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Why games are making record revenues in a recession, with Unity VP Julie Shumaker


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Why games are making record revenues in a recession, with Unity VP Julie Shumaker. In a recession revenues generally go down. That’s not been the case in 2020, at least for games. Games have been seeing record-high revenues over the past few months ... we'll chat about what's hot and why ...

What we talk about:

 - First off, what happened with games over the past 3-5 months?

 - What kind of games grew the most?

 - Weekends and weekdays kinda flipped. Why?

 - Revenue was up … how?

 - What’s different about “pandemic gamers?”

 - Could you basically track COVID-19 across the world in game downloads and sessions?

 - Are games recession-proof?

And … the world-famous TechFirst 10 in 5 … 10 questions, 5 minutes

 - Favorite piece of tech gear in your house

 - Can’t-do-without-it tech that you wear

 - Android or iOS?

 - EV or gas?

 - Mac or Windows?

 - GIF or JIF?

 - Favorite tech news source?

 - Do you want a self-driving car or do you want to drive yourself, forever?

 - Elon Musk offers you a trip to Mars. In or out?

 - Alexa or Hey Google or Hey Siri?

...more
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