Game Studios Get Behind the Camera
In this issue, we’re looking a closer look at what catalyzed the current moment for TV and film adaptations of gaming IP and what it means for the industry’s future.
Matchmaking Retention Through Emotional Variability
In this Metacast Roundtable episode, Anil Das-Gupta and Matt Dion, join your host Maria Gillies to discuss Sony’s Transmedia Announcments, and if we’re entering the golden age for successful big screen adaptations of games. The team also discusses when the consolidation mania might end and why some of gaming’s biggest giants might be interested in being acquired. The group also talks about the problem with matchmaking in gaming, and why some popular FPS players and content creators are asking for easy PvP lobbies so they can entertain with crushing wins.
Is Transmedia the Next Mainstream Game Dev Strategy?
In this Metacast episode, Anil Das-Gupta, Abhimanyu Kumar and Tom Hammond, join your host Maria Gillies to discuss transmedia as a Game Dev Strategy, and why numerous IPs are going from games to the big screen, and vice-vera. The team also discusses Xbox’s newest play for in-game F2P Ads, and Coda Payment’s recent $690M fundraise. The group also chats about Fortnite’s new Zero Build Mode, and how removing one of the game’s fundamental mechanics is actually revitalizing the title in a whole new way,
