What Game Studios Can Learn from the AI Microdrama Boom
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Angela Yu, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of StoReel, to explore one of the fastest-growing entertai...
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Naavik Digest: 30 Years of Gaming at LEGO
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, June 21st. In today’s issue, we dive deep into LEGO’s 30-year history,...
Naavik Digest: The Microdrama Volume vs. Value Paradox
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, June 14th. In today’s issue, we discuss the current state of microdram...
Lessons from Real M&A Transactions: Getting Studios Bought
Gaming M&A is no longer just a story about strategics buying obvious hits. In this episode, Alexandra Takei , VP of Platform Revenue at Meda...
Naavik Digest: Embracer Splits Again
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, June 7th. In today’s issue, we shine a light on Embracer after the com...
How to Reduce Churn and Keep Players Playing
Keeping players playing is getting harder as player attention fragments and expectations rise, so understanding churn has become a core live...
Naavik Digest: Dissecting Scopely's Mobile Empire
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 31st. In today’s issue, we dive deep into Scopely and the three ti...
True Crime, Now Playable: Inside Scriptic's Cross-Platform Bet
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with James Nicholls, Studio Director at Scriptic, to explore one of the most fascinating interse...
Naavik Digest: Where will Asha Sharma take Xbox?
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 24th. This week, we take a closer look at Asha Sharma's progress a...
Listening to Players at Scale
Host Devin Becker sits down with Tom Gayner , CEO of Levellr , to dig into what it actually looks like to listen to players at scale, and ho...
Naavik Digest: The Eastern Playbook for Dominating Western Audiences
This episode covers the Naavik Digest newsletter published on Sunday, May 17th. This week, we conduct a focused case study within the highly...
Premium: Driving Back Catalogue, DLC, and the Long Tail
Most premium games are treated like opening-weekend businesses: if they do not spike, studios cut losses and move on. This episode challenge...
Naavik Digest: Inside Saudi Arabia's $38 Billion Gaming Empire
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on May 10th, 2026. This week, we dive deep into Savvy Games Group, explo...
Building for the Fandoms Gaming Forgot: Inside Dorian's No-Code UGC Platform
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Julia Palatovska, Co-Founder and CEO of Dorian, to explore one of the most underappreciated...
Naavik Digest: Why China’s Gaming Giants Are Pivoting to Lifestyle-Sims
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on May 3rd, 2026. This week, we examine what direction China’s gaming gi...
Fandoms, Writing Moats, and the Future of Interactive Fiction
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Terry Lee, CEO of Fusebox Games, to unpack one of the most overlooked but powerful business...
Naavik Digest: Unity’s Ad-Driven Turnaround
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 26th, 2026. This week, we dive into Unity’s ongoing turnaround,...
Building AI Tools for Roblox Creators
Host Devin Becker sits down with Nicolas Vizioli (Founder of Lemonade ) to unpack what “AI coding for UGC in Roblox” actually looks like in...
Naavik Digest: Is The Era of Mobile “AI Slop” Games Here?
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 19th, 2026. We examine the exploding number of mobile games mad...
The Role of Co-Development in Modern Game Development
It can feel like modern game development competes to ship the best game with the smallest possible team. We constantly hear stories about br...