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Duolingo’s Next Beat: Music, Math, and More

ByNaavik August 31, 2025August 29, 2025

Today, we look into Duolingo’s strategy for the future development of its app after the company’s acquisition of the music gaming studio NextBeat. We also bring you a new podcast episode where we talk about the increasing role of AI in game development, as well as this week’s top news and some hand-picked Content Worth Consuming.

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Beatstar: The Western World Finds its Rhythm
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Beatstar: The Western World Finds its Rhythm

ByNiek Tuerlings September 1, 2022September 18, 2025

A year ago, Space Ape released Beatstar worldwide, and it has grown into the world’s most lucrative mobile rhythm game. The essay explores the significant changes the game has made to pull this off and discusses how it can still level up from here.

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Why Multiversus IP Matters
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Why Multiversus IP Matters

ByDavid Taylor August 31, 2022September 13, 2023

MultiVersus has found its stride, making headlines with 20M players. We take a look at what’s making the game so popular, its mechanics and IP potential, and tease our latest Naavik Pro game deconstruction on Beatstar.

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