
• Video games professor • CEO ALDORA • Author of ONE UP • Angel investor • Advisor @makersfundvc • Teaches @NYUStern
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Just finished this book by @joosterizer, which had great detail on the business history of the video game industry.
I wish there were more primers written like this. What are some other industry primers that people like?
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Today, we announced XP, a new XBOX division that will help grow our great games into experiences beyond the games themselves.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/…
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"Major events... are built around selling The New. Audiences, meanwhile, are buying the old."
Spot on from @joosterizer here. I'd even expand 'buying the old' to 'buying or continuing to pour money into the old' (e.g. GaaS titles)
Full article:
superjoost.substack.com/p/re…
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A new boss has arrived in Fableborne.
Meet the Yeti, the latest challenge in Season 5.
Think you've got what it takes?
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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 SEC just proposed its first-ever crypto rules “Regulation Crypto Assets” to create a clear framework for crypto.
The SEC is launching its own Clarity Act.
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That actual GTA VI gameplay leak taking over the TL right now looks too polished to be fake. The car details and physics are next-level. Rockstar is already hitting posts with DMCA strikes, so you know it’s the real deal 🤫
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This video is from YouTube channel DubStepZz which creates fan-made GTA VI concept videos. There are separate recent leaks from Cyberleek that Rockstar has been DMCAing. kotaku.com/gta-6-leak-gro… notebookcheck.net/GTA-6-gameplay… youtube.com/watch?v=qC3AVm…
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Axie Pin Drop has concluded!
Thanks to everyone who played and climbed the boards.
Qualified winners will receive their prizes next week after review, and we’ll post again once they’re distributed.
Note: Make sure your wallet is connected in your profile to be prize-eligible.
Axie Pin Drop is LIVE!
Collect Axie pins and win GVC-inspired accessories.
For 7 days, Axie takes over @pindropgame, the free match-3 game from @goodvibesclub.
Collect Axie pins, climb 4 leaderboards, and win exclusive accessories.
🗓️: Aug 3 to Aug 10, 9PM PHT | 9AM EDT
Play now 👇
🔗 : pindropgame.com
Here's what's happening 👇🧵
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We are excited to share that our robotics division has become the largest source of Unitree G1 data outside of China, with an average of 200 hours of humanoid teleoperation data per week.
Follow @eastworlds_io for more milestones as we advance embodied AI.
Lab update: 200 hours of humanoid teleoperation per week, now the largest source of @UnitreeRobotics G1 data outside China.
We're also seeing strong traction in humanoid deployments within security, hospitality, and in homes.
We look forward to sharing more of our progress in the days to come!
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🚨🔥 تسريب جديد عن GTA 6!
يُزعم أن أحد المطلعين على اللعبة يؤكد أن GTA 6 ستكون نقلة نوعية ومختلفة تمامًا عن الأجزاء السابقة! 👀
🗣️ وقال المصدر:
«تفاصيل قتال السيارات وآليات القتال في GTA 6 وصلت إلى مستوى آخر… استعدوا، فما زال هناك الكثير والكثير يتبع👇👇
This is massive.
You can now send Solana stablecoins to anyone anywhere in the world, and they can walk into one of 500,000 Moneygram locations and instantly get cash.
BREAKING: @MoneyGram Ramps is live on Solana.
60M+ customers, nearly 500,000 retail locations, 170+ countries. One of the world's largest payments networks is now a single API away for every builder on Solana.
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In just over one month since launch, Robinhood Earn has surpassed $250M in USDG vault deposits.
See how you can put your crypto to work with onchain lending: robinhood.com/us/en/crypto/e…
We're making Claude Sonnet 5's introductory pricing permanent.
We launched Sonnet 5 in June at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens through August 31, and that price will remain unchanged.
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New region energy is unmatched.
Abyssal Basin first entry looking amazing.
@obelisk_rising
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This week’s curated board of dev-selected agents built on Virtuals infrastructure ↓
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Valve says the global memory shortage isn’t improving, warning that RAM and SSD prices are likely to keep rising.
“There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, honestly. It’s still getting worse.”
Valve says memory manufacturers are focusing on high-end chips for AI servers, leaving less supply for consumer hardware.
“Things that were commodity items a year or two ago… now you have to negotiate really hard just to secure a few thousand. And there are so many more people in line in front of you.”
Valve sees no improvement anytime soon.
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This Week in Virtuals: $150M in Agent Volume on Robinhood Chain
Virtuals closed this week with $2.3M+ raised for builders, $150M+ in agent volume, and 4,500+ agents launched, plus the biggest agent and robotics launches on Robinhood Chain yet.
Here's what shipped:
VIRTUALS
🟩 The agent economy is accelerating. The first $100M in agent volume on Robinhood Chain took two weeks. The road to $150M took 3 days, with agent launches nearly doubling to 4,500+ and builder raises climbing from $1.8M to $2.3M.
