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November 20, 20235 tips for killer UA, Soft launch Sonar vol3, Black Friday secret admon tips (#85)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #85. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
01:00 HIT conference chit-chat
03:04 real agenda
04:20 Black Friday Admon absolute tip
13:00 5 UA killer tips
20:22 Go-to websites for memes
22:21 Leo from Wish
26:20 Localize or Pedro Pascal?
33:50 Super effective creative research
34:10 Look at Nexters, and you are good?
35:29 Soft launch sonar volume 3
37:54 Very lazy start of Softlaunch sonar
47:42 A new generation of mobile games
57:08 Best as last! ZZZ from Hoyoverse
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Creative brief example:
Quick brief idea - STRATEGY DECISION:
The champion is the main character on each side's team. Since we have to make a strategic decision, this will be the main topic of this creative. We have to decide - going back and attacking from defense? Or jump with our champion on an enemy field with a heroic win (or lose)
Scenario:
We are zoomed in on our champion.

The camera zooms out so we see the whole map

The scene goes dark, only our hero is visible.

The headline will show up as “CRUCIAL STRATEGIC DECISION”

Option 1: Attack from defense

Option 2: Attack with all power

We click on Option 2

We see gameplay and our hero jumps on the enemy's field and dies after a battle :(

The screen goes dark again with the headline “WRONG X”

Endscreen with the headline: “Can you do better?” Button: Try no/End screen if win “The best defense is a good offense” Button: Play now/
Progression concepts:
Quick brief idea Day 1 vs. Day 30
This creative is showing progress in a game.
The screen is divided into 2 parts.

On the left side, we see literally first-day gameplay:

heroes & troops are on a basic level

there is a headline DAY 1 in a creative

On the right side is exactly the opposite with the headline DAY 30
There is so much more to try!
1 hr 3 min
November 06, 2023 Warcraft Rumble: Deep dive into game's complexity, spend depth, systems, vectors, UA & creatives (#84)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #84. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠
Youtube: ⁠https://youtu.be/FoDkTMmxsJ4
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Agenda
00:00 Epic intro
04:00 Warcraft Rumble intro
09:49 no UA push?
10:45 Clash royale
15:00 Leaders / Hero characters
17:08 Is this a mass-market mobile game?
23:23 You can make very bad decisions early on
23:22 No more Charmander, Bulbasaur or Pikachu
25:27 The GRID
32:38 Super customization of heroes & Troops
34:49 Custom army slots?
36:25 PvE COOP for old people
39:46 The Guild system
46:10 Spend depth
49:22 Technical issues
50:45 Playing on the emulator is illegal
56:00 High standards for rating
57:22 Soft launch of Warcraft Rumble
59:10 Social media
59:55 CPIs for Warcrafr Rumble
1:02:20 Are they spending at least something?
1:04:42 Are they running for a captain hook of the year?
1:08:24 Sell the minis!
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Also, check out Blizzard’s soft launch playbook for Warcraft Rumble here!
1 hr 12 min
October 30, 2023 Supercell's Mo.co: First look! New game in closed beta - not even in soft launch yet
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers special session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič
Youtube: https://youtu.be/HcSW1DLnjZs
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Agenda
00:00 Epic intro
05:27 Backyard monsters again
07:25 Path of Exile comparison & Raid discussion
08:00 Techno Glows FTW
14:05 Victory screen
16:38 Get a ride!
16:50 Mo.co Subscription
17:44 Killing & Softlaunching by Supercell
19:59 What is Supercell after in the closed Beta?
21:15 Diamond fanatics cohort
23:30 Friends (creators) with Benefits
24:11 What does it mean to subscribe?
36:36 Artwork is just stunning
38:03 Mo.co battlefield remains readable
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49 min
October 23, 2023 Top Troops Global launch case study: Game design, Ad monetisation & UA review (#82)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #81. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
Youtube: https://youtu.be/auI06IUhqik
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
02:00 History lesson
09:40 God bless Autosort (and Laura Taranto!)
11:17 Merging for efficiency
12:00 Merge for midcