurship class. @hosseeb https://twitter.com/hosseeb/status/1551657284081635328 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at the load time arms race https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/video-game-load-times-might-not-be-with-us-for-much-longer A look at when B Teams are ready for investment https://elitegamedevelopers.com/what-makes-a-gaming-startup-ready-for-an-investment/ A look at Eric's Mobile Ad Tech 101 series -- The Supply Side Platform https://mobiledevmemo.com/podcast-what-is-an-ssp-with-liat-barer/ A look at why DLC's may be better monization https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/why-paid-dlc-might-be-the-right-choice-for-your-pc-console-game

That's it for this week folks! Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see ya on Monday 😎

A Look at Games #15 Friday July 22nd 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at my original portfolio breakdown of a16z’s GAMES FUND ONE portfolio https://twitter.com/0xkapital_k/status/1550655795083128833?s=21&t=rjq6GQLWJDECfOdwCVcVLg 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at 69M user account data getting compromised in Neopets hack https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/neopets-hack-may-have-compromised-the-user-data-of-millions A look at This Week in Business by Gamesindustry.biz. Scroll down for the Stats & Quotes https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-the-heat-is-on-this-week-in-business A look at 2022 Essential Facts about the games industry by the largest video games lobbyist group in the US https://www.theesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-Essential-Facts-About-the-Video-Game-Industry.pdf 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at a $100M settlement on Riot Games over gender discrimination in the workplace https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/riot-games-settlement-approval A look at why Games are getting some respect https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/22/the-deanbeat-stanley-pierre-louis-on-why-games-are-getting-respect/ A look at why Big Fish Games is doubling down on its core business of casual mobile games https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/22/how-big-fish-games-is-focusing-on-its-core-business-of-casual-mobile-games/ 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Twitch rolling out shared banning tools for streamers https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-twitch-rolls-out-shared-ban-tool-for-streamers A look at Opera & GameMaker's new FREE publishing platform for mobile browser games https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-opera-and-gamemaker-launch-free-mobile-web-games-publishing-platform ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Delphi Digital's Future of (Crypto) Gaming piece. Shoutout to my frens over at @Delphi_Digital @Shaughnessy119 @pierskicks https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital/status/1550141782301843458 A look at 3rd-Party NFTs in games. Minecraft's move may set off a domino effect. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-22-third-party-nfts-in-games-are-the-latest-unethical-twist-from-web3-opinion A look at MetaMundo a 3D NFT Marketpalce for primary art sales. Imagine 3D Scenes, images, etc. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/22/metamundo-launches-3d-nft-marketplace-for-the-metaverse/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at what is a "AAA Game" by the good folks over at @konvoyventures https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/what-is-a-aaa-game 👾 Game Releases 🎮 A look at a behind-the-scenes video of The Last of Us PlayStation 5 Remake. https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/07/22/the-last-of-us-remakes-changes-and-improvements-detailed-in-behind-the-scenes-video

A Look at Games #14 Thursday July 21st 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at mediation in mobile advertising https://mobiledevmemo.com/why-mediation-is-the-primary-front-in-the-mobile-advertising-wars-post-att/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) -- the lobbying group for gaming co https://www.axios.com/2022/07/21/esa-no-e3-lobbying A look at Ubisoft sales down 9.8% in Q1 2022 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-21-ubisoft-sales-down-9-8-percent-in-q1-2022 A look at Runescape creator, Jagex, acquiring Pipeworks Studio https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/21/jagex-acquires-pipeworks-studio-to-grow-in-north-america/ A look at European game sales https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-21-elden-ring-pok-mon-legends-arceus-drove-european-sales-during-the-first-half-of-2022 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at FIFA23 excluding Russian teams https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-21-fifa-23-will-exclude-russian-teams 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at the top app downloads in the US, China, Japan, and UK https://mobilegamer.biz/exclusive-sensor-tower-charts-the-president-on-top-as-dbz-dokkan-battle-revenue-surges/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Star Atlas doubling down on web3 gaming https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/21/star-atlas-doubles-down-on-web3-gaming-with-dao-and-marketplace/ A look at Aglet passing 3.5M active users in its Sneakerverse https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/21/aglet-passes-3-5m-active-users-in-its-web3-sneakerverse/ A look at Usain Bolt's web3 move2earn fitness platform -- Step App https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/21/usain-bolt-helps-launch-move-to-earn-nft-fitness-platform-step-app/

