Game On! Asia: Recent Episodes
Yuval Passov
A podcast focused on the mobile gaming ecosystem in Asia. Yuval Passov talks to founders, game developers, senior marketing stakeholders and investors from around Asia.
Why should you listen to this podcast? In case you are interested in expanding or launching a new game in Asia, you will be able to learn from gaming/marketing experts in the region what worked for them and learn from their mistakes.
You will be able to learn new marketing strategies on how to launch your mobile game and which marketing strategy can be relevant for your game.
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia, all you need to know about mobile gaming in Asia, game developers and the gaming industry.
In this episode, I am talking withRonen Mense,President & Managing Director, APAC at AppsFlyer
Why should you listen to episode #15 of Game On! Asia?
You will be able to explore the topics below:
- Ronen's Personal upbringing as a European; educated in America; growing up in Taipei; working in China; being based in Southeast Asia
- What’s going to change in 2022 in the mobile gaming industry in APAC
- Outside of China/KR/JP, what are the markets that can be interesting for game developers to expand to in 2022 and why?
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
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Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia, all you need to know about mobile gaming in Asia, game developers and the gaming industry.
In this episode, I am talking with Sagi Schliesser,CEO & Founder CrazyLabs
Why should you listen to episode #14 of Game On! Asia?
You will be able to explore the topics below:
- Why did Crazylabs decide to open a hub in India?
- What are the similarities between the gaming markets in India and Turkey?
- What did Sagi learn about himself during the pandemic?
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameindustry #mobilegames #mobilegaming #mobilegamesasia #gamingpodcast
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia, all you need to know about mobile gaming in Asia, game developers and the gaming industry.
In this episode, I am talking with Manish Agarwal, CEO of Nazara Technologies
Why should you listen to episode #12 of Game On! Asia?
In this episode we will focus on India and discuss:
- Why is gaming the best form of entertainment for GenY and GenZ?
- The big opportunity for growth will be in play to earn games
- What are the 3 recommendation for foreign companies before they expand to India
- What are the main game genres you should focus on.
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameindustry #mobilegames #mobilegaming #mobilegamesasia #gamingpodcast
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia.
In this episode, I am talking with Daehyun An, NextGen Growth Lead, Kakao Entertainment.
Why should you listen to episode #12 of Game On! Asia?
In this episode we will focus on Korea and discuss:
- What are Webtoons and how is it connected to games?
- Why do you need to have your Anime IP in order to be successful in Asia?
- What kind of games can be successful in Korea?
- And who are Kakao friends?
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia.
In this episode, I am talking with Lisa Cosmas Hanson, President, Niko Partners, - The Leader in Asian Games Market Intelligence.
Why should you listen to episode #11 of Game On! Asia? This is the best episode ever, and one of the best ways to explore the mobile gaming ecosystem in Asia.
In this episode you will focus on China:
- How does the latest restriction for young people to play video games 3 hours a week impact the gaming companies in China?
- Why is this change going to have a major impact on eSport?
- What the 4 Cs are so important to be successful in the east: Competition, Completion, Community and Challenge?
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia.
In this episode, I am talking with Joseph Kim, CEO of LILA Games.
Why should you listen to episode #10 of Game On! Asia? This is the best episode ever, and one of the best ways to explore the mobile gaming ecosystem in Asia.
In this episode you will learn about the gaming ecosystem in Asia:
- How opening an office in India can be a competitive advantage (and in it isn’t all about the costs)
- The new trends in Asia including: New genres & cross platforms games
- Why shooters games are #1 in the US and RPG games are #1 in the east
- And why understanding the culture can improve your game play and monetization.
In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID.
Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes. The leading podcast on mobile games in Asia.
In this episode, I am talking with İsmet Gukshen, Managing Partner at Ludus and Vikas Gulati, Founder & CEO at Jambox Games.
Why should you listen to episode number 9 of Game On! Asia? This is the best episode ever, and one of the best ways to explore the mobile gaming ecosystem in Asia.
In this episode you will learn about the gaming market in SEA and India:
- Which markets should you focus on in SEA?
- Are there any new ways to monetize your games in India? (In addition to IAP and ads) Why are microtransactions key to success ?
- Is there any similarity between SEA and Turkey and why a VC in Turkey decided to invest in the region?
- In case you missed our previous episodes, make sure to check them and discover the gaming markets in the region, including: CN, JP, KR, IN VN, AU, ID
- Enjoy the episode and make sure to subscribe and check our website gameonasia.net
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy, #gamedevelopers, #gamedev
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with with Seho Kim, Director of Gaming in Google Korea.
