Valve’s Daily Deals / Activision Blizzard & NetEase Reconcile / Apple’s 27% Fee

Valve’s Daily Deals / Activision Blizzard & NetEase Reconcile / Apple’s 27% Fee

ByDevin Becker

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this week’s Roundtable, the squad begins by discussing Stumble Guys’ move to Xbox, which will now compete head-to-head with Fall Guys. We then shift gears to Valve’s new initiative, testing an invite-only system that empowers developers to schedule their own daily deals, alongside a reverse in policy that now allows AI-utilizing games (given certain…

NetEase’s Shifting Global Strategy

NetEase’s Shifting Global Strategy

ByCarson Taylor

Reading Time: 10 minutes Today we delve into NetEase’s evolving strategy – read on to find out how this Chinese gaming giant is setting itself up for a global, cross-platform future. Our latest podcast episode is here too, and explores the realities of building a Roblox studio, plus there’s some handpicked Content Worth Consuming worth your attention too.

PlayStation Portal / Ubisoft Gets Microsoft’s Streaming Rights / NetEase Expansion

PlayStation Portal / Ubisoft Gets Microsoft’s Streaming Rights / NetEase Expansion

ByNaavik

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this week’s Roundtable, the squad gives an update on Baldur’s Gate 3’s success metrics and Dark and Darker’s continuing renegade journey. We explore the seeming free fall of Free Fire through Sea Limited’s expansion struggles. We dig into cloud streaming, with an update on the PlayStation Portal and Microsoft handing streaming rights for Activision…