article thumbnail

The Hybridcasual Gamble

Deconstructor of Fun

Eric Seufert explains the concept of content fortresses here. It has sparked industry consolidation of hypercasual publishers and ad tech companies within larger corporations ( Unity merged with IronSource and Supersonic , Zynga swooped for Rollic and Chartboost , and AppLovin acquired Adjust and MoPub ). Gaming Roundup ???????

article thumbnail

Web 3.0: Crypto-currencies, the blockchain, NFTs and pay-to-earn

Gamesbrief

I think the only way to understand this bubble – and to identify whether there is real value to be had here – is to understand the components, and then evaluate each scheme, investment or idea based on whether it benefits from the underlying opportunities from these four concepts, or whether it is simply a confection of ideas with no true substance.

Asset 52