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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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66:45

Crypto Corner #14 - A Deep Dive into Crypto Raiders

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/22

In this Crypto Corner episode, Nicholas ‘Captain Kix’ Kneuper - co-founder of Crypto Raiders - and Naavik collaborator Devin Becker join your host Nico to take a deep dive into Crypto Raiders.Crypto Raiders is a pixel dungeon crawler game, RPG, & ecosystem with gamified DeFi elements utilizing tokens & NFTs. The game is built on the Polygon Network. In Crypto Raiders, players use NFT characters to loot dungeons, defeat bosses, and earn tokens.YouTube video: Available here.If you

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64:48

Roundtable #35 - Roblox’s Results, Global Gaming...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/18

In this Metacast episode, Anton Gorodetsky, David Amor and Yonatan Raz-Fridman join your host Maria Gillies to discuss - #1 Roblox Results: Roblox reported their Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 results. We dive into the reported numbers, discuss Roblox’s strategy and their secret sauce, and what challenges must be solved to keep reaching towards their ambitions.#2 Global Gaming Deals Activity in 2021: We talk about why “2021 proved to be yet another record-smashing year for the Video

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68:52

Crypto Corner #13 - Loot Part 2: Decentralized,...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/15

In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, timshel, LordOfaFew and Threepwave, join your host Nico to take a deep dive into how world building happens within the Lootverse. We talk about what the Lootverse is, what makes it special, who decides what ‘Canon’ is in Loot, what it means to build fully on-chain and much more.Full episode summary available here.YouTube video available here.If you would like us to discuss any other blockchain gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co

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63:34

Roundtable #34 - Network effects, User Acquisition...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/11

Episode SummaryIn this Metacast episode, Matej Lancaric, Chong Ahn and Nico Vereecke join your host Maria Gillies to discuss - Network EffectsAnimoca Brands investment strategy has a “rising tide lifts all boats” approach explored in Naavik’s newsletter Master the Meta: https://naavik.co/themetas/animoca-2022We discuss network effects, flywheel effects and if we’ve seen other examples of these strategies applied in games. User Acquisition FundamentalsIf you’re thinking about starting your

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63:20

Crypto Corner #12 - Blockchain Trading Card Games...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/08

Episode SummaryTrading Card Games lend themselves well to Blockchain Technology. Digital Trading cards are an easy concept to grasp, as they are already in-use and reflect characteristics of scarcity similar to their physical counterparts.In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Chris Clay - Game Director for Gods Unchained at Immutable and David “Mzo” Becker - Games Commentator & Researcher, join your host Nico to take a deep dive into Blockchain-Based Trading Card Games. They

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58:55

Roundtable #33 - Gaming DAOs, Designing Endgames, and...

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2022/02/04

Episode SummaryThis episode of the Roundtable sees Florian Ziegler, Matt Dion, and Maria Gillies joining your host Nico to discuss DAOs and their application in the gaming space, endgame design, and the big news this week on Sony’s acquisition of Bungie.Riffing off Matt’s deep-dive into the nascent landscape of gaming DAOs on Naavik, our guests discuss what DAOs are and how they operate, particularly in the context of games. We then turn our attention to the criticality of endgame design

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54:29

Crypto Corner #11 - The Rise of Play-to-Earn Gaming...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/02/01

Summary herePlay-to-earn Gaming Guilds are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) that buy game assets (usually yield-earning NFTs) and loan them out to guild members through scholarships.Because of their size and rapid growth (they often represent tens of thousands of gamers and have $100m+ treasuries), they have a significant impact on how blockchain games are designed and where the industry is going.In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Gabby Dizon - Co-Founder @ Yield Guild

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60:27

Roundtable #32 - Sandbox Deconstruction, Women in...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Summary hereIn this Metacast episode, Maria Gillies, Jayne Peressini and Aaron Bush join your host Nico to discuss - #1: Naavik’s The Sandbox DeconstructionTL;DR - The Sandbox is currently:- More expensive than you think- Less decentralized than you think- Less censorship-resistant than you thinkYou can find the teaser deconstruction here. And the full deconstruction here! #2: Women in GamesMore diversity within the games industry will lead to better games. We discuss some things

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43:55

Crypto Corner #10 - Crabada, a fully decentralized...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/25

Summary hereIn this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Ryan Foo and Tender join your host Nico to take a deep dive into Crabada, a fully decentralized Play-and-Earn Idle Game on the Avalanche network.Set in an undersea world filled with fierce fighting Hermit-Crabs called Crabada. Players are invited to breed, lend, rent, and battle crabs represented by on-chain NFTs to earn cryptocurrencies with real value. If you would like us to discuss any other blockchain gaming-related topics, do reach

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64:06

Roundtable #31 - Microsoft x Activision Blizzard, NFT...

