The New Guys
The New Guys

Confidential pre-release consulting for games

Narrative risk intelligence for the game industry.

We help publishers, studios, and investors identify audience-reception, creator-market, narrative, and marketing risks before they become public controversies or commercial failures.

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TNG Risk Index // Project profileNightglass
Illustrative data

Narrative RPG • Late alpha • Sample assessment

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Overall indexElevatedOut of 100
APFAudience Promise Fit68High
PFIPlayer-Fantasy Integrity74High
FCFranchise Continuity42Elevated
MDMessage Density63High
CACharacter Appeal49Elevated
RERepresentation Execution56Elevated
CMVCreator-Market Vulnerability61High
MCRMarketing Copy Risk70High
RFRevision Feasibility35Guarded
Primary exposure: Player-Fantasy IntegrityExplore the index →

Services

Built for the decisions that happen before the public sees the game.

Each engagement is designed to convert subjective creative concerns into commercially useful guidance.

01

Rapid Audience-Risk Screen

A focused pre-release review of creative content, public-facing assets, audience expectations, and likely creator/community reaction.

  • Red/yellow/green risk scorecard
  • Top 10 audience-reception risks
  • Revision options ranked by urgency and cost
Fantasy fit
Message density
Creator risk
Revision lift
02

Full Narrative & Market-Fit Audit

A deeper review of story, characters, dialogue, worldbuilding, quests, marketing language, and audience promise.

  • Comparable-title analysis
  • Franchise continuity assessment
  • Creator-market vulnerability map
03

Executive Outside-Voice Briefing

A publisher-ready deck that frames creative concerns as commercial risk, helping leaders align with teams without making the issue personal.

  • Board-style risk memo
  • Downside scenarios
  • Studio conversation support
04

Investor Diligence Review

A commercially grounded audience-risk assessment for investment, acquisition, publishing, or licensing decisions.

  • Title and portfolio risk
  • Studio and market positioning
  • Audience and franchise exposure
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News

News from The New Guys.

Company announcements, press releases, and updates.

Press Release • PDF

The New Guys Launches to Help Game Publishers Identify Audience-Reception Risk Before Launch

New advisory firm offers confidential narrative, character, marketing, and community-risk reviews for publishers, studios, and global game companies.

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Private briefing

Need an outside read before reveal, beta, or content lock?

Send a confidential note and we will respond with a recommended engagement path: rapid screen, full audit, executive briefing, or investor diligence review.

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