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...
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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...
Naavik Digest: Music Games and the Setlist Problem
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 12th, 2026. We dig into the past, present, and future of music...
How Game Devs Use AI Today
Host Devin Becker sits down with Aaron Bush (Managing Partner & Co-founder of Naavik) for a grounded look at how games are using AI today, s...
Naavik Digest: Epic’s Strategic Shake-Up
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on April 5th, 2026. We explore Epic Game’s strategic shake-up in the wak...
The Future of Games Media: AI, Substack, and the Rise of Independent Journalism
In this episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Stephen Totilo, founder of Game File and a veteran games journalist with over two decades o...
Naavik Digest: LLMs for Games Consumer Research
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on March 22nd, 2026. We explore a slightly overlooked area of AI in game...
The State of Gaming in 2026 (with Sensor Tower)
Host Devin Becker sits down with Sam Aune (Gaming Analyst at Sensor Tower) to break down Sensor Tower's State of Gaming 2026 report , which...
Naavik Digest: NCSoft’s $200M Bet on Cash-Reward Gaming
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on March 22nd, 2026. We look into the Korean games giant NCSoft’s 70% ac...
GDC 2026: AI, UGC, and the New Reality of Game Funding
In this special GDC episode, host Kalie Moore sits down with Tiago Correia, the Founder of Save Point, and a longtime operator and investor...
Naavik Digest: Unpacking Capcom’s Win-Streak
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on March 8th, 2026. We take a look at the Japanese publisher Capcom, exp...
How Better Measurement Will Unlock the Next Wave of Brands in Gaming
In this episode, host Kalie Moore talks with Bastian Bergmann, Co-founder & COO of Solsten, about the collision between gaming and branding,...
Naavik Digest: The Arc Raiders-ification of Nexon
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on March 8th, 2026. We look at Nexon and how the success of ARC Raiders...
How Sub-$200K Games Win Discovery and the Steam Algorithm
A new breed of “micro-indie” publisher is emerging: teams that fund sub-$200K games, ship fast, and treat releases like a portfolio. In this...
Naavik Digest: The State of UGC Games in 2026
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on March 1st, 2026. We provide a snippet of our new deep dive covering a...
Naavik Digest: How Niche Subgenres are Reshaping the Mobile Puzzle Market
This is the audio version of the Naavik Digest newsletter published on February 22nd, 2026. We explore how niche subgenres – Block, Sort, an...
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