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Why Bombay Play Believes in “Hyper-social” Games ft. Oliver Jones
Mr. Oliver Jones! Oliver was one of the earliest foreigners coming to India to work on F2P game development. He also worked as an early employee or co-founder at two of India’s biggest F2P game companies: Zynga and Moonfrog. One of my pleasant surprises coming to India has been meeting with several wonderful game dev…
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The Economy of the Metaverse | Interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney
A lot has been written, and there has been a lot of discussion about, the potential for a huge new gaming and virtual world paradigm which many are…
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Micro vs. Macro Gameplay
Context: Surprisingly, a large number of people in the video games industry expressed ignorance on the concept of micro vs. macro gameplay. If you’re not familiar, now’s your…
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Bayesian Thinking for Startups ft. @SebPark
How startups need to incorporate new information better to build competitive advantage! Y’all remember Bayes’ Theorem right? Lol. For most of us…
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Garena Free Fire: Secrets to Success & Analyzing the Fall
The World’s Most Downloaded Shooter Game Faces Major Headwinds This Year Garena Free Fire has become one of the most successful F2P…
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Why User-Generated Content is the Future of Games
Sebastian Park believes user-generated content (UGC) will drive the next frontier in gaming. He’s betting on this belief with the new startup…
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Entertainment IP in Games | Learn from the Best!
Hold up! How did Epic get Batman shooting guns in Fortnite?What are some of the biggest mistakes licensees make with big IP?What…
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The Path to Mastery: How to Become a Kensei (剣聖)
There was a time I wondered: “What do I ultimately want to do with my life?” Does having an easy job, a…
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Game Industry M&A in 2022
Is Game Industry M&A in 2022 in Trouble? Last year, I believed that the nature of game industry consolidation was at the…
Creating Highly Performant Mobile Ads | The Ad Concept Model
In the new world since post-Apple IDFA deprecation, mobile marketing has become more difficult than ever. According to Consumer Acquisition, a leading…
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Philosophy #12: On Employee Motivation
It was 3 AM in a taxi on a dusty road coming from the Bangalore airport. I was traveling with my co-founder…
Market Intelligence Firm(s) Under Investigation by SEC | Dominos!
Last year, I wrote about the SEC action being enforced at that time against App Annie for the use of material, non-public…
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Philosophy #11: 2021 Key Trends and Lessons Learned
To All: I’m sure you’re all sick 🤮 of yet another 2021 recap. I am too. But you’re gonna want to check…
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GameMakers 2021 Game Awards Results
To All, We had a really fun time talking about the best and worst of F2P games in 2021. There are definitely…
Philosophy #10: How To Recruit Like A Pro
Recruiting can literally be the difference between success and failure for a gaming company. Peter Thiel has remarked that a critical question…