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July 28, 2021 TWIG #143 Tilting Point Raises $235M, Blizzard Sued over Frat Boy Culture, Facebook Talks Metaverse
Headlines:
Activision Blizzard Sued Over Frat Boy Culture, Harassment
Mark in the Metaverse
Tilting Point Raises $235 Million to Fuel Expansion and Acquisitions
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Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
59 min
July 21, 2021 TWIG #142: No IDFA? No Problem! Netflix Hires Facebook Gaming Exec and Peloton Makes a Game
Headlines:
Netflix Hires Facebook Gaming Executive Mike Verdu
Peloton plans to launch an in-app video game
No IDFA. No Problem. Apple Can’t Kill Gaming
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1 hr 4 min
July 19, 2021 Call of Duty Mobile - Past, Present & Future with Chris Plummer (Head of Mobile) and Matthew Lewis (GM, CoDM)
How Call of Duty Mobile went from concept to soft-launch. How the game broke all the records with 135M installs during launch month. What caused the turnaround in 2021 after revenues declined post-launch. What is the future of Call of Duty Mobile and Activision Mobile as a whole?
Guest:
Chris Plummer, Head of Mobile at Activision
Matt Lewis, VP of Mobile, GM of Call of Duty Mobile
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40 min
July 14, 2021TWIG #141: Google expands ad targeting in mobile games, WoW update dissapoints, NoPixel and Grand Theft Auto
Headlines:
WoW Disappointment, Plus Twitch, Start Mass Exodus Into Final Fantasy XIV

Google expands ad targeting in mobile games amid pandemic gaming boom

NoPixel and Grand Theft Auto V
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55 min
July 12, 2021 How to Navigate Through a Soft Launch with a Mid-Core Game in 2021
Launching a mid-core game with high production values, competitive gameplay and strong multiplayer core requires a long and thorough soft launch.
I'm joined by Volkan Ediz, Chief Revenue Officer at Super Evil Megacorp, as we discuss how they've approached soft launch for their latest title Catalyst Black. What countries and platforms they chose, what has been their marketing budget, how do they improve marketability, what metrics they are looking at and how have the privacy changes affected the soft launch.
1 hr 37 min
July 07, 2021TWIG #140 Secret for growing Brawl Stars, Game deals surpassed $60B, next Assassin’s Creed will be a live service game
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News for today:
Drake Star Partners: Game deals surpassed $60B in the first half of 2021

Supercell's secret for growing Brawl Stars to a $1 billion success

Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed will be a live service game
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52 min
July 05, 2021 No Rules Rules - the merits and pitfalls of a ruthless culture
According to the book No Rules Rules, Netflix's culture is ruthless - both in terms of execution and in the way they treat their employees.
In this episode, Sophie Vo, Joakim Achren, and Yours Truly discuss the merits and the challenges of the Netflix culture in a games company setting.
We also talk about the pitfalls many companies face as they attempt to introduce pieces of the Netflix culture into their vastly different organizations.
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1 hr 17 min
June 30, 2021 TWIG #139: EA spends big on Playdemic, self-publishing equals VC money, Duolingo's S1
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News for today:
#1 Duolingo filed to go public
#2 Self-publishing is key to attracting VC money for mobile gaming studios
#3 EA continues to spend big on mobile games with $1.4 billion Playdemic acquisition
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1 hr 2 min
June 28, 2021 How MTG is Building a Family One Acquisition at a Time
Arnd Benninghoff (EVP, Modern Times Group) and Shaun Rutland (CEO, Hutch) join the podcast to discuss MTG's corporate strategy. MTG is one of the top consolidators in the industry having acquired companies like Hutch, Inno Games, and ESL. MTG refers to their consolidation activities as "family building". Their growth strategy is founded around acquiring resilient game studios that have operated over years through the turmoil of the market. The acquired companies are usually mid to small size and without exception profitable. MTG doesn't offer any central resources - unlike Zynga, AppLovin, or Playtika. And the corporation wants founders to continue to not only head their companies but to also help to "grow the family".

48 min
June 24, 2021 TWIG #138: Disney's resurgence into games & E3 Review
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News for today:
#1 E3 Review
#2 Disney's resurgence into video games is only just beginning
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59 min

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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, insightful, and entertaining on a weekly basis.