Look at Gaming #253 | Monday July 17th 2023

Welcome back to another week of gaming news!

Kicking off the week right with the FTC's appeal being denied and Microsoft signing a multi-year deal with Sony to keep CoD on PlayStation. So this deal is racing towards the finish line — especially since there's a $3B breakup fee if Microsoft misses the July 18th deadline.

Though there's still the UK's Competition & Markets Authority that stands in Microsoft's way of total domination.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Sony signs deal with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation | VentureBeat


🌊 MARKET 📞
Sony signs deal with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation | VentureBeat

FTC denied appeal to block Microsoft-Activision acquisition | GamesIndustry.biz

African games market hits $863m throughout 2022 | GamesIndustry.biz

Gamified e-learning platform Kahoot gets acquired in a $1.7B deal led by Goldman Sachs, Lego and more | TechCrunch


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
The Future of Player Betting | Naavik


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Lessons Learned From My Startup Journey | Deconstructor of Fun

Look at Gaming #254 | Tuesday July 18th 2023

What if I told you TikTok has a 30% click-thru rate with over multi-billion impressions.

There's a trend on TikTok called #GameEdit, which is when a creator edits gaming-related content with a humorous interpretation.

Genshin Impact's #GenshinEdit received 5B impressions and 30% of viewers digs up more information about the game after seeing the TikToks.

TikTok is an extension to the game itself. This new medium of immersion and engagement with game content extends the user's lifetime value (LTV).

The report also indicated that gaming content received over 3T views in 2022.

This is similar to "modding", except it's not playable in the traditional sense but it does connect with the players beyond the initial game.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
TikTok users viewed more than three trillion gaming-related videos in 2022 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
Africa’s gaming revenue is more than 90% mobile | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

MS-ABK nears completion in the US | Microcast | GamesIndustry.biz

EA and other video game stocks see big boost as M&A fever creeps in | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Why running Merge Mansion is like ‘governing a micronation’ | Mobilegamer.biz

Excerpt: John Romero’s autobiography Doom Guy on the birth of id Software | The Verge


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Threads as a gaming hub? Zynga founder-backed Artie is counting on it | TechCrunch

TikTok users viewed more than three trillion gaming-related videos in 2022 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
The State of Web3 Game Developer Tooling | BITKRAFT Ventures


💲 Fundraising 🤑
More Turkish investment as Fortune Mine Games closes $2m seed round | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
Google and Taito’s AR Space Invaders game is out now on Android and iOS | The Verge

Crunchyroll announces One Punch Man game for PC and mobile | VentureBeat

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Look at Gaming #255 | Wednesday July 19th 2023

Roblox released some big news. Though Roblox has provided numerous way for devs to make money from selling items to charging an access fee. For the first time ever, developers are able to offer subscriptions.

These myriad monetization options are in stark contrast to those offered by Fortnite's Creator Mode — you only get paid based on how long players spent within your experience.

Another nugget Roblox dropped at the end of their press release was that players may be able to "purchase real-world goods within an experience." BOOM‼️


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Roblox is going to let developers offer subscriptions in their experiences | The Verge


🌊 MARKET 📞
Republican members of Congress urge FTC to drop case against Microsoft-Activision | GamesIndustry.biz

US Supreme Court denies gamer lawsuit a block against Microsoft's Activision acquisition | GamesIndustry.biz

Microsoft, Activision reportedly discussing acquisition deadline extension | GamesIndustry.biz

Famitsu: Japanese gaming market in H1 2023 | GameDevReports

Brazilian mobile market to jump to $5.2bn gross revenue by 2027 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Introducing a new UK games industry salary benchmarking service for businesses | GamesIndustry.biz

Venture Capital Funding to Web3 Plummets 76%, Crunchbase Report Shows | CoinDesk

Data drop: H1 2023 digested, TikTok tips, App Store visibility plus Diablo Immortal, Attack Hole and more | Mobilegamer.biz

Activision Blizzard Q2 2023 Financials | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGBiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Generative AI for ad creative: five value milestones | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

Summer special: video games & AI 'exposed'? | GameDiscoverCo


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Roblox is going to let developers offer subscriptions in their experiences | The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
You Can Now Earn Bitcoin for Playing Minecraft—Here’s How | Decrypt

'Assassin's Creed' Creator Ubisoft Throws Weight Behind Cronos Blockchain | Decrypt

'Neopets' Cancels NFT Game After Raising Money From Polygon, Avalanche | Decrypt

Cool Cats Expands Gaming Push With Trio of Upcoming Titles | Decrypt


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
How Coffee Talk 2 evolved from DLC to a full-fledged sequel | GameDeveloper

'I've turned down life-changing money': The story of Waffle | GamesIndustry.biz


💲 Fundraising 🤑
Futureverse Raises $54 Million From 10T, Ripple Labs for Metaverse Push | Decrypt

Scalo leads $3.5m investment in Sushi Roll, Blend it 3D publisher Hexacore | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
Hit comic book series Invincible to get new mobile game courtesy of Ubisoft | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

WAGME #19 — Rumble Arcade & Topology roll out exciting playtests, BITKRAFT & IOSG release reports on Game Developer Tooling and network effects in Game Engines respectively while both Curio & XPLA roll out major updates.

