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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Roblox games go multiplatform | Sony's thin PS5 IP slate | Apple readies Beats controllers
Roblox creators will soon be able to publish games on multiple platforms as standalone apps
Sony Only Developed 4 New IPs In PS5 Generation So Far, And 2 Of Them Were Shut Down
Apple to Launch Gaming Controllers Developed Under...
Massive Steam leak outs unannounced games | Xbox retreats from cloud gaming | Kojima moves from PlayStation to Xbox
Massive Steam Leak Outs Existence of Unannounced Games and Major Spoilers for Upcoming Releases Due to Valve Screw Up
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Xbox Switches...
Savvy CEO Brian Ward steps down | Sony argues you don't own your digital games | Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB
Brian Ward steps down as Savvy Games Group CEO
Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy
Nexus Mods acquires the popular community site SteamDB
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Gamescom Opening Night Live Overview: Announcements, Reveals, Trailers, and More
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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.
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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