Kliuless? Gaming Industry ICYMI #38
Hi, my name is Kenny Liu, and I work in Revenue Strategy at Riot Games. Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
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Strategic Advisory
- Destiny goes free-to-play as Destiny 2: New Light
- SuperData: Millennials spend average of $112 a month on gaming content
- "71 percent of millennial gamers watch video game content on sites like Twitch and YouTube. The average millennial gamer will spend about $29 a month in donations to video content creators. They will also watch an average of six hours of video game content. [...] Mobile is the most popular platform for gaming millennials with 81% representation. Consoles are second with 60%, followed by PC at 30%"
- Betting is esports’ biggest and most underappreciated opportunity
Cross-Platform / Multi-Platform
- Google Stadia detailed: price, release date, and first streamable games
- Sony's PlayStation CEO wants a seamless transition to its next-generation console
Mobile
- Zynga launches Tiny Royale on Snapchat
- TikTok parent ByteDance is reportedly making a smartphone
Tech
- Stratechery: Apple's Audacity
- Devs hit Apple with class action lawsuit
- The Kids App Market – A Strategic Overview
- Justice Department is reportedly preparing antitrust probe of Google
Overtime
- Wishworld, the game that would become Fable
- Microsoft demos Minecraft Earth at Apple’s WWDC event
- Stillfront acquires War Commander dev Kixeye for $90 million
- Survive or Kill: How Behaviour Interactive Rebooted Deathgarden
- Q&A: Dissecting the development of Dwarf Fortress with creator Tarn Adams
- Rumor: Blizzard Cancels StarCraft First-Person Shooter To Focus On Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2
- Cuphead will be playable in Tesla Model 3, Model S, and Model X cars
- Pix Mini lets kids play games on a smart backpack
- Netflix and Avengers: Endgame directors working on a Magic: The Gathering TV show
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