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Boom Beach: Frontlines‘ Soft-Launch — The Good and Bad
Space Ape recently soft-launched Boom Beach: Frontlines, an innovative new twin-stick online shooter that leverages Supercell’s famed IP. Where does the game excel? And where does it fall short? Let’s find out.
MARVEL Contest of Champions: Gacha Assembled!
In this deconstruction of MARVEL Contest of Champions, we analyze why the game remains the #1 top-grossing mobile F2P action game in the US for 8 years in a row. We dig into the game design, live ops, monetization mechanics, and more.
Game Radar: Genopets, Cross the Ages, & Aurory
In this new Game Radar series, we take a look at interesting and hyped upcoming blockchain games. In this one, we analyze Genopets, Cross the Ages, and Aurory — and gauge their potential successes based on team, tokenomics, game design, fun, and sustainability.
Acquisition Retrospective: EA & Glu
It’s been 18 months since EA acquired Glu for over $2B. In this essay, we dig into why the deal underperformed and what it says about EA Mobile.
Blockchain Gaming Q3 2022 Report: New Frontiers And The Path Forward
Source: Coinmarketcap.com Download the Full PDF Report Sign up with your email address to receive the full PDF report, and sign up for Naavik Digest.Sign Up Outline Executive Summary Even though blockchain gaming continues its struggle out of the broader crypto bear market, Q3 2022 was a quarter filled with much game building, market movement,…
Xsolla, X.LA, and Revenue-Sharing Smart Contracts
In this essay, we analyze Xsolla, and its sister web3 company, X.LA. We provide an overview and outlook for Xsolla and X.LA, deconstructing their businesses and web3 strategies. We also share insights gleaned from an exclusive Naavik interview with Xsolla and X.LA founder Shurick Agapitov.
Legal & Regulatory Considerations in Web3 Gaming (Part 2)
This is the second part of an article written by Amy Madison, an investor, lawyer, and strategic advisor. You can find the first part of the article here. This piece, which focuses on Fundraising, Securities Laws, and Web3 Gaming originally appeared here and should not be taken as legal or investment advice. “How can you design…
Survivor.io: Will It Follow in Archero’s Footsteps?
What learnings has Habby drawn from Archero, and how have they been applied in Survivor.io? Can we predict Survivor.io’s success or fall? Let’s find out.
Upland: Property Tycoon On-Chain
In this deconstruction, we examine Upland’s property-driven world. We dive into the game design, unique economic elements, emerging UGC features, the impact of partnerships, the roadmap, and offer suggestions for what the team should focus on next.
Legal & Regulatory Considerations in Web3 Gaming (Part 1)
This is the first part of an article written by Amy Madison, an investor, lawyer, and strategic advisor. This piece, which focuses on Money Transmitters and Convertible Virtual Currencies originally appeared here and should not be taken as legal or investment advice. “How can you design if you don’t know what the consequences of your…
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