UEFN’s Progress & Challenges
Reading Time: 13 minutes In today’s issue, we look at Epic’s attempt to expand Fortnite to become a UGC-driven platform like Roblox. There’s also the latest news from the past week, plus some Content Worth Consuming.
Neopets: A New Frontier
Reading Time: 35 minutes Neopets has always been a metaverse, says Dominic Law, CEO of The World of Neopia. If you were born prior to the 2000s, you’ll remember how much Neopets took the internet world by storm. By 2011, Neopets had 35M unique users, amassed 1 trillion page views, and was responsible for compelling an entire generation of children to…
Disney’s “Epic” Games Investment
Reading Time: 6 minutes Today we put Disney’s Epic Games investment under the microscope, talk to a Hollywood producer about transmedia and dive into our Game of the Week, Command & Conquer: Legions.
Fortnite’s Next Era
Reading Time: 9 minutes Today we dive into Fortnite’s evolution, kickstarted with its Big Bang event. We stay on the Epic topic with our regular roundtable too. Finally, scroll down to check our regular weekly news section.
Wen Metaverse?
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, your host Niko Vuori talks to one of the best thinkers, writers, podcasters and operators on the subject of the metaverse, Yonatan Raz-Fridman. He is the founder & CEO of Supersocial, which develops content and games for the metaverse, and is also the creator of Into the Metaverse, a Substack newsletter and a podcast that – surprise surprise – covers the metaverse in depth.
Future of UGC (and does it need the blockchain?)
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this episode, your host Alex Takei chats all things UGC, the role of IP in creating the metaverse, centralization and moderation in a creator economy, and whether any of this really needs the blockchain.
A Mini-Spotlight On Rec Room
Reading Time: 12 minutes
Over the last six years, Rec Room has quietly become a top contender in the race to create the “metaverse”, amassing a total of 82 million lifetime users. In this week’s issue we explore the company’s performance and future outlook.
Meta’s Latest VR Headset, Keynote, and Acquisitions
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Among other XR announcementsMeta acquired three more VR studios and launched a premium headset. The company is clearly doubling down on its ambitions in the space, but we analyze what still happen in the emerging category for this strategy to suceed.
A Spotlight on Manticore Games
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Manticore Games is clearly behind other comps in terms of UGC market share. We analyze their pivot to web3 and why there’s room to be optimistic about the company.
Matthew Ball: Gaming x The Metaverse
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, Matthew Ball joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss his book, The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, which can be purchased here. The duo also discusses how virtual worlds could take their first steps to connect and interoperate. Matthew also shares why he’s excited about Massive Interactive Live Events (MILEs), and what he’s learned as a producer of one.
