Ep.3 Games and Names: How Voodoo is Making $100M Hybrid Games (with Thibault de Vésinne-Larüe)

Описание: Hey there! Welcome to Games & Names podcast, a place where we casually chat about the gaming industry with a hint of magic. In the third episode, we talk with head of publishing at Voodoo, Thibault de Vésinne-Larüe, about hybrid games and Voodoo's pivot to it. What are they? Why is there so much talk about them? What is the recipe for creating a successful hybrid game? And why Voodoo decided to go full-on in that direction? Tune in to know more!

Episode's crew: ⁠Stan Minasov, Kirill Lebedev, Thibault de Vésinne-Larüe

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In this episode, we talk about:

what are hybrid games and how they are different from hyper casual;
what’s with all the hybrid fever going on;
how to pivot an existing game to a hybrid system;
how Voodoo is making more than 100$ million dollars on hybrid games;
what metrics to look for when searching for a successful core gameplay;
how Voodoo was changing along its history and is changing now;
what are the main risks for Voodoo’s future as a company and business

We also share a bunch of game recommendations that we loved recently and discuss how Hideo Kojima is a genius after all these years! Stay tuned for the next episodes. Good luck and have fun :)

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00:00 Intro
00:44 Guests & hosts intro
02:16 Why our guest works in gamedev
05:36 The topic and why we talk about it
06:32 What are hybrid games?
13:51 Why hybrid games are on a hype?
21:31 Voodoo's pivot to hybrid
28:23 Which metrics should you look at when building a hybrid game
37:09 Pillars and evolution of Voodoo as a company
43:15 Which hypercasual games can be pivoted to hybrid?
48:44 Future challenges and risks for Voodoo
53:05 Game we recommend