LADS Revenue Is Exploding in Japan (And We Assigned Pokémon Types) | Love and Deepspace
This week we're assigning Pokémon types and evolutions to the LADS boys, and the results are unhinged. Is Rafayel a fire-type who "doesn't even need a reason to kill you with fire"? Is Sylus just a legendary who punches things in the face? We have opinions.
Then Nikki Tea puts on her Game Dev Battle Girlie hat and breaks down why Japan's LADS revenue is surging while downloads drop; the economics of gacha spending in a recession are weirder than you think. Plus: the "June 4th lockdown" in Chinese gaming. What it is, why social features get shut down every year, and how it affects global…
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