two & a half gamers session #43 - How to approach new game development & see new trends in gaming

This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #43. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game design, and Ad monetization jobs. Also discussing the latest industry news from time to time while having so much fun! Let’s not forget, this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously. Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lančarič Special Guest: Joseph Kim Youtube: https://youtu.be/YELacUx-_E8 Agenda: 00:00 Intro 02:00 JK intro 03:14 Why India? 07:24 WE ARE BRUTALLY HONEST (as is my newsletter! Sign up) 07:55 Incredible talent in India 09:06 Ping JK for the PM role at LILA Games 10:30 Why build a shooter game?  13:00 Subgenre expansion 14:40 Look at how Felix is amazed by JK 15:35 Shooter Crazy shit articulation 15:52 Successful 4X characteristics 20:20 The amount of stress is enormous! 20:37 Who is this ghost talking? 21:40 Systems and vectors  22:25 Ads in shooter games 24:33 How to implement Ads into the game? 25:48 How to validate product controversy 27:02 Validation models 29:52 Throw me under the bus, BOYZ! 30:20 Marketability tests & market research 32:00 You need to be cool as JK to see trends in gaming 33:00 Is mobile F2P dead? 37:52 What if Ads monetization disappears? 38:48 What if Appstore won't exist? 39:23 Apple is working on allowing sideloading in the EU 41:30 New business models in F2P? 42:32 Is really hard to get your company funded?  44:29 New buzzword Generative AI 46:41 Best advice on how to approach building new games or companies? 48:23 Remo is actually generated by AI Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it! Hit the Subscribe button on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple! Please share feedback and comments - [email protected] If you are interested in getting UA tips every week on Monday, visit lancaric.me and sign up for the Brutally Honest newsletter by Matej Lancaric Latest blog: https://lancaric.me/user-acquisition-predictions-2023/