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  • [Gamesbriefers] Is mobile gaming in a bubble?

    Continued from a conversation published earlier this year: what was the biggest gaming event in 2013? Eric Hautemont CEO of Days of Wonder For me the main event of 2013 was that F2P on Mobile likely hit a...

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  • [Gamesbriefers] Are there too few whales?

    The assumption that whales is an attribute fixed to certain human beings is wrong. Whales don't exist, they grow. All it takes is the right game. So there is no limit on whales.

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • [Gamesbriefers] Are mobile conversion rates really this low?

    Question: Last month, Swrve released data suggesting that only 1.5% of players spent any money at all on mobile games, with 10% of those (i.e. 0.15% of the audience) representing about 50% of revenue. Do these metrics match...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • [Gamesbriefers] How do I tell my boss he’s wrong about social?

    Question: My boss thinks that all you have to do to make a game social is to add leaderboards. What can I do? Answers: Andy Payne CEO of Appynation Sit down, make a cup of tea and compose...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • [Gamesbriefers] Are release dates still relevant?

    - The most successful indie game this decade, Minecraft, was available in alpha. - Free-to-play games have soft launch, hard launch, major updates and so on. - The concept of a Beta is falling by the wayside

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  • [Gamesbriefers] What was the biggest gaming event of 2013?

    Question: So what happened in 2013? King almost floated but didn’t, possibly over one hit wonder concerns. Oculus Rift raised $75 million to become launch VR headsets. Angry Birds launched it’s first F2P game. Two consoles had...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • [Gamesbriefers] Is mobile over for the little guy?

    Question: Kristian Segerstrale was an early investor in Supercell (hey, Kristian). He recently wrote that “Few mobile / tablet games will be made with combined production and marketing budgets below $1M in the future.” Kristian has form...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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