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Building for the Fandoms Gaming Forgot: Inside Dorian's No-Code UGC Platform
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Julia Palatovska, Co-Founder and CEO of Dorian, to explore one of the most underappreciated shifts i…
1 month, 1 week ago
Naavik Digest: Why China’s Gaming Giants Are Pivoting to Lifestyle-Sims
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on May 3rd, 2026. This week, we examine what direction China’s gaming giants are …
1 month, 1 week ago
Fandoms, Writing Moats, and the Future of Interactive Fiction
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Terry Lee, CEO of Fusebox Games, to unpack one of the most overlooked but powerful business models i…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Unity’s Ad-Driven Turnaround
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 26th, 2026. This week, we dive into Unity’s ongoing turnaround, the prom…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Building AI Tools for Roblox Creators
Host Devin Becker sits down with Nicolas Vizioli (Founder of Lemonade) to unpack what “AI coding for UGC in Roblox” actually looks like in practice, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Is The Era of Mobile “AI Slop” Games Here?
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 19th, 2026. We examine the exploding number of mobile games made with AI…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Role of Co-Development in Modern Game Development
It can feel like modern game development competes to ship the best game with the smallest possible team. We constantly hear stories about breakout ti…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Music Games and the Setlist Problem
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 12th, 2026. We dig into the past, present, and future of music games – e…
2 months ago
How Game Devs Use AI Today
Host Devin Becker sits down with Aaron Bush (Managing Partner & Co-founder of Naavik) for a grounded look at how games are using AI today, separating…
2 months ago
Naavik Digest: Epic’s Strategic Shake-Up
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 5th, 2026. We explore Epic Game’s strategic shake-up in the wake of its …
2 months, 1 week ago