Kliuless? Gaming Industry Insights #61
Hi, my name is Kenny Liu, and each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I publish broadly. Opinions are mine.
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Creative
- The Door Problem of Combat Design
- How “randomizers” are breathing new life into old games
- The Making of Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: Parts 1, 2, 3
PC / Console
- Sony's First 25 Years
- Related: How the PlayStation changed video games forever
- Halo is Steam’s top-selling game as it finally launches on PC
- "Now, Halo is on PC and playing its part to help Microsoft win over gaming fans wherever they are. Even if that’s Steam"
- Microsoft Is Still Planning a Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox
- Super Mario Maker 2's first big update brings new mode, playable Link
- Firewatch team’s next game ‘on hold’ as it works on other Valve projects
- CD Projekt Red ending Gwent console support to focus on PC and mobile
- Rocket League players aren't happy with loot boxes being replaced by a shop
Mobile
- Apple's and Google Play's best games of 2019
- Zooba maker Wildlife Studios raises $60 million to expand its mobile game empire
XR: AR / MR / VR
- Niantic & Qualcomm collaborating on augmented reality glasses
China
- Tencent launching Nintendo Switch in China this week
- NetEase launches its own cloud gaming platform in beta
- Are video streaming platforms killing film studios in China?
Tech / Entertainment
- DTC Metrics, Explained
- Interview with co-founder Kevin Lin on how Twitch became huge
- Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step back from executive roles
Overtime
- Star Citizen has raised over $250 million
- Report: 70% of Americans ages 13-64 play games
- StreamElements wants to be every Twitch streamer’s digital producer
- WP: A Twitch streamer spent nearly the entire month of November live on camera
- New Yorker: The One-Traffic-Light Town with Some of the Fastest Internet in the U.S.
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