A Look at Games #13 Wednesday July 20th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at Minecraft banning NFTs & Blockchain! https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/third-party-nfts-and-blockchain-tech-are-now-banned-from-minecraft 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at FaZe Clan going public on Nasdaq. Didn't look too hot. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/20/faze-clan-goes-public-as-first-esports-and-gamer-lifestyle-brand-on-nasdaq/ A look at retail momentum across the categories (more than just gaming) https://www.npd.com/news/thought-leadership/2022/retail-momentum-ups-and-downs/ 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at how the future of Hypercasual genre is bundled https://naavik.co/digest/hypercasual-bundled-cryptounicorns 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Discord voice finally coming to Xbox https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/07/20/discord-support-finally-comes-to-xbox A look at Netflix Games' August line up https://mobilegamer.biz/netflix-games-august-line-up-includes-heads-up-and-thriller-twelve-minutes/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Square Enix teaming up with Enjin for Final Fintasy VII NFT Collection https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/20/square-enix-teams-up-with-enjin-to-make-final-fantasy-vii-nft-collectibles/

A Look at Games #12 Tuesday July 19th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at GDC 2023 Core Concept talks. GDC is one of the TOP conferences in gaming. Pro-tip: the prev talks could be found at the GDC Vault. A lot of good content there https://www.gamedeveloper.com/gdc/gdc-2023-core-concepts-talk-submissions-are-now-open 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at the M&A Activity in H1 2022 by Drake Star Partners https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/drake-star-partners-gaming-ma-and-investments-hit-651-deals-worth-107b-in-first-half/ A look at how investment in game companies soared in H1 2022 https://www.axios.com/2022/07/19/video-game-deals-drakestar-2022 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at LoL: Wild Rift hitting $500M in lifetime rev. https://mobilegamer.biz/league-of-legends-wild-rift-hits-500m-in-lifetime-player-spend/ A look at InnoGames' salary transparency report. It's worth a look. $87k for expert game developer https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-19-innogames-shares-salary-transparency-report-as-a-matter-of-fairness 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at a group of Blizzard staffers filing for Union election. QA is a vital yet almost always underrated and underappreciated division. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-19-blizzard-albany-staffers-file-for-union-election-with-the-national-labor-relations-board A look at Google Play letting app devs used 3rd party payments to comply with EU -- sadly its just for NON-GAMING apps. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/google-play-will-let-app-devs-use-third-party-payments-to-comply-with-new-eu-rules A look at PlayStation Store's lawsuit for stopping 3rdparty retailers to sell digital codes for PS games. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playstation-store-class-action-lawsuit-dismissed ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at TenthPlanet, a studio founded by former TikTok gaming leaders https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/tenthplanet-unveils-two-ambitious-blockchain-games/ 💰 Fundraising 🧧 A look at Zebedee, a blockchain game payments system built on Bitcion https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/zebedee-raised-35m-from-investors-including-square-enix-for-blockchain-game-payments/ A look at Nekcom's $8M round with Galaxy Interactive leading https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/nekcom-raises-8-million-to-fuel-game-development-and-expansion/ 👾 Game Releases 🎮 A look at Stray, a game in which you play as an orange kitty cat navigating thru the underground world in a cyberpunk future https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/stray-review-kitty-caper-compels-keeps-campaign-cursory/

A Look at Games #11 Monday July 18th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at the economics of the Metaverse https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-economics-of-infinity-a-conversation-with-matthew-ball/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at antitrust regulations and mobile gaming by Konvoy. https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/us-regulation-likely-to-expand-mobile-gaming A look at a consolidated analysis of the Unity x Iron Source merger https://mobilegamer.biz/unity-x-ironsource-a-smart-deal-or-two-drunks-holding-each-other-up/ A look at the UK urging the games industry to police its loot box problem https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-17-the-games-industry-is-given-one-more-shot-to-fix-its-loot-box-problem-opinion 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at how LoL's Champions are designed. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/behind-the-design-of-league-of-legends-bel-veth 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at what it takes to be a great game producer https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-18-what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-game-producer 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at how Riot is partnering up with AWS to add analytics to esports https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/18/riot-games-and-aws-are-teaming-up-to-deliver-fresh-esports-content/ A look at a new indie publisher: Hook by Digital Bros (parent co of 505 games) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-15-digital-bros-forms-hook-an-indie-publisher-with-aaa-resources A look at Russian tech giants planning to create a national game engine https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-18-russian-tech-giants-in-talks-to-create-a-national-game-engine ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at an introduction to blockchain gaming infra by Naavik https://naavik.co/deep-dives/forte-blockchain-infrastructure A look at how web3 games can be more sustainable by Deconstructor of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2022/7/17/sustainable-web3-gaming

