Look at Gaming #203 | Tuesday May 2nd 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer's game with Crowd Control | TechCrunch



🌊 MARKET ☎️
Stream Hatchet: Video Games Streaming in Q1 2023


Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer's game with Crowd Control | TechCrunch



Snap Q1 earnings: the best way out is always through | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert


GamesBeat Summit 2023: The future of mobile gaming | VentureBeat



💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Interview: Electronic Arts hit-maker talks Star Wars, Battlefield



🌈 Platforms 🏔
Meta announces Quest VR gaming showcase in June | VentureBeat



✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Sotheby's Metaverse Launches Curated Secondary NFT Marketplace


A rising gaming investment DAO (modeled after @NounsDAO) ran by our fren @0xChanglu Twitter



👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Super Mario Bros. Movie grosses $1bn globally | GamesIndustry.biz


Apex Legends Mobile goes offline today after earning EA around $36m - Mobilegamer.biz

Look at Gaming #204 | Wednesday May 3rd 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Snowman, the studio behind Alto's Adventure, debuts wingsuit game Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix | TechCrunch



🌊 MARKET ☎️
WePlay Ventures launches Europe’s largest accelerator program for gaming startup | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


April’s top mobile game downloads worldwide - Mobilegamer.biz


Sega and Rovio bosses to double down on IP building across platforms and transmedia - Mobilegamer.biz



🌈 Platforms 🏔
Snowman, the studio behind Alto's Adventure, debuts wingsuit game Laya’s Horizon exclusively with Netflix | TechCrunch


Will Apple’s iOS sideloading be a Europe exclusive? | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


Nintendo targeting multiple platforms in new job listing - is mobile one of them | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


New World and Lost Ark forums killed as Amazon pivots to Discord



✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Atari and Anima turn classic arcade game characters into AR and AI Onlybots | VentureBeat



🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
How Times & Galaxy makes reporting feel like a natural part of games


How to build a visionary game company and strong culture | Dino Patti | VentureBeat



👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Citizen Sleeper gets a tabletop game | News-in-brief | GamesIndustry.biz


Convergence: A League Of Legends Story Will Be Released This Month - Game Informer


Honkai: Star Rail races to 20 million downloads on launch day | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Look at Gaming #205 | Thursday May 4th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
A Deep Dive Into Starbuck's Odyssey



🌊 MARKET ☎️
Why did Sega buy Rovio? | GamesIndustry.biz



💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Analysis: how arcade video game 'discovery' works!


Digging Into Creator Revenue Attribution


Clash Mini - Supercell’s Next Billion Dollar Game? — Deconstructor of Fun


Sony is breaking records with PlayStation 5



🌈 Platforms 🏔
Unity lays off 600 staff members, prepares to close half of its offices | VentureBeat


Fortnite is now available on Fire TV and Amazon Luna | TechCrunch



✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
South Korean Publisher Neowiz Launches $10M Polygon Game Accelerator - Decrypt


How an Elon Musk Parody Twitter Account Spawned a Gaming Startup - Decrypt


NPixel's Chrono Odyssey | Official Gameplay Trailer (4K) - YouTube


Electronic Arts Co-Founder Jeff Burton Joins P2Earn Web3 Gaming Guild - Decrypt


A Deep Dive Into Starbuck's Odyssey



🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
GameMaker's 2023 plans bring AI integration and mod extensions


How combining UA and ASO learnings can enhance store performance | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz



💰 Fundraising 🧧
Frantic Games raises $2.4m in pre-seed funding | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Look at Gaming #206 | Friday May 5th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Budgeting & Pivoting by Amy Wu


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Esports in Asia and MENA – Niko

Voodoo's hybridcasual strategy is working | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Activision's death by 418 cuts - SuperJoost Playlist

The Next Era of Gaming and AI: And Why We’re (Even More) Bullish on Games


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Apple introduces 20 new games to Apple Arcade | TechCrunch

Phil Spencer: "We're not in the business of out-consoling Sony or out-consoling Nintendo" | GamesIndustry.biz


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Gambling Games for 'OG and Crypto Degens' Coming to Solana - Decrypt

Immutable's Passport Wallet Is Built to Onboard Gamers—Will It Work? - Decrypt

Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad on Avalanche

Mysten Labs names high-end game partners for its Sui blockchain network launching May 15 | VentureBeat

What categories of games do web2 players play the most?

