Why Investors Keep Betting on Gardens?
Three years after raising a $31.3M Series A off a prototype shown behind closed doors at GDC, Gardens Interactive still hasn’t announced a r...
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Newsletter: Meta’s Role in Gaming Today - Muse, VR, and UA
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on October 18th. In this week’s issue, we look into Meta, exploring the company’s...
The Solo Developer Making Seven Figures From Free Browser Games
Most studios have teams, funding, and a publisher behind them. Abe Train has a laptop and a handful of contractors. In this episode, Kalie M...
Newsletter: CD Projekt’s Best Days May Be Ahead
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on October 11th. In this week’s issue, we check in on CD Projekt, looking at the...
How Behavioral AI Helps Fight Cheating
As cheating becomes more sophisticated, anti-cheat is increasingly shifting from detecting software to understanding player behavior. Host D...
Newsletter: The Road Toward AI-Enabled Fandom
This episode covers Naavik’s AI x Gaming newsletter published on September 29th. In this week’s issue, we take a broader look at the enterta...
Naavik Digest : 'Tis the Season - Holiday Live-Ops In 2026
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, September 27th. In this week’s issue, we take a look at how seasonal l...
How AI Makes Game Creation More Accessible
AI is making game creation more accessible, but building reliable games that can reach players across multiple platforms requires more than...
Naavik Digest: The Real Value of Licensed IP
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, September 20th. In this week’s issue, we dig into the data and assess...
Is Gaming in an AI Bubble? What the Deal Data Says
Gaming financing hit a 12-month high in Q2 2026, with over $2.5B raised across fewer than 100 rounds. In this episode, recorded in person at...
Naavik Digest: The New Money Behind Indie Games
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, September 13th. In this week’s issue, explore the recent increase in n...
How AI Is Transforming User Acquisition
AI is rapidly changing user acquisition (UA), not just by speeding up creative production but by expanding how campaigns themselves can be m...
A New Era of Publishing
Live from Gamescom at the Xsolla Clubhouse in Cologne, Alexandra Takei , VP of Platform Revenue & Gaming at Medal and General Intuition, sit...
Naavik Digest: The Future of Kids Games
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, August 30th. In this week’s issue, we explore the present and future o...
The Game Server Hosting Company Private Equity Couldn't Buy
Game server hosting is the layer nobody thinks about until it breaks. In this episode, Kalie Moore sits down with Max Podkidkin, Co-Founder...
Naavik Digest: The Great Mobile Convergence
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, August 23rd. In this week’s issue, we share our latest podcast episode...
Can Portugal Become Europe’s Next Gaming Powerhouse?
Between 2018 and 2024, the turnover of Portuguese games companies went from around 5 million to nearly 100 million. In this episode, Kalie M...
Naavik Digest: Roblox's Expensive Year of Good Intentions
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, August 16th. In this week’s issue, we examine Roblox, which lost nearl...
Naavik Digest: How Friendslop Is Disrupting the Live-ops Status Quo
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, August 9th. In this week’s issue, we discuss the rising “friendslop" p...
Naavik Digest: Why Platform-Led Gaming in China Is Falling Short
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, August 2nd. In this week’s issue, we discuss the decline of platform-l...