two & half gamers session #12 – Metacore 65M loss, Niantic 1 hit wonder, Industry conference and much more

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Welcome to our #12 episode of two & half gamers! In this episode we covered various topics:

  • 2:50 Metacore 20 million TV ads & 65 millions loss in last year
  • 11:30 Meta will charge creators fees of up to 47.5% (Animated Avarat cirkus)
  • 16:00 US government says $600M Axie Infinity crypto-heist was pulled by North Korea
  • 19:00 Peridot is an upcoming AR game from Niantic about breeding unique creatures
  • 23:00 Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to a new platform: Roblox
  • 27:20 CD Projekt Red’s 2021 sales generated $207m in revenue
  • 33:20 Industry Conference Guide

 

  • Conferences went offline or no conference at all status during corona.
  • What was the value of offline conferences? Did you attend any? Did you get any value? 
  • Now that matters are returning back to their original state, how do you plan conferences?
  • Going on Lectures? Roaming through Expo? Scheduling meetings? Where to meet/ mingle with folks? 3rd party vendor section?
  • Which were the conferences you get the biggest value out of?
  • What are your favorite industry events? Any stories? Where to spend most of your time? Which parties to attend?

Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lančarič and Steven-Elliot Altman

Listen in to learn more! 

Please share feedback and comments – matej@lancaric.me


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