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Perspectives on products, leadership, data, and the business of games. Articles, conversations, and media appearances from Dennis and Mehmet.

SUBSTACK · SEPTEMBER 11, 2026

The (Apparently) Never Ending Story of Xbox Cloud Gaming

Dennis Ceccarelli

Drawing on his experience at Xbox, Dennis examines cloud gaming’s persistent product-market fit challenge—and why player experience and streaming economics remain central to its future.

GGWP · APRIL 22, 2024

Leading Effective Data Teams in Gaming

Featuring Mehmet Turan

Mehmet discusses building effective gaming data teams, prioritizing measurable business impact, and giving teams the infrastructure and autonomy to deliver—with lessons from tackling fraud using machine learning.