Deconstructor of Fun

In the final episode of the year the crew discusses most impactful news of the past year, biggest winners and losers as well as who made the most skeptical moves. Happy holidays y'all!

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Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert

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Tokenomics is a segment focusing on all aspects of blockchain gaming. In this episode we discuss how to make a pitch for your blockchain game, cover the latest blockchain headlines and answer fan questions.

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Host: Mishka Katkoff, Ethan Levy, Anton Backman

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Ubisoft's NFT Announcement Has Been Intensely Disliked

Fortnite kicks off Chapter 3: Season 1 with Dwayne Johnson and Spider-Man

Tencent brings Spider-Man to PUBG Mobile

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None of us is a born leader. And while some of us become good leaders over time, it tends, in my experience, to  happen after lots of trials and tribulation. But what if you had someone coaching you? Doubling your XP and making you level up twice as fast.

In this episode, Niklas Herriger, who founded Gondola (acquired by Tilting Point), coaches startup CEOs, CTOs, co-founders, tech leads, executives, and investors both in the US and Europe.

We discuss how a great leader can multiply their team. How to track progress as a leader. The fallacy of reverting to micromanagement. And the best way of leading games organizations as well as skills required to do so.

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Host: Mishka Katkoff

Sponsors: Facebook Gaming, ironSource, Appsflyer, Beamable, Xsolla

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Ubisoft Quartz, a Blockchain-Powered NFT Cosmetics System

Blockchain is only a game changer if players are stakeholders

How To Be A Great Games Company CEO!

Apple legal filing indicates it intends to collect commission regardless of whether developers use IAP or a competing payments platform

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Mike Schmid, who today runs Business Development at Rec Room, used to head Business Development for Games at Apple. In this episode we discuss Epic Games, Privacy Marketing, Netflix foray into gaming and the state of mobile games. Enjoy!

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Host: Mishka Katkoff

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Executive behind Facebook-backed Novi crypto wallet to leave company

Star Citizen has now raised over $400M

Supercell sponsors Mr. Beast's Squid Game remake

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While there’s a well-defined path to make your organization more appealing to a more diverse group of applicants, there’s not that much information on how to make the diverse organization run smoothly. That’s why we decided to record this podcast. To talk openly and freely about women in games with women in games.

Empathy is the secret ingredient of an inclusive studio. And there’s no better way to build empathy than listening.

BIG thanks to Anette Staloy (CMO Dirtybit and Co-founder of Women in Games Norway), Tiffany Keller (Director of Product for Subway Surfers), and Juliette Dupré (former head of talent at Tilting Point, current VP of people and culture at PlayerWON) for joining the podcast.

Disclaimer: all views in this podcast are personal and not representing those of a guest's company.

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Moon Active valuation surges to $5 billion on back of $300 million Insight funding

Esports - a marketing investment?

Gaming Giant King Names Fernanda Romano as Chief Marketing Officer for Candy Crush

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Pokemon Unite had a strong start. After initial Nintendo Switch launch, the game bursted onto mobile with 30M installs in the first week. Yet the installs quickly dwindled and the revenue dropped. It seems that after a roaring start the game quickly faded. This deconstruction explores the details why a game destined for success missed its mark.

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Hadrian Semroud

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Facebook Gaming, ironSource, Appsflyer, Beamable, Xsolla