In this CodeLetter, we discuss X.com’s new insane subscription cut for creators, the potential of indie game developers in 2023, and upcoming full-stack app development platforms.

BattleBit Remastered: The Story of 3 Indie Developers Shaking Up The Indie Game World

BattleBit Remastered, a FPS shooter game created by 3 small indie developers, recently passed 3 million copies sold, garnering over $60 million in revenue. This follows the games initial success after lunch in June 2023, selling over 1.8 million copies in the first two weeks alone.

The project has shaken up the indie scene showing smaller developers that creative spins on pre-existing ideas can lead to massive growth. Not only this, but this story shows that the indie scene is long from dead when compared to larger triple A studios.

The developers, SgtOkiDoki, The Liquid Horse, and Vilaskis, plan to invest a majority of the games revenue back into the game itself through server upkeep, scaling and overall player experience.

X.Com Announces New Subscription 97% Cut Model For Content Creators

X.com, formerly Twitter, recently announced their new subscription model for content creators on the platform. X plans to split the revenue cut 97-to-3, in favor of their creators.

This comes with the new Subscription program X plans to implement that allows creators to lock certain perks for non-paying viewers. Comparatively, Youtube creators will only receive 55% of ad revenue generated through their content.

In order to join the plan, users have to meet certain requirements such as a having a minimum of 500 followers and 15 million organic impressions, as well as being 18 years of age. The initial response from the community has been resoundingly positive, with Musk stating the program had far exceeded their initial expectations after release.

One question that has been raised is how do creators know how their content is actually worth. One user on the platform has created a Chrome extension that allows users to find a rough estimate of what an individual tweet could be worth. Tracking potential monetization value will be extremely valuable going forward on the platform.

Similar levels of creator revenue have yet to be seen and has the potential to change how competitors compensate their users.

Google Announces Project IDX, A New Full Stack Development Application

Google recently announced IDX, a next generation platform for full stack application. What sets IDX apart from competitors is Google’s goal of bringing all workflow around full-stack development to the cloud and it’s AI capabilities.

IDX takes advantage of the familiarity of other web-based development platforms while allowing for cross-platform usage. On top of this, support for multiple framework templates such as Next.js, Flutter, and React will be coming to the platform down the line.

Unlike other IDEs released by Google such as Brightly or Collide, IDX utilizes AI to allow for code generation via text-to-code options. This, on top of their code quality enhancement when embedded in an SDK slates IDX to truly be the next generation of full-stack development when it eventually releases.

An Introduction To Supabase, The New Open Source Firebase Alternative

Supabase, a new open source Firebase alternative platform, has recently reached $116.6 million in investments after 4 rounds. The platform promises quick development and implementation with extremely large scaling opportunities via their new relational databases.

Launch Week is Supabase’s solution to releasing multiple new features and products in quick succession. Each day of the week correlates to a new feature being implemented to the service ranging from pricing to UI.

Going into week 8 of Supabase’s Launch Week, the team has released a blog post highlighting their various achievements such as passing 50,000 stars on Github, increased outreach on social platforms, and placing in the top 160 most popular repositories.

New features released this week include improved framework integration and new starter templates for frameworks like Next.js, Android mobile client libraries, Postgres vector capabilities, and a specific marketplace for setting up integration construction.

Supabase continues to push to become the “community of communities” with their open source model being the crux of their development process. This exciting new entrant into the realm of app development equips creators with a versatile toolkit to streamline their projects and enhance user experiences, creating new opportunities in terms of open-source ingenuity in the domain of backend services.

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Sources

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• https://store.steampowered.com/app/671860/BattleBit_Remastered/

• https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/subscriptions-creator

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• https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-says-x-twitter-revenue-content-creators-subscription-2023-8

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