The games industry, explained.https://orakga.net/https://orakga.net/blog/introducing-star-fighters/https://orakga.net/blog/introducing-star-fighters/Revealing Star Fighters, my cross-platform online space shooter: where the idea came from, what the prototype is, and the long road to building it.Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTStar FightersUnreal Enginecross-platformmultiplayermonetizationindie developmentXPilothttps://orakga.net/blog/thank-you-epic-games/https://orakga.net/blog/thank-you-epic-games/What a solo developer gets from Unreal Engine for free, why Epic deserves credit despite its self-interest, and what its fight with Apple means for developers.Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMTEpic GamesUnreal EngineUnityApplerevenue sharegame engineshttps://orakga.net/blog/gaming-addiction-blind-spot/https://orakga.net/blog/gaming-addiction-blind-spot/Gaming addiction is real, and some of it is by design. Why the industry should stop being defensive and lead the debate before regulators do it for us.Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMTgaming addictiongaming disorderWHOESAESRBmoral panicvideo game violencedopaminefree-to-playKoreaChinaAsiahttps://orakga.net/blog/game-streaming-wrong-audience/https://orakga.net/blog/game-streaming-wrong-audience/Game streaming keeps targeting core gamers who already own consoles. Its real opportunity is the far larger audience that can't afford AAA gaming.Fri, 03 May 2019 00:00:00 GMTgame streamingStadiaPS NowNetflixemerging marketscore gamerspricingbandwidthlatencyhttps://orakga.net/blog/respect-destiny/https://orakga.net/blog/respect-destiny/Destiny is the industry's most successful fusion of the FPS and the MMORPG, and it deserves far more credit than it gets.Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMTDestinyBungieHaloFPSMMORPGhttps://orakga.net/blog/stop-chasing-fads/https://orakga.net/blog/stop-chasing-fads/Every few years the industry chases a new fad. Why new technology takes longer than expected to pay off, and what to do instead of chasing it.Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTFortnitePUBGbattle royaleCall of DutyVRemerging techinvestmentmarket trendshttps://orakga.net/blog/cross-platform-gaming/https://orakga.net/blog/cross-platform-gaming/Why cross-platform play matters for players and for revenue, why platform holders have resisted it, and what full cross-platform support really requires.Sat, 28 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTcross-platformFortnitePUBGfree-to-playmonetizationesportsSonyMicrosoftNintendohttps://orakga.net/blog/maturing-of-a-gamer/https://orakga.net/blog/maturing-of-a-gamer/I believed gamers only grow more hardcore over time. I was wrong. How time, not taste, moves players through the pyramid, and why mid-core is the future.Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTplayer segmentscore gamerscasual gamersmarket trendshttps://orakga.net/blog/lootboxes-need-or-greed/https://orakga.net/blog/lootboxes-need-or-greed/Lootboxes are only the tip of the monetization iceberg. A short history of how games make money, and where the ethical line actually sits.Sat, 24 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTfree-to-playmonetizationloot boxesmicrotransactionsStar Wars Battlefront IIOverwatchhttps://orakga.net/blog/about-myself/https://orakga.net/blog/about-myself/My first post, from 2018: why I started blogging, and how I got into games, from a childhood decision in Korea to Capcom and Street Fighter V.Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMTpersonal