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Naavik Gaming Podcast

The Naavik Gaming Podcast is a business-focused exploration of the companies, trends, strategies and leaders that are defining the future of games. To learn more and see other great content visit www.naavik.co.

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77:37

2022 Gaming Deals Review / Game of the Year & Unicorn...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/23

What are the trends when looking back at 2022’s gaming deals? What were our highlights of the year? We dive into the latest game business news with Abhimanyu Kumar, Anthony Pecorella, Matt Dion, Anton Gorodetsky, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start07:30 - 2022 Gaming Deals Trends Review17:40 - Highlights Awards: Game of the Year37:15 - Highlights Awards: The Good51:03 - Highlights Awards: The Bad01:01:02 - Highlights Awards: The Unicorn01:16:49 - OutroAlso, a big thanks to data.ai for

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54:24

Wen Metaverse? - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/20

There is a ton of hype around the notion of the metaverse, with no shortage of companies trying to build it. We have legacy operations that have been around for years like Second Life. We have huge tech giants like Meta trying to brute force their way to the metaverse by spending billions on it. We have medium sized players that target a particular consumer like Roblox does for kids. We have newer start ups like Decentraland and The Sandbox that are building on blockchain and embracing

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71:33

End-of-Year Learnings & Predictions - Roundtable

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/16

What’s the funding environment going into 2023? Can mobile be conquered by studios with short runways? We dive into the latest game business news with Aaron Bush, Anil Das-Gupta, Joakim Achrén, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start10:20 - Console Acceleration20:26 - Mobile Growth or Decline38:35 - Multi-Core-Gameplay Genre45:00 - Mainstream Blockchain Gaming59:24 - M&A and Funding Environment01:05:30 - Generative AI01:10:43 - OutroAlso, a big thanks to data.ai for supporting all of

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57:31

Land Speculation & Economies - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/13

Why are there housing crises in online games, and how did a plot of “virtual land” go for $4M in Sandbox’s Metaverse last year? What is a land economy, and how do you run it? We bring on Lars Doucet, virtual land economy consultant and author of “Land and Why It Matters” and Khaled Alroumi, Head of Monetization at Big Time Studios to discuss the concept of land economies, whether land should be a primary or secondary driver of your game economy, what to do about taxes and rent, and the

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55:48

Cross-Platform Strategy / Moore’s Law Revival / Gwent...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/09

Should studios lean away from an all-in mobile strategy and pursue cross-platform? What is the impact of Intel’s vision to revive Moore’s Law? We dive into the latest game business news with Tammy Levy, David Amor, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start03:25 - Playmint’s Open Source Web3 Tech10:11 - Moore’s Law Revival17:05 - Limit Break’s Free Super Bowl NFT Mint25:00 - Gwent’s End of Development30:47 - Lean Away From Mobile, Lean Into Consoles & PC?55:05 - OutroAlso, a big thanks

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67:11

Open vs Closed Economies in Web3 Games - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/06

One of the promises of web3 is the opening up of in-game economies, and for players to retain some kind of residual value for all the hours they put into a game. In web2, the developer and the platform on which a game is played retain 100% of the economic value - web3 changes this, at least in theory, and allows players to retain an economic interest in their gaming digital assets, both the non-fungible ones - the unique NFTs they own - and the fungible ones - the in-game currencies they

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51:09

China’s Console Market / Web3 Investment / Cosy Games...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/12/02

Should console studios target mainland China’s market? Is building a web3 gaming studio still an investment advantage? We dive into the latest game business news with Anthony Pecorella, Alex Takei, Joost van Dreunen, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start02:50 - What are cosy games?05:20 - Australia’s Loot Box Bill11:40 - Will Mobile Replace Consoles?18:20 - Mainland China’s Console Market Analysis35:40 - Is Web3 Still an Investment Advantage?49:53 - OutroAlso, a big thanks to data.ai

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58:49

Future of UGC (and does it need the blockchain?) -...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/29

“UGC Gaming is Gaming 3.0” says Uri Marchand, CEO and co-founder of Overwolf, a software platform that powers one of the biggest modding communities in the world and recently signed a massive partnership with EA for the Sims4. In this episode, your host Alex Takei chats all things UGC, the role of IP in creating the metaverse, centralization and moderation in a creator economy, and whether any of this really needs the blockchain.Uri Marchand: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urimarchand/If you

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57:21

Blizzard x NetEase / Google Play Competition /...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/25

Why didn’t Blizzard renew its partnership with NetEase? How will they return to mainland China’s market? We dive into the latest game business news with Matt Dion, David Amor, Marie Mejerwall, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start05:20 - Gameloft’s Cross-Platform Strategy08:55 - Generative AI’s Valuable Disruption17:40 - Embracer Group Earnings Analysis19:20 - Sony Patent For NFT and Blockchain Technology23:52 - Blizzard Does Not Renew Contract with NetEase40:12 - Google Struck Deals to

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65:35

Building the Web3 Marketing Stack - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/22

In web2, the marketing stack is rich in every area that matters - when a marketer wants to spend on a game, they have many places to do it, they can scale budget up and down as needed, they have the tools to measure how effective the spend is by channel, they can measure revenue events and many other different kinds of downstream activity for days, weeks, months and even years down the line. They have the analytics tools to segment and understand their player personas, and can effectively

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67:59

Unity, Krafton, Nintendo Earnings / Future of...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/18

What can we learn from Unity, AppLovin, Roblox, Krafton and Nintendo earnings? What’s the next evolution of community play? We dive into the latest game business news with Aaron Bush, Tammy Levy, Elyssa Goldberg, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start03:12 - Unity Earnings Analysis05:27 - NewZoo Forecasts Market Decline13:41 - AppLovin Earnings Analysis15:26 - Roblox Earnings Analysis20:10 - Impacts of FTX on Gaming29:14 - Krafton Earnings Analysis35:46 - Nintendo Earnings & Strategy

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64:19

How to Choose a Blockchain + FTX!? - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/15

Should you build your game on Solana or Polygon? L1, L2, or sidechain? What are the technical, financial, ideological, and game design frameworks a web3 developer should think about when making this decision? In this week’s episode, your host, Alex Takei, talks all things chain choice with Aron Beierschmitt, CEO of Laguna Games, the studio responsible for Crypto Unicorns, and Sridhar Muppidi, co-founder of YesGnome, a skill based mobile gaming company. PLUS hot takes on the FTX debacle and

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53:44

Alexis Bonte: Stillfront’s Strategy, Synergies & Future

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/13

In this episode, Alexis Bonte – COO of Stillfront Group – joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss:#1 His journey as an entrepreneur and executive, and how he ended up at Stillfront#2 How Stillfront operates, including how it provides autonomy to studios while still creating synergies across the entire organization#3 Stillfront’s M&A strategy, including lessons learned after 18 acquisitions#4 The future of Stillfront (and whether Stillfront is thinking about web3)To learn more,

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61:07

Take-Two, EA Earnings / Mobile Headwinds / Layoffs -...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/11

What can we learn from Take-Two and EA’s earnings? Are we observing an increase in VC capital deployment? We dive into the latest game business news with Aaron Bush, Seb Park, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start02:10 - What’s Next for eSports?05:40 - Japan’s PC Gaming Market07:03 - China’s Declining Mobile Gaming Market08:30 - Unity x ironSource Deal Closed11:12 - Embracer Closed Former Square Enix Montreal12:56 - Dapper Labs and Mythical Layoffs22:20 - Take-Two Earnings Analysis40:35

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58:05

Investing in Web3 Gaming with Magic Eden - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/08

In just a single year since launching, NFT marketplace Magic Eden has grown to dominate on Solana, with over 85% of the trading market share, and increasingly taking share from OpenSea on Ethereum as well. They started with digital collectibles, but very early on made a bet on gaming NFTs as their second major vertical. Now, they sport a $1.6 billion valuation in their latest funding round, and have recently announced that they will be making direct minority equity investments in gaming

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45:24

Caro Krenzer: Building Studios, Navigating Change &...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/06

In this episode, Caro Krenzer – co-founder and CEO of Trailmix, the company behind Love & Pies – joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss:#1 Caro’s games industry origin story and what led her to found Trailmix#2 How Love & Pies pivoted away from a failed game mechanic and turned into a hit#3 Lessons in inclusive game design, including how to build a great company culture that supports it#4 What Caro learned from working at King, how Supercell supports Trailmix as an investor,

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53:38

Microsoft, Meta, Sony, Rovio Earnings / VR Gaming...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/04

What can we learn from Microsoft, Meta, Sony and Rovio’s earnings? What does Meta’s tanking stock mean for VR/AR Gaming? We dive into the latest game business news with David Amor, Matt Dion, and your host Maria Gillies.00:00 - Start03:33 - Sony/PlayStation Earnings06:50 - TikTok Playable Games Tab08:20 - Netflix Acquires Spry Fox11:30 - Rovio Earnings13:33 - Microsoft/Xbox Earnings31:17 - Meta Earnings & VR/AR MarketAlso, a big thanks to data.ai for supporting all of Naavik's mobile

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56:30

Battlebound: Ex-Riot Dev Dives into Web3 - Crypto Corner

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/11/01

Why does a Rioter go start a web3 studio? Today’s episode is with Adam Hensel, CEO of Battlebound and the web3 studio making Evaverse, a universe of competitive racing and battler games. We chat the woes of web3 publishing, how he’s thinking about revenue share between the developer and player, and what’s next for Battlebound as he and his team build games that envision players adopting blockchain technology in a low friction and “less NFT hate” environment. Battlebound Discord:

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50:45

Jason Chapman: How Konvoy Ventures Invests in Gaming

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/10/30

In this episode, Jason Chapman – co-founder and managing partner of Konvoy Ventures – joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss:#1 The origins, present state, and core theses of Konvoy Ventures#2 What technology and platform trends Jason is excited about#3 What attributes the Konvoy team looks for in the teams and founders it backs#4 The current state of the venture market, including where we are in the latest web3 cycle#5 Lessons learned in scaling an investment firmTo learn more, make

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73:43

Apple vs Microsoft and NFTs / Netflix Cloud Gaming /...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/10/28

In this Metacast episode, Anil Das-Gupta and Aaron Bush join your host Maria Gillies to discuss: #1 Microsoft’s Xbox Mobile Storefront: Could Microsoft succeed where Epic Games didn’t?#2 Apple’s NFTs Guidelines: Will the guidelines kill blockchain mobile games?#3 Netflix Cloud Gaming: What’s behind Netflix’s cloud gaming strategy?#4 Silent Hill Announcements: Why revive the Silent Hill franchise now?#5 Marvel Snap Mobile Launch: What are the early indicators of Marvel Snap’s launch?Also, a

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