• ❗️ 3 Priority Items to pique your interest
• 💻 7 Mints n Drops to look into
• 📘 5 Guides to keep you ahead
• 👾 11 Game Releases/Updates to keep you in the loop
• 🧐 2 Newly Spotted Games to track

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Look at Gaming #256 | Thursday July 20th 2023

Not enough is said about Candy Crush. This franchise is partly responsible for the mobile gaming revolution. So check out the Spotlight article to learn more about this legendary story.

This year King's net revenue increased 9% YoY. They are the best at accelerating production and testing for their live ops. The Swedish company is a powerhouse today with nearly 3B downloads and $11.3B lifetime revenue across all its titles.

King is still king more than a decade later.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Mobile Masterworks: Candy Crush | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
Microsoft extends Activision Blizzard merger deadline by 3 months | VentureBeat


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Mobile Masterworks: Candy Crush | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Activision Blizzard Esports Hit With Layoffs As Overwatch League's Future Remains Undecided | Game Informer

Diablo IV drives record quarter for Blizzard and Activision | GameDeveloper

Unity Opens Beta for VisionOS Development | GameDeveloper


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Making a metaverse that matters | Wagner James Au interview/podcast | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
The five Ps of better creative management | GamesIndustry.biz

Jam City’s Radostina Zhekova and Winnie Wen on UA creativity and the rise of fem | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💲 Fundraising 🤑
GGWP raises $10m for AI moderation platform | GamesIndustry.biz

Screen Australia backs 23 studios with $2 million in funding | GamesIndustry.biz

Eyeball Games raises $1.5M for blockchain pool game | VentureBeat

Karat Financial raises $70M and teams with Visa on credit cards for creators | VentureBeat

Look at Gaming #258 | Monday July 24th 2023

With the MSFT vs. FTC pretty over, I wanted to take a look at the franchise that was the crux of the whole case. Call of Duty was first released two decades ago in 2003 on PC and console. But it only came on mobile in 2019.

In Activision's Q2 2023 financials, the company stated that more than half of all engagement happens on mobile — totalling to $3B in lifetime revenue. This is incredible for a game that was predominantly on PC and console.

It only took 3 years for the engagement to flip sides. Can Activision Blizzard execute their mobile strategy with other titles like Overwatch?

This also speaks to the evolution of mobile players. The core genre is becoming more prevalent in mobile and that's a good thing.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Call of Duty: Mobile passes $3bn in lifetime revenue, half of all engagement for | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
Why is cloud gaming the future for video games? | Kevuru Games

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: A complete timeline | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Ubisoft saw $298 million in net bookings in Q1 of the 2023-24 fiscal year, but m | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

Indian government clarifies 28% tax does not apply to mobile games | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Xbox' back catalogue isn't just a stopgap – it's a competitive advantage | Opinion | GamesIndustry.biz

#218: Get the papers | Hit Points by Nathan Brown

LatAm Gaming Market | Konvoy Ventures

SEGA President: Games for a new console generation will cost $70M+ to develop | GameDev Reports


🌈 Platforms 🏠
The Sony Project Q PlayStation handheld is running Android in a leaked video | The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Unpacking the ‘Backpack’ Wallet: How ERC-6551 Tokens Are Changing Digital Ownership | CoinDesk


💲 Fundraising 🤑
Closing Theory raises $2.3m | GamesIndustry.biz


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
A new MMORPG from NetEase - Justice Online Mobile - is earning at least $1.5M daily since the release | GameDev Reports

Call of Duty: Mobile passes $3bn in lifetime revenue, half of all engagement for | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

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Also thecoreloop also bought its first Paladin to be a part of PaladinsDAO!

Excited for what to come. Stay tunedddddd. :)

Look at Gaming #260 | Wednesday July 26th 2023

Man! I guess this week is just filled with ad-related topics. If you missed our piece on Digital Marketing 3.0. Read it HERE. Yesterday we talked about Roblox's ad network and how that's going to change the game — apologies for the cringey cliché. Now a report from GameAnalytics shows USA game ad revenue hit $130B by 2025.

