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Naavik Digest: Why Turkish Game Development Matters in 2026
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on February 15th, 2026. We explore Turkish game development in 2026, discussing w…
1 month, 1 week ago
AAA Publisher Struggles, Roblox’s Growth and Transmedia Success
After a volatile few months across games, tech, and public markets, it’s time for a grounded check-in on where the industry actually stands. Host Dev…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Project Genie and the Stock Market’s Category Error
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on February 8th, 2026. We look into Project Genie — Google’s experimental AI that…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Family-First Gaming: Breaking Into Consumer Hardware with Nex
In this episode, host Kalie Moore talks with David Lee, Co-founder & CEO of Nex, to unpack one of the rarest success stories in modern gaming: launch…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Do "Fair" Gacha Games Work?
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on February 1st, 2026. We dive deep into the “fair” gacha Asian action RPGs to ex…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Naavik Digest: Square Enix Refutes and Reframes
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on January 25th, 2026. We examine Square Enix’s recent performance, explore what’…
2 months ago
Inside the PC Game Gray Market Economy
The PC games “gray market” isn’t just a couple of shady websites. It’s an economic behavior that exploits regional pricing and promotion timing to si…
2 months ago
Naavik Digest: What Leading Match-3 & Merge Games Do Differently
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on January 18th, 2026. We look back at the mobile Match-3 and Merge genres in 202…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why UGC Creators Need Webshops Too
The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model is expanding beyond traditional webshops and into the world of user-generated content (UGC), especially on PC and …
2 months, 1 week ago
How User-Generated Games Are Becoming Hollywood Franchises
In this episode, host Kalie Moore talks with Dmitri Johnson and Mike Goldberg, co-founders of Story Kitchen, the production company behind major game…
2 months, 2 weeks ago