Apex Legends is known for having one of the most “boring” game launches in history in the best of ways. Jokingly called Uptime Legends, Apex pursued a multi-tiered cloud infrastructure that helped EA deliver one of the smoothest PvP launches in history. Sid Dhulipalla, CEO and Co-Founder of Hathora, and Steven Hartland, VP of Engineering at Rocket Science, join our host, Alex…
In this issue, we present recent data on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision in context of the company’s recent deals with Nvidia and Nintendo. Plus, we round up the most important news of the week.
In this episode, Jacob Navok – the co-founder and CEO of Genvid – joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss: #1 What are Massive Interactive Live Events (MILEs), and why is this new form-factor of entertainment so promising?. #2 What the team has learned from pioneering innovative projects like Rival Peak and The Walking Dead: Last Mile. #3 Jacob’s vision of the future of MILEs, how the team will level up leveraging more great IPs, and what his dream MILE is. #4 What exactly Genvid is building, and how teams can already leverage Genvid’s tools to build their own MILEs today.
In this week’s Metacast episode, Abhimanyu Kumar, Matt Dion and Anil Das-Gupta, join your host Maria Gillies to discuss Fortnite’s recent return to iOS thanks to a new partnership with Xbox Cloud Streaming. The team also discusses China’s underage streaming regulations and the role developers play in protecting minors and adults from the negative side of games. The group also dives into EVE Online’s Roadmap following its 20th anniversary, and the sticking points of comparing web3 gaming to the world of Free-to-Play.
This essay was written by Matt Dion. Apart from being a content consultant at Naavik, Matt has been a product manager in the industry for the past 2 years. He started his PMing journey at Jam City, and is currently sharpening his PM teeth at the powerful EA! Source: Wired When the tech journalists, venture…
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