Stay ConnectedDeconstructor of Fun podcast is created by games professionals for games professionals. We explore the business side of the games industry with the goal of bringing listeners content that is relevant, insightful, and entertaining on a weekly basis.
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Michail Katkoff www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/
Eric Kress www.linkedin.com/in/erickress/
Phillip Black www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-black-economist/
Jen Donahoe www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdonahoe
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#1 Tim Cook faces harsh questions about the App store from Judge in Fortnite Trial
#2 why Apple says Microsoft's xCloud game streaming isn't on the iPhone
#3 EA Mobile
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#1 Netflix Looking for Exec to Oversee a Push Into Gaming
#2 Garena Free Fire - Q1 2021 Results
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Zynga, Playtika, Tencent, Stillfront, Embracer, and many more are achieving fantastic growth through M&A. In many ways, acquiring gaming studios has become the norm for growth for successful gaming companies.
Yet we tend to forget how volatile M&A tends to be. According to research and a recent Harvard Business Review report, the failure rate for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sits between 70 percent and 90 percent when looking at all industries combined.
In this episode, I'm joined by Lou Fasulo, former CEO of Z2, which was acquired by King in 2015 and shut down in 2019. In many ways, the acquisition of Z2 represents the more common way acquisitions tend to play out. After a bloomy dating period comes the honeymoon, which is followed by the challenges of functioning effectively as a part of a larger corp. As the challenges mount, the result is often the dismantling of the acquired entity.
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Secrets of Game Growth
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#1 Ubisoft's free-to-play turn could be the new normal for big franchises
#2 Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker Timi Studios
#3 HOW SCOPELY TRIES TO DO GAME ACQUISITIONS THE RIGHT WAY
#4 Zynga Quarterly Earnings Call
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the book: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
the author: Patrick Lencioni
the hosts: Joakim Achren, Sophie Vo and Michail Katkoff
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#1 Metacore secures €150m credit line from Supercell
#2 Ubisoft Reveals Free Tom Clancy’s The Division Game with Heartland
#3 Zynga Buys chartboost to drive online ads, reports record quarterly revenue
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Newzoo is the world's most trusted source for games and esports analytics and market research. They have a fantastic team of experts providing insights and expertise that helps developers, publishers, and platforms around the World.
In this episode, we discuss Newzoo's services and dive deep into their latest cloud gaming and mobile gaming reports.
Kudos to Candice Mudrick and Tom Wijman for joining the podcast.
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#1. Respawn reveals details on Apex Legends Mobile
#2. Fortnite made more than $9 billion in revenue in its first two years
#3. Johanna Faries named new Call of Duty general manager
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Modern Mobile Marketing at Scale
2020 was a monumental year for mobile gaming. Facebook's Games Marketing Insights for 2021 report provides several new and unique insights that will help you plan for the year ahead. The report dives into changing player behavior, demographics, motivations, preferences, and spending habits.
To save you time, we recorded a podcast episode with Stephen Gray, Ph.D., Consumer Research Manager at Facebook, and went through the report in detail. Some of the fascinating takeaways from the podcast:
In this episode, we discuss iOS 14, whether Android can provide safe havens, and the future of creatives post-ATT.
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