This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 5th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Vanja Wikström took her trail of followers through life — and led them into her own project World of Alidia. Blaming ignorance and good intentions when many have lost their money sounds, to say the least, naive. It was a strange time on the internet, […]
Roblox accused of being a haven for paedophiles Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-20. Translated from Swedish. The gaming platform has been described as a “nightmare landscape of paedophiles.” At the same time, two thirds of all primary school children in Sweden use it. Should parents be concerned about the accusations from Hindenburg Research? “Escape to Epstein Island,” “Beat up the pregnant” and “Survive the killer” — these are some examples of games on the Roblox […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 12th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Despite Roblox’s enormous success with its players, its journey on the stock market has been tough. The share has fallen 55 percent since its IPO in March 2021. If it cannot get profitability under control, the risk of game over increases. Plain speaking is rarely […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 22nd, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. As the Embracer group is dismantled on the stock market, it marks the definitive end of an era of low interest rates and high expectations. That the share surged on the news shows it should have happened sooner. Lars Wingefors had hoped to get some […]
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 20th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When the gaming industry’s most important conference, GDC, opens its doors this week, there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: who is going to buy whom? Going to GDC? That’s the most commonly asked question in the games industry at the start of every year. […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 22nd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He created the teen app that launched and sold within a hundred days. The former Meta employee has now done what CEO Mark Zuckerberg cannot — for the second time. There are around 1.8 million apps in Apple’s App Store. Of those, only 37 reached […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 20th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The makers of Fortnite are facing billion-dollar fines for deceiving children. But the true scale of the problem is far larger — and the white lies are many. Did your children accidentally buy a llama or a battle pass in Fortnite? If so, you may […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 2nd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. For years, Swedish gaming company King has dominated the charts with Candy Crush Saga. A young Turkish studio is now looking increasingly like a genuine challenger. The mobile gaming market is made up of countless micro-genres where developers compete to be the best. In what […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 26th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billion-dollar deals in the games industry keep coming as the giants fight over the next big shift — games via subscription. “These days every little game studio has an investment bank working for them.” Christoph Hartmann, head of Amazon’s games division, sums up the state […]
As Microsoft and Sony consolidate the gaming industry, Apple's quiet dominance in mobile gaming is under threat. A Nintendo acquisition could be the answer.