Autonomous Worlds: The Case for Fully On-chain Games — 1kx


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Budgeting & Pivoting by Amy Wu

Five lessons from the history of making Star Wars games

Storytelling in video games - Kevuru Games

Look at Gaming #207 | Monday May 8th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Achievement Unlocked: Grandmaster


🌊 MARKET ☎️
#197: Mock the weak - Hit Points by Nathan Brown

Achievement Unlocked: Grandmaster


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
PlayStation Can’t Be Caught — Naavik


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Steam games can now be searched for by developer, franchise, and tag


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Coinbase Won't Support Gala Games V2 Token Airdrop—Why Not? - Decrypt

Sui Is Built for Games—Here's Why Developers Are Bullish - Decrypt

NFT Lending Platform Blend Sparks Concerns Over Ecosystem Liquidity


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Founding Funds, Paths to Partner, and Glass Ceilings - YouTube


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Hogwarts Legacy has sold 15m copies, reached $1bn globally | GamesIndustry.biz

Look at Gaming #208 | Tuesday May 9th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hits 1.8 million concurrent players


🌊 MARKET ☎️
SocialPeta: Mobile Game Marketing Trends in Q1 2023

Xbox Placing 3rd Place


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Another $1B Puzzle Game from Istanbul?


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Projects that are bringing NFT utilities


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
How to avoid spoilers online - The Verge

How did this video game Kickstarter raise $1.4 million?


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hits 1.8 million concurrent players

Look at Gaming #209 | Wednesday May 10th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Amazon partners with Niantic's Peridot on launch of in-game shopping | VentureBeat


🌊 MARKET ☎️
EA's fiscal year revenue tops $7.4bn | GamesIndustry.biz

Jonas Brothers to premier new music in Candy Crush Saga | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Nintendo Switch moves 22% fewer units but digital games sales are up | VentureBeat

PUBG drives Krafton's "record" sales at start of 2023's fiscal year


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Mobile eCPMs grow by 20 percent this March 2023 in mature markets | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Amazon partners with Niantic's Peridot on launch of in-game shopping | VentureBeat


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
GamesBeat Summit 2023: 6 sessions on the future of Web3 games | VentureBeat

How Yuga Labs is Defining the Future of Web3 Gaming - YouTube


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Ex-Disney designer Doris Hardoon on training students to design theme parks | VentureBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Horizon Franchise Surpasses 32 Million Units Sold As Forbidden West Nears 9 Million - Game Informer

✨ WAGME #10 — 9th May 🌌

Your weekly guide to the world of Web3 Gaming 🎮

• 6 Priority Items
• 7 Mints n Drops
• 6 Guides
• 25 Game Releases / Updates
• 14 Newly Spotted Games

https://thecoreloop.substack.com/p/wagme-10

Look at Gaming #210 | Thursday May 11th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Epic's Fall Guys adds a creative mode so players can design their own levels | TechCrunch


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Bandai Namco full-year sales hit $7.3bn | GamesIndustry.biz

Roblox hits record revenues, losses continue | GamesIndustry.biz

Tenjin: Hypercasual and Hybridcasual market in 2022 Report


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Video: The Flash Games Postmortem

UGC: how Fortnite (& Roblox!) are leading the next wave

Peridot is Niantic's big swing at an AR-first game


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Google and Taito are teaming up on an AR Space Invaders game - The Verge

Epic's Fall Guys adds a creative mode so players can design their own levels | TechCrunch

EA investing in building "games as a platform" | GamesIndustry.biz


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
How Blockchain Gaming Founders Should Think About User Acquisition - BITKRAFT Ventures

Chia Wants to Be a Player in the NFT Gaming Space. Can It Catch Up? - Decrypt

A Primer On Fully On-Chain Gaming — Naavik


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
A Moderation Guide for Successful Brand Livestreams and Digital Events


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Triumph raises $14M for an SDK to add real-money tournaments into games | TechCrunch


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Lilith Games celebrates tenth anniversary | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Look at Gaming #211 | Friday May 12th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Twitch's new clip editor makes sharing vertical video on YouTube and TikTok a snap | TechCrunch


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Konami's full-year revenue sees a 5% bump as it hits $2.3bn | GamesIndustry.biz

AppLovin Q1 earnings: has the mobile games market stabilized? | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

Bandai Namco celebrates 11.3% increase in net sales | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

The Rise of Live-Streaming: How Influencer Marketing is Changing the Game

Unity hits $500m of revenue in Q1 financials | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The big Supercell investment roundup | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
CMA puts interim ban on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger

Twitch's new clip editor makes sharing vertical video on YouTube and TikTok a snap | TechCrunch


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Nexon takes 20-year-old MapleStory into web3 with Haechi's help | TechCrunch