But that's only 6% of the advertising spend in the USA. Brands are still undervaluing the potential of ads in the gaming space. Also that 50% of all ad revenue from within the gaming industry comes from within the gaming industry itself, talk about dogfooding ourselves.

There are quite a few interesting data points in the report so check out the link in the Spotlight section. Promise you'll learn something!


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
USA game ad revenue to reach $130 billion in 2025 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
Snap Q2 earnings: revenue decline, continued focus on ad measurement | Mobile Dev Memo by Eric Seufert

Consumers spent 2.5 billion hours on Android in H1 2023, what's that mean for mo | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

USA game ad revenue to reach $130 billion in 2025 | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz

The state of recruitment in 2023 | GamesIndustry.biz

Xbox Q4 revenues flat as hardware drops 13% | GamesIndustry.biz

Xbox hardware stumbles as Game Pass delivers record Q4 engagement | GameDeveloper


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
Japan’s indie game scene is growing up | The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
Crypto Gaming Startup Ultra Launches Esports Platform With Token, NFT Prizes | Decrypt

Solana Gaming Franchise Aurory Expands to Ethereum Layer-2 Arbitrum | Decrypt

CyberKongz to Mint Genkai NFTs on Ronin, Migrate Game to 'Axie' Chain | Decrypt

Solvo pivots from crypto investment app to Web3 gaming wallet | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Why no one wants to fund your mobile game startup | GameStuff

Why Is Mobile The Most Profitable Game Development - Kevuru Games | Keruvu Games

Socialisation in gaming: The trend for increased retention and revenue | Pocket Gamer.biz | PGbiz


💲 Fundraising 🤑
Valhalla Ventures raises $66M to invest in deeptech and gaming | VentureBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
How Netflix's external dev partnerships are pivotal for its gaming gambit | GamesIndustry.biz

The Futurama crew touches down in Fortnite | The Verge

Three new Starfield animated shorts offer more glimpses of Bethesda’s new universe | The Verge

Blue Protocol brings an anime world to life | hands-on preview | VentureBeat

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Drop a gg! How is UA/growth going for you guys? I know its tough all round right now.

Look at Gaming #261 | Thursday July 27th 2023

Venmo is a popular payment app in the US that facilitated over $244B in 2022 with over 75M users. Its reported that the avg payment on the app is $60. Sounds like its just the right amount to buy a game.

Xbox integrated with Venmo. This is just another step forward since Microsoft already has a relationship with Paypal. Players can use their venmo account to pay for games, Xbox subscriptions, and of course pay one another. The last part I think is interesting.

Depending on how well integrated Venmo is to the platform, I can imagine some player2player payment action happening. "$5 for first blood," said by my teammate to the left as we spawn into our CoD game. Fun.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Microsoft integrates Venmo into Xbox's payment system | GameDeveloper


🌊 MARKET 📞
Data drop: COD: Mobile hits $3bn, King up 9%, 2027 forecasts, Asia and MENA stats and more | MobileGamer.Biz

Meta Q2 2023 earnings: 12% ad revenue growth, impressions increase 34% with slowing CPM declines | MobileDevMemo

Zuckerberg acknowledges investor "discomfort" as Meta loses another $3.7B on Reality Labs | GameDeveloper

Street Fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 drives Capcom Q1 sales to $313m | GamesIndustry.Biz

Alphabet Q2 earnings: YouTube returns to growth, and advertising’s AI feedback loop | MobileDevMemo

Sega's Rovio deal clears regulatory hurdles and gets the green light | PGBiz


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Microsoft integrates Venmo into Xbox's payment system | GameDeveloper

Checkout.com teams with NetEase Games on international game payments | VentureBeat

Samsung Galaxy lineup has plenty of power for gaming | VentureBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
Candivore’s Match Masters passes $200m, 50m installs as it sets sights on US market | MobileGamer.Biz

Look at Gaming #262 | Friday July 28th 2023

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you guys got fun plans for the weekend.

Today we're taking a break from all the ads-related topic and talk about the casual mobile games. It's been all the rage to talk about hybridcasual as hypercasual fell out of favor. Though there might be a resurgence of casual games.

Five Categories of Mobile Games:
Hypercasual > Hybrid > Casual > Mid-Core > Core

Hypercasuals are the play-once-throw-away type of experiences then the Hybridcasual are pretty much the same except there's a progression system — think Archero. In the middle we have Casual games are the match-3 games such as Candy Crush Saga.

