Look at Gaming #221 | Friday May 26th 2023

HAPPY FRIDAY! We got some new emojis 😎. Have a wonderful weekend friends!

Shoutout to Juan Perez (reNFT )for the daily gg in the comments. Come drop a gg in the comments fam.


⚡ 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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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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Look at Gaming #226 | Friday June 2nd 2023


Happy Friday frens! If you're out in ethSEOUL, drop me a note in the comments!

Today we got lots of web3 news. My top pick is EA Sports integrating Nike NFTs into their games.

Is this what composability looks like? I think at the very basic level, yeah. This will be table stakes moving forward.

I'm surprised though since EA license a lot of those titles to use the names, likeness, etc., so I wonder how much legal legwork must've gone down behind the scenes between Nike, the IP holders, and EA to make this work. Let's wait and see how the execution take shape.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
FIFA, Madden Maker EA Sports to Add Nike NFTs to Games - Decrypt


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off Steam - The Verge

Study examines when gamers are close to rage quitting | VentureBeat


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Meta Announced Quest 3

Epic now rewards Fortnite creators for how long people play their experiences - The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
FIFA, Madden Maker EA Sports to Add Nike NFTs to Games - Decrypt

Japanese Airline ANA Launches NFT Marketplace

Solana Shooter Ev.io Is Giving Out Billions of BONK Tokens In-Game - Decrypt

GameStop Partners With Telos To Expand Web3 Gaming

Fenix Games teams up with Immutable on Web3 games | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
How Scopely made Monopoly a mobile success | VentureBeat

What’s the Best Time to Request Permission From Users for ATT? (iOS)


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
'Stranger Things' game developer BonusXP is shutting down | TechCrunch

No Man’s Sky launches on Mac starting today | TechCrunch

Rush Royale breaks $100m as it signs up influencer Jake Paul - Mobilegamer.biz

Sony: PlayStation VR 2 tapped 600k copies in the first 6 weeks

GTA V sales reached 180M copies - by Game Dev Report

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