🟩 Every Virtuals agent on Robinhood Chain is now discoverable on @BinanceWallet Meme Rush
🟩 @fundstrat's Tom Lee is hosting Virtuals CEO Jansen Teng live on July 28 to break down AI agents as a new economic layer for investors.
ECOSYSTEM
🟩 @ProjectVEXai released ~1,000 VEX agents days after the Beta App, and brought @HyperliquidX inside the VEX App with Hypervexing.
🟩 @KarmaWallet's Karma app crossed $3M in volume and 15,600+ transactions trading tokenized RWAs on iOS and Google Play, with zero paid marketing.
🟩 @PrivacyHood launched $PHOOD and went on a shipping spree: shielded pool, stealth addresses, private payment links, private payroll, gift cards, and private swaps for tokens and RWAs, all within days.
🟩 @missiondotfun launched $MISSION on Robinhood Chain: an agentic trading terminal 8 months in production with 379+ beta users and 11,000+ trades, run by four specialized agents, dev tokens locked until 2027.
🟩 @Bowline_fi opened the credit desk of Robinhood Chain: borrow USDG against memecoins, tokenized stocks, and agent tokens, with no liquidations, just a deadline, and self-repaying loans via its Exit Engine.
🟩 @alps_rh launched $ALPS, the LP terminal for Robinhood Chain: AlpsRouter live with a flat 0.1% swap fee and 70% of fees going to buyback and burn.
🟩 @wrkrdev launched $WRKR, the first vibeops computer: it built and shipped an app live on stream, landed partnerships with Privacy Hood and Monvera, and got listed on CoinGecko.
🟩 @vimenprotocol launched $VIM and opened the Index Factory: tokenized assets on Robinhood Chain woven into indexes that trade as one token, including $VIRTS, an index of 9 Virtuals agents.
🟩 @convik_ai went live: describe your thesis and it builds a weighted portfolio of tokenized stocks and ETFs, re-underwritten daily by a live agent.
🟩 @monvera_best took Vera live as an AI broker: Scan to Buy shipped, buybacks running on 20% of pool fees, and $MONVERA listed on Matcha.
🟩 @myrad_hq went officially live after a 5-month beta: a zk data marketplace on Base that grew from 7,000 to 13,000+ users in days.
🟩 @Hyperium_RH launched $HYP, a multi-terminal dev environment for traders tired of switching tabs, live on Robinhood Chain.
🟩 @grid_arena turned the entire price chart into a prediction arena: lock cells on Nvidia, Tesla, or Apple grids on Robinhood Chain, each with its own live payout multiplier.
🟩 @SmartSentinels_ brought $UNITS to Robinhood Chain through Virtuals: one token granting access to its infrastructure, AI agent fleet, iNFTs, and upcoming AI games.
🟩 @Fletcher_cards made pack rips 25× faster and took physical redemptions live: pull the real graded slab out of the vault for a 2% fee.
🟩 @Root_Edge took autonomous Hyperliquid perp trading live in beta after 8 months of development, with rootAI Skill NFTs 620/1000 minted.
🟩 @Quiver_Protocol launched $QUIV, the first AI-driven yield aggregator on Robinhood Chain: LP vaults where the agent re-centers, compounds, and stop-losses on-chain, but can never withdraw your funds.
🟩 @ArAIstotle put behavioural analysis on-chain: an agent that reads politicians' body language frame by frame, flagging nonverbal tells in Senate hearings on the Clarity Act.
🟩 @useOttoAI shipped the Robinhood Stocks agent, plain-English thesis in, buyable tokenized stocks out, and crossed 50,000+ paid transactions in 30 days at #3 on x402scan.
🟩 @reppo crossed $600M in locked trading volume, with tokenized stocks arriving as node emissions on Robinhood Chain next week.
🟩 @treasures_io listed Robinhood stock tokens: 500+ stocks and ETFs now discoverable, priceable, and tradeable by any integrated agent.
ROBOTICS
🟩 @eastworlds_io became an official Data & Deployment Partner of @UnitreeRobotics.
🟩 Robots running @peaq's peaqOS joined the Virtuals agent economy, with agent pairing now live: machines that shop for what they need via ACP.
🟩 @Roba_Labs took ROBA Compute live: on-demand GPU rental priced in USDC, with 15% of revenue routed to buybacks.
🟩 @xmaquina's BOT-13 passed with 99% approval, adding Gecko Robotics to a DAO portfolio now spanning 8 private robotics companies, with a new proposal live for Sunday Robotics.
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AXP levels up your Axies and unlocks vital perks:
• Evolve more parts as your level increases
• Earn more Mementos when releasing higher level Axies
• Complete Bounty Board missions to ascend your Axies
Keep leveling up!







































