Deconstructor of Fun

By Deconstructor of Fun

Deconstructor 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,... more

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March 10, 2021TWIG 123: Fortnite Acquires Fall Guys Dev Mediatonic, Ubisoft NFT Game, and Dream Games Secures $50M
Welcome to TWIG #123!
Today we cover:
#1. Fortnite developer Epic buys Fall Guys studio Mediatonic
#2. Gaming Giant Ubisoft Partners With Ethereum-based NFT Platform Sorare
#3. Dream Games secures $50m Series A round

LINKS:
Join us on Clubhouse this Friday 3/12/2021 at 12PM PST to discuss the Future of Games Industry M&A
https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/MRQ1Z7pE
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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1h 2min
March 08, 2021 How to Turnaround a Company with Offer Yehudai, President of Fyber
Let's be honest, leading a winning team is easy. Success breeds success and you're rolling from one victory to another with the momentum growing day-by-day.
What is hard is taking over a team that is failing and turning it around. What is even harder is turning around a declining public company, whose numbers are scrutinized every single quarter by shareholders and analysts.
I'm joined by Offer Yehudai, President of Fyber, who shares his experience in spearheading Fyber's 3-year turnaround.
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49min
March 04, 2021Growth Triggers #6 The Right Way to Build Your Game Marketing Team
Growth Triggers is a segment focusing on all matters of growth. In this episode, we discuss:
Whether to embed UA staff or not?

Who do you count in a UA team

What are the vital UA functions for a game team?

Who/what do you need for the best chances of success in SL?
Your hosts
Michail Katkoff and Eric Seufert
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54min
March 03, 2021 TWIG #122: PUBG New State, Genshin Impact Dev Costs, Google Stadia Problem?, & Spotify Remote Work
Welcome to TWIG #122!
Today we cover:
#1. PUBG: New State is a futuristic new battle royale game for Android and iOS
#2. Genshin Impact Dev Costs
#3. Google Stadia Problem? A Video Game Unit That’s Not Googley Enough
#4. Spotify says it's letting employees work from anywhere, while still paying San Francisco and New York salaries
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!
...more
59min
March 01, 2021How to Market Mobile Games in 2021 with Kieran O’Leary, VP Marketing at Rovio
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:
Resurrection of Product Marketing

The Role of an IP in performance marketing

The Broadening of Media Mix
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.
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41min
February 24, 2021 TWIG #121: BlizzCon, Zynga accelerates, Rovio's financials and VALHEIM!
Welcome to TWIG #120!
Today we cover:
#1. Zynga’s plan to accelerate growth in 2021
#2. BlizzCon Online 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!
...more
58min
February 22, 2021 Growth Triggers #5 Why AppLovin and Zynga are Building Content Fortresses
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.
Your hosts
Michail Katkoff and Eric Seufert
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48min
February 19, 2021 Embracer Group: Strategy, Outlook, and Focus on the Long-term | Kenshi Arasaki (ATA), Ken Go (DECA), and Randy Pitchford (Gearbox), Lars Wingefors (Embracer),
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
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57min
February 18, 2021TWIG #120: Supercell on 2nd Decade, Zynga Ad Network, Bad Robot Entering Games, Microsoft on Future of 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!
CLUBHOUSE EVENT
This Friday 2/19/2021 at 12PM PST

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xob8aNOK
Sponsors
Square ENIX Montreal. Check out their open job positions here: semmtl.com/dof
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1h 2min
February 15, 2021 Learnings from Building My Dream Team with Sophie Vo, Studio Lead at Voodoo
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".
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1h 8min

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