Look at Gaming #189 | Friday April 7th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Line Next launches beta for NFT-based 3D avatar platform AlphaCrewz | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/gaming-business/line-next-launches-beta-for-nft-based-3d-avatar-platform-alphacrewz/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Saving portfolio companies who can't raise the next round
https://twitter.com/joakim_a/status/1644354890309804034

eSports Winter / E3 Cancelled / Mobile Markets / Sky Mavis Ronin Games - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHaY_Woe53Y&ab_channel=NaavikGamingPodcast

More game developers openly use generative AI despite criticism | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/more-game-developers-openly-use-generative-ai-despite-criticism/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
a16z Games' Jon and Lester chats with CEO of CCP Games (Eve Online)
https://twitter.com/Tocelot/status/1644363278683111425

Generative AI might make interoperable game items more viable
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/generative-ai-might-make-cross-game-assets-viable

How Epic Games sees the new convergence of games and Hollywood | The DeanBeat | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/how-epic-games-sees-the-new-convergence-of-games-and-hollywood-the-deanbeat/

Fortnite and Roblox are dueling for the future of user-built games - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/23674121/fortnite-roblox-user-generated-games

Combating Loneliness
https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/combating-loneliness


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Line Next launches beta for NFT-based 3D avatar platform AlphaCrewz | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/gaming-business/line-next-launches-beta-for-nft-based-3d-avatar-platform-alphacrewz/

Google is rolling out WebGPU tech for next-gen gaming in your browser - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/6/23673462/google-webgpu-chrome-113-api-machine-learning


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Defensible NFT Bazaars: How NFT Marketplaces Capture Value
https://nystrom.substack.com/p/defensible-nft-bazaars-how-nft-marketplaces


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Here's a method to make your game's narrative setting more unique
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/here-s-a-method-to-make-your-game-s-narrative-setting-more-unique

The best narrative talks from GDC
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/gdc2023/the-best-narrative-talks-from-gdc

‼️ Weekly Newsletter 👀

IN THE LOOP w/ kapital k — Week 14

Check out what happened last week with the top five headlines, all fundraising news, as well as the threads, blogs, and pods you missed!

TOP FIVE HEADLINES

1️⃣ Savvy Games buy Scopely for $4.9 billion

2️⃣ Metaverse Fashion Week had big brands

3️⃣ Candy Crush exec on live ops excellence, new games

4️⃣ FB Messenger adds games to play during video calls

5️⃣ Line Messaging launches NFT-based 3D avatar platform

https://tinyurl.com/itlweek14

Look at Gaming #190 | Monday April 10th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Bron Digital launches Gossamer game on Fortnite Creative | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/bron-digital-launches-gossamer-game-on-fortnite-creative/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Analyst: Nintendo may earn more than $1 billion from Mario movie
https://www.axios.com/2023/04/10/nintendo-1-billion-super-mario-movie

Nexters: Misleading ads survey (2023)
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/nexters-misleading-ads-survey-2023


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Bron Digital launches Gossamer game on Fortnite Creative | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/bron-digital-launches-gossamer-game-on-fortnite-creative/

Could Sony return to the handheld market? | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/could-sony-return-to-the-handheld-market-opinion

What Savvy Games Group Sees in Scopely — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/savvy-games-group-acquires-scopely


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
NFT Collective Proof Launches New Moonbirds Collection With Beeple, Other Artists
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/10/nft-collective-proof-launches-new-moonbirds-collection-with-beeple-other-artists/

Unstoppable Games will launch Web3 sci-fi MMO Influence on Starknet | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/unstoppable-games-will-launch-web3-sci-fi-mmo-influence-on-starknet/

DappRadar & BGA: Activity in blockchain games in Q1 2023 declined
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/dappradar-and-bga-activity-in-blockchain


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Why games get big post-release discovery boosts
https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-games-get-big-post-release-discovery

Growing a YouTube Channel (Gotta Catch ‘em All) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukN55VhXs8&ab_channel=NaavikGamingPodcast

Look at Gaming #191 | Friday April 14th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
VC funding takes a nosedive in Q1 for 7th straight quarter | NVCA | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/vc-funding-takes-a-nosedive-in-q1-for-7th-straight-quarter-nvca/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Adobe launches AI-powered text-based video editing | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/adobe-launches-ai-powered-text-based-video-editing/

