Gies | Video Games Industry Executive Summary
Mighty Diamonds, Emmanuel Rosier, Casey Al-Kaisy, Dave ThierWeekly intelligence on the video game industry, for executives, analysts, and investors. Published every Friday.
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Subnautica 2 + Forza 6 + LEGO Batman leak | Switch 2 bundles ahead of price hike | Uncharted 4 turns 10
Subnautica 2 Images and Gameplay Appear to Have Leaked Online, Just Days After Forza Horizon 6 and LEGO Batman
New Nintendo Switch 2 bundles coming ahead of price increase
10 Years Later, Uncharted 4 Still Feels Ahead Of Its Tim...
Steam Controller breaks Steam | Roblox unveils Hybrid Architecture | CoD ditches last-gen
Valve’s hardware comeback hit a new mark this week as The Steam Controller sold out in 30 minutes, utterly breaking Steam in the process.
Roblox raised the platform stakes with Introducing the Roblox Hybrid Architecture: Democratizi...
Microsoft Brings Xbox Back, Scraps Microsoft Gaming | Denuvo May Have Reached the End | South Korean PM Calls Crimson Desert Turning Point for K-Gaming
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming: The Verge reports the corporate “Microsoft Gaming” brand is being unwound and the Xbox name is moving back to the front of the org, reversing the post-Activision identity reshuffle. ...
Xbox Game Pass Drops to $22.99 and Loses Day-One Call of Duty | Ubisoft Cancels Alterra | Roblox Releases Agentic AI Tools for Creators
Microsoft Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Update: the service drops from $29.99 to $22.99 a month, and future Call of Duty releases will no longer be added at launch, joining Game Pass about a year later.
Ubisoft Cancels Animal Crossin...
GTA Online Hack Reveals $1.3M Daily Revenue | Xbox CEO Says Game Pass 'Too Expensive' | Amazon Luna Cuts Third-Party Games
A data breach at Rockstar Games exposed GTA Online’s internal financials, showing $1.3 million in average daily revenue and approximately $500 million annually; Take-Two’s stock rose by over $1 billion in response.
New Xbox CEO Asha...
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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.
I am passionate about the gaming industry and am dedicated to leveraging my deep industry knowledge and analytical expertise to uncover new opportunities.
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.
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.
Helping everyone get a handle on things.
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