Before we all head out for the holidays 🎄❄️ , we have an amazing speaker dropping by to share his experiences:

Gaming, the Attention Economy & Macro Trends of 2025 by Colan Neese

In 2025, games are not just competing with each other, they are fighting TikTok, streaming, and every other screen for a fixed pool of attention. In this session, Colan will use mindGAME Data to show how that zero-sum battle is playing out across genres and platforms, highlighting themes from the latest quarterly report, including subscription strain and platform consolidation, the rise of breakout new IP in a sequel-heavy landscape, and the growing role of TikTok and short-form video in discovery. Attendees will walk away with clear benchmarks for 2025 and simple frameworks they can use to pressure-test roadmaps, marketing plans, and launch timing against the reality that attention in gaming is finite.

⭐ Other than that, we have a few more items to chat about:

• What's everyone playing and their favorite games? (Of course we had to sneak in some data collection right? 😉)

• Showcase of cool video games themed data visualizations on Tableau Public

• How you can get started with #GamesNightViz

So come in your best dressed video games themed apparels (+brownie points if it's an ugly sweater!) and we'll see you soon! 🎮