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.
Hosts:
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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Growth Triggers is a segment focusing on all matters of growth. In this episode, we discuss:
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Welcome to TWIG #122!
Today we cover:
#1. PUBG: New State is a futuristic new battle royale game for Android and iOS
#3. Google Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That’s Not Googley Enough
Hosts:
- Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff)
- Joe Kim (@jokim1)
- Eric Kress (@ekress)
- Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer)
As always, pls feel free to send us feedback!
Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!
ATT will handicap ad platforms’ abilities to target specific users throwing a wrench in the growth strategies of most top mobile game publishers. The three key changes will be:
In this episode I'm joined by Kieran O'Leary, VP of Marketing at Rovio, to discuss mobile games marketing in 2021. We focus on the topics above and discuss what's the best way for the game and marketing team to work together.
Welcome to TWIG #120!
Today we cover:
#1. Zynga’s plan to accelerate growth in 2021
#3. Valheim: How a 5-Person Team Created the Most Popular Game on Steam
#4. Rovio 2020 Financial Statement
Hosts:
- Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff)
- Joe Kim (@jokim1)
- Eric Kress (@ekress)
As always, pls feel free to send us feedback!
Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!
Growth Triggers is a segment focusing on all matters of growth. In this episode, we discuss AppLovin's acquisition of an attribution platform Adjust, and Zynga's intention to invest in ad tech.
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We get a comprehensive and in-depth discussion talking about industry consolidation/consolidators and more specifically about the Embracer Group. In a unique discussion, we get a very holistic perspective on Embracer speaking to:
- Kenshi Arasaki, CEO, A Thinking Ape, One of the best in the industry at long-tail and forever franchise games with titles from the early days of IOS like Kingdoms at War.
- Ken Go, CEO, DECA Games, Who specialize in live operations having taken over and successfully managed live titles such as former gree titles like Knights & Dragons and Modern War.
- Randy Pitchford, President and Co-founder Gearbox, I think everyone knows Gearbox games most notably Borderlands.
- Lars Wingefors, Co-founder and Group CEO, Embracer Group, Quickly becoming famous for a lot of the recent industry acquisitions they have been making.
Host:
- Joe Kim, CEO LILA Games
Welcome to TWIG #120!
Today we cover:
#1. Zynga Is Building Its Own Ad Network, Mulling M&A
#2. Bad Robot looking to be the rare Hollywood-and-games success story
#3. Microsoft's Head of Cloud Gaming James Gwertzman Talks Past, Present, and Future of Gaming Tech
#4. MY TAKE ON SUPERCELL IN 2020 AS WE BEGIN OUR SECOND DECADE
Hosts:
- Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff)
- Joe Kim (@jokim1)
- Eric Kress (@ekress)
As always, pls feel free to send us feedback!
Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!
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How do you build a dream team from scratch?
In this episode Sophie Vo, Studio Lead at Voodoo, details her journey of building a game team. We discuss how to craft a team culture, hire according to set values and lead through lockdowns.
Sophie has a true passion towards leadership. Her approach is very methodical and constantly improving as she analyses, plans, executes and recalibrates based on learnings.
Don't miss Sophie's original article "A Dream Team is All You Need".
Today we will be speaking about the future of PC Gaming.
Here with us to talk about this are 3 incredible speakers
- David Brevik, Famous of course for founding Blizzard North and for Diablo but then also founding other game studios including Gazillion and now as President of Skystone Games
- Sean Haran who’s held senior executive roles at 20th Century Fox, Marvel, Riot, and now as Chief Business Officer at Gearbox
- Tim Morten who was at Activision, was CEO of Savage Entertainment, held exec positions at EA, Santa Monica and Blizzard before starting Frost Giant as CEO.
Host:
- Joseph Kim, CEO of LILA Games
Welcome to TWIG #119!
Today we cover:
#2. EA buys GLU
#3. Embracer Group acquires Borderlands maker Gearbox Entertainment for $1.3B
Predictions: Shooters and Marketing
Hosts:
- Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff)
- Joe Kim (@jokim1)
- Eric Kress (@ekress)
- Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer)
As always, pls feel free to send us feedback!
Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!
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