Unity on managing perceptions and cloudless generative AI | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-on-managing-perceptions-and-cloudless-generative-ai

VC funding takes a nosedive in Q1 for 7th straight quarter | NVCA | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/vc-funding-takes-a-nosedive-in-q1-for-7th-straight-quarter-nvca/

DFC: Gaming audience worldwide reached 3.7B
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/dfc-gaming-audience-worldwide-reached

From photorealism to the silver screen: what's next for Unreal Engine 5? | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/from-photorealism-to-the-silver-screen-whats-next-for-unreal-engine-5

Consumers spent an average of $1.6 billion on mobile gaming per week in 2022 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81276/consumers-spent-an-average-of-16-billion-on-mobile-gaming-per-week-in-2022/

StreamElements & Rainmaker.gg: The streaming market in February 2023
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/streamelements-and-rainmakergg-the-bdd

China's Game Art Industry is decimated by AI
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/china-s-game-art-industry-reportedly-decimated-ai-art-use

Gaming Industry Report Q4 2022
https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/gaming-industry-report-q4-2022


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Everywhere and nowhere: Metaverse leaders plan for data centers on a whole new scale | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/everywhere-and-nowhere-metaverse-leaders-plan-for-data-centers-on-a-whole-new-scale/

MultiVersus and the Live Service Struggle — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/multiversus-live-service-struggle


Apple's latest cookie restriction is ad tech whack-a-mole | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/apples-latest-cookie-restriction-and-the-relentless-game-of-ad-tech-whack-a-mole/


A deep dive into the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA) | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/a-deep-dive-on-the-digital-markets-act-dma-and-digital-services-act-dsa/


Last-click attribution, deterministic measurement, and Wittgenstein's ruler | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/last-click-attribution-deterministic-measurement-and-wittgensteins-ruler/


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Fortnite players are getting a new Coachella-themed destination | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/fortnite-players-are-getting-a-new-coachella-themed-destination/

Microsoft integrates Ubisoft with Xbox
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-integrates-ubisoft-service-with-xbox

Xbox PC Game Pass expands to 40 new countries | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/xbox-pc-game-pass-launch-40-new-countries/


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Why classic gaming names like Atari and MapleStory are still going in on the blockchain - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/23680785/retro-gaming-atari-maplestory-blockchain

Companies Behind Azuki NFTs and Line Friends Characters Join Forces for Web3 Expansion
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/12/companies-behind-azuki-nfts-and-line-friends-characters-join-forces-for-web3-expansion/

Gojira Labs turns static NFTs into playable game characters with 'animatronic NFTs' | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/gojira-labs-turns-static-nfts-into-playable-game-characters-with-animatronic-nfts/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
6 Lessons From Making Zoo Tycoon
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/six-lessons-from-the-making-of-zoo-tycoon

Five tips to building developer-publisher relations | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/five-tips-to-building-developer-publisher-relations

💰 Fundraising 🧧
Hadi Games raises $10M
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/mobile-dev-hadi-games-rebrands-to-grand-attic-gets-10m-in-funding

Reactional Music raises $2.05m in pre-Series A funding round | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reactional-music-raises-205m-in-pre-series-a-funding-round

Soccer Manager creator Invincibles raises £1m for two new games | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81280/soccer-manager-creator-invincibles-raises-1m-for-two-new-games/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
EA shares new trailer for its single-player shooter with magic spells - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/13/23682477/ea-immortals-of-aveum-single-player-shooter-magic-spells-originals-release-date

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is A Record-Breaking Box Office Success - Game Informer
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/12/the-super-mario-bros-movie-is-a-record-breaking-box-office-success

Monopoly Go! is Scopely's latest Hasbro board game adaptation | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/monopoly-go-is-scopelys-latest-hasbro-board-game-adaptation/

Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield starts game studio Popularium | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/magic-the-gathering-creator-richard-garfield-starts-game-studio-popularium/

Look at Gaming #192 | Monday April 17th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Sega to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $775M | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/17/sega-to-acquire-angry-birds-maker-rovio-for-775m/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Sega to acquire Angry Birds-maker Rovio for $775M | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/17/sega-to-acquire-angry-birds-maker-rovio-for-775m/

