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Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
Hi, my name is Kenny Liu, and I work in Revenue Strategy at Riot Games. Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
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Business & Revenue Strategy
Aligning Business Models to Markets: Why Shake Shack & Super Duper have great service, and what that means for tech [KL: includes Fortnite case study too]
Amy Hennig: "Things are clearly not working the way they used to"... ​Uncharted creative director says mass layoffs a red flag that AAA development must change, shift to outsourcing "feels inevitable"
HBR: Netflix and the Economics of Bundling
Epic Games sued over ‘predatory’ Llama loot boxes
WSJ: Nintendo to Smartphone Gamers: Don’t Spend Too Much on Us
Top 10 influencers account for 84% of yearly view growth, but a spot in that list is not secure year-on-year
Design
Battle royale: the design secrets behind gaming's biggest genre
Jon Shafer interview: At the Gates shows an emotional 6-year journey
PC/Console
Apex Legends passes 50mm players in a month
Paradox opens new California studio, Paradox Tectonic
SpatialOS dev Improbable is setting up its own game development studios
Mobile
Dota Auto Chess maker hints at a mobile release
Activision & Newzoo Report: Betting on Billions: Unlocking the Power of Mobile Gamers
Related: a16z interview with Activision CEO Bobby Kotick
Latest Android devices now let you log into apps without requiring a password
Folding iPhone patent application shows how Apple might solve one problem
Related: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak worries company is falling behind on foldable phones
XR: AR/MR/VR
Apple might be developing an AR headset for iPhones
Quantic Foundry: Older Gamers Who Can Afford VR Tend to Care Less About the Gaming Motivations Linked to VR Adoption
Asia
Tencent adds "digital lock" to certain games in China
Podcast: Gaming regulation rectification with Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad
Tencent, Kakao among shortlisted bidders for South Korean gaming firm Nexon
Overtime
The Top 25 RPGs of All Time #6: Ultima 7
The story behind Dead Cells - Motion Twin
Sid Meier at the End of History: the Philosophy and Politics of Alpha Centauri
Nintendo stats and salary revealed for Japan employees
Here are where 209 jobs were cut in Blizzard's US business
Vivendi sells its remaining shares in video games group Ubisoft
China’s biggest shopping app Taobao now offers “game companions,” gamers you can pay to play with you
Twitter VP Bruce Daisley: "We're killing our capacity for creativity" with emails and open plan offices
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