Manuel Varela
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Manuel Varela
@manuvarela.bsky.social
Currently working on an Economic analysis on the Videogame Layoff Crisis.

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Kinda wild seeing people screaming at Nintendo for announcing a paid DLC.

What’s ironic is that many of these voices claim to be deeply concerned about layoffs… yet forget Nintendo is the only major player that hasn’t gone on a firing spree.

The hypocrisy is staggering.
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In a time where many analysts see a bright future in Xbox’s multiplatform push as "the future of gaming", it would be useful to not forget the cloud gaming disaster (coughs, Stadia, coughs). In 2022 Newzoo forecasted $6B in cloud gaming revenue for 2024, but what really happened? #CloudGaming #Xbox
March 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sony's big bet on live-service games wasn't just risky—it actively undermined its transmedia focus. The Last of Us and Uncharted worked as adaptations because they were strong single-player games first. No new IPs? No future blockbusters. 🎮🎬 #PlayStation
February 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reposted by Manuel Varela
Can Grand Theft Auto 6 and the Nintendo Switch 2 reverse the fortunes of the gaming industry? Circana's @matpiscatella.bsky.social thinks there's a chance!

Check out the full interview here: youtu.be/O3wTdg0ijA4
February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a quote from @jasonschreier.bsky.social on his great book “Press Reset” talking about the aquisition of the System Shock license by Tencent back on 2020.

5 years later, no news of SS3, and Tencent’s divestment has heavily impacted the industry. It is wild how the situation has changed.
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM