Cassia Curran
@cassiacurran.bsky.social
Curran Games Agency founder - biz dev for XR game studios, consultant for games funds. she/they. hello@curran.games
I'm running a panel on Investment Trends at the AI and Games Conference next week - genuinely excited and curious to learn from the investors about what's happening in this space.
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm running a panel on Investment Trends at the AI and Games Conference next week - genuinely excited and curious to learn from the investors about what's happening in this space.
Didn’t realise I was mentioned in the Guardian’s Pushing Buttons newsletter until I saw this! I should really set up some Google alerts for my name…
A big (and slightly late) thank you shout-out to @keefstuart.bsky.social for covering our @baftagames.bsky.social Develop panel in the Guardian's Pushing Buttons newsletter last week. 🙏
And to @nickpoole1.bsky.social, @cassiacurran.bsky.social & @giokinto.bsky.social as such insightful panellists!
And to @nickpoole1.bsky.social, @cassiacurran.bsky.social & @giokinto.bsky.social as such insightful panellists!
July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Didn’t realise I was mentioned in the Guardian’s Pushing Buttons newsletter until I saw this! I should really set up some Google alerts for my name…
Want to know how to estimate unit sales for a Meta Quest game?
-If it was released in July 2021 or later, then multiply the # of ratings by 61.
-If it was released before, multiply the # of ratings by 121.
Some refer to these ratios as Curran ratios, which is embarrassing, but I encourage 😅
-If it was released in July 2021 or later, then multiply the # of ratings by 61.
-If it was released before, multiply the # of ratings by 121.
Some refer to these ratios as Curran ratios, which is embarrassing, but I encourage 😅
May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Want to know how to estimate unit sales for a Meta Quest game?
-If it was released in July 2021 or later, then multiply the # of ratings by 61.
-If it was released before, multiply the # of ratings by 121.
Some refer to these ratios as Curran ratios, which is embarrassing, but I encourage 😅
-If it was released in July 2021 or later, then multiply the # of ratings by 61.
-If it was released before, multiply the # of ratings by 121.
Some refer to these ratios as Curran ratios, which is embarrassing, but I encourage 😅
Meta Horizon Worlds not doing the best job with protecting copyrighted IP
March 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Meta Horizon Worlds not doing the best job with protecting copyrighted IP
I’m seeing a lot of game companies start going the “release stuff early and get market signal” route, and I hope that players don’t get tired of it…
March 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I’m seeing a lot of game companies start going the “release stuff early and get market signal” route, and I hope that players don’t get tired of it…
VR games development has suddenly turned into mobile F2P, hypercasual style game dev. Launch many products quickly and iterate on what gets traction. New Folder (I am Cat), Wooster (Animal Company) are finding success with this route. nDreams won’t be the only VR company that goes this direction…
nDreams is closing 2 studios and announcing Compass Studio.
Some staff from nDreams' core team and Orbital Studio will make up the 40-person Compass. Staff that aren't transitioning have been laid off.
Compass will focus on "young VR natives" with rapid prototyping.
https://buff.ly/3ErRSoY
Some staff from nDreams' core team and Orbital Studio will make up the 40-person Compass. Staff that aren't transitioning have been laid off.
Compass will focus on "young VR natives" with rapid prototyping.
https://buff.ly/3ErRSoY
February 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
VR games development has suddenly turned into mobile F2P, hypercasual style game dev. Launch many products quickly and iterate on what gets traction. New Folder (I am Cat), Wooster (Animal Company) are finding success with this route. nDreams won’t be the only VR company that goes this direction…
Meta's Quest store changes cut revenue for many devs by 50-80%! With ~30 million headsets sold, their pivot away from gaming could open huge opportunities for savvy competitors, who could grab top studios with exclusives & challenge Quest's gaming dominance in XR.
With growing concerns about declining sales and discoverability, UploadVR spoke with nearly two dozen VR studios to discuss the current state of shipping VR games on Quest.
Our full report:
Our full report:
From Quest To Horizon: How Meta's Shifting Priorities Are Affecting Developers
With concerns about declining sales and discoverability, UploadVR spoke with nearly two dozen VR studios to discuss the state of VR development for Quest.
www.uploadvr.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Meta's Quest store changes cut revenue for many devs by 50-80%! With ~30 million headsets sold, their pivot away from gaming could open huge opportunities for savvy competitors, who could grab top studios with exclusives & challenge Quest's gaming dominance in XR.
I'm carrying out my annual survey of XR game developers, and I'm uncovering the disastrous impact of last year's changes in the Meta Horizon XR store on independent developers. I'll be sharing a lot on this in the coming weeks, so please keep an eye on my posts.
January 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm carrying out my annual survey of XR game developers, and I'm uncovering the disastrous impact of last year's changes in the Meta Horizon XR store on independent developers. I'll be sharing a lot on this in the coming weeks, so please keep an eye on my posts.
Reposted by Cassia Curran
Reminder:
If you're interested in the business and management side of videogames, I've put together a starter pack consisting of 88 people (so far) that are active in game business and/or talk about it.
Follow and learn!
go.bsky.app/CaRUBsv
If you're interested in the business and management side of videogames, I've put together a starter pack consisting of 88 people (so far) that are active in game business and/or talk about it.
Follow and learn!
go.bsky.app/CaRUBsv
December 15, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Reminder:
If you're interested in the business and management side of videogames, I've put together a starter pack consisting of 88 people (so far) that are active in game business and/or talk about it.
Follow and learn!
go.bsky.app/CaRUBsv
If you're interested in the business and management side of videogames, I've put together a starter pack consisting of 88 people (so far) that are active in game business and/or talk about it.
Follow and learn!
go.bsky.app/CaRUBsv
Reposted by Cassia Curran
Our starter pack now has over 70 game devs who are women, nonbinary, trans, and other marginalized genders! Follow to meet a great diverse group of cool creative people, and reply if you'd like to be added!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
September 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Our starter pack now has over 70 game devs who are women, nonbinary, trans, and other marginalized genders! Follow to meet a great diverse group of cool creative people, and reply if you'd like to be added!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Reposted by Cassia Curran
If you want this site to thrive and draw people away from the Bad Place, retweet liberally.
There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business.
If we boost them, they will come.
There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business.
If we boost them, they will come.
August 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
If you want this site to thrive and draw people away from the Bad Place, retweet liberally.
There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business.
If we boost them, they will come.
There’s no algorithm here, and a lot of the people still using Twitter depend on it to boost their business.
If we boost them, they will come.
Reposted by Cassia Curran
For those who are also looking to wean themselves away from Twitter, I've put together a UK games media (and pals) starter pack for those who have joined Bluesky. You can follow all or select who you like from this list: go.bsky.app/PNz1auy
August 14, 2024 at 10:12 AM
For those who are also looking to wean themselves away from Twitter, I've put together a UK games media (and pals) starter pack for those who have joined Bluesky. You can follow all or select who you like from this list: go.bsky.app/PNz1auy