Look at Gaming #221 | Friday May 26th 2023

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⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Nike .SWOOSH OF1 NFT Sale Surpasses $1M


🌊 MARKET 📞
Microsoft files appeal against CMA block on Activision Blizzard merger

NetEase generated $3.6 billion in revenue in 2023’s first quarter | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Since its January launch Kick has hit a total of 114m viewership hours | GamesIndustry.biz


🌈 Platforms 🏠
BMW to launch in-car gaming in partnership with AirConsole | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Facebook Gaming survey finds that casual gamers are crucial to the evolution of the metaverse | VentureBeat

East meets west: How Level Infinite and TiMi Studio Group are taking Tencent global | VentureBeat

Unpacking the PlayStation Showcase | Microcast | GamesIndustry.biz


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Ubisoft's Rabbids Invade Reddit as Free NFTs - Decrypt

Nike .SWOOSH OF1 NFT Sale Surpasses $1M

Npixel recruits testers for Web3 MMO Gran Saga: Unlimited | VentureBeat

Binance Introducing NFT Lending Capability


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Replica unveils AI-powered smart NPCs for Unreal Engine | VentureBeat

Look at Gaming #223 | Tuesday May 30th 2023


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Watch this Nvidia demo and imagine actually speaking to AI game characters - The Verge


🌊 MARKET 📞
CD Projekt sales drop 20% year-over-year | GamesIndustry.biz

Newzoo adjusted the Gaming market size in 2022 - it's dropped worse than expected


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Have you 'lost track' of Steam key resellers?


🌈 Platforms 🏠
'Apple's app review favours big studios, stifles competition and wastes time and money' - Mobilegamer.biz

League of Legends esports players voted ‘overwhelmingly’ for a walkout - The Verge

Watch this Nvidia demo and imagine actually speaking to AI game characters - The Verge


✨ Web 3️⃣ + Meta 🌐
PancakeSwap Launches Tower Defense Game—With CAKE Token Rewards - Decrypt

From Square Enix to Ubisoft: The Biggest Publishers Building NFT Games - Decrypt


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Flying Blind | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

What Is a 3D Modeler: Kevuru Games Expertise - Kevuru Games

Advertising in Video Games - How to Use it Most Effectively - Kevuru Games


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
The Witcher is officially one of the most successful game series of all time - The Verge

AppMagic: Honkai: Star Rail earned $132.3M in the first month on Mobile


💲 Fundraising 🤑
DeGame raises $6.5M | Cointelegraph

Look at Gaming #224 | Wednesday May 31st 2023


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
TaeTaeHoHo's thread on his Autonomous Anonymous talk


🌊 MARKET 📞
South Korea gives full approval to Microsoft-Activision merger


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Generative AI, advertising, and hidden personas | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Overwatch 2 celebrates its first in-game Pride event - The Verge

Riot delays competitive League of Legends season after players voted to walk out - The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Mercedes Benz and Fingerprints DAO to Release Car-Themed NFT Collection

The Wolves DAO Files #8: The Importance of Royalties in Web3 Gaming

TaeTaeHoHo's thread on his Autonomous Anonymous talk

Mani_NFTz Dives Into Square Enix and Web3 Gaming


💲 Fundraising 🤑
Proxima raises $1.6M and announces Lumari as 1st game | VentureBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
Supercell launches new title Flood Rush into beta | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

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Has everyone played the new Zelda yet?

Look at Gaming #225 | Thursday June 1st 2023

Games-as-a-Service is definitely going to be replaced by Games-as-a-Platform. Before the bUsiNeSs people came in and jargon-fy everything, Games-as-a-Platform is basically modding. We saw companies like Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite Creative Mode lead the charge but slowly and surely many games that achieve high-quality IP status turns their game into a platform for UGC. Read the Deconstructor of Fun piece in the Spotlight section for more info.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys — Deconstructor of Fun


🌊 MARKET 📞
Huuuge Games hit all-time high EBITDA for Q1 2023 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Where's PlayStation - and Sony's games - headed in 2023?

Embracer’s Lost Partnership & Its Major Blow to Profitability — Naavik

The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys — Deconstructor of Fun


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Epic’s Alan Wake 2 heralds a new dawn of digital-only AAA games

Raf Grassetti, ex-God of War art director, joins Netflix Games


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Grand Theft Auto 6 Crypto Rumors Are Swirling Again—Here’s What’s Going On - Decrypt

Reddit Co-Founder Still Believes Play-to-Earn Will Be the Standard for Gaming - Decrypt

Keep Web3 separated from the actual game | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Taking risks with Clash of Clans Builder Base revamp

3DFY lets devs create 3D models based on text prompts | VentureBeat


💲 Fundraising 🤑
M80 Raises $3 Million to Expand 'Web3-Enabled' Esports Organization - Decrypt

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