LOL Lounge EP 01: Rethinking Game Publishing in the Decentralized Era

In this debut episode of YGG Play’s LOL Lounge, host Leah Callon-Butler and YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon are joined by Dith, co-founder of Gigaverse, and Mason, Head of Ecosystem at Abstract, for a discussion about rethinking game publishing in Web3.
They unpack why a success story like Gigaverse is looking beyond self-publishing, how YGG Play’s smart contract–enforced revenue share enables more equitable partnerships, and why ecosystem alignment between game, publisher, and chain is core to strategy. They also explore how Abstract Chain is powering consumer crypto with games front and center.
From a business model perspective, the guests highlight new challenges facing Web3 games: ultra-low switching costs that make retention and stickiness harder than ever, the fact that most monetization still feels lame, and how many projects’ focus on hype, token prices, and inflated metrics has come at the expense of sustainable revenue.
Tune in to learn what a Web3-native publishing partner brings: the tools, networks, and expertise to help games launch, grow, and sustain their communities.