Gaming

Efficiency is time, and time is the one true currency. Innovation in pursuit of efficiency is the most powerful underlying force in driving persistent growth. Entrepreneur & author Jim Rohn said that “time is more valuable than money, you can…

From Steve’s blog, Aim Assist: Lately, I’ve been thinking of a framework to use to better understand in-game monetization strategies and how they may ultimately apply to the Metaverse. Today, whether games are free-to-play or require a full game purchase,…

Gene and Doug discuss: How a global launch of Facebook Reels will further the company’s aim to rival TikTok. While TikTok has a greater pool of content creators, Facebook better understands its users’ network of friends which could be an…

Takeaways: Microsoft announces its largest acquisition yet: Activision for $68.7B ($95/share) — in an all cash deal. The sheer size of this transaction underscores the adage that content is king is stronger than ever. Given the significance of gaming in…

Takeaways: Another rough day in the market. Second time in a week that we’ve seen a two standard deviation move in the NASDAQ. Fear is controlling the market, and will continue until… who knows. Epic needling Apple with its Fortnite…

This was originally posted on Steve’s blog, Aim Assist. The market is wrong to doubt Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga. On Monday, Take-Two announced a deal to acquire Zynga for $12.7B. This represents a price per share of $9.86 for Zynga,…

Takeaways: A reported $260B in developer earnings since the advent of the App Store in 2008, with Apple taking a 15-30% cut. Today in EVs: Apple wins Project Titan patents, including a multi-linkage vehicle door hinge; Tesla’s Model 3 sold…

Gene and Doug discuss the market selloff and Fed roulette; respond to GM’s announcement of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, as a contender to Ford’s F-150 Lightning and Tesla’s Cybertruck; review a deal made by Amazon and Stellantis for EV…

Last year, we predicted a few items for this year’s gift guide: AirTags | $29 | Apple’s network-driven approach to tracking your stuff. AirPods Studio [AirPods Max] | $549 | The ultimate AirPods listening experience. Tickets to Broadway | $29+…

This NFT market overview was originally posted on Doug’s blog, Uncomfortable Profit.  I’m more certain than ever that 95%+ of NFT projects are zeroes, but that the NFT space is still going to be bigger than almost everyone realizes. The…

Everything is a remix. According to the series by Kirby Ferguson, creation requires influence. Everything that is made is a remix of pre-existing creations. Whether fair or not, covers and knockoffs are two forms of a legal remix. The process…

Lately, I’ve been thinking of a framework to use to better understand the different in-game monetization strategies and how they may ultimately apply to the Metaverse. Today, whether games are free-to-play or require a full game purchase, there are two…