GameMakers

By Joseph Kim

The GameMakers podcast publishes current, entertaining, and in-depth discussions on F2P game development. Topics that we cover include the business of games, F2P monetization, liveops, game design, ga... more

4.4

88 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about GameMakers:

How many episodes does GameMakers have?

The podcast currently has 186 episodes available.

GameMakers episodes:

June 06, 2023 Console Wars: Microsoft vs. Sony vs. Nintendo | Pixels & Profits #2 (Part 1 of 2)
The Pixel & Profit bros discuss the long history of the console market and the primary players in the market today: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.
We trace back the history from the 6th generation to today and talk "profits." Meaning the key games and market history and dynamics thus far and outlook into the future.
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Console market overview: Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft
9:37 Determinants of success for the console market
12:53 6th Generation: 1998 - 2013
17:18 7th Generation: 2005 - 2017
23:10 8th Generation: 2012 - 2020
29:58 9th Generation: 2021 - Present Day
33:29 Console makers differences in strategy
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
- Matthew Kanterman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-k...
- Joseph Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
- Brian Peganoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-peg...
...more
47min
June 02, 2023No IDFA, No Excuses - Why The Narrative Behind IDFA Deprecation Destroying Mobile Growth is Wrong!
Taken From: Mobile Growth: IDFA Deprecation Scapegoat or Reality?
Podcast

