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Naavik Digest: The Microdrama Volume vs. Value Paradox
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, June 14th. In today’s issue, we discuss the current state of microdramas — a ca…
6 hours ago
Lessons from Real M&A Transactions: Getting Studios Bought
Gaming M&A is no longer just a story about strategics buying obvious hits. In this episode, Alexandra Takei, VP of Platform Revenue at Medal, sits do…
5 days, 12 hours ago
Naavik Digest: Embracer Splits Again
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, June 7th. In today’s issue, we shine a light on Embracer after the company rece…
1 week ago
How to Reduce Churn and Keep Players Playing
Keeping players playing is getting harder as player attention fragments and expectations rise, so understanding churn has become a core live-ops comp…
1 week, 5 days ago
Naavik Digest: Dissecting Scopely's Mobile Empire
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 31st. In today’s issue, we dive deep into Scopely and the three titles whic…
2 weeks ago
True Crime, Now Playable: Inside Scriptic's Cross-Platform Bet
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with James Nicholls, Studio Director at Scriptic, to explore one of the most fascinating intersections em…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Naavik Digest: Where will Asha Sharma take Xbox?
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 24th. This week, we take a closer look at Asha Sharma's progress and plans …
3 weeks ago
Listening to Players at Scale
Host Devin Becker sits down with Tom Gayner, CEO of Levellr, to dig into what it actually looks like to listen to players at scale, and how to turn t…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Naavik Digest: The Eastern Playbook for Dominating Western Audiences
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 17th. This week, we conduct a focused case study within the highly competit…
4 weeks ago
Premium: Driving Back Catalogue, DLC, and the Long Tail
Most premium games are treated like opening-weekend businesses: if they do not spike, studios cut losses and move on. This episode challenges that in…
1 month ago