IN THE LOOP with kapital k // W37 of 2023
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Week 37 of 2023. Here are the top five headlines and fundraising announcements + a collection of content from independent creators that you missed this week!
Netflix // Two-Pronged Approach — link
Nintendo // Mario Kart Tour Will Be Discontinued — link
Roblox // Offering An Alternative To Phone Calls — link
Regulations // Four Child Protection Regs You Should Know — link
Microsoft // Xbox Mastercard Includes Points Redeemable For Games — link
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@AndrewChen // Thread On Gaming History — link
Deconstructor of Fun // Time To Rethink “Game of the Year” Award for Mobile — link
Deconstructor of Fun // Product Mindset: Why Does Your Team Need It — link
The Fudge Report // So Long, Lee Trink — link
Crossplay // Hey, Big Shock: Moms Play Lots of Video Games, Too — link
Konvoy Ventures // A Fast Growing Market of High Spenders — link
Stream Hatchet // 10th Year Anniversary Of One Of The Most Successful Live-Streaming Games — link
SuperJoost Playlist // Unity Divides — link
Hit Points // We Must Unite — link
GamesDiscoverCo // Unity Changes: Why PC & Console Devs Feel like The Ugly Duckling — link
SystemTalk // Unity Has Gone Too Far. Time To Go All The Way. — link
GameDiscoverCo // Desynced: How An Automation x RTS Hybrid Found A Steam Audience — link
Niko Partners // MENA — One Very Hot Video Games Market — link
GameDev Reports // Sensor Tower: Mobile Puzzle earned $42B in 11 years — link
GameDev Reports // Video Games Europe in 2022 — link
GameDev Reports // The Japanese Mobile Gaming Market Returned to Growth in 2023 — link
GameDev Reports // Updates in Mobile Games in US, China, & Japan for Aug 2023 — link
Deconstructor of Fun // Navigating Gaming Market: Trends, Triumph & Troubles
Deconstructor of Fun // TWiG #249 Epic Unity Talk
The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook // Creating Complex Conversation Systems
The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook // Exploring Humanity with Enhance
GamesIndustry.biz // Microcast: Unity Runtime Fee
GameDeveloper // #35 Living Your Life with Rod Humble & King Choi
Navigating the Metaverse // Behind the Scenes of the Metaverse
Naavik // Surveying the Web3 Gaming Landscape
two & a half gamers // The Mystery Case of My Perfect Hotel — New Hybrid Casual Framework
two & a half gamers // Unity Special No.1: From $200/month to $187k in fees
two & a half gamers // Unity Special No.2: Boycotts
Mythical Protocol // $6.5M // Web3 // Shooter — Riftstorm, an action-shooter rogue-like with cross-play between mobile, console and PC
Investors: Shima Capital, Alpha JWC, Saison Capital, GDV Venture, Planetarium Labs, Arcane Group, Preso Labs, Marblex, Emurgo Ventures, Hyperithm
Animoca Brands // $20.0M // Web3 // Metaverse — The Mocaverse is a project that brings together the whole Animoca Brands ecosystem: shareholders, investee companies, team members, business partners, etc. in a single native Web3 project expressed through Mocaverse NFTs, which allow the holders to accrue loyalty points and identify them accordingly.
Investors: CMCC Global, Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures, GameFi Ventures, Aleksander Larsen, Gabby Dizon
UKGF Content Fund // $6.2M // Web2 // Fund — Studios and developers can apply for the new funding, which will be available over the next 18 months, to support games in development and ready them for market. Grants will range between $50,000 to £150,000
Investors: N/A
Series AI // $7.9M // Web2 // Infra — AI games engine called Rho Engine, a game-authoring platform that combines generative AI with an "easy-to-use" game editor and toolset.
Investors: a16z Games, Bitkraft, F4 Fund, Siqi Chen Access Fund
Rascal Games // $4.2M // Web2 // Adventure — Creating a shared world group-based PvE adventure game known as Project Wayward, inspired by Sea of Thieves, Valheim, and elements of Minecraft.
Investors: a16z Games, Patron, Stephen Lim, Mitch Lasky, Stanislav Vishnevskiy
Nazara // $49M // Web2 // Media — Nazara intends to use it towards further investments of its own - particularly in acquiring games and sports media companies.
Investors: SBI Multicap Fund, SBI Magnum Global Fund, SBI Technology Opportunities Fund
GamePhilos // $8M // Web3 // Strategy — Web3 Strategy game built by legendary makers from NetEase, FunPlus, Zynga and ByteDance.
Investors: Xterio, Animoca Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Chain Hill Capital, Hashkey Capital, Sanctor Capital, Game7, Bas1s, GSR, and GSG Ventures
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