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PR for Gaming Studios
Your Game Isn't Missing From the Charts. It's Missing From the Citations.
Sep 1 • Joseph Kim
59:01
The Paradox of AI ROI
The AI ROI Is Here. Your Organization Is Throttling It.
Aug 28 • Joseph Kim
Pixels & Profits: The Gaming Stocks Are Gone. The Analysis Isn’t.
Pixels & Profits is now its own publication. What happened, and where to follow it — free.
Aug 17 • Joseph Kim
43:07
The Most Important Number in Unity’s D2C Launch Is Zero
Unity just made direct-to-consumer payments free. I asked VP of Product Steve Ganem why — and the real answer is about data, not payments.
Jul 14 • Joseph Kim
50:09
So This Is How The Metaverse Dies
Why Epic’s Fortnite metaverse was doomed from the start.
Jun 23 • Ted Park
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📈 All You Need to Know about Call of Duty Mobile Liveops Events
Nov 20, 2024 • Joseph Kim and Shilpa
How Merge Mansion Reclaimed Market Leadership with a 50% Revenue Surge
Mar 18, 2025 • Shilpa
📈 The Modern Gacha: A Guide to Two-Tier System Design
Nov 28, 2024 • Shilpa and Joseph Kim
Case Study: How Brawl Stars' Shop Design Drives Monetization
Jun 30, 2025 • Shilpa and Joseph Kim

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The Gaming Industry Isn't in a Downturn. It's Losing Its Moat.
What the GDC State of the Industry report actually says — when you read between the lines
Feb 17 • Joseph Kim
15:53
Trends That Will Define Gaming in 2026 (And 1 Nobody Wants to Talk About)
What I learned (and held back) from a panel on the future of gaming.
Feb 10 • Joseph Kim
29:32
Product IS Marketing: The Brutal Truth of F2P Scale
Why marketing and product can't be separate functions in free-to-play mobile
Dec 17, 2025 • Joseph Kim

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🎙️ Why Your Game Studio's Organizational Structure Is the Real Problem (Not Your Talent)
A veteran producer from Microsoft, Mojang, and Relic reveals the framework that eliminates friction and ships games
Oct 24, 2025 • Joseph Kim
A Playbook for Navigating the Volatile Ad Monetization Market
1:1 No Holds Barred Interview with Josh Chandley on how algorithmic collusion, AppLovin's dominance, and the death of waterfall pricing created a…
Aug 4, 2025 • Joseph Kim
Case Study: How Brawl Stars' Shop Design Drives Monetization
How Supercell’s Shop Strategy Engages, Retains, and Monetizes a Global Player Base
Jun 30, 2025 • Shilpa and Joseph Kim

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