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2022/01/21

In this Metacast episode, Sebastian Park, Miikka Ahonen and David Amor join your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss - #1: Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7BFor context, find the article here. #2: OpenSea Raises $300M at $13.3B ValuationFor context, find the article here. And some other referenced links: OpenSea | Fractal | Coinbase NFT | LooksRare #3: Turkish Studio’s are Raising BigSpecially, we discuss Spyke's and Dream Games' raises. If you would like us to discuss any other

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69:20

Crypto Corner #9 - What 2022 has in store for...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/18

In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Joost van Dreunen, Miko Matsumura and Chong Ahn join your host Nico to talk about what’s going to happen in the Blockchain Gaming world in the year to come. If you would like us to discuss any another blockchain gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion:

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66:37

Roundtable #30 - Take Two buys Zynga & The Roblox...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/14

In this Metacast episode, Yonatan Raz-Fridman, Devin Becker and Abhimanyu Kumar join your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss - #1: Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7BFor context, here is the press release. #2: Is Roblox Exploiting Young Game Developers?We discuss the first and second videos released by People Make Games. And as this week’s bonus segment, we are making bold predictions about M&A in 2022.Other key links referenced in the discussion:EA buys Glu - LinkGTA Online recurring revenue

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66:55

Crypto Corner #8 - [Debate] Why Gamers Hate NFTs

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/11

Over the past months, we’ve seen a significant backlash from the gaming community when gaming companies announced they were experimenting with NFTs in their games. In this Naavik Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Lars Doucet and Ethan Levy join your host Nico to have an open-minded discussion about whether these concerns are really valid, and what the blockchain gaming community can do to address them. If you would like us to discuss any other blockchain gaming-related topics, do reach out at

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57:13

Roundtable #29 - Biggest Learnings of 2021

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/07

For many in the games industry, 2021 was a rollercoaster ride. We saw Roblox going public, Apple’s ATT come into effect, discriminatory practices in the largest game companies come to light, play-to-earn burst onto the scene and so much more.In this special Metacast Roundtable episode, Fawzi Itani, Ryan Foo and Florian Ziegler join your host Nicolas Vereecke to look back at 2021 and share their biggest learnings. If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach

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49:03

Crypto Corner #7 - Blockchain Games & Esports

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2022/01/04

In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Khaled Alroumi, Anton Backman and Sebastian Park join your host Nico to take a deep dive into the complexities of Blockchain Games and high level competition + esports.If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion:

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68:46

Roundtable #28 - Blockchain Ecosystem Funds, Rec Room...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2021/12/24

In this Metacast episode, Chong Ahn, David Amor and Florian Ziegler join your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; #1: The Rise of Blockchain Gaming Ecosystem FundsAll over the Crypto Gaming space, blockchains are partnering up with Venture Capital funds to create Blockchain Gaming Ecosystem funds. The goal of these funds is to support games teams to build on these respective blockchains. This is a solid strategy to kickstart network effects, but we are wary of these ecosystems becoming too

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46:10

Crypto Corner #6 - How We're Scaling Blockchain Games

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2021/12/21

In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, Derek Lau and LordOfAFew join your host Nico to take a deep dive into how we’ll scale Blockchain Games.If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordLearn more: Newsletter or Go Premium Follow us: Twitter |

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51:12

Roundtable #27 - PlayStation Spartacus, Tencent 3...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2021/12/17

In this Metacast episode, Aaron Bush, Yonatan Raz-Fridman and Miikka Ahonen join your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; #1: PlayStation SpartacusSony is (allegedly) planning a new subscription service to compete with Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. The service will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic games.Launch expected in spring, the service will merge Sony’s two existing subscription plans, PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. #2:

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60:51

Crypto Corner #5 - A Deep Dive into Wolf Game

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2021/12/14

In this Metacast Crypto Corner episode, your host Nico is joined by Ryan Foo and Oweh Soh to take a deep dive into the Wolf Game phenomenon. If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordLearn more: Newsletter or Go Premium Follow us: Twitter |

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53:39

Roundtable #26 - Massively Multiplayer On-Chain...

Naavik Gaming Podcast ·

2021/12/10

What is a MMOCG or Massively Multiplayer On-Chain Game? How does it work? What can we do with it? Is this going to be a thing?Find out this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Florian Ziegler, David Amor and Matej Lancaric are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; Massively Multiplayer On-Chain GamesMMOCGs are games that are both Open-Source and Open-State. The whole game lives completely on the blockchain, which has some profound and interesting

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