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Every week, our Weekly Digest newsletter curates some of the best non-Naavik games industry content we found. Here are our top picks from our latest issue:
1️⃣ 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗺, 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲 -
Marcus Liassides /
GamesIndustry.Biz: “In August, Mattel announced it was forming Mattel Game Studios, a new global development organisation with a focus on making games based on its own IP. The venture sits under Mattel Digital Studios, and its creation follows the February announcement that Mattel had acquired 100% of Mattel163”
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https://lnkd.in/eSHpmF_v
2️⃣𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼, 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝘆 -
The Game Business: “Mega edition of The Game business featuring two interviews: 1.
Activision’s bid to regain fan trust with this year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, featuring insight from chief marketing officer
Tyler Bahl. 2. Interview with
Lucasfilm Games VP
Doug Reilley and
Fuse Games boss
Matt Webster to discuss a more independent approach to making Star Wars games.”
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https://lnkd.in/e8hfP2aE
3️⃣
Luis de la Camara 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗢𝗨! -
two & a half gamers: "Even with Angry Birds and Candy Crush, nobody has cracked measuring brand on top of UA; broad awareness campaigns brought the same quality users at a much higher CPI, so the real power of brand is cheaper performance.”
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https://lnkd.in/eKS85jAC
4️⃣ 𝟯 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 -
Building Better Games: “Ben sits down with
Catalin Butnariu, Chief Strategy Officer at
Amber. They dive deep into the evolving landscape of external development in game dev; from navigating contract models and overcoming loss-of-control fears to building effective communication layers and utilizing AI without alienating your audience.”
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https://lnkd.in/ehp73Ns4
5️⃣ 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗣 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘄 𝗨𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝟮��𝟮𝟲 -
Sensor Tower /
GamesIndustry.Biz: “Indies and original IP made up a much higher proportion of the biggest PC and console games of 2026 when compared with 2025. The analytics firm picked out the games that had sold more than 500,000 units in their first month on sale.”
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https://lnkd.in/eRhgv6mx
⏭️ Beyond the above, our newsletter also explores Paramount Skydance’s $110B acquisition of Warner Bros., and a shortlist of top news items. Check it out here:
https://lnkd.in/eQinEfr7
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