Deconstructor of Fun

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Deconstructor of Fun episodes

June 21, 2021 How to Make a Hyper Successful Idle Game
This episode discusses idle games from all angles. Together with Rimmy Spanjer, who is the Managing Director of Games at Hyper Hippo, we cover concept validation, the development process, best monetization practices, and live services strategies in idle games. We also discuss why you should or shouldn't make an idle game and predict the future of the genre.

49 min
June 17, 2021 TWIG #137: Deep Dive into NFT and Netflix Games + Special Guest Star!
Welcome to This Week in Games!
We discuss NFTs in games with Ethan Levy, who also talks about his recent Deconstructor of Fun article - How Netflix could become the 'Netflix of Gaming'.
LINKS:
Level Up 2021
Hosts:
Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
1 hr 13 min
June 15, 2021 Making the Business Case for VR Games with Chris Pruett (Oculus)
In this episode, I'm joined by Chris Pruett, Director of Publishing at Oculus. We discuss the latest VR hardware and the overall adaptation rate of the platform. The Oculus ecosystem and the type of content that has reached financial success on it. As well as the future of virtual and augmented reality.

46 min
June 09, 2021 TWIG #136: Apple's WWDC, Valorant goes Mobile, Space Ape snags Boom Beach from Supercell
Welcome everybody to This Week In Games!
News for today:
#1 Dark Horse Comics started a gaming division
#2 Valorant is coming to phones and mobile platforms
#3 WWDC
LINKS:
Level Up 2021
Hosts:
Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
50 min
June 02, 2021 TWIG #135: EA Mobile breakdown, Apple's battle against Microsoft and Epic
Welcome everybody to This Week In Games!
News for today:
#1 Tim Cook faces harsh questions about the App store from Judge in Fortnite Trial
#2 why Apple says Microsoft's xCloud game streaming isn't on the iPhone
#3 EA Mobile
LINKS:
Level Up 2021
Hosts:
Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
1 hr 1 min
May 27, 2021 TWIG #134: Netflix Goes Games, Garena Free Fire Financials and Jam City SPAC
Welcome everybody to This Week In Games!
News for today:
#1 Netflix Looking for Exec to Oversee a Push Into Gaming
#2 Garena Free Fire - Q1 2021 Results
#3 Jam City SPAC

LINKS:
Level Up 2021
Lilith's CEOs interview
Hosts:
Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
54 min
May 24, 2021 Life Post Acquisition with Lou Fasulo, CEO of Starform (previosly Z2)
Zynga, Playtika, Tencent, Stillfront, Embracer, and many more are achieving fantastic growth through M&A. In many ways, acquiring gaming studios has become the norm for growth for successful gaming companies.
Yet we tend to forget how volatile M&A tends to be. According to research and a recent Harvard Business Review report, the failure rate for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sits between 70 percent and 90 percent when looking at all industries combined.
In this episode, I'm joined by Lou Fasulo, former CEO of Z2, which was acquired by King in 2015 and shut down in 2019. In many ways, the acquisition of Z2 represents the more common way acquisitions tend to play out. After a bloomy dating period comes the honeymoon, which is followed by the challenges of functioning effectively as a part of a larger corp. As the challenges mount, the result is often the dismantling of the acquired entity.
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LINKS:
Secrets of Game Growth
Level Up 2021
1 hr 12 min
May 18, 2021 TWIG #133: Scopely's Game Acquisition Approach, Our Analysis of Zynga, Ubisoft goes F2P, Xbox Partners with Timi
Welcome everybody to This Week In Games!
News for today:
#1 Ubisoft's free-to-play turn could be the new normal for big franchises
#2 Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker Timi Studios
#3 HOW SCOPELY TRIES TO DO GAME ACQUISITIONS THE RIGHT WAY
#4 Zynga Quarterly Earnings Call
LINKS:
Secrets of Game Growth with Deconstructor of Fun, Mobile Dev Memo & Twitter
Level Up 2021
Hosts:
Mishka Katkoff, Eric Kress, Adam Telfer and Eric Seufert
1 hr 1 min
May 14, 2021 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
the book: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
the author: Patrick Lencioni
the hosts: Joakim Achren, Sophie Vo and Michail Katkoff
1 hr 16 min
May 11, 2021 TWIG #132: Zynga Acquires Chartboost, Metacore's $150M Credit Line and Division Aims at Mobile
Welcome everybody to This Week In Games!
News for today:
#1 Metacore secures €150m credit line from Supercell
#2 Ubisoft Reveals Free Tom Clancy’s The Division Game with Heartland
#3 Zynga Buys chartboost to drive online ads, reports record quarterly revenue
LINKS:
Level Up 2021

1 hr 6 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.