A Look at Games #🔟 Friday July 15th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at RP1's 4000 people gathering in a SINGLE shard. This is really something else. CoD and Fortnite pack 100-150 players but this is a step in the right direction. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/15/the-deanbeat-rp1-simulates-putting-4000-people-together-in-a-single-metaverse-plaza/ A look at Adverty's launch of the streaming In-Play ads. Game changer. Imagine the billboard ad space in Fortnite is plugged into the ad network and up for auction. In-Play Ads, fully native to the game. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79198/adverty-launches-industry-first-streaming-video-technology-in-play-ads/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at all the data rev data together. YTD $26B, down 10% https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/15/june-2022-npd-overwatch-and-final-fantasy-vii-return-to-the-top-20/ A look at mobile games earnings in H1 2022. $41.2B globally baby. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-14-during-the-first-half-of-2022-mobile-games-earned-usd41-2bn-globally A look at how Apps are beating mobile games rev. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/special-report/79199/apps-earning-more-revenue-than-games-for-first-time-ever/ A look at PC markets going down hard. 12.6% down in shipments https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-15-pc-market-had-sharpest-decline-in-nine-years A look at gaming investments hitting $2.6B in Q1 2022 https://www.pocketgamer.biz/special-report/79174/gaming-investment-reached-26-billion-in-q1-2022/ 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima. There's some great stats here. 78M photos taken. 9.7M copies sold https://twitter.com/SuckerPunchProd/status/1548034687049748480 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Sony's purchase of Bungie (FINALIZED)! $3.6billies. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-15-sonys-purchase-of-bungie-is-now-finalized A look at Netflix & Microsoft partner for new subscription plan https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79193/netflix-and-microsoft-partner-for-new-subscription-plan/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at the Kingmaker of Gen. Art: Art Blocks https://www.theblockresearch.com/art-blocks-the-kingmaker-of-generative-art-157835 A look at how 44% of gamers would accept ads for free stuff in the metaverse https://www.pocketgamer.biz/special-report/79191/44-gamers-would-accept-advertising-exchange-for-free-services-metaverse/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at the PC casual games market. Interesting . . . https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/pc-casual-games---exploring-a-vestigial-market- A look at Mobile game lag & latency. 34% of gamers quite the app due to it https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79186/edgegap-lag-and-latency-are-major-problems-for-gamers/ A look at Mintegral, a playable ad editor. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79176/mintegral-launches-playable-ad-editor/ 💰 Fundraising 🧧 A look at studio CLUB's raise https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/14/club-closes-3-1-million-seed-round-for-the-first-football-ownership-game/ A look at UnCaged Studios series A https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/14/uncaged-studios-closes-successful-funding-round/ 👾 Game Releases 🎮 A look at Iron Galaxy's Rumbleverse. I'm bullish on cross-progression games. Where you can play across multiple screens while still progressing. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/14/iron-galaxy-announces-official-launch-date-for-brawler-royale-rumbleverse/

