IN THE LOOP with kapital k // W3 of 2024
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Week 3 of 2024. Here are the top five headlines and fundraising announcements + a collection of content from independent creators that you missed this week!
Apple // Apple Still Charge 27% Despite New Regulations — link
Xbox // Will Xbox App Store Be A Potential Candidate To Disrupt The Duopoly — link
Justin Kan’s Stash // New Alternative Web Shops — link
Microsoft // Considering Xbox Exclusive Titles on PlayStation & Nintendo — link
Palworlds // Imagine Pokemon with Guns, Palworld sold 1M copies in 8 hours — link
Don’t miss out on next week’s IN THE LOOP w/ kapital k.
0xconglomerate // Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #17 — link
Bitkraft // The Silk Road of Asia Gaming — link
Konvoy Ventures // Gaming Industry Report Q4 2023 — link
Konvoy Ventures // China’s Tumultuous Relationship with Gaming — link
Data.ai // Mobile Gaming Market in 2023 (State of Mobile 2024) — link
Circana // US Gaming Market — link
GSD // European PC & Console Market 2023 — link
Deconstructor of Fun // Struggles of My.Games CEO — link
SystemTalk // The Unity We Asked For — link
Niko Partners // 2024 Predictions — link
GameDiscoverCo // Latest Game Subscription ‘Moral Panic’ Justified — link
GameMakers // Monopoly Go is “Successful” — link
MobileDevMemo // Apple to Developers: Heads I win, tails you lose (part 2) — link
MobileDevMemo // Cookie Deprecation in Chrome: Who is Impacted? — link
Hit Points // The House Always Win — link
SuperJoost Playlist // Death, and Rebirth, of Virtual Reality — link
Bitkraft // The Silk Road for Asia Gaming
MobileDevMemo // Future of Device Fingerprinting
Deconstructor of Fun // State of Mobile
Deconstructor of Fun // MyGames CEO — 100 Days
The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook // Painting, Fine Art, and Games
Apple vs. Epic: Special 27% Fee, New Guidelines & Solutions
two & a half gamers // Investing in Mobile Games
GameMakers // 24 layoffs, Too Many Games, State of UGC
PGBiz // AI Algo That Revolutionises UA
GamesIndustry.biz // AI Voice Acting & Too Many Games
Doubl3Tap // Ike (Fusionist)
On Off Games // $1.5M // Web2 // Hyper-casual — Established in 2021 in Istanbul, Türkiye, On Off Games has developed dozens of mobile titles including Epic Hero Weapon Craft Masters, Flash Action Master, Territorial Wars, and Cube Tangle.
Investors: Mobavenue
Pine Games // $2.25M // Web2 // Casual — Focusing on innovative IP-based games for a diverse audience.
Investors: 500 Emerging Europe, Laton Ventures, Mert Gur
3thix // $8.5M // Web3 // Infra — Reshape the landscape of game monetization, incorporating web3 infrastructure, and addressing issues of privacy, user experience, and sustainable growth.
Investors: Hand of Midas, Sonic Boom Ventures
Talofa Games // $6.3M // Web2 // Fitness — Build fitness games for good.
Investors: Chamaeleon, a16z Games Speedrun, Basis Set Ventures, Insight Partners, 1Up Ventures
Obelisk Studio // $2M // Web2 // Action — Displacement, a psychological action-horror game. The title will feature intense melee combat and explore the dark side of human nature in isolation.
Investors: The Games Fund
Build a Rocket Boy // $110M // Web2 // UGC — launch its community gaming platform, Everywhere, and a set of UGC tools called Arcadia, as well as the first episode of its single-player narrative game Mindseye.
Investors: RedBird Capital Partners, Galaxy Interactive, NetEase Games, Endeavor, Alignment Growth, Woodline Partners LP, GTAM Partners
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