The team behind GIES

Authors / The team

Three contributors. Combined experience in gaming forecasting, live-service marketing, game design, journalism, and business development.

Emmanuel Rosier
Emmanuel Rosier
Founder · Lead analyst

Manu is an authority on Competitive Intelligence, Market Research, and Demand Planning, with a unique talent for translating conceptual ideas into measurable metrics. He boasts a lengthy gaming history spanning over 40 years and has a decade of professional involvement in the gaming industry across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Competitive intelligence Market research Demand planning Gaming forecasting TAM analysis Live-service economics Gaming M&A
David Thier
David Thier
Contributor · Game Design, Marketing & Communications

David is a Game Design, Marketing and Communications consultant with experience working on 40+ titles ranging from AAA blockbusters to indie farming sims, as well as 10 years as a journalist at Forbes covering video games and 2 years leading communications at PlayerUnknown Productions. David is experienced working at all stages of a project, from a pitch presentation to early prototypes and near-release products.

Game design Marketing & communications Games journalism Pre-launch strategy Project lifecycle
Casey Al-Kaisy
Casey Al-Kaisy
Contributor · Business Development

Casey is a gaming veteran with extensive experience from creating, marketing and operating live service games. Casey has been creating and executing global marketing and business strategies for game franchises such as Helldivers, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Command & Conquer, Mirrors Edge and Ultima. He currently helps smaller studios get funded or strike publishing deals.

Business development Live-service marketing Franchise strategy Publishing deals Studio funding