Asteroids
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Documents about Asteroids
Gaming Founders Podcast72 min
Fireside Chat with Mike Seavers at the Online Services Summit
Hypergrowth in the gaming industry necessitates a fundamental shift from startup-driven improvisation to standardized, enterprise-grade engineering practices.
- Scaling a studio from 300 to 5,000 employees often leads to a 80% turnover rate in leadership, as only about 20% of managers successfully adapt to the evolving demands of hypergrowth.
- Engineering leaders must shift their focus from individual technical contributions to team enablement and long-term organizational health once they reach the director level, as failing to delegate effectively is a primary cause of leadership burnout.
- The gaming industry should adopt mature, pragmatic operational processes from enterprise software development—such as rigorous production cycles and structured outsourcing management—rather than resisting them due to a desire to remain 'different' or 'creative'.
Gaming Founders PodcastNov 2025
Deconstructor of Fun10 min
Games That Made Us
The recent induction of four titles into the World Video Game Hall of Fame—Williams Electronics’ Defender, Rare’s GoldenEye 007, id Software’s Quake, and Bandai’s Tamagotchi—highlights the industry’s ongoing effort to codify historical significance through metrics of icon status, longevity, geographical reach, and influence.
- Triple Dot has acquired AppLovin’s mobile gaming portfolio for $800 million, a deal encompassing 10 global studios and 2,500 employees across 23 cities.
- The acquisition is valued at a low multiple of 0.6 times revenue and 3.5 times EBITDA, reflecting a high-risk strategy for the buyer.
- AppLovin is divesting these assets to prioritize its high-growth advertising business, while Triple Dot faces the operational challenge of managing live-service games and in-app purchases without prior experience in those areas.
Deconstructor of FunMay 2025