Min Kim

Last week's Friday Night Fights was a blast! Thanks so much to everyone who hung out with us. We look forward to doing it again this week!! ICYMI - check out the recap! 👇

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@arnoldwh Sounds good. Orig from there. Miss that city!

@5toVe Am in NYC but will be back in LA Monday - will hit you up!

I can tell I’m gonna play this game so much and be so, so bad at it

@JackEtienne Thanks Jack! The Bonfire team is jumping in at noon PST to kick things off. Hope to see you in the tower :)

I really enjoyed playing the beta and have been looking forward to this release!

@thresh Thanks Dennis!

@riotgames @bonfirestudios 🫠

Shout out to our friends at @bonfirestudios. Can't wait to drop into the tower this weekend.

I LOVE playing our game. Internally, we play it daily. For me, the combat is peak thanks to Arkheron's Shattered Item System where you build towards your playstyle on the fly. Check out our demo and wish us luck at Steam NextFest #arkheron youtu.be/dwK9xWU-o0s?si… via @YouTube

Games marketing is broken. After raising over $50M to support and work with hundreds of studios over the last 6 years, I find that the biggest problem is studios’ lack of direct connection with their players. Over the last six years, I’ve watched talented teams struggle because they never had a clear way to reach, learn from, and grow with players over time. Without that connection, everything becomes harder - validation, iteration, community growth, and retention all turn into guesswork. For most of the games industry’s history, platforms have controlled identity, communication, and distribution, which are invaluable to a game’s success. Apple limited how studios could collect and use player contact information outside the App Store, and Steam still doesn’t give studios access to the contact details of players who wishlist or sign up for playtests. Studios are left without a direct relationship with the audience they’re trying to serve. As a result, studios rely on fragmented tools and spreadsheets to manage players across different stages of development and live operations, with no continuity from first contact through long-term engagement. Today, that changes with the launch of FirstLook 1.0. FirstLook is the first Player Relationship Platform built specifically for games. It gives studios everything they need to connect with players across the full lifecycle, including playtests and feedback, community and communications, analytics, rewards, and creator programs, all in one place. We’ve been building under the radar, but FirstLook already powers hundreds of studios, from indies to publishers like Krafton, @ArenaNet, and @Skybound, connecting millions of players with the developers who make the games they love. As part of the launch, we’re introducing a brand new limited time free plan, with access to all our features for up to 500 players. You can set this up now in under 10 minutes. If you want to learn more, book a demo and we guarantee that you will save you time and money and help you grow. Links in comments!

@edenchen Congrats on your launch! Firstlook.gg has been awesome for us at Bonfire. Highly recommend it!

Here's a link to sign up for our playtest this weekend. x.com/PlayArkheron/s…

Here's a look at the gameplay. x.com/PlayArkheron/s…

We revealed our game Arkheron today. It combines twitchy ability-based action with strategic choices in a way that makes me love it so much. Please check it out and wish us luck! #Arkheron

@MarcMerrill @bonfirestudios @PlayArkheron Thanks Marc! Recommend this one to see the gameplay.

Excited for our friends @bonfirestudios on their reveal of @PlayArkheron ! Best of luck on the next phase of the journey to bring something incredible to players.

@Ghostcrawler Thank you! Can’t wait for players to try it.

@5toVe So nice that it’s out there now!

Excited to share some news about our company, Bonfire Studios, and the game we've been pouring ourselves into for the past 6+ years. ARKHERON! Wish us luck!

@farming_xp @bonfirestudios @Rob_Pardo Thank you sir! 🙏🏻

Pumped about @bonfirestudios new game Arkheron. @5toVe @Rob_Pardo and their team are all incredible developers and creatives with a ton of love for crafting amazing fantasy worlds and incredible gameplay. So pumped to play!

Announced ARKHERON today after 6+ yrs of pouring ourselves into a game we love to play each and everyday. I think we found something very fun and special in our combat. Sign up for our upcoming playtest and come try a new kind of PVP game. LET'S GO! bit.ly/OSZ75820

@deantak There is a lot of consolidation happening right now. Game teams are getting larger. There are also more teams than ever founding new studios (funded by VCs and strategics). Is there enough talent to make all the games we dream of making? How does this impact your co’s?

Let’s go Korea!!!!!