Pudgy Penguins NFTs: Everything You Need to Know About the Adorable Animal Project

Epic Games invested in a digital fashion company - The Verge

Gaming Dominates On-Chain Transactions in April as Arbitrum Users Surge - Decrypt

6 Ways NFTs Could Make Music a Good Investment

The Wistaverse takes activism and virtual protests into the metaverse | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Podcast: A practical approach to probabilistic marketing measurement (with Shamanth Rao) | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

How to Setup Facebook Ads for Kickstarter (2023)

5 design lessons learned from Breath of the Wild

Why low-key hit Legend of Slime is 'an admon masterclass' - Mobilegamer.biz

Look at Gaming #212 | Monday May 15th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Steam bans gambling with new conduct changes


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Newzoo: Cross-platform players are spending more time & buying more often in games

Esports Betting: A Path Forward or A Lost Cause? — Naavik

Square Enix ends 2023 fiscal year with financial dips across the board

Blue Archive helps push Nexon Q1 sales up 36% | GamesIndustry.biz

Konami reports 4.9% increase in revenue but a fall in profits | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

AppLovin’s software platform goes from strength to strength | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Sega + Rovio Plans / Stillfront + Playtika Earnings Reports / Sony vs Microsoft - YouTube


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Unpacking Meta's changes to its AEM measurement framework | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

Digital Vandalism


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Steam bans gambling with new conduct changes


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Line Reveals Five 'Gamer First' NFT Games Releasing in 2023 - Decrypt

Assassin's Creed 'Smart Collectibles' Pair NFTs With 3D-Printed Physical Items - Decrypt

MechaFightClub NFT Game 'Paused Indefinitely' Due to US 'Regulatory Limbo' - Decrypt

Helika teams with Yuga Labs to bring analytics to Web3 gaming | VentureBeat

Electronics Giant LG Seeks Patent for TV Capable of Direct NFT Trading


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Plus: how pre-orders affect your launch 'splash'!

Spinner Merge Live Ops: How Sunday is Driving the Game Straight to Ten Million D | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Look at Gaming #213 | Tuesday May 16th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Roblox ads come under fire from the Children’s Advertising Review Unit | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Saudi Arabian wealth fund PIF has increased its stake in EA

Carry1st brings India’s Mobile Premier League to Africa | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Thunderful's Q1 revenue mostly flat year-on-year | GamesIndustry.biz

European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal | VentureBeat

The big financials roundup: May 2023 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Square Enix generated $2.5 billion in net sales in 2022-2023 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Roblox ads come under fire from the Children’s Advertising Review Unit | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Amazon Games and Embracer team on Lord of the Rings MMO

Netflix reportedly plans to cut spending by $300 million - what does this mean f | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
An introduction to how game development pipelines work | GamesIndustry.biz

Which PC genres convert pre-launch interest the best?


💰 Fundraising 🧧
a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser | TechCrunch

✨ 11th Edition of WAGME is out

Get your weekly guide to the world of Web3 Gaming 🎮

• 4 Priority Items
• 6 Mints n Drops
• 10 Guides
• 13 Game Releases / Updates
• 9 Newly Spotted Games

Share and show some support bls! 🫶

https://tinyurl.com/WAGMEMay15TG

Look at Gaming #214 | Wednesday May 17th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Data.ai: Mobile game app revenue split evenly between ads, IAP | VentureBeat


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Apptica: Mobile Puzzles market in Q1 2023


The inflationary impact of AI-generated ad creative | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

Ubisoft results down more than expected as Q4 sales halved | GamesIndustry.biz

Honkai: Star Rail pushes MiHoYo ahead of NetEase for revenue with only Tencent a | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Ad Impressions and effective cost per mile declined across platforms in 2023, bu | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Data.ai: Mobile game app revenue split evenly between ads, IAP | VentureBeat

Flexion announces Q1 financials. Quarterly revenue up by 54% | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Introducing the new GamesIndustry.biz Microcast | GamesIndustry.biz


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Omega Strikers: Live Streaming Release Strategy - Stream Hatchet

Look at Gaming #215 | Thursday May 18th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Roblox really wants you to know that it isn’t just for kids - The Verge


🌊 MARKET ☎️
US game spending dips 5% in April | US Monthly Charts | GamesIndustry.biz

DDM: Game investments hit a four-year low in Q1 | GamesIndustry.biz

44% of upcoming Take-Two titles are new IP | GamesIndustry.biz

Take Two beats FYQ4 expectations with $1.4B in bookings up 65%, maybe hints at GTA6 | VentureBeat

