Naavik Gaming Podcast

In this Metacast Interview episode, Scott Reismanis, Founder & CEO of mod.io, is joined by our own Aaron Bush.Mod.io is building a platform that gives studios fully integrated and cross-platform mod solutions for their games. We discuss Scott’s history with Mod DB, why modding has failed to cross the chasm, why and how that might change, and how mod.io will be part of the solution. I learned a lot and expect you will too - enjoy!If you would like us to interview anyone else (or you have something interesting to share), do reach out at metacast@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! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord!

What are Social Tokens and why should you care about them? Why is Paris Hilton building an experience in Roblox? What did we learn from the Twitch Leaks?Answer to this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Chong Ahn , Anton Gorodetsky and David Amor are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; The Twitch Leaks1. Streamer earnings are concentrated at the top, and will remain there2. A potential Steam competitor by Amazon will likely need to successfully leverage  Deep pockets Exclusive, high-quality games Integrations with Twitch/AmazonOverall, not likely to happen Paris Hilton builds a Roblox ExperienceCelebs & brands will increasingly use games to find more points of contact with their audiences Social tokens Are a new way for content creators to  Do early fundraising Build and reward their community Cut out middlemen like Twitch, Patreon etc. Expect a large number of creators to start issuing Social Tokens over the next years More info here: https://digitalnative.substack.com/p/social-tokens-and-creator-centric As this week’s bonus segment, we are making bold predictions about game streamers!  If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Matej’s piece: https://lancaric.me/how-to-save-millions-with-marketability-testing/What are some best practices when creating a new game from scratch? And how can you include marketability testing in that process?Also - why is Honor of Kings the first Mobile Game to reach $10b in player spending?Answer to this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Miikka Ahonen, Matej Lancaric and David Amor are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; - New Game Creation best practices - Honor of Kings reaches $10b in lifetime revenue - Facebook messes up (again)  As this week’s bonus segment, we are making bold predictions about mobile games! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

In this Metacast Interview episode, Gabby Dizon, Co-founder of Yield Guild Games, is joined by our own Nicolas Vereecke.They discuss what Yield Guild is, how Blockchain is changing the Games Industry and how Games Companies can take advantage of it. If you would like us to interview anyone else (or you have something interesting to share), do reach out at metacast@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! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord!

What is the real opportunity behind Blockchain Games? Why is everyone so bullish?Also - what is the so-called Creator Economy and where is it going?Answer to this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Aaron Bush, Matej Lancaric and David Amor are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; - The Opportunity behind Blockchain Games - The rise of the Creator Economy and its implications for games  As this week’s bonus segment, we are making bold predictions about the creator economy! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

What are the differences between On-Chain game assets (NFTs) and regular in-game assets? What is up with Raph Koster’s new MMO? Is this the top of the NFT bubble?Answer to this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Abhimanyu Kumar and Miikka Ahonen are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; - The debate: On-chain vs Off-chain game assets - Raph Koster reveals tech for Playable Worlds - Statespace raises $50 million As this week’s bonus segment, we are making bold predictions about the NFT space! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

In this Metacast Interview episode, Miska Katkoff, co-founder & CEO of Savage Game Studio’s and Founder of Deconstructor of Fun, is joined by our own Nicolas Vereecke.They discuss what it takes to be a good Product Manager in the Games Industry, how to build a new Games Studio, and why learning in public is a Superpower.If you would like us to interview anyone else (or you have something interesting to share), do reach out at metacast@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! If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord!

Why is an NFT of a Destroyed Diamond being sold for $18.000? What’s next for Epic and Apple? Why is Plants versus Zombies 3 going into soft launch, again?Answer to this and more in this week’s roundtable!In this Metacast episode, Matej Lancaric, David Amor and Chong Ahn are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; - Epic versus Apple, end of Chapter 1 - Plants vs Zombies 3 going into soft launch, again - The Destroyed Diamond NFT (prepare to get you mind blown) As this week’s bonus segment, we are doing another round of ‘Would you rather?’ If you’d like to join the discussion, feel free to join our Discord! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

*Correction: Loot is an ERC721 token, NOT an ERC20 tokenIf you’re in the gaming industry and haven’t heard of Loot, stop what you’re doing and listen to this episode. As a bonus, you’ll get some fantastic insights into Blockchain and Games!In this Blockchain-heavy Metacast roundtable, Jayne Peressini, David Amor and Chong Ahn are joined by your host Nicolas Vereecke to discuss; - Loot (for adventurers) - Scalability for Blockchain Games - Best Practices in Blockchain and Games As this week’s bonus segment, we are doing another Bold Predictions round, and we stay on the blockchain hype train. If you’d like to join our discord to join the discussion, feel free to sign up for our newsletter at www.naavik.co. And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Uri Marchand, Founder and CEO of Overwolf. Overwolf is a modding-as-a-service platform that enables game developers to build a UGC strategy, and creators to easily build and scale mods and apps for their favourite games. We discuss why Uri is so bullish on creators, the future of modding, learnings from building a company, and much more. Enjoy!If you would like us to interview anyone else (or you have something interesting to share), do reach out at metacast@naavik.co. We’d love to hear your general thoughts and feedback! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review! If you’d like more content, check us out at www.naavik.co. You can also find us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.