It’s the biggest hack in crypto history. As reported in The Verge et all, a hacker stole $625 million from the blockchain behind NFT game Axie Infinity. In this episode, we wanted to really dig into the mechanics of the Ronin sidechain, the Ronin bridge, and the likely form the attack took in order to explain the hack in simple, easy to understand terms. We end up referencing Ocean’s 11… a lot.

We also bring crypto-gaming news updates from the past two weeks, including fundraising rounds from Crypto Raiders and NFT marketplace Fractal, the latest crypto move from GameStop, and DeFi Kingdoms' partnership with Ramp.

Hosts: N3TWORK Executive Producer Ethan Levy and Play Ventures Principal Anton Backman. Unfortunately, Savage Games Studios CEO Michail Katkoff was too busy recovering from his Turkish Bath experience to join this one…

This episode was recorded live at the end of the first Deconstructor of Fun event. Major thanks for Google for powering the event. All the videos from the event can be found here: (www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2022/4/3/deconstructor-of-funs-istanbul-event-highlights)

News:

Sony officially unveils its revamped three-tier PlayStation Plus subscription service

Apple struggles with Netherlands court could lead to a major shift

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Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Ethan Levy, Eric Seufert

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Google, ironSource, Appsflyer, PlayerWon

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Many of us know how to develop a game. Many of us are experienced in running live operations. Yet only a few of us truly know how to successfully navigate through a soft launch and ship a modern mobile game. In this episode, Annelie Biernat (Game Director at Wooga) and Aaron Hiscox (Business Development Manager at Google Play) shared their insights and learnings on how to successfully complete a soft launch in today's market.

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Mishka Katkoff

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If you’ve been following the blockchain space, the “blue chip” NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club is inescapable. And as BAYC owner Yugalabs has progressed, it is clear that gaming is central to their future ambitions. There’s been a flurry of news recently, from their partnership with Animoca Brands to P2E game Benji Bananas to the launch of ApeCoin and the leaked investor deck pitching their big metaverse play. In today’s episode, we go deep on the investor deck, look into our crystal balls, and make our prediction on if the Bored Apes will one day rule the metaverse.

We also bring some crypto-gaming news updates from the past two weeks, including FTX’s big gaming hire, Com2Us’s crypto game platform fundraise, and NFTU’s week 1 sellout.

Hosts: N3TWORK Executive Producer Ethan Levy, Play Ventures Principal Anton Backman, and Savage Games Studios CEO himself, Mr. Michail Katkoff.

News:

Bored Ape Yacht Club creator raises $450 million to build an NFT metaverse

CD Projekt confirm The Witcher is coming back for a new game

Sony Interactive Entertainment To Acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc.

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The Istanbul Event

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Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Ethan Levy, Eric Seufert

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Google, ironSource, Appsflyer, PlayerWon

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Joshua Wilson is the CEO of SciPlay, a publicly-traded gaming company with a strong social casino portfolio. In this episode, we discuss the CEO's role in building a culture and how to successfully continue scaling an organization with hundreds of employees worldwide. We also get to talk about what's the best and the worst thing about being a CEO of a publicly-traded games company.

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The Istanbul Event

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Mishka Katkoff

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ironSource, Appsflyer

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For refugees fleeing to Poland: Polish Humanitarian Action, or the Polish Center for International Aid. For medical assistance on the ground in Ukraine: Médecins Sans Frontières or the Ukrainian Red Cross.

News:

NFT game sales hit $5.17B in 2021

FIFA Ultimate Team cards aren’t gambling, Dutch court says

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The Istanbul Event

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Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Ethan Levy, Eric Seufert

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Google, ironSource, Appsflyer, PlayerWon

Christian Ress is the CEO and co-founder of PlaytestCloud, a platform I’ve been using for 8 years. PlaytestCloid is an essential platform for any and all mobile game developers. It allows us to conclude all kinds of playtests easily, quickly, and with great targeting. In this podcast Christian shares valuable insights on how to use playtest on your trail to successful game launch and beyond.

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The Istanbul Event

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Hosts:

Mishka Katkoff

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ironSource, Appsflyer, PlayerWon

It’s the 2.5-hour documentary railing on NFTs that everyone on your Twitter feed pretended to watch but merely skimmed. With over 6m views, Dan Olson’s Line Goes Up is a fantastic and wide-ranging video essay railing against NFTs, Web3, and all things crypto. The Tokenomics crew has watched the whole thing so you don’t have to, and in this episode we discuss Line Goes Up and where we agree and disagree with @FoldableHuman’s takedown of NFTs.

We also bring some crypto-gaming news updates from the past two weeks, including Void Runners’s playable, allowlist experiment, Jam City’s Champion’s Ascension Pre-Sale, Sandbox’s Alpha Season 2, and more.

Hosts: N3TWORK Executive Producer Ethan Levy, Play Ventures Principal Anton Backman, and Savage Games Studios CEO himself, Mr. Michail Katkoff.

HELP UKRAINIANS:

For refugees fleeing to Poland: Polish Humanitarian Action, the Polish Association for Legal Intervention for refugee rights, the Polish Center for International Aid. For medical assistance on the ground in Ukraine, Médecins Sans Frontières or the Ukrainian Red Cross.

News:

Backbone raises $40 million to bring console and PC games to mobile

'loot boxes' in computer games are not a game of chance

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The Istanbul Event

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The Newsletter

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Hosts:

Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Ethan Levy, Eric Seufert

Sponsors:

Google, ironSource, Appsflyer, PlayerWon