Gamified

Samuel j Steffanina

Gamified is a panel show (Twitter Space) where experts discuss interesting and topical Web3 Gaming subjects in a lighthearted gameshow format with a unique blend of humor and industry knowledge.

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    Gamified #152 | NVIDIA's Most Hated Demo | Pokemon Go Harvested 30 BILLION Images | Slay the Spire 2?

    Topics on today's show - 143 million Pokemon Go players unknowingly built a 30 BILLION image AI dataset. Microsoft announced Gaming Copilot for Xbox - an AI that can play the game for you. NVIDIA showed DLSS 5 and the internet lost its mind (in a bda way). Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies at $25 - did they leave millions on the table? GDC rebranded as a "Festival" and nobody cared or noticed. And Roblox accounted for 67% of ALL gaming growth outside China.This is Gamified, breaking down the biggest stories in the industry, one game mode at a time.0:28 - Pokemon Go selling data11:58 - Xbox is getting Microsoft Copilot27:40 - Slay the Spire TOO CHEAP?38:49 - GDC "festival" buy or sell?57:36 - Nvidia's DLSS 51:08:53 - Is Roblox the only stock worth buying in Gaming?Game Modes + Topics for this episode:1. Red Flag or Green Flag - Is it okay for gaming companies to use player behavior as covert data collection? Pokemon Go produced 30 billion real-world images for Niantic's AI. Players had no idea.2. Bullish or Bullsh*t - Microsoft's Gaming Copilot is coming to Xbox. Voice assistant, real-time tips, and patents for AI that takes control of gameplay. One week after Xbox's new CEO said they'd be careful with AI.3. Sentiment Score - NVIDIA showed DLSS 5 at GTC 2026. Transformer-based scene reconstruction. Photorealistic output. YouTube comments were near 100% negative. Bethesda walked back Starfield's implementation. 0-10, what's your score?4. Over/Under - Slay the Spire 2 launched at $25 and sold 3 million copies. Over or under $35 as the right price point?5. Buy or Sell - GDC rebranded as the Festival of Gaming. 20,000 attendees, down from 30K. Studios closing, layoffs compounding. Buy or sell the new format?6. Explain Like I'm a Shareholder - Roblox hit $4.9B revenue, $6.8B bookings, 144M DAUs in Q4, and more hours played than Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined. It represented 67% of all non-China gaming growth. Break it down.Follow our panelists:Host - Sam Steffanina https://x.com/SamSteffaninaChris Heatherly - https://x.com/chrisheatherlyJerry Singer - https://x.com/JerrySingerOliver Maroney - https://x.com/OliverMaroneyWills Spangler - https://x.com/WillsSpanglerGnoc (Matt Biamonte) - https://x.com/itsGnoc Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJ3DB-zf2E

    1 h 20 min
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    Gamified #151 | MARATHON'S COMEBACK | NY AG SUES VALVE | NETFLIX HATES GAMING

    Game Modes + Topics for this episode: 0:37 Netflix Valued Warner Bros Games at Zero 13:55 Marathon's Massive Sentiment Reversal 26:44 NY AG Sues Valve Over CS2 Loot Boxes 43:33 Where Does Gaming UGC Go From Here? 59:30 Pokemon Gen 10 Revealed 1:22:09 Should Celebrities Be Making Games? Red Flag or Green Flag — Paramount just acquired Warner Bros Discovery, including Mortal Kombat, Batman Arkham, and LEGO Games. Netflix walked away and said they attributed zero value to the game studios. Red flag or green flag for Warner Bros Games? Sentiment Score — Marathon had plagiarism accusations, a boring alpha, and an indefinite delay. Then Bungie ran the Server Slam and 143,000 people showed up on day one. Score it before and after. Both numbers before you explain. Big Deal, Little Deal, No Deal — The New York AG just sued Valve, calling CS2 loot boxes illegal gambling. The skins market is worth $4.3 billion. A single skin sold for over a million dollars. Big deal? Finish the Sentence — Roblox has 88 million daily active users and represents 67% of all net growth in gaming. In 5 years, gaming UGC will be ___? What's the Word — Pokemon Day just happened — the 30th anniversary. Generation 10 is officially Pokemon Winds and Waves. Switch 2 exclusive. Underwater exploration. What's the word? Bullish or Bullshit — Last Flag is a free-to-play hero shooter that had 100K Steam wishlists before Imagine Dragons ever got involved. Then the band signed on, the trailer hit 280K YouTube views in a week, and Tyler1 joined the party. Should celebrities be in games? Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdASe58sCAk Follow our panelists: Host - Sam Steffanina https://x.com/SamSteffanina Kohji Nagata - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod Jerry Singer - https://x.com/JerrySinger Oliver Maroney - https://x.com/OliverMaroney Michael Christine - https://x.com/MichaelSatoshi Gnoc (Matt Biamonte) - https://x.com/itsGnoc Payton - https://x.com/paytkaleiwahea Behind the scenes - Lemz https://x.com/Lemz_42

    1 h 38 min
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    Gamified #150 | XBOX'S NEW BOSS...HAS NEVER PLAYED XBOX

    Gamified brings 6 game industry workers from founders to business developers to discuss what's going on each week in 60-second bursts. Every topic has a 'game mode' that makes the topics more entertaining and the takes a little hotter. Game Modes + Topics for this episode: 1. What's the Word -- Sony quietly shut down Bluepoint Games, the studio behind some of the most beloved remakes in gaming history. 70 people out. No warning. 2. Devil's Advocate -- Xbox just appointed an AI executive with zero gaming experience as its new head. 5.6 million people are not happy. We argue the other side. 3. Sentiment Score -- Blizzard announced Overwatch Rush, a brand new top-down hero shooter built from the ground up for mobile. Zero to ten, what's your number? 4. Change My Mind -- Friend Slop is oversaturated. Unicycling sausages, airport security simulators, Super Battle Golf. The genre has hit the wall. Change our mind. 5. Explain like I'm a Shareholder -- A new report says gaming is losing your Friday nights to gambling, OnlyFans, and online casinos. Why buy gaming stocks? 6. Red Flag or Green Flag -- Nintendo is charging $20 for Pokemon games outside their subscription. Microsoft is stuffing more into Game Pass and raising the price. Both are getting roasted. Red flag or green flag for gaming subscriptions? Watch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2IL2aKNgk0 Follow our panelists: Host - Sam Steffanina https://x.com/SamSteffanina Kevin Lambert - https://x.com/kevinlambert Kohji Nagata - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod Wills Spangler - https://x.com/WillsSpangler Michael O'connor - / mjoc9 Gnoc (Matt Biamonte) - https://x.com/itsGnoc dub (Andrew Wian) - https://x.com/uhhdub Behind the scenes - Lemz https://x.com/Lemz_42

    1 h 34 min

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Gamified is a panel show (Twitter Space) where experts discuss interesting and topical Web3 Gaming subjects in a lighthearted gameshow format with a unique blend of humor and industry knowledge.