In today’s issue, we look into Project Genie — Google’s experimental AI that generates short, navigable 3D scenes — and explore the possible implications of world models for game engines and developers. Plus, in our latest podcast episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex’s CEO, about the company’s successful console launch. As a reminder, you can also listen to Naavik’s Newsletter on our podcast feeds and on the digest webpage.
In today’s issue, we dive deep into the “fair” gacha Asian action RPGs to explore the performance of their unique monetization strategy and to see if prioritizing player fairness can lead to significant gains. We also bring you this week’s top news items as well as the latest content worth consuming.
In today’s issue, we examine Square Enix’s recent performance, explore what’s changed since the last time we checked in on the company, and take a look at its future. In a new podcast episode, we discuss the PC games “gray market.”
Today, we look back at the mobile puzzle games market in 2025, exploring what brought the genre’s success as well as what might be in its future. In our latest podcast episode, we talk about the expanding of the direct-to-consumer model into the world of user-generated content, and we also bring you the latest news and content worth consuming from around the gaming world.
In today’s issue, we explore Nex Playground, an emerging family-focused motion-based console, talk about the future of game-to-screen adaptations in a new podcast episode, and bring you the latest news and content worth consuming.
In today’s issue, we bring you our 2025 recap, talk about using AI in QA, and round up this week’s top news items and content worth consuming.
In today’s issue, we discuss the present and future of cross-platform gaming, talk with General Intuition’s founder Pim de Witte about world models and using games to train them, and bring you this week’s key news highlights, plus fresh content we think you’ll find valuable.
We follow the story of Embark Studios’ ARC Raiders from a turbulent development cycle to a record-breaking launch, share a new podcast episode featuring the creators at the forefront of UEFN, and bring you the latest news and a fresh batch of content worth consuming.
Today, we explore Valve’s cross-platform expansions, share a new episode with the creators at the forefront of UEFN, revisit our latest deep dive about the future of DTC for mobile games, and round up the latest news and content you should know about.
We publish our report on the new reality of mobile DTC payments, share a podcast episode about pushing the frontier of tech in gaming, and share the latest news.
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