Hypercasual became all the rage as the mobile advertising grew in popularity. Studios like Voodoo would ship dozens of these games each year and load em up with UA and monetize with ads only.

Surprisingly the retention rate for Hypercasual and Casual games are similar. But unsurprisingly the session length for Casual games are nearly 2x that of Hypercasual. In terms of monetization, ARPU for Casual games varies widely from $4 to $49, whereas Hypercasual has a tighter range of $4 - $11.

To learn more check out the article in the Spotlight section today. It provides a pretty good highlevel taxonomy of the mobile space and an in-depth look at differences between the two genres.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
The great casual game revival | PGBiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
India’s gaming industry draws the line between 'online' and 'real money' gaming | PGbiz

Is China's gaming output back on track? | PGBiz

Intel turns surprise Q2 profit with $12.9B in revenue as AI drives growth | VentureBeat

The latest developments in esports technology | Win.gg

Best Places to Work is looking for the best game companies | VentureBeat


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
BIG READ: Essential facts about the ESA's finances | SuperJoost

The great casual game revival | PGBiz

Video: Wordle, one year later | GameDeveloper


🌈 Platforms 🏠
Roblox is now available to try on Meta Quest VR headsets | The Verge

Epic also appeals to US Supreme Court in legal battle against Apple | GameIndustry.Biz


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
The British Museum Will Enter the Metaverse via 'The Sandbox' | Decrypt


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Why Should Brands Do In-game Audio Advertising | Digital Journal


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
PlayStation 5 passes 40M sales milestone | VentureBeat

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Also, I'm playing CoD and Mario Kart this weekend so let me know if you guys wanna LAN party

Look at Gaming #264 | Tuesday August 1st 2023

Apple coming in hot with that user protection. They will start asking developers to justify WHY certain APIs are used. This new category of API is called "Required Reasons APIs" aka the final nail the coffin for fingerprinting.

These APIs include disk space APIs, active keyboard APIs, user default APIs, system boot time APIs, and file timestamp APIs. This is a living list so things will change.

The policy will be softly implemented starting Fall 2023 then by Spring 2024 Apple will outright reject applications that do not comply.

This means that User Acquisition (UA) will become even more challenging. More importantly, recall that the EU allowed side loading and new app stores next year. These privacy practices may carry over to other upcoming app stores like those of Meta's and Microsoft's when they do launch next year in the EU. So UA will be difficult no matter what platform you end up choosing.

You can read more about it in the Spotlight or click here.

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⚡ Spotlight 🤩
• Apple enters the ATT endgame as its quest for privacy enters its final battle | PGBiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
• Sega Q1 sales up despite lower than expected game sales | GamesIndustry.biz

• Take-Two was making layoffs in March, but just paid its top execs $72.3 million | GameDeveloper

• Sensor Tower: Japanese mobile market in H1 2023 | GameDevReports

• Microsoft argues its Activision Blizzard case with UK regulators | The Verge


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
• What chance does your Switch game have of being a hit in 2023? | GameDiscoverCo


🌈 Platforms 🏠
• Game Pass Ultimate signups led to Xbox revenue surge | GameDeveloper

• Nintendo's new console is reportedly due out in the second half of 2024 | GameIndustry.biz

• Apple enters the ATT endgame as its quest for privacy enters its final battle | PGBiz


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📚
• Monetization In Games | Kevuru


💲 Fundraising 🤑
• Playtika acquires Youda Games for up to $165M | GamesBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
• Omni One starts shipping to equity investors and hits consumers in Q2 2024 | GameBeat

• AppMagic: miHoYo mobile titles surpassed $8B in revenue | GameDevReports


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Look at Gaming #265 | Wednesday August 2nd 2023

Top Fortnite creator, Ali "SypherPK" Hassan, created a live-service map on Fortnite islands using UEFN called Rocket Wars. Within the first 30 days the island garnered 5M hours of playtime, 160k hours per day. this playtime is similar to that of Among Us.

More importantly, this is a key example of user-generated content utilizing user-powered crosspromotions. SypherPK used his channels (7M subscribers on YouTube and 6.5M on Twitch) to activate his community and you see it in the data that each time he did that the play time rose for consistently for a week.

You can read more about this in the Spotlight section.