Young generations consume a 'tapestry' of games and other media | Deloitte | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/young-generations-consume-a-tapestry-of-games-and-other-media-deloitte/

The State of Esports, UGC, and Venture Capital - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6X0d7G1gfg

Betas, events, and releases: How did mobile gaming do in March? | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81317/betas-events-and-releases-how-did-mobile-gaming-do-in-march/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The 8 Things Supercell is Doing to Level Up — Deconstructor of Fun
https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2023/04/12/supercells-transformation

Gaming’s Generative AI Boom is Just Getting Started — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/generative-ai-game-development


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Roblox creators can now make and sell limited-run avatar gear - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/14/23683459/roblox-limiteds-creators-make-sell-avatar-gear-user-generated-content-ugc


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Reddit to the Moon, Razer Stays Sharp
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/14/reddit-to-the-moon-razer-stays-sharp/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
6 Tips For Finding Your TikTok
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/6-tips-for-finding-your-voice-on-tiktok-and-making-your-game-go-viral

An interview with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman on games and Hollywood | The DeanBeat | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/an-interview-with-the-walking-dead-creator-robert-kirkman-on-games-and-hollywood-the-deanbeat/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
The Super Mario Bros. Movie pulls in $500m globally | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-super-mario-bros-movie-pulls-in-500m-globally

GM GM frens!

Our weekly newsletter focused exclusively on web3 gaming just dropped.

Enjoy!

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✨ WAGME #7 — 17th April 🌌

Your weekly guide to the world of Web3 Gaming 🎮

• 8 Priority Items
• 3 Mints n Drops
• 6 Guides
• 15+ Game Releases / Updates
• 10 Newly Spotted Games

https://tinyurl.com/WAGMEApr17TG

Look at Gaming #193 | Tuesday April 18th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
The “Human Algorithm” Behind Manga’s Success — Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
https://www.pureinventionbook.com/newsletter/the-human-algorithm-of-manga


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Sega & Rovio: Four key dates | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81334/sega-and-rovio-four-key-dates/

Deloitte survey: 45% of gamers want more games based on film and TV | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/deloitte-survey-45-of-gamers-want-more-games-based-on-film-and-tv


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The “Human Algorithm” Behind Manga’s Success — Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
https://www.pureinventionbook.com/newsletter/the-human-algorithm-of-manga

Why cloud gaming isn't a market... - by Simon Carless
https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-cloud-gaming-isnt-a-market


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Smurf Happens: Beloved Blue Characters Enter Web3
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/17/smurf-happens-beloved-blue-characters-enter-web3/

Nike is Releasing Its First Digital Sneaker Collection on .Swoosh
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/17/nike-is-releasing-its-first-digital-sneaker-collection-on-swoosh/

LandVault teams up with Super League for metaverse gaming | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/landvault-teams-up-with-super-league-for-metaverse-gaming/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Anatomy of a Game Music Track: Composing Music for Skyweaver
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/anatomy-of-a-game-music-track-composing-music-for-skyweaver


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Xsolla invests in 'phygital' fashion startup Pillz | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/gaming-business/xsolla-invests-in-phygital-fashion-startup-pillz/

Look at Gaming #194 | Wednesday April 19th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Hypercasual games are shrinking while hybrid casual is on the rise | Liftoff | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/hypercasual-games-are-shrinking-while-hybrid-casual-is-on-the-rise-liftoff/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Twitch hours watched drop another 5% in March | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/twitch-hours-watched-drop-another-5-in-march

Hypercasual games are shrinking while hybrid casual is on the rise | Liftoff | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/hypercasual-games-are-shrinking-while-hybrid-casual-is-on-the-rise-liftoff/


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Gala Games to Airdrop Version 2 Tokens in May
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/04/18/gala-games-to-airdrop-version-2-tokens-in-may/

Crypto Unicorns will shift more governance control to active players | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/crypto-unicorns-will-shift-more-governance-control-to-active-players/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Everything you never wanted to know about burnout | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-burnout


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
The Sims 4 reaches franchise milestone with 70 million players
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-the-sims-4-i-reaches-franchise-milestone-with-70-million-players