Mobile games accounted for 66% of App Store spending in 2022 | GamesIndustry.biz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Ubisoft’s Diversification Problem — Naavik

On the Shoulders of Giants — Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

Analysis: multiplayer game discovery & the 'cold start problem'


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Roblox really wants you to know that it isn’t just for kids - The Verge


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Axie Infinity Rolls Out ‘Lite' Version of Crypto Game on Apple App Store - Decrypt

Line Reveals Five 'Gamer First' NFT Games Releasing in 2023 - Decrypt


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
The best free tools for game art


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells 10 million copies in 3 days

Look at Gaming #216 | Friday May 19th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Playtime, Installs, and market growth: Who are the mobile industry’s top perform | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Netmarble drew 84% of its revenue from overseas sources in Q1 2023 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Playtime, Installs, and market growth: Who are the mobile industry’s top perform | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Epic Games Store Introduces Free Rewards Program - Game Informer

Krafton to relaunch PUBG-like BGMI game in India | TechCrunch

EA Sports pays College Athletes


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
2 Changes to Virtual Goods in Web3 Gaming

NFT Monthly Trading Volume Down, Sales Consistent: DappRadar

Introducing World Engine

A new standard, called ERC-6551, was presented


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
A step-by-step look at the production pipeline of Ravenlok

Look at Gaming #217 | Monday May 22nd 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Xbox may add "timed slices" to its subscription model


🌊 MARKET ☎️
China approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Gaming deals cooled down significantly in Q1 2023 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Amazon's New MMO / Google Shows Off AI / Cross Platform Gaming Data - YouTube


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The Key Takeaways From Tears Of The Kingdom — Naavik

The Invisible Arcade

Considering Netflix's 5MM ad-supported MAU | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Xbox may add "timed slices" to its subscription model


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Your Old Game Boy Can Now Be Turned Into a Bitcoin and Ethereum Hardware Wallet - Decrypt


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Games should let us choose our own stakes - The Verge

BGMI: What happened? | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Look at Gaming #218 | Tuesday May 23rd 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Razer adds Supercell titles to in-game rewards programme | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Sea Group sees Q1 success, but digital entertainment disappoints | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Razer adds Supercell titles to in-game rewards programme | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
STEPN Integrates Apple Pay


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
The overlooked keys to launching and sustaining games-as-a-service | GamesIndustry.biz

Steam publisher sales: how does having a big hit affect one?

Ways to inclusively design fat characters in games


💰 Fundraising 🧧
Openfort Raises $3 Million for 'Frictionless' Web3 Gaming Wallet - Decrypt


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
Final Fantasy XVI Preview

Nintendo sued over Mario Kart Tour's "immoral" microtransactions

Honkai: Star Rail has already earned over $120m on mobile alone - here's how - Mobilegamer.biz

Look at Gaming #219 | Wednesday May 24th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
TikTok is turning games into cultural phenomena, 3T views in 2022 | VentureBeat


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Shareholders call for a sale of EG7 | GamesIndustry.biz

Tencent announces positive 2023 first quarter financials | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏔
PlayStation is betting big on new franchises and live service games - The Verge

TikTok is turning games into cultural phenomena, 3T views in 2022 | VentureBeat

Overwatch Maker Blizzard to Tap Into Generative AI Game Tools: NYT - Decrypt

Blizzard says new AI concept art tool represents "major evolution"

Xsolla announces Drops for campaign-based community engagement | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
Get a free chapter of The Game Writing Guide

Look at Gaming #220 | Thursday May 25th 2023


🔦 Spotlight 🌟
Data drop: casual gaming analysis, App Store numbers, crossplatform and more - Mobilegamer.biz


🌊 MARKET ☎️
Nvidia's beats estimates with quarterly revenue of $7.19B, down 13% from year ago | VentureBeat

Embracer's $2bn+ deal collapsed due to "external factors" | GamesIndustry.biz

Data drop: casual gaming analysis, App Store numbers, crossplatform and more - Mobilegamer.biz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
#202: Showtime - Hit Points by Nathan Brown


🌈 Platforms 🏔
Inside the Roblox college fashion class - The Verge

Voodoo to launch just four games per year after hard hybridcasual pivot - Mobilegamer.biz

Playstation Project Q — New Handheld Device

Sony teases push into live service and consideration for mobile | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌎
Treasure: The $MAGIC of Interconnected Gaming Metaverses

BBC Studios and Reality+ will take Doctor Who to The Sandbox metaverse | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
The best low cost game development tools


👾 Game & Stats Releases 🎮
PSVR 2 sold just shy of 600,000 units in six weeks | GamesIndustry.biz