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⚡ Spotlight 🤩
• SypherPK’s Rocket Wars UEFN map playtime rivals Among Us on Steam | GamesBeat


🌊 MARKET 📞
• EA earns $1.2 billion from live service titles during record first quarter | GameDeveloper

• AMD CEO sees PC market recovery in 2nd half as AI demand ramps | GamesBeat

• Japan’s consumer spend set to surpass $12.6 billion in 2023 | PGBiz


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
• App Store’s NFT Guidelines | Deconstructor Of Fun

• SypherPK’s Rocket Wars UEFN map playtime rivals Among Us on Steam | GamesBeat

• Gamefam and the business of advertising on game platforms | GamesIndustry.biz


🌈 Platforms 🏠
• Netflix launches Cut the Rope Daily game and animated episodes | GamesBeat


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
• GameStop Is Killing Its NFT Wallet and Blames ‘Regulatory Uncertainty’ | Decrypt

• How Mythical Games is Balancing Web2 & Web3 | Naavik


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
• How to launch a consumer app | MobileDevMemo

• Make it last: How to turn a static IP into a franchise the Dead Cells way | GameDeveloper


💲 Fundraising 🤑
• Playtika acquires Azerion's Youda Games portfolio for upwards of $89.1 million | PGBiz

• A16z Games commits $75M to Speedrun game startup accelerator | GamesBeat


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
• MiHoYo makes $8 billion in user spending with 73% from Genshin Impact | PGBiz

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Look at Gaming #266 | Thursday August 3rd 2023

Two interesting articles that I wanted to point out. The first article talked about a new way to monetize and the second one mentioned that mobile games make up 30% of all subscription-based apps.

It's no secret that monetization is tougher than ever and the subscription model is getting crowded. The number of mobile games with subscriptions tripled since 2022.

I learned of Amazon Anywhere today. It basically allows players to shop on Amazon while still remains in the game. Pretty cool, slightly disrupts the immersion but there were some success with Niantic's AR pet game, Peridot.

Read more about it in the Spotlight section.


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
• Can Amazon Anywhere open up a new monetization channel for mobile games? | PGBiz


🌊 MARKET 📞
• Tears of the Kingdom drives Nintendo sales up 50% year-on-year | GameIndustry.Biz

• Mobile games using a subscription model almost triple in a year | PGBiz

• Google opens applications for its latest Indie Games Fund | PGBiz

• China to implement new restrictions on children's smartphone use | PGBiz


🌈 Platforms 🏠
• Xbox tests streaming games live to Discord with Insiders | VentureBeat

• Microsoft starts testing its Xbox Live Gold replacement | The Verge


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
• Amazon Prime Is Giving Out Free NFTs for This Polygon Game | Decrypt

• Gaming Giant Bandai Namco Launches AI Virtual Pet NFT Game | Decrypt

• Bored Apes Take Center Stage in Exclusive 'Otherside' Game Test | Decrypt

• Gala Games takes its blockchain games to Elixir Games Launcher | VentureBeat


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
• How does Steam's 'New & Trending' chart work? | GameDiscoverCo

• Can Amazon Anywhere open up a new monetisation channel for mobile games? | PGBiz


💲 Fundraising 🤑
• AI startup Inworld raises another $50 million for a $500 million valuation | PGBiz

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Look at Gaming #267 | Friday August 4th 2023

GM. Happy Friday! Going to keep this one short!

Circana, previously NPD, reported $4.7B in sales for June 2023, which is a 9% YoY increase. $4B from game/subscription content, $454M in hardware, and $214M in accessories. Notably hardware sales exhibited 22% YoY growth. Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, and Street Fighter 6 were the first, second, and third best-selling games, respectively. Top games on mobile were Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, and Royal Match.

PS Monopoly GO is tearing its way through the charts. I'd recommend giving it a try. Shoutout to my homies over at Scopely!


⚡ Spotlight 🤩
Circana: The US Gaming market in June 2023 grew by 9% | GameDevReports
https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/circana-the-us-gaming-market-in-june


🌊 MARKET 📞
StreamElements & Rainmaker.gg: State of the Streaming market in June 2023 | GameDevReports

China’s gaming market climbed by 20% in July | PGBiz

Unity's Q2 revenue sees an 80% year-on-year jump | GamesIndustry.biz

Circana: The US Gaming market in June 2023 grew by 9% | GameDevReports


💎 Deep Dives 🔎
FanDuel’s Aaron Champagne on creating a skill based gaming platform for mobile | PGBiz


✨ Web 3⃣ + Meta 🌐
GameStop to dump cryptocurrency wallet support | GamesIndustry.biz

Elvis Presley Dances Into the Metaverse via 'The Sandbox' | Decrypt


🧠 Knowledge Hub 📘
Tebex launches Checkout to help studios monetize UGC and other games | GamesBeat


💲 Fundraising 🤑
GEM Capital unveils $50m investment | GamesIndustry.biz


👾 Game & Stats Releases 📊
Roblox's Meta Quest beta hits over 1 million downloads in a week | GameDeveloper