Kliuless? Gaming Industry ICYMI #35
Hi, my name is Kenny Liu, and I work in Revenue Strategy at Riot Games. Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share broadly within Riot. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
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Strategic Advisory
Art / Design
The Design of FTL & Into The Breach
How Has Pokémon's Battle Animation Evolved?
Cross-Platform / Multi-Platform
What Microsoft & Sony’s streaming partnership means for gaming’s future
Steam Link finally available for iOS
Epic Games store eats cost of site-wide sale
Related: Publishers Pull Their Games From Epic's Store During Its Big Sale
Dauntless arrives May 21 on Xbox One, PS4, and Epic Games Store
Mobile
PUBG Mobile Update Adds New Feature To Help Promote "Healthy Gaming"
Google said there are now 2.5bn active Android devices, so ~4bn people now have smartphones
XR: AR / MR / VR
Minecraft Earth: block building game moves into the real world
DigiLens raises $50 million to develop cheap AR display tech
Magic Leap acquires Mimesys to boost spatial computing offerings
IDC: High-end VR grew 60% in 2018, users have smartwatch-level satisfaction
Nike’s iPhone app will use AR to fit shoes with sub-2mm accuracy
Asia
Epic Games store has released in China
Bloomberg: Trump’s Huawei Threat Is the Nuclear Option to Halt China’s Rise
SK Telecom partners with Microsoft on 5G, AI and cloud technologies
Nintendo Switch lifetime sales outstripping the PS4 in Japan
HBR: The Ups and Downs of India’s Digital Transformation
Tech / Entertainment
Epic bolsters Unreal Engine with Twinmotion acquisition
HBR: Why Every Company Needs to Think Like an Entertainment Company
Bloomberg: TikTok Is the New Music Kingmaker, and Labels Want to Get Paid
