IN THE LOOP with kapital k // W2 of 2024
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Week 2 of 2024. Here are the top five headlines and fundraising announcements + a collection of content from independent creators that you missed this week!
Data.ai // 2023 Record Highs in Mobile Time Spent — link
Netflix // 180% YoY Installs Growth, IAP, and Ads — link link
Appcharge // Web Store Platforms for Mobile Games — link
Unity x Walmart // Purchase API for IRL Goods — link
Niko Partners // East Asia Market $30.8B in 2027 — link
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Konvoy Ventures // A Shifting Esports Landscape — link
GameDev Reports // Video Game Insights: State of the PC games (Steam) market in 2023 — link
GameDev Reports // Crunchbase: Investments in gaming startups at venture stages in 2023 reached a minimum since 2018 — link
GameDev Reports // Visual Capitalist: 50 Years of Video Game Revenue — link
GameDiscoverCo // Just how big have PC & console game catalogs got? — link
Games and Game Industry // Financial Comparison of Gaming-Related Public Companies and M&A Capacities - 2024 Edition — link
MobileDevMemo // 2024 predictions for mobile gaming — link
Niko Partners // New Draft Gaming Regulations in China — link
Niko Partners // Top 5 Themes in Content Monetization — link
Deconstructor of Fun // Clash Mini Faces the Make it or Break it Moment — link
Brutally Honest // Influencer Marketing Guide for UA: How to Execute in 2024 — link
Kevuru Games // Master How to Make a Game Design Document — link
GameMakers // Roblox Domination — link
Mobile Games Playbook // Predicting Biggest Mobile Trends 2024
Mobile Games Playbook // Exploring Top 5 Trends 2023
Mobile Dev Memo // Looking Forward 2024 Mobile Gaming
GamesIndustry.biz // Microsoft Layoffs & AI Debate
GameMakers // How Profitable Is Monopoly Go?
GameMakers // Roblox Business Overview & Future
Unboxing // Building The Creator Economy Part 2: Minecraft
two & a half man // Hybrid Casual Tower War: Core Gameplay & Growth
two & a half man // Supercell’s Clash Mini Softlaunch: Game Design & UA & Creatives Review
The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook // Building Final Fantasy XVI & XIV
Deconstructor of Fun // TWIG #265 Unity continues to lay off, Netflix drops $1B on games
Deconstructor of Fun // China Regulations, New Year Predictions
Deconstructor of Fun // 2024 Predictions w/ Eric Seufert
Deconstructor of Fun // State of Play — Real-Time Web Store Payment
Doubl3Tap // Ep 4 Yat Siu (Animoca Brands)
Doubl3Tap // Ep 3 Aiko (Folius Ventures)
Naavik // State of Web3 Trading Card Game
Naavik // Nexon’s CEO
Second Dinner // $100.0M // Web2 // TCG — Creator of Marvel Snap, will use funds to develop new titles and incubate original IP.
Investors: Griffin Gaming Partners
ArenaX Labs // $6.0M // Web3 // Fighting — Creator of AI Arena, use gaming as a way of educating players on how to understand and work with AI.
Investors: Framework Ventures, SevenX Ventures, FunPlus / Xterio, Moore Strategic Ventures
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