Gies | Video Games Industry Executive Summary
Mighty Diamonds, Emmanuel Rosier, Dave Thier, Casey Al-KaisyWeekly intelligence on the video game industry, for executives, analysts, and investors. Published every Friday.
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Mighty diamonds is a strategic video game consultancy collective focused on the design, publishing, production, management and marketing of video games.
Director of Market Intelligence at Newzoo. Previously at EA across demand planning, Asia publishing, and strategic growth. I write and analyze gaming industry trends for executives and investors.
Helping everyone get a handle on things.
I am passionate about the gaming industry and am dedicated to leveraging my deep industry knowledge and analytical expertise to uncover new opportunities.
Casey is a games industry veteran with extensive experience from creating, marketing and operating live service games. He currently helps studios with product, production and management. Games: Helldivers 2, Battlefield, Need for Speed and more.
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