<description>&lt;p&gt;This week in games, the money moves got messy: Dream Games recalibrates everyone&amp;#39;s ambitions while the Saudi shopping spree continues. We take a look at Where Winds Meet and what it really says about China’s next wave of global ambitions, and ask the uncomfortable question: how are indie studios actually surviving right now? Finally, we zoom out to the battlefield of 4X strategy, the genre’s current health, the growing wave of female players, and whether a fresh face like Tile Survive can rewrite the rules. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Welcome&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:22 Introduction and Shills&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:26 Dream Games Budget Correction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14:06 Bite Dance&amp;#39;s Mobile Investments&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:22 Arc Games Independence&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:52 Where Winds Meet: A New Chinese Game&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:17 The South Korea Deal and Blizzard&amp;#39;s Business Model&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:21 Success and Challenges of Indie Game Studios&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:38 VC Investments in Gaming: A Tough Landscape&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;36:12 PlayerUnknown Productions and Their New Game&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;47:37 The State of 4X Strategy Games&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;51:24 The Rise of Female Gamers in 4X Strategy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;55:48 Tile Survive: A New Contender in 4X Strategy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;59:56 Conclusion and Future Topics&lt;/p&gt;
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This week in games, the money moves got messy: Dream Games recalibrates everyone&#39;s ambitions while the Saudi shopping spree continues. We take a look at Where Winds Meet and what it really says about China’s next wave of global ambitions, and ask the uncomfortable question: how are indie studios actually surviving right now? Finally, we zoom out to the battlefield of 4X strategy, the genre’s current health, the growing wave of female players, and whether a fresh face like Tile Survive can rewrite the rules. 00:00 Welcome00:22 Introduction and Shills04:26 Dream Games Budget Correction14:06 Bite Dance&#39;s Mobile Investments19:22 Arc Games Independence20:52 Where Winds Meet: A New Chinese Game29:17 The South Korea Deal and Blizzard&#39;s Business Model31:21 Success and Challenges of Indie Game Studios33:38 VC Investments in Gaming: A Tough Landscape36:12 PlayerUnknown Productions and Their New Game47:37 The State of 4X Strategy Games51:24 The Rise of Female Gamers in 4X Strategy55:48 Tile Survive: A New Contender in 4X Strategy59:56 Conclusion and Future Topics

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TWIG #360 The Story of Two Steam Games, Where Winds Meet & The 4X Shake-Up

TWIG #360 The Story of Two Steam Games, Where Winds Meet & The 4X Shake-Up

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