YouTube
...more
6min
June 01, 2023 Where is the games industry today? Less risk, higher cost of capital, bifurcation of winners & losers
Excerpt from GameMakers full interview: Pixels & Profits #1.
Watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/2G539NGHfVI
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
🤑 Economy of the Metaverse with Tim Sweeney https://youtu.be/h6ClJxjuRvw
ℹ️ How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies https://youtu.be/bkd2TOpKt4I
🔮 Gaming Trends | A Look Ahead at 2021 https://youtu.be/NejFzHtpiZI
🖥️ The Future of PC Gaming https://youtu.be/_QT7O3Wxi2s
🔴 Games Industry M&A https://youtu.be/65nyPk6WNrs
🔴 Netcode for Multiplayer Games https://youtu.be/tHq3PzmjhLw
🔴 IDFA Deprecation Product Impact https://youtu.be/Ojec4wGKpso
🔴 Trip Hawkins on the New High Score https://youtu.be/5egTSQ6AiRA
🔴 LiveOps F2P Best Practices https://youtu.be/tmzqqnYbjNY
...more
6min
May 31, 2023 The Rise of China: Dominant western game developers may fall to Asian competitors like HoYoverse
Excerpt from GameMakers full interview: Pixels & Profits #1.
Watch the full discussion here:    • Where is the Game...
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
🤑 Economy of the Metaverse with Tim Sweeney    • Economy of the Me...
ℹ️ How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies    • Building the Amaz...
🔮 Gaming Trends | A Look Ahead at 2021    • Mobile Gaming Tre...
🖥️ The Future of PC Gaming    • Future of PC Gami...
🔴 Games Industry M&A    • Games Industry M&...
🔴 Netcode for Multiplayer Games    • Netcode for Multi...
🔴 IDFA Deprecation Product Impact    • Apple IDFA Deprec...
🔴 Trip Hawkins on the New High Score    • Trip Hawkins | Th...
🔴 LiveOps F2P Best Practices    • LiveOps - F2P Sal...
...more
5min
May 30, 2023 Why Nvidia (NVDA) stock jumped and the impact of AI to gaming | AI X Gaming!
Excerpt from GameMakers full interview: Pixels & Profits #1.
Watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/2G539NGHfVI
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
🤑 Economy of the Metaverse with Tim Sweeney https://youtu.be/h6ClJxjuRvw
ℹ️ How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies https://youtu.be/bkd2TOpKt4I
🔮 Gaming Trends | A Look Ahead at 2021 https://youtu.be/NejFzHtpiZI
🖥️ The Future of PC Gaming https://youtu.be/_QT7O3Wxi2s
🔴 Games Industry M&A https://youtu.be/65nyPk6WNrs
🔴 Netcode for Multiplayer Games https://youtu.be/tHq3PzmjhLw
🔴 IDFA Deprecation Product Impact https://youtu.be/Ojec4wGKpso
🔴 Trip Hawkins on the New High Score https://youtu.be/5egTSQ6AiRA
🔴 LiveOps F2P Best Practices https://youtu.be/tmzqqnYbjNY
...more
10min
May 29, 2023 Where is the Game Industry Today? - M&A and Public Game Companies | Pixels & Profits #1
Like the rest of the world, the games industry has undergone many changes!
The impact of the end of ZIRP, global macro trends, and the end of the age of excess leads to many changes.
We discuss where we are today, the M&A outlook, and the outlook for major public game companies.
M&A discussion
- Scopely/Savvy
- Rovio/SEGA
- Activision/Microsoft
Public Companies:
- AI + @NVIDIA (NVDA)
- Embracer (EMBRAC-B)
- Ubisoft (UBSFF)
- Take Two (TTWO)
- EA (EA)
- Unity (U)
- Applovin (APP)
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
3:19 Where are we as a games industry?
7:20 Are games recession-proof?
8:53 JK take on rise of Asia, age of efficiency
13:48 State of M&A
23:06 Rovio + @SEGA
29:08 Scopely + Savvy
32:32 Outlook on Activision acquisition by Microsoft
37:33 AI x Nvidia
47:35 Large vector to small vector game development
50:59 Embracer
52:50 Speculation on lost $2B deal by Embracer
54:50 Ubisoft
59:43 Take-Two
1:06:49 Unity
1:13:25EA
1:16:48 Applovin
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
- Matthew Kanterman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-k...
- Joseph Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
- Brian Peganoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-peg...
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
...more
1h 28min
May 23, 2023 Mobile Growth: IDFA Deprecation Scapegoat or Reality?
Let's be real. Everyone is blaming IDFA! Listen to the top 3 reasons why any game failed over the past 6 months; it's always IDFA. How real is this?
There is a narrative today that IDFA deprecation has destroyed mobile marketing growth and made new game launches dramatically more difficult to even impossible.
The counter-narrative more often whispered in private conversations, is that the scapegoating of IDFA is false. Bad games, bad forecasts, and fundamental team problems are more to blame than IDFA.
What's the truth? Find out now by tuning into this podcast!
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:05 The real impact of IDFA deprecation
8:47 Approaches to solving IDFA deprecation
16:18 Quantifying impact of IDFA deprecation by genre
21:48 Aren't we just all back to normal?
25:08 Has IDFA deprecation driven M&A activity?
29:08 Impact on UA teams from IDFA deprecation: big losses
36:13 Apple iOS vs. Google Play for UA
39:15 Operational changes to UA
41:01 The biggest future trends to watch for
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
- Eran Friedman, CTO at Singular: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranfried...
- Levi Matkins, CEO at LifeStreet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmatkins/
- Warren Woodward, CGO at Upptic: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrendwo...
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
🤑 Economy of the Metaverse with Tim Sweeney    • Economy of the Me...
ℹ️ How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies    • Building the Amaz...
