Executive Summary Introduction A new mobile gold rush is underway. Thanks to a combination of court rulings and policy reforms, direct-to-consumer (DTC) payments are rapidly becoming a core part of mobile gaming business models. Game and app publishers are seizing the opportunity to replace the 30% platform fees with far more reasonable alternatives, leading to…
In today’s issue, we unpack Atari’s revamped business strategy and share the latest industry news and insights.
In today’s issue, we break down the winners and losers of 2024 so far, talk web3 innovation with Mirai Labs in our podcast, and round up the best content of the week.
In this episode, Alexis Bonte – COO of Stillfront Group – joins Naavik co-founder Aaron Bush to discuss: His journey as an entrepreneur and executive, and how he ended up at Stillfront. How Stillfront operates, including how it provides autonomy to studios while still creating synergies across the entire organization. Also the Stillfront’s M&A strategy, including lessons learned after 18 acquisitions and the future of Stillfront (and whether Stillfront is thinking about web3).
In this issue, we revisit our old piece on Stillfront with some updated learnings. We also preview InvestGames’ retrospective on a monumental industry quarter and our game deconstruction of Everdale.
Over the past couple years, roll-up entities like Stillfront and Embracer became quite popular as they financial engineered numerous acquisitions. However, now that these companies are trading well below their stock market highs, it’s worth reevaluating. Did the strategy work? And what’s going to happen next?
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