GameMakers

The Most Important Number in Unity’s D2C Launch Is Zero

Watch now | 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

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June 2026

So This Is How The Metaverse Dies

Watch now | Why Epic’s Fortnite metaverse was doomed from the start.

Jun 23 • Ted Park

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🎙️ The Most Valuable Asset in Games Isn't Your Game

Watch now (118 mins) | It's the direct relationship with your players — the one channel that gets cheaper the stronger it gets. Tebex's Liam Wiltshire…

Jun 16 • Joseph Kim

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March 2026

The Last 20% Is Worth $100 Million

Listen now | AI is making it cheaper to build games that fail. The creator of Suck Up explains why.

Mar 31 • Joseph Kim

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GDC 2026: Relationships Are the Last Moat in Gaming

Listen now | How the Product LiveOps Growth Symposium Reveals What Actually Survives the AI Supercycle

Mar 10 • Joseph Kim

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February 2026

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

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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

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January 2026

Who Killed Ubisoft? | Pixels & Profits

Inside the efficiency gap, family politics, and strategic failures that destroyed $15 billion in value

Jan 19 • Joseph Kim

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December 2025

💸 AppLovin Paradox: 82% Margins, Nervous Publishers, and What Breaks Next | Pixels & Profits

The bull case, the bear case, and what one operator's portfolio data reveals about AppLovin's real moat

Dec 30, 2025 • Joseph Kim

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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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November 2025

Your validation passed. Your players hated it. Here’s why. | MAG #10

Validation is art, not science. Here's a framework for knowing when to trust your gut—and when to trust the data.

Nov 17, 2025 • Joseph Kim

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India's $2B Gaming Reset – Where Banned RMG Money Flows Next (Part 1) | MAG #9

India's $2B gaming reset: Where banned RMG money flows next

Nov 3, 2025 • Joseph Kim

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