IN THE LOOP with kapital k // W38 of 2023
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Week 38 of 2023. Here are the top five headlines and fundraising announcements + a collection of content from independent creators that you missed this week!
Major League Baseball // Hosting Live Game In A Virtual Stadium — link
Unity // Open Letter To Community Addressing Runtime Fee — link
Roblox // Pauses Controversial UGC Policy — link
Microsoft // Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Leaks — link
Microsoft // UK preliminary approves Microsoft’s Acquisition — link
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@0xAikoDai // Web3 Game Update by Folius Ventures — link
CrazyLab // New Ad Report — link
Stream Hatchet // Non Gaming Reaches Highest Monthly Hours Ever — link
Games and Game Industry // The Invisible Time Bombs — link
Niko Partners // India Games Market Report — link
SuperJoost Playlist // Deep Dive On Xbox Leak — link
Konvoy Ventures // Virtual Characters & Live Streaming — link
GamesIndustry.biz // The Current State of Games Investment — link
The Fudge Report // Biggest Esports Story of September — link
Brutally Honest // My Perfect Hotel - Idle Arcade Hybrid Casual — link
Brutally Honest // 11 Tips For Killer User Acqusition Ops — link
Newzoo // PC & Console Market in 2023 — link
GameDev Reports // Leak: Microsoft's estimated expenditures on acquiring games for Xbox Game Pass — link
GameDiscoverCo // Major Forecasting Features — link
GameDiscoverCo // How Did Those Big Steam Debuts Do? — link
GameDiscoverCo // Fortnite Creative 2.0: Battle Stories From Shipping UGC! — link
Deconstructor of Fun // TWiG #250 — XBOX Said What?
Deconstructor of Fun //AI Gaming Revolution
UNBOXING // Play & Profit for the Gaming Curious.
two & a half gamers // Unity Special No.3: The Reckonning
two & a half gamers // The Mystery Case of My Perfect Hotel
Navigating the Metaverse // Fashion In The Metaverse
GamesIndustry.biz // Microcast: Xbox Leak
GamesIndustry.biz // Microcast: Unity Runtime Fee
Mobile Games Playbook // Chocobo on-the-go. Exploring Final Fantasy on Mobile
The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook // Exploring Humanity with Enhance’s Mark Macdonald
Naavik // Driving ROI With Data Analysis Pt 1
Pahdo Labs // $15.0M // Web2 // RPG — Anime-style action role-playing game (RPG), Halcyon Zero, with generative AI tools that let them quickly develop their own worlds for the game.
Investors: a16z Games, BoxGroup, Long Journey Ventures, PearVC, 2 Punks Capital
Eleolo // $22.0M // Web2 // Social — India’s largest Live Entertainment app growing at over 400% YoY. ‘Digital Third Place’ where young Indians are always connected.
Investors: Courtside Ventures, Griffin Gaming Partners, Mixi Inc, Waterbridge Ventures, Lumikai Fund, Kalaari Capital, Convivialite Ventures, Rocket Capital
Proof of Play // $33.0M // Web3 // Strategy — Open-source its tech for building fully on-chain games in an effort to let other creators develop their own games and apps using the same tools.
Investors: a16z Games, Greenoaks Capital, Emmett Shear, Naval Ravikant, Balaji Srinivasian
Spectarium // $5.34M // Web3 // RPG — Developing its action RPG title Myths, which is slated for a 2024 soft launch. Myths, uses AI technology to provide players unique game experiences similar to the TikTok algorithm.
Investors: Bitkraft Ventures, Delphi Digital, Framework Ventures
Wicked Saints Studios // $3.5M // XR — Blended-reality mobile game World Reborn.
Investors: Riot Games, Oregon Venture Fund, Bronze, 1Up, Precursor, Authentic, Origins, Mini Fund, Cap Table Coalition, Gaingels, Rogue Women
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