🔮 Gaming Trends | A Look Ahead at 2021    • Mobile Gaming Tre...
🖥️ The Future of PC Gaming    • Future of PC Gami...
🔴 Games Industry M&A    • Games Industry M&...
🔴 Netcode for Multiplayer Games    • Netcode for Multi...
🔴 IDFA Deprecation Product Impact    • Apple IDFA Deprec...
🔴 Trip Hawkins on the New High Score    • Trip Hawkins | Th...
🔴 LiveOps F2P Best Practices    • LiveOps - F2P Sal...  Chapters
...more
49min
May 15, 2023 Diversity in a Changing World | Sarah Thomson Shares Her Experience
Sarah Thomson is a long-time games industry veteran, having had an extremely successful career in business development at companies like IUGO, Gree, Sony (PlayStation), Google, and most recently at Bad Robot Games.
We discuss her experience and thoughts on female diversity in the gaming industry. Get ready for a real discussion where we try to address topics more meaningfully.
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:30 How should women be treated in the workplace, if differently from men?
6:45 JK's experience with diversity in India
9:41 Male-to-male vs. male-to-female engagement
14:50 Importance of being open on both sides | Focus on intent, understand emotions
27:30 How to give feedback when bias occurs?
31:17 Risks of giving feedback and retaliation?
36:50 Why is the games industry so male-dominated?
41:14 Benefits of different perspectives and female diversity
48:45 How to encourage diversity?
53:23 Diversity in startups vs. large organizations | Is JK copping out on diversity?
59:37 Is diversity vs. efficiency a false trade-off? The impact of macroeconomy on diversity
1:05:36 Contacting Sarah/final message from Sarah
👇 EPISODE LINKS:
• Sarah Thomson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahthomson/
• Iron Galaxy Studios: https://irongalaxystudios.com/
• Bad Robot Games: https://www.badrobotgames.com/
SUBSCRIBE TO GAMEMAKERS:
- Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/34hfOtv
- Spotify Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3Cpyq7i
- Newsletter: https://gamemakers.substack.com/
- Don't miss an episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameMakersStudio
😃 —CONNECT WITH ME! —
• MY INSTAGRAM → @jokim1
• TWITTER → @jokim1
• LINKEDIN → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/
— POPULAR CONTENT —
🤑 Economy of the Metaverse with Tim Sweeney https://youtu.be/h6ClJxjuRvw
ℹ️ How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies https://youtu.be/bkd2TOpKt4I
🔮 Gaming Trends | A Look Ahead at 2021 https://youtu.be/NejFzHtpiZI
🖥️ The Future of PC Gaming https://youtu.be/_QT7O3Wxi2s
🔴 Games Industry M&A https://youtu.be/65nyPk6WNrs
🔴 Netcode for Multiplayer Games https://youtu.be/tHq3PzmjhLw
🔴 IDFA Deprecation Product Impact https://youtu.be/Ojec4wGKpso
🔴 Trip Hawkins on the New High Score https://youtu.be/5egTSQ6AiRA
🔴 LiveOps F2P Best Practices https://youtu.be/tmzqqnYbjNY
...more
1h 8min
April 02, 2023 JK Vlog #7: Adversity, Focus on Can Do!
I'm back after a few months. Here are some recent thoughts on dealing with adversity that has come up this year. I really thought 2023 was gonna be easy! Lol. FORTUNATELY, I'm still struggling with challenges which is making me a better person. As my wife recently told me: "Don't focus on what we can't do or can't have, let's focus on what we can do." LFG everybody. Hope you're all killing it!
...more
7min
March 27, 2023 Hypernova: Facing Adversity and Building the GTA for India!
Mayur Bhimjiyani is the CEO and co-founder of Hypernova, an India-based F2P games studio building a GTA-like game focusing on the Indian market. Mayur speaks about his background, the history behind Hypernova, and why they are building Mayanagari, a game Mayur hopes to become as successful as GTA.
OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Why do so many Indian game devs call Hypernova the most exciting game studio in India?
4:45 Why build Mayanagari - the GTA for India?
16:33 The history behind Hypernova
22:07 Mayanagari stage and launch plans
26:10 Mayanagari monetization model
33:30 The evolution of the India games industry- RPGs
35:38 New game dev vs. liveops in India (Zynga vs. Hypernova)
40:07 Positive areas and areas of improvement for new game dev in India
44:30 What do you look forward to from India game dev market?
45:20 How to contact Mayur or find out more about Mayanagari?
...more
47min

FAQs about GameMakers:

How many episodes does GameMakers have?

The podcast currently has 186 episodes available.

More shows like GameMakers

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

540 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,990 Listeners

Deconstructor of Fun by Deconstructor of Fun

Deconstructor of Fun

100 Listeners

Stay Tuned with Preet by Preet Bharara

Stay Tuned with Preet

32,409 Listeners

Mobile Dev Memo Podcast by MobileDevMemo

Mobile Dev Memo Podcast

20 Listeners

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway by Vox Media Podcast Network

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

5,692 Listeners

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg by All-In Podcast, LLC

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

10,225 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,553 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,419 Listeners

Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast. by Ari Paparo

Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast.

23 Listeners

Prof G Markets by Vox Media Podcast Network

Prof G Markets

1,471 Listeners

two & a half gamers by Lancaric.me

two & a half gamers

3 Listeners

The Headlines by The New York Times

The Headlines

684 Listeners

The Game Business Show by Hosted by Christopher Dring

The Game Business Show

8 Listeners