Kliuless? Gaming Industry ICYMI #21
Hi, my name is Kenny Liu, and I work in Revenue Strategy at Riot Games. Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I share with other Rioters, including Riot’s senior leadership. This edition is the public version that I publish broadly every week as well. Opinions are mine.
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Revenue Strategy
PUBG esports introducing profit-sharing for its teams
Uber Rewards is rolling out; here’s how the perks work
PC/Console(/Mobile)
Jagex up for sale as Chinese owner seeks to restructure
Why NetEase & Quantic Dream are teaming up for games on multiple platforms
XR: AR/MR/VR
SuperData: VR grew 30% in 2018
a16z invests in Sandbox VR
Facebook and Microsoft patent filings offer dueling visions of small AR headsets
How EA quickly captures 3D scans of athletes’ faces for its sports games
The promise of a game world you can touch
"Internet infrastructure isn’t ready for the AR Cloud, but that’s changing"
China
China finally greenlights new Tencent, NetEase games - but Fortnite and PUBG still left waiting
NetEase imposes 'curfew' on underage mobile gamers
Tech
DeepMind AI faces off against (and defeats) StarCraft II pro players
Facebook ignored solution to children overspending in games
Rumor: Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service
NYTimes: Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, "the most powerful person in Silicon Valley," and his vision for an AI-powered utopia
Deloitte: Tech Trends 2019
Overtime
HackerRank: 2019 Developer Skills Report
$5.7 billion games investment in 2018 doubles previous record
Machine learning is rescuing old game textures in Zelda and Final Fantasy
Blog: The 7 deadly sins of multiplayer game development
