Is The Era of Mobile “AI Slop” Games Here?
The rise of generative AI is changing how mobile games are made, but it also raises concerns about a surge of low-quality “AI slop” games flooding the market.
Epic’s Strategic Shake-Up
We take a closer look at Epic’s strategic refocus, share a new episode about the rapidly evolving gaming media landscape, and bring you this week’s top news and content worth consuming.
Project Genie and the Stock Market’s Category Error
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.
App Stores Finally Play Along With Games
Today, we look into Apple and Google’s new app stores’ features, talk about AI and talent in a new podcast episode, and also bring you this week’s top news and a fresh batch of content worth consuming.
Unity Struggles, AppLovin Leads
In today’s issue, we look at the contrasting fortunes of mobile ad rivals Unity and AppLovin. In our latest podcast episode, we sit down with Com2Us to discuss the company’s future plans, and also round up this week’s top news items.
App Store Wars: Epic Strikes Back
In 2020, Epic launched lawsuits against Apple and Google, attempting to break the app store duopoly. Four years later, we’re starting to see some change. The Epic Games Store launched on mobile this August, available on iPhones in the EU and on Android worldwide. Its launch marks the return of Fortnite to iOS — albeit…
Google Sees Mobile Blockchain Potential
In this issue, we’re discussing two major changes to the web3 gaming landscape: Google opening the doors to blockchain games on Android and Ripple scoring a victory in its legal fight with the SEC.
August 4, 2022: Market Updates
This week we analyze Google’s ban on unexpected interstitial ads and cover the launches of Boom Beach: Frontlines and Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle Earth. We also round up all the key market updates.