Why should you listen to episode number 8? If you plan to launch your game in South Korea or just interested to learn more about the mobile gaming ecosystem, you MUST listen to this episode.
You will learn about the gaming market in S.Korea:
- What is unique about the market? (F2P, Play to win, leading Geners and the the profile of the KR gamers)
- How Chinese developers managed to reach the top 10 grossing gaming chart in the market?
- What do you need to do to be successful in KR? (Including influencers, Launch strategy)
- How is Generation-Z changing and why can it be an opportunity for you?
#Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with with Kristian Raston, Trade and Investment Adviser @ Aus-Trade and Ben Marsh, Co-Founder of Odd Games.
Why should you listen to episode number 7?
If you plan to launch your game in Australia or just interested to learn more about the mobile gaming ecosystem, you MUST listen to this episode.
You will learn about the gaming market in Australia:
- What is unique about the market? (Creative talent, genres & gaming hubs)
- When should you use Australia as a test market?
- Why now is the time to expand your business to AU? (Partnership/launching the game)
Game ecosystem, #Mobile game strategy, #Mobile gaming market, #Marketing in gaming, #Mobile games developers, #podcast gaming, #marketing strategy
Make sure to check our new website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with Joe Wadakethalakal , SVP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations Development at Mobile Premier League (MPL)
Why should you listen to this episode? If you plan to launch your game in India or just interested to learn more about the mobile gaming ecosystem, you MUST listen to this episode.
Some of the topics I've discussed with Joe:
- New marketing strategies that can increase retention
- The culture of paying for competitive games
- How India is going to be #1 in Esports?
- How MPL plans to increase the engagement of their users?
In case you would like to learn more about the mobile gaming market in Asia, what are the recommended marketing strategies for launching your game in Asia and some great growth hacking tips, make sure to check our past episodes.
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Make sure to check our website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with Devin Nambiar, Head of Asia Product & Partner Development at Electronic Arts.
Why should you listen to this episode? If you plan to launch your game in China or just interested to learn more about the mobile gaming ecosystem, you MUST listen to this episode.
Some of the topics I've discussed with Devin:
- What are the best practices before launching a mobile game in China?
- What kind of online marketing strategies he recommends?
- Customising your marketing Strategy in China looking at both digital marketing and offline marketing.
- Why do you need to work with virtual influencers?
- What kind of games are driving 55-60% D1 retention in China? How did they do it?
- What can we learn from mobile gaming companies in China? A lot !!
Make sure to check our website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with David Yin, CEO of Storms, a gaming startup that is invested in by Singtel, AIS, SKT & EDB New Ventures. The key initial focus includes game publishing and socialinstant gaming platforms
If you are interested to learn more about this fast growing region with ~250M mobile gamers and over $3B in revenue, make sure to listen to this episode. David will give you lots of useful tips that can help you before your launch your next game in the region, including: pricing strategy, language localisation, recommended testing and a few more.
Make sure to check our website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with Justin Keeling & Salone Sehgal Co-Founders of Lumikai Fund, India’s first gaming-focused VC fund.
If you are interested to learn more about this fast growing market with over 300M mobile gamers, make sure to listen to this episode.
Some of the topics we've discussed:
- Why now is the time to start investing?
- What is the profile of the typical mobile gamer?
- How Reliance impacted the mobile gaming system in the country?
- What are the new gaming genres?
- What you should be aware of before you launch your game in India?
Happy Listening :)
Make sure to check our website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with Justin Scarpone, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific at Scopely about the gaming ecosystem in Japan. Before Scopely, Justin managed Disney's Asia-based (Japan, China, Korea, South East Asia) game business, managing such global hits as the Disney Tsum Tsum, Kingdom Hearts, & Marvel Future Fight franchises.
In this episode you will get answers to the following questions:
- What you must know before launching your game in Japan?
- How did Chinese and Korean companies become successful in Japan?
- Can you be successful without localising your game?
- Bonus: Why the best time to to target Japanese players is between 10pm-11pm :)
Happy Listening :)
Make sure to check our website: gameonasia.net where you can listen to our previous episodes.
In this episode I'm talking with Chris Calderon, Co-Founder & CEO of Gamejam about the gaming ecosystem in Vietnam.
We discussed about various topics including: How to find the best developers in the Vietnam, what makes this market so unique and what are the biggest opportunities in 2021.
Happy Listening :)