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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…
3 months, 3 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…
4 months 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 …
4 months 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…
4 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 1 week ago
Naavik Digest: Inside Saudi Arabia's $38 Billion Gaming Empire
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on May 10th, 2026. This week, we dive deep into Savvy Games Group, exploring what…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …
4 months, 3 weeks 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…
4 months, 4 weeks ago