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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2025 · 22 MIN

Anton Bernstein, CEO of Pocket Worlds, on developing a gaming ecosystem with virtual world building!

from Legends N Leaders · host Ben Weiss

Anton has helped take Pocket Worlds and the accompanying Highrise gaming ecosystem to now around 45 million users by giving players the ability to make their own environments with fun and sophisticated tools! The vision behind Pocket Worlds and Highrise is about empowering the player to build the games they want to be apart of and also to monetize them and succeed financially. Their elite monetization mechanics have lead to a tremendous surge of interest and an ability to retain players at a high level!With players in their early 20s spending about an hour and a half in the games daily, the formula is working and Anton in this episode breaks down how to build the gaming ecosystem of the future!

Anton has helped take Pocket Worlds and the accompanying Highrise gaming ecosystem to now around 45 million users by giving players the ability to make their own environments with fun and sophisticated tools! The vision behind Pocket Worlds and Highrise is about empowering the player to build the games they want to be apart of and also to monetize them and succeed financially. Their elite monetization mechanics have lead to a tremendous surge of interest and an ability to retain players at a high level!With players in their early 20s spending about an hour and a half in the games daily, the formula is working and Anton in this episode breaks down how to build the gaming ecosystem of the future!

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