A Look at Games #9️⃣ Wednesday July 13th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at Wemade's move to be the Steam of web3 games. I've been saying this but I think the next stage of web3 gaming will resemble large publishers with federated chains rather games on pure public blockchains https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/13/how-south-koreas-wemade-aims-to-become-the-steam-of-blockchain-games/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at Roll20 + OneBookShelf merger for table-top RPG mania. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/13/roll20-and-onebookshelf-are-merging-into-one-ttrpg-platform/ A look at Unity merging with IronSource. The 3rd & 4th largest ad networks for mobile. Big deal. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-is-merging-with-ironsource-to-help-devs-with-monetization A look at Eric Seufert's breakdown of the Unity + IronSource deal https://mobiledevmemo.com/why-are-unity-and-ironsource-merging/ A look at Triple A titles going to mobile. This time it's Ubisoft's but prev we saw ATVI with CoD Mobile then EA with Apex. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/13/why-ubisoft-believes-its-time-for-triple-a-free-to-play-games-on-mobile/ A look at twitter engagement for H1 2022. https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/insights/2022/twitter-gaming-reports-record-conversation-volume-for-first-half-of-2022 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at a deep dive into Stumble Guys by Naavik. Clones on clones on clones. https://naavik.co/digest/stumbleguys-garenafreefire A look at a deep dive into Free Fire, again, by Naavik. This one is a good one. https://naavik.co/deep-dives/free-fire-world 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Steam Deck's open-platform structure. A small opening in the walled garden https://www.axios.com/2022/07/13/steam-deck-valve-apple-google-sony-microsoft A look at a new way of gaming with Walking Dead by GenVid. Massively online and live entertainment where user actions have pervasive impacts. https://www.axios.com/2022/07/13/genvid-walking-dead-last-mile A look at Amazon Prime Gaming numbers. And it's big. Gamer subscribers got $20K+ in offerings https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/12/amazon-gives-numbers-on-prime-gamings-growth-over-two-years/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at Gala Games by The Block research, brought to you by my gal @calmdonut. Again, bullish permissioned chains. https://www.theblockresearch.com/gala-games-permissioned-gaming-blockchain-156822 A look at Tony Hawk building a skatepark in Sandbox https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/13/tony-hawk-dives-into-the-sandbox-to-build-a-virtual-skate-park/ A look at US gamers bullish on the metaverse. But it's odd that gamers are agaisnt blockchain and NFTs https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/13/52-of-u-s-gamers-believe-the-metaverse-will-change-the-game-industry/ A look at Animoca's $75M raise at $5.9B https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/12/animoca-brands-completes-75m-raise-at-5-9b-valuation-to-invest-in-blockchain-games/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at how to get your game into a subscription service https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-12-making-subscription-platforms-work-opinion A look at Game Monetization Part I by the homies over at MetaPortal. Shoutout to @0xtaetaehoho and @stingrayl0 https://metaportal.substack.com/p/game-monetization-part-i-lessons

A Look at Games #8️⃣ Monday July 11th 2022 🔦 Spotlight 🌟 A look at Skyrim Multiplayer Mod. At one point, these modders received $25k/month in patreon donations. But there's drama. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/11/skyrim-together-reborn-is-finally-out-and-playable/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at how the war in Ukraine impacted mobile. Down bad. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/10/how-the-war-in-ukraine-impacted-mobile-app-and-game-advertising/ A look at ATVI's purchase of Spellbreak Battle Royale studio to help with WoW. https://naavik.co/digest/blizzard-proletariat-round-up A look at Western Europe's Mobile game market. They're the 3rd largest market so pay attn to this https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/data-and-insights-into-mobile-gamers-in-western-europe A look at the top 10 video games YTD https://www.npd.com/news/entertainment-top-10/2022/top-10-video-games/ A look at the Mid-Year Review by Konvoy Ventures https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/mid-year-review-gaming 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at Diablo Immortal's monetization + some industry-wide recaps https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-08-the-diablo-is-in-the-details-this-week-in-business A look at a reminder to be kind from Dean. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/08/the-deanbeat-be-nice-be-kind/ A look at Stumble Guys aka Fall Guys mobile clone that is crushing https://mobilegamer.biz/fall-guys-clone-stumble-guys-tops-charts-racks-up-21m-revenue-and-160m-downloads-to-date/ A look at Apex Legends Single-Player game. https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/07/11/apex-legends-single-player-game-in-early-development A look at Dislyte deepdive from Decon of Fun https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2022/7/10/dislyte-aesthetics-leading-trend 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at GameRefinery's report on how publishers bypass app store fees https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/08/gamerefinery-mobile-game-publishers-bypass-app-store-fees/ A look at Tencent shutting down WeGame app. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-08-tencent-to-shut-down-wegame-app A look at Netflix's latest game Kingdom: The Blood. Based on the hit K-Zomb show. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/11/netflix-announces-kingdom-the-blood-game-based-on-popular-show/ ✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎 A look at The Block's deep dive into Doodles https://www.theblockresearch.com/doodles-a-web3-metamorphosis-156623 A look at an interview with Arianna Simpson from a16z with GamesBeat https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/07/ariana-simpson-interview-the-future-of-web3-gaming-and-the-metaverse/ 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at how to improve retention in hypercasual games https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-08-hypercasual-games-how-to-improve-retention-for-your-mobile-games-in-the-east-and-west

