Meet us at Gamescom 2026, August 26-27th 
Meet us at Gamescom 2026, August 26-27th
In this episode, our host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sits down with Kyu Lee, Chief Business Development Officer at Com2Us, Partner at CRIT Ventures, and ex-president of Com2Us USA. They explore Com2Us Holdings’ evolution from its early days as Gamevil to becoming a global mobile powerhouse with hits like Summoners War, one of the industry’s biggest mobile IPs that…
In this episode, host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, is joined by Jacob Rapoport (CEO and Co-Founder) and Nico Vereecke from Evil Plan to discuss their groundbreaking project in AI-powered, unscripted fantasy entertainment. The conversation explores the future of interactive storytelling, where community influence and fully AI-driven narratives combine to create an entirely new genre of entertainment. Jacob and Nico…
One of UEFN’s biggest strengths is that it is a melting pot of intellectual property. Jeremy Pedron, Lead Game Designer at JOGO Studios, calls it “a vast childhood playroom”, a place where you can combine playing with Batman while also playing with Legos. As creative costs go down to zero, the modern gaming market is undergoing a…
Host Aaron Bush welcomes Shahar Sorek, CMO of Overwolf, and Nick Tuosto, co-founder of Griffin Gaming Partners and GoodGame Advisors, to discuss the growing – and increasingly interconnected – impact of transmedia and modding on the gaming industry. As beloved entertainment IPs partner with more types of game creators, we examine how these transmedia efforts are reshaping consumer behaviors…
In today’s issue, we look into the role of unlicensed IP on UGC platforms following the success of Palworld and the debate it sparked around copyright infringement. Also, don’t forget to tune in for our weekly gaming roundup, and skim our handpicked news highlights.
In today’s issue, after Nintendo announced that a Zelda movie is in the works, we look at how gaming has fared on the big screen – and Nintendo’s future role in film. Our latest podcast features folks from Windwalk talking us through the power of community, and there’s also our regular selection of Content Worth Consuming to finish up.
This essay was written by Jimmy Stone. Jimmy is a Consultant at Naavik as well as Managing Partner of Alderbrook Companies, which offers strategic finance support to executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. If you’ve been watching tv shows over the past six months, chances are you’ve been spending much of your time with a pair of…
Welcome to Master the Meta, a newsletter focused on the business of video games. There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and false beliefs that “Nintendo is the next Disney.” Even if hyperbolic — because apparently some people have never heard this comparison — it’s as if there is a natural cycle at play….
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