January 2023 - FamousAspect

A female investor is dismayed upon seeing her investments tank

Added on Jan 26, 23 Game Development

Why have game industry SPACs been such a disaster?

I wanted to make it spicy on my return episode of This Week in Games, so I asked the indomitable Eric Kress a simple question: why have gaming SPACs performed so poorly? In 2021 & 2022, I caught SPAC fever, putting small bets into Playstudios, Nexsters, Skillz and IronSource. My performance has ranged from -65% to a complete delisting. Here’s what Eric had to say…

The app icon for hit, mobile shooter game, Mr Autofire

Added on Jan 16, 23 Free-to-play

The 5 Key Questions Behind Mr Autofire’s $40m Success

With over $40m in lifetime revenue and still going strong, Mr Autofire is an understated and indisputable hit. And it’s journey began with five simple questions the team at Lightheart Entertainment asked themselves before deciding if this was the right first game for their fledgling studio.