A Look at Games #7️⃣ Wednesday July 6th 2022 👾 Game Releases 🎮 A look at God of War: Ragnarok Release Date. I normally don't post game releases but GoW is one of my fave franchises. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/06/god-of-war-ragnarok-launches-on-november-9/ 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at a possible decline in Game Revenue in 2022. More bera posting. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/05/report-suggests-games-market-might-see-decline-in-2022/ A look at EU attempto to regulate gatekeepers like Apple & Google. The walls in the walled garden is being chipped away. https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/05/european-union-regulates-apple-and-google-duopoly-as-platform-gatekeepers/ A look at EU's DMA & DSA legisltations by E.S.. Maybe too little too late? https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-digital-markets-act-and-the-content-fortress-ification-of-the-app-economy/ A look at US spending on games. TLDR its down 9% YoY. More bera posting. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-06-us-spending-on-games-to-drop-8-7-percent-this-year-says-npd A look at Diablo Immortal's earnings. $50M in 30 days. What bera market. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-05-diablo-immortals-first-month-earnings-near-usd50m A look at "What the heck is going on?" in games by DoF https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/thisweekingames/wthigo A look at WHY the industry is declining with Naavik's Aaron Bush and Eric Kress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3luGU6TGY8&ab_channel=Naavik 💰 Fundraising 🧧 A look at Konvoy's Fund III. $150M baby. https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/konvoy-fund-iii-announcement 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at Ad Creatives. Learn yourself https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/big-mobile-marketing-creative-review-the-things-that-work A look at some UA protips from Pollen VC. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79123/pollen-user-acquisitions-costs-remain-stubbornly-high/ ✨ Web3️⃣ + Meta🌎 A look at a studio funded by Dapper Labs & building on Flow https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/06/crypthulhu-studios-raises-3-million-for-dimension-x-blockchain-game/ A look at the current state of web3 game fundraising with Naavik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvxiBsJwMfo&ab_channel=Naavik

A Look at Games #6️⃣ Monday July 4th 2022 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at China's player market. TLDR, its down YoY. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79112/research-and-markets-report-finds-chinas-playerbase-fell-to-706-million-in-2021/ A look at what's going on in 2022 for delayed titles https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-15-what-has-happened-to-all-the-video-games A look at salary transparency in games in the UK. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-04-spreadsheet-shows-average-salary-for-jobs-in-games 🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚 A look at Battle Passes. Learn yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xdc1M2JOIU&ab_channel=DeconstructorofFun A look at Playstation Plus and Subscriptions. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-01-playstation-plus-and-the-rise-of-subscriptions A look at how to get your Indie game noticed. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-04-how-to-get-your-indie-game-noticed 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at how Niantic could turn into a social media co. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79124/niantic-introduces-social-app-campfire/ A look at Super-Apps via Gaming. Think WeChat but for the gaming ecosystem https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/super-apps-via-gaming 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at how Xbox went from edgy to everyone https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-24-xboxs-move-from-edgy-to-everyone-this-week-in-business A look at Xbox & Besthesda Games showcase https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/thisweekingames/bdtxbgs A look at Google's HTML5 game platform: GameSnacks. Potentially another distribution? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/google-s-html5-game-platform-gamesnacks-crosses-35-million-users ✨ Web3️⃣ + Meta🌎 A Look at Gaming Guilds (by my boy Ray) https://embernodes.substack.com/p/the-road-ahead-for-gaming-guilds A look at (my fave nft proj) Nouns https://www.theblockresearch.com/nouns-a-pioneer-in-the-proliferation-of-culture-155499 A look at Gods Unchained by Naavik https://naavik.co/deep-dives/gods-unchained A look at managing Crypto Gaming Economies https://metaportal.substack.com/p/managing-crypto-gaming-economies

