Naavik Gaming Podcast

In this Metacast CryptoCorner episode, your host Nico is joined by Joost Van Dreunen, Antubel Moreda and Sebastian Park to discuss the next steps in bringing Blockchain Gaming to the masses.We talk about what the biggest challenges still are, who the next gamers will be, and what companies will thrive in this space.If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordLearn more: Newsletter or Go PremiumFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

In this Metacast episode, Miikka Ahonen, Matej Lancaric and Anton Gorodetsky are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; InvestGame’s Gaming Deals Activity Report Q1-Q3 2021Find the report here Brands in GamesNike and Roblox partnered to bring Nikeland onto the platform. We discuss how brands look at games, how they can build exposure within them and what games companies can do to facilitate that. Facebook/Meta Reveals Haptic GlovesMeta has silently been working on haptic technology to augment the Oculus VR Experience. We discuss how it works, the potential of this technology and the roadblocks ahead.   As this week’s bonus segment, we are giving bold predictions about Gaming Industry deals.  If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordRead more: NewsletterFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

Salone Sehgal is a general partner at Lumikai, India’s first gaming and interactive media fund. She previously founded her own gaming startup and served as a GP at London Venture Partners. We chat about the India games market — its potential to bring gaming to the next 1B users — key macro market trends, and specialized gaming VCs. Enjoy!

In this Metacast episode, Yonatan Raz-Fridman and Chong Ahn are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; RobloxRoblox saw impressive revenue growth over the past quarter, even without  Forte & the rise of Blockchain Gaming Infrastructure CompaniesForte differentiates itself from other infrastructure providers by offering an all-in one cross-chain solution. Because what they’re building is so ambitious, they’ll be able to make very good use of the $750m they just rasied. Riot Forge announces/drops 4 gamesRiot is killing it these days, and the company is on its way to build the first games-first global multi-media IP.  As this week’s bonus segment, we are giving bold predictions about Riot Games  If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordRead more: NewsletterFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

“Loot is a time machine into the future of human collaboration and work. We are building the Star Wars of the next generation”In this Metacast CryptoCorner episode, your host Nico is joined by Timshel and LordOfAFew to take a deep dive into the Lootverse.What emerges from the conversation is a mind boggling journey into the Hyperverse. The Hyperverse is a place where hundreds of builders are collaborating in a trustless, permissionless, distributed, global, pseudonymous and asynchronous way. It’s not clean. It’s not pretty. It might not go anywhere. But no one can stop them, and what might emerge could change the way we look at how humans work and collaborate.If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordLearn more: Newsletter or Go Premium Follow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

Naavik is launching a new research service dedicated to blockchain games, and this episode is a discussion about our pilot report that was written by Jimmy, Lars, Anthony, Aaron and Manyu.The team is joined by Nico to discuss important industry developments and dig deep into Axie Infinity. We walk through the game's history, game design, tokenomics, economic issues, future roadmap, and how we think the development team can set itself up for greater success. Remember, if you wish to make us your personal blockchain games research department, go to naavik.co/premium and use the promo code "METACAST" in the next 30 days at checkout to save 25% for the first year subscription. If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordRead more: NewsletterFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

Why did Facebook change its name to Meta? Does it make sense? More importantly - will it work?Find out in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Aaron Bush and Carlos Pereira are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; Facebook going full Meta Quarterly earnings reports ofSonyMicrosoftUbisoftActivision Blizzard  If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordRead more: NewsletterFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

In this debut Crypto Corner episode, Michael Wagner, Co-Founder & CEO of Star Atlas, is joined by our own Nicolas Vereecke.Star Atlas is a space-themed video game metaverse of grand strategy, open world exploration, territorial conquest, and political domination. The underlying technology consists of the latest in hi-fidelity game development, Unreal Engine, stunning visuals, and a blockchain base layer utilizing Solana.We discuss Star Atlas’ vision, roadmap and technology, and dig deep in the potential of blockchain-enabled gaming plus what it will mean for the Metaverse.If you would like us to discuss another blockchain gaming-related topic, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordLearn more: Newsletter or Go Premium Follow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

!WARNING! the Metacast team is ‘winging it’ this weekIn this Metacast episode, Aaron Bush and Abhimanyu Kumar are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; The current state of Loot NFT galleries (check out Nico’s) Founder-lead gaming companies As this week’s bonus segment, we are giving bold predictions about whatever we feel like!  If you would like us to discuss any another gaming-related topics, do reach out at nicolas@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! Join the discussion: DiscordRead more: NewsletterFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Website

Experts Aaron Bush, Yonatan Raz-Fridman, and Miikka Ahonen discuss the present and future of Roblox, including immersive features, monetization strategies, and developer tools. They also explore the potential of NFT-based game economies, highlighting design choices and requirements. The podcast covers updates from the recent Roblox developer conference, the implementation of web three and blockchain technology in Roblox, challenges of NFTs in gaming, cross-game asset sharing, and the need for changing industry measurement to unlock value in game economies.