Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim, CEO of Lila Games, shares his journey in the gaming industry, from startups to King of Avalon's success. He discusses challenges in building Lila Games, Apple's IDFA impact on user acquisition, Web3 gaming, and strategic considerations for the gaming market.

Gaming expert Joseph Kim joins a roundtable discussion on the Brawl Stars Godzilla event's impact, revenue increase, and downloads surge. They compare Brawl Stars with Wild Rift, discuss game design, female player base, and insights on kids' preferences. The event mechanics, player reactions, pay-to-win elements, and potential return are analyzed. They also touch on game modes, balance, and participants' experiences with the event.

Guest Joseph Kim, an expert in User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization, discusses the mechanics, popularity, and monetization potential of the Banana Game. Topics include bots, marketplace monetization, play-to-earn models, UGC appeal, gameplay enhancements, crypto solutions, meme marketing, and Steam's community marketplace.

Discussion on Nvidia's business overview, future growth drivers, valuation, competitive landscape, and future outlook. Exploring Nvidia's evolution from gaming GPUs to data center dominance and its strategic position in AI development. Delving into its growth, valuation analysis, challenges in the semiconductor industry, and future growth potential in technological advancements like AI.

Arthur Trusov and Joseph Kim discuss recent gaming industry layoffs, the overcrowded gaming market, controversy surrounding AI voice technology, Game Shark's return with AI, new console rumors, and the potential impact of China's video game industry guidelines.

Joseph Kim, Matej Lancaric, and Summer Liu explore the profitability of Monopoly Go and the lack of a widely accepted definition in the industry. They discuss data analysis, marketing strategies, and the impact of scaling up advertising spend. The conversation highlights the challenges of defining and achieving profitability in the mobile games business. They also touch on LTV curves, payback periods, and the need for a clear definition of profitability.

Joseph Kim, Matej Lancaric, and Summer Liu discuss the profitability of Monopoly Go, exploring the controversy and lack of a widely accepted definition. The conversation covers data analysis, marketing strategies, CPIs, and achieving profitability in the mobile games business. They also touch on LTV curves, payback periods, and the need for a clear definition of profitability.

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov discuss topics such as the future of iPhone gaming, job hunting in the game industry, Netflix's potential pivot into video games, predictions for gaming in 2024, Star Citizen's $48,000 DLC, and the shutdown of a game studio due to cyberattacks.

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov discuss top games on Steam and mobile charts, Sony and Microsoft's potential entry into mobile gaming, the best FPS mobile games for 2024, China's response to gaming restrictions on WeChat, Starfield's negative reviews, Valve and Nintendo's bestselling games in 2023, layoffs in the game industry, and their thoughts on 2024. They also mention playing Diablo 4, Block Jam 3D, and Ghostrunner.

Joseph Kim and Arthur Trusov discuss top charts and gaming news, including China's impact on Tencent and NetEase, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, steam winter sale, and more layoffs at Sony.