Podcast Episodes

The Future of Brands in Live Streaming

In this episode, host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, dives into the intersection of brand marketing, live streaming, and culturally relevant branded experiences. Joined by Wiktoria Wójci…

Published on 6 months ago

Finding the Fun in VR with AstroBeam and Schell Games

In this episode, host Sam Distaso dives into the cutting edge of VR game development with Devin Reimer (founder and CEO of AstroBeam) and Ed Saxton (CPO of Schell Games). From the early startup days …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Sustainable Growth: Building Studios Without External Funding

For the first time in Naavik’s history, we’re excited to bring a live audience show experience to air! At GDC, host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sat down with Nick Popovich, CEO and Fo…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Personalization in Gaming: The Holy Grail of User Experience (and Monetization)

In this episode, host Niko Vuori interviews Justin Stolzenberg, co-founder of Metica, a startup aiming to revolutionize gaming analytics through AI-driven insights and personalized experiences. 

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Com2Us’s Evolution: Gaming Innovation and Global Expansion

In this episode, our host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sits down with Kyu Lee, Chief Business Development Officer at Com2Us, Partner at CRIT Ventures, and ex-president of Com2Us USA. T…

Published on 7 months ago

Why Web3 Gaming Is Just Getting Started: Insights from the Ronin Ecosystem

In this episode, host Niko Vuori speaks with Jeff Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis and the play-to-earn OG, Axie Infinity, about the significant developments in the web3 gaming space, particularly the…

Published on 7 months ago

Building a #1 Earning VR Game

Over the years, Spatial has undergone a wide-ranging evolution. It evolved from an AR collaboration platform to a Roblox competitor (with 2M+ creators), and it's now a VR game developer with the top …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Future of AI Unscripted Entertainment

In this episode, host, Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, is joined by Jacob Rapoport (CEO and Co-Founder) and Nico Vereecke from Evil Plan to discuss their groundbreaking project in AI-power…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cloud Creations: Scaling up Game Development

Cloud technology is transforming the way games are developed, hosted, and maintained. In this episode, host Devin Becker is joined by Chris Melissinos, AWS Principal Evangelist for video games, to di…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The State of Video Game Financing in 2025

In this episode, host Alexanda Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sits down with Spike Laurie, Partner at Hiro Capital, to dissect gaming finance's grim reality in 2025. The conversation starts with a …

Published on 8 months ago