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Naavik Digest: How Niche Subgenres are Reshaping the Mobile Puzzle Market
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on February 22nd, 2026. We explore how niche subgenres – Block, Sort, and Screw –…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Healthcare Is Gaming’s Next Trillion-Dollar Market
Medical training is still stuck in the arcade era: expensive, basement-bound simulators and outdated software that rarely capture the real stakes of …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
3 months, 4 weeks 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…
4 months 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…
4 months 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…
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 1 week 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’…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 3 weeks 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…
4 months, 3 weeks ago