Look at Gaming #195 | Thursday April 20th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Snap shows off new Snapchat AR experiences | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/snap-shows-off-new-snapchat-ar-experiences/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
The Rising Stars of Kick: Analyzing the Growth of Top Live Streamers
https://streamhatchet.com/blog/blog-the-rising-stars-of-kick-analyzing-the-growth-of-top-live-streamers/

Bitkraft Ventures expands to Asia for game investing | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/bitkraft-ventures-expands-to-asia-for-game-investing/

USC Games Expo returns to campus with 60 student games | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/usc-games-expo-returns-to-campus-with-60-student-games/

AARP: 45% of people 50+ play games | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/aarp-45-of-people-50-play-games


Netflix Q1 earnings: sequential ARPU decline in UCAN, ad economics strong | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/netflix-q1-earnings-sequential-arpu-decline-in-ucan-ad-economics-strong/

Netflix say 'no' in in-game ads in today's investor call | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81343/netflix-say-no-in-in-game-ads-in-todays-investor-call/

US game revenue down 5% to $4.6bn in March, says Circana | US monthly charts | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/us-game-revenue-down-5-to-46bn-in-march-says-circana-us-monthly-charts

Buildbox is bringing generative AI to user-generated games | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/buildbox-is-bringing-generative-ai-to-user-generated-games/

Sega and Rovio: a perfect match or ‘two drunks holding each other up’? - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/sega-and-rovio-a-perfect-match-or-two-drunks-holding-each-other-up/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The New Fortnite Creative Millionaires — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/fortnite-creative-millionaires


Privacy, Digital Deglobalization, and the Three Internets | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/privacy-digital-deglobalization-and-the-three-internets/


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Snap shows off new Snapchat AR experiences | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/metaverse/snap-shows-off-new-snapchat-ar-experiences/

Meta wants to turn Horizon Worlds into a place for the cool kids
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/meta-wants-to-turn-horizon-worlds-into-a-place-for-the-cool-kids


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Starbucks Odyssey Releases Second Limited-Edition NFTs, “The First Store Collection” Stamps
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/19/starbucks-odyssey-brews-smoother-second-serving-of-nfts-with-first-store-collection/

Square Enix partners with Elixir Games on Web3 gaming platform | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/square-enix-partners-with-elixir-games-on-web3-gaming-platform/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Swaarm launches advanced privacy suite for user acquisition | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/swaarm-launches-advanced-privacy-suite-for-user-acquisition/


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Karate Combat closes $18M to build Web3, mixed reality live sports | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/karate-combat-raises-18m-web3-live-sports/

Goals scores $20M Series A to develop esports ready soccer game | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/goals-scores-20m-series-a-to-develop-esports-ready-soccer-game/

Look at Gaming #196 | Friday April 21st 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Public game company stock prices rise in Q1 but acquisitions fall | Drake Star | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/public-game-company-stock-prices-rise-in-q1-but-acquisitions-fall-drake-star/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Over-50 gamers feel overlooked, AARP finds
https://www.axios.com/2023/04/20/over-50-gamers-study-aarp

How acquiring Rovio empowers Sega to grow its IP and global games business
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/how-acquiring-rovio-empowers-sega-to-grow-its-ip-and-global-games-business

Why the $830M gaming fund Bitkraft is bullish on Asia | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/20/gaming-vc-bitkraft-asia/

Epic buys Brazil-based game developer Aquiris to boost Fortnite | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/20/epic-buys-brazil-based-game-developer-aquiris-to-boost-fortnite/

Public game company stock prices rise in Q1 but acquisitions fall | Drake Star | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/public-game-company-stock-prices-rise-in-q1-but-acquisitions-fall-drake-star/

2023 Casual Gaming Apps Report | Liftoff
https://info.liftoff.io/2023-casual-gaming-apps-report


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Sega's $776 million bid for Angry Birds maker Rovio.
https://superjoost.substack.com/p/segas-776m-rovio-bid


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Exclusive: TikTok is turning into gaming's discovery engine | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/exclusive-tiktok-gaming-strategy-discovery-engine/

Facebook makes Messenger more alluring with games during your calls | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81354/facebook-makes-messenger-more-alluring-with-games-during-your-calls/