A Look at Games #5️⃣ Friday July 1st 2022 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at some bullish takes on gaming. Forecast YoY PC down 3%. Console flat. Mobile down 1.8% https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-01-analysts-the-games-industry-is-not-going-anywhere-in-the-face-of-a-recession A look at GameRefinery's mobile game market review for june 2022 https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79102/game-refinery-publishes-mobile-game-market-review-for-june-2022/ A look at Unity's lay off. Reason: Unity Ad expected to decrease https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/unity-lays-off-hundreds-to-prepare-for-ad-weakness/ A look at AppLovin's & Adjust's layoffs. Ad spend is expected to decrease https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-01-applovin-and-adjust-lay-off-12-percent-of-their-workforce A look at AR, and it's not looking great. Niantic layoffs + slower growth + declining rev https://www.gamedeveloper.com/extended-reality/ar-game-market-growth-might-be-stalling 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at Samsung's gaming hub (again). But news is that Amazon's Luna is added to the list. P cool to see Xbox, Nvidia, Amazon, Stadia all in one roof. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/samsung-gaming-hub-brings-amazon-luna-to-2022-smart-devices/ A look at Cocos game engine for Nintendo. More game engines = more democratization of game dev. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/cocos-game-engine-finally-supports-nintendo-switch/ A look at Nintendo's top mobile games. Fire Emblem heroes brought home $1B in lifetime spending with 17.8M installs https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-30-fire-emblem-heroes-first-nintendo-mobile-title-to-hit-usd1bn-in-spending A look at Twitch's new 'Guest Star' feature. This is a native feature that twitch needed for a long time https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/twitchs-new-guest-star-feature-turns-livestreams-into-game-shows/ A look at Amazon's Prime Gaming. Every big tech co got a sub, and they're not going away. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/prime-gaming-offers-maniac-mansion-and-mega-man-11-in-july/ A look at second screens, possibly a second source of revenue. See Elden Ring's MOUNTAINS of community content, guides, walkthrus https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-01-in-praise-of-the-second-screen-opinion 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at some best practices in building a community. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/why-success-in-a-crowded-game-market-relies-on-building-community-vb-live%ef%bf%bc/ A look at Exploding Kittens going transmedia. Elan Lee is bringing Exploding Kittens to Netflix but as a game. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-28-building-an-exploding-kittens-transmedia-universe A look at Uma Musume Pretty Derby. Netting $2.3M in 24Hrs. Could be new collect genre-defining game in South Korea https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79111/uma-musume-pretty-derbys-south-korean-release-23-million-within-24-hours/ A look at some lessons on live ops design for late-gate games. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/late-game-lessons-of-live-service-design ✨ Web3️⃣ + Meta🌎 A look at the Monaverse. Kinda like a sandbox except you get to build then sell your world. https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/30/mona-raises-14-6m-for-metaverse-platform-for-creators/ A look at Echo3D. Cloud storage & streaming of 3D AR/VR assets. Tool for cloud authoring https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/01/echo3d-raises-5-5m-for-cloud-authorning-tools-for-3d-ar-and-vr-content/

A Look at Games #4️⃣ Wednesday June 29th 2022 🌊 MARKET ☎️ A look at some bullish analysis on the resiliency of games (ya gotta squint a bit but, it's there) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-27-charting-the-video-game-industrys-resilience-in-the-face-of-so-much-uncertainty A look at subscriptions and how it might be the thing that pushes Console/PC to a record year. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-28-subscriptions-will-push-console-pc-to-a-record-year-says-dfc A look at M&A and Deal activity in gaming by Drakestar https://www.drakestar.com/hubfs/Research/Global%20Gaming%20Industry%20Update%20%7C%20Q1%202022.pdf A look at Playtika's sale https://mobiledevmemo.com/playtika-sells-majority-stake-is-mobile-gaming-trading-at-a-discount/ A look at the Surviving the Mobile Market Winter by E.S. Another sobering banger. https://mobiledevmemo.com/surviving-the-mobile-marketing-winter-the-flight-to-quality/ A look at 500 metaverse-building companies by Newzoo https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/28/newzoo-more-than-500-companies-are-building-the-metaverse/ 💎 Storytime 🔎 A look at Supercell's Hay Day. For those that don’t remember, farming sim was the spark of instant social games that paved the way for mobile. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-24-supercells-hay-day-team-on-10-years-of-sowing-the-seeds-of-stability 🌈 Platforms 🏔 A look at how ReadyUp helps Discord severs handle event discovery and management. I think discord is a v v powerful UA/distribution tool https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/readyup-launches-discord-app-for-event-discovery-and-engagement/ A look at Sony's move on the PC Market https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/sony-sets-sights-on-pc-market-with-new-hardware-brand-inzone A look at Valve's ramping up in the console market by 2x-ing the units of Steam Deck production https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-06-28-valve-ramps-up-steam-deck-production-and-shipping ✨ Web3️⃣ + Meta🌎 A look at 10 Key Trends of the Future by Newzoo https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79080/newzoo-10-key-trends-of-the-future-metaverse/ A look at 'Building on-Chain Gaming on Starknet' -- by the one and only @_calmdonut https://www.theblockresearch.com/building-on-chain-gaming-on-starknet-154278 A look at Korean gaming cos going HAM on web3. 3N (Nexon, Netmarble, NCSoft) + WeMade. https://n.news.naver.com/article/018/0005255135 A look at Soba, which raised $13.5M to be the web3 Roblox https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/soba-raises-13-5m-for-no-code-game-tools-for-creators/