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
NFT Marketplaces Sales, Users Drop to Lows Not Seen Since 2021, Dune Data Shows
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/20/nft-marketplaces-sales-users-drop-to-lows-not-seen-since-2021-dune-data-shows/

XSET branches into Web3 gaming, signs creator Brycent | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/brycent-xset-web3-gaming-creator-esports/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Download this game developer's guide to going cross-platform | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/download-this-game-developers-guide-to-going-cross-platform

How Move's AI technology aims to be a game-changer for motion capture | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-moves-ai-technology-aims-to-be-a-game-changer-for-motion-capture


💰 Fundraising 🧧
TreesPlease Games unveils LongLeaf Valley eco game and $8M funding | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/treesplease-games-unveils-longleaf-valley-eco-game-and-8m-funding/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Diablo IV is having an open server test in May | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/diablo-iv-is-having-an-open-server-test-in-may/

Look at Gaming #197 | Monday April 24th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Speedrunning a16z Games' Games Startup School: AI Edition
https://twitter.com/JackSoslow/status/1649428049736114185


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Sega and Rovio’s top grossing and most-downloaded mobile games - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/sega-and-rovios-top-grossing-and-most-downloaded-mobile-games/

data.ai: Top Mobile Games by Revenue and Downloads in Q1 2023
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/dataai-top-mobile-games-by-revenue

China's game regulator approves 86 new games, including Mobile Legends: Bang Ban | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81357/chinas-game-regulator-approves-86-new-games-including-mobile-legends-bang-bang/

Speedrunning a16z Games' Games Startup School: AI Edition
https://twitter.com/JackSoslow/status/1649428049736114185


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The Tabletop Renaissance - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfTdK6nTpig

OTT: Gaming’s Next Unlock
https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/ott-as-gamings-next-unlock


Interpreting the results of Google's Privacy Sandbox test | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/interpreting-the-results-of-googles-privacy-sandbox-test/

Breaking Down Duolingo's Gamified App
https://twitter.com/amytongwu/status/1650310271682981888


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
What is Decentralized Media? How Web3 is Making Its Way Into Journalism
https://www.coindesk.com/learn/decentralized-media-is-breaking-barriers-in-a-web2-world/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
a16z Games' Tips on Hiring
https://twitter.com/justmazer/status/1649229939600941057


💰 Fundraising 🧧
World Makers receives $4m in funding | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/world-makers-receives-4m-in-funding

SuperDuperSecret Co. raises over $1M to re-create classic chess with 10-player battle royale | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/superdupersecret-co-raises-over-1m-to-re-create-classic-chess-with-10-player-battle-royale/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Stardew Valley creator shares early concept sketches from old notebook
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/stardew-valley-creator-shares-early-concept-sketches-from-old-notebook

GM GM frens!

Our weekly newsletter focused exclusively on web3 gaming just dropped.

Enjoy!

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✨ WAGME #8 — 24th April 🌌

Your weekly guide to the world of Web3 Gaming 🎮

• 5 Priority Items
• 11 Mints n Drops
• 6 Guides
• 8 Game Releases / Updates
• 8 Newly Spotted Games

https://tinyurl.com/WAGMEApr24TG

Look at Gaming #198 | Tuesday April 25th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Apple wins appeal against Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/apple-wins-appeal-against-epic-games-antitrust-lawsuit


💎 Deep Dives 🔎

Meta's ad spend glitch and the risks of marketing automation | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/metas-ad-spend-glitch-and-the-risks-of-marketing-automation/

Where are Steam, Xbox and PlayStation's players located?
https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/where-are-steam-xbox-and-playstations


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Apple wins appeal against Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/apple-wins-appeal-against-epic-games-antitrust-lawsuit


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Users See Bluesky as a Twitter Alternative After Twitter Ends Legacy Verification
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/24/as-twitter-ends-legacy-blue-checks-bluesky-emerges-as-decentralized-alternative/

Polygon, Cardano and Solana See Rise in NFT Sales
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/04/24/polygon-cardano-and-solana-nft-sales-rise-as-ethereum-nft-sales-slump/


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
In-game ads by Anzu.io triple Cooking Fever’s ARPDAU | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81367/in-game-ads-by-anzuio-triple-cooking-fevers-arpdau/


💰 Fundraising 🧧
King, Seriously and Next veterans Cosmic Lounge land €4m in seed funding - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/king-seriously-and-next-veterans-cosmic-lounge-land-e4m-in-seed-funding/

Katmai raises $22M for a new take on the metaverse with 3D virtual office | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/katmai-raises-22m-for-a-new-take-on-the-metaverse-with-3d-virtual-office/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Dead Island 2 slays its way to 1 million copies in one weekend
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-dead-island-2-i-slays-its-way-to-1-million-copies-in-one-weekend

Genshin Impact developer returns with Honkai: Star Rail on April 26th - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/24/23695826/honkai-star-rail-release-date-trailer-pre-install

Call of Duty is being turned into a board game
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/call-of-duty-the-board-game-aims-to-turn-the-shooter-into-a-strategic-tabletop-experience

Monopoly Go is topping charts worldwide – can Scopely beat Coin Master at its own game? - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/monopoly-go-is-topping-charts-worldwide-can-scopely-beat-coin-master-at-its-own-game/

GM GM!

Our first deep-dive piece ❤️

This one is on the Ronin Network!

The purpose of this article is to be the seminal tome on what it means to build on Ronin.

How are developers supported by Sky Mavis? Why did projects choose to build here? What are the considerations?

Show some love y'all! Appreciate you guys for rockin' with us since Day 1.

https://twitter.com/thecoreloop/status/1650847583357784068

Look at Gaming #199 | Wednesday April 26th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
UK blocks Microsoft's planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would 'substantially weaken competition' | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/26/uk-blocks-microsofts-planned-68-7b-activision-bid-saying-it-would-substantially-weaken-competition/?guccounter=1


🌊 MARKET ☎️
UK blocks Microsoft's planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would 'substantially weaken competition' | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/26/uk-blocks-microsofts-planned-68-7b-activision-bid-saying-it-would-substantially-weaken-competition/?guccounter=1

Microsoft praises Xbox Game Pass as subscription revenue nears $1B
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-praises-xbox-game-pass-as-quarterly-subscription-revenue-nears-1-billion


Alphabet Q4 earnings: Search returns to growth, YouTube down 3% | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/alphabet-q4-earnings-search-returns-to-growth-youtube-down-3/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
App review is still broken, and developers are angry: “Apple sees itself as above the law” - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/app-review-is-still-broken-and-developers-are-angry-apple-sees-itself-as-above-the-law/


The Epic v. Apple appeal decision will change very little | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-epic-v-apple-appeal-decision-will-change-very-little/


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Eva Herzigová turned herself into a MetaHuman - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23696837/epic-metahuman-eva-herzigova-model

Razer, Roblox partner for peripherals bundled with in-game items | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/razer-roblox-partner-peripherals-bundled-digital-item/


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
🎮 Web3 Gaming Consolidates to Survive — Deconstructor of Fun
https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/shorts/2023/4/24/web3-gaming-consolidates-to-survive

Interoperability, Game Ecosystems and Web3 - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7mgexXHmk


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Kinetix launches text-to-animation AI for new era in user-generated content | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/kinetix-launches-text-to-animation-ai-for-new-era-in-user-generated-content/

Give me the money: A mobile funding application guide | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/give-me-the-money-a-mobile-funding-application-guide


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Animoca Brands subsidiary Tinytap accrues $8.5m investment | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81385/animoca-brands-subsidiary-tinytap-accrues-85m-investment/

Mobile games veterans raise €4m in seed funding for new studio, Cosmic Lounge | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81380/mobile-games-veterans-raise-4m-in-seed-funding-for-new-studio-cosmic-lounge/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Realistic bodycam video game trailer goes viral
https://www.axios.com/2023/04/25/unrecord-trailer-bodycam-studio-drama-columbine

Look at Gaming #200 | Thursday April 27th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Crypto disrupts the IP market by being open, efficient, and accessible.
https://twitter.com/Mikey0x_/status/1651227118133551104?s=20


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Without Activision, what does Xbox do now? | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/without-activision-what-does-xbox-do-now-opinion

Activision Blizzard Q1 2023 financials show another record quarter for King | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81397/activision-blizzard-q1-2023-financials-show-another-record-quarter-for-king/


Meta Q1 earnings: can AI overcome ATT? | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert
https://mobiledevmemo.com/meta-q1-earnings-did-ai-overcome-att/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The GameDiscoverCo: The geography of PlayStation, Xbox & Steam users (2023)
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/the-gamediscoverco-the-geography

Riot Games & The Problem With Esports — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/riot-games-esports-problem


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
NFL launches multiple games tied to NFL Draft | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/nfl-launches-multiple-games-tied-to-nfl-draft/

Thread of threads 🧵 across different subjects related to game design, startups, management, and digital collectibles
https://twitter.com/skilllevel7/status/1650831453712977920

Crypto disrupts the IP market by being open, efficient, and accessible.
https://twitter.com/Mikey0x_/status/1651227118133551104?s=20

The Ronin Experience -- a dive into the Ronin Network
https://twitter.com/thecoreloop/status/1650847583357784068?s=20


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Unity Game Engine: A Comprehensive Guide
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-unity-2d-3d-game-engine


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Rivalry raises $7.3M to drive growth, sets quarterly revenue record | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/rivalry-raises-7-3m-to-drive-growth-sets-quarterly-revenue-record/

Look at Gaming #201 | Friday April 28th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024 | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-aims-to-sell-25m-ps5-units-by-april-2024


🌊 MARKET ☎️
NetEase reported $13.991 billion in revenue in 2022, but there may be trouble ah | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81404/netease-reported-13991-billion-in-revenue-in-2022-but-there-may-be-trouble-ahead/

GDC is exorbitantly expensive — but still vital for many game developers - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/27/23679081/gdc-2023-price-affordability-game-developers-conference


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
#195: Blocking high - Hit Points by Nathan Brown
https://hitpoints.substack.com/p/195-blocking-high


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Sony aims to sell 25m PS5 units by April 2024 | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-aims-to-sell-25m-ps5-units-by-april-2024


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
ONE Championship partners with Animoca for Web3 mobile game | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81405/one-championship-partners-with-animoca-for-web3-mobile-game/


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Capcom's new Street Fighter movie finds its directors
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/capcom-s-new-i-street-fighter-i-movie-finds-its-directors

Look at Gaming #202 | Monday May 1st 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
5 top streamers team up to launch creator-led Fortnite experience | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/project-v-top-streamers-launch-creator-led-fortnite-experience/


🌊 MARKET ☎️
SGA: Serbian game industry in 2023 - by Dmitriy Byshonkov
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/sga-serbian-game-industry-in-2023

Video Game Live-Streaming Trends Q1 2023 - Stream Hatchet
https://streamhatchet.com/blog/video-game-live-streaming-trends-q1-2023-report/


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
PlayStation: Our live-service games will target different genres, release schedules and audiences | GamesIndustry.biz
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-our-live-service-games-will-target-different-genres-release-schedules-and-audiences

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal: A Complete Timeline — Naavik
https://naavik.co/digest/microsoft-activision-blizzard-timeline

Why the U.K. is Blocking Gaming's Biggest Deal Ever
https://www.jacobwolf.report/p/why-the-uk-is-blocking-gamings-biggest#details

Playing by the Rules
https://www.konvoy.vc/newsletter/playing-by-the-rules


🌈 Platforms 🏔
5 top streamers team up to launch creator-led Fortnite experience | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/games/project-v-top-streamers-launch-creator-led-fortnite-experience/

NetEase brings player content-creation tools to Life After | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/81410/netease-brings-player-content-creation-tools-to-life-after/

Even Microsoft is concerned its Xbox app store could struggle to break mobile's duopoly - Mobilegamer.biz
https://mobilegamer.biz/even-microsoft-is-concerned-its-xbox-app-store-could-struggle-to-break-mobiles-duopoly/

The PlayStation 5 has topped 38 million lifetime sales
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playstation-5-nears-40-million-lifetime-sales-and-sony-thinks-it-could-become-a-record-breaker


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
The best free game making tools
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/the-best-free-game-making-tools


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
The entire Super Mario Bros. movie keeps getting posted to Twitter - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/30/23705377/the-entire-super-mario-bros-movie-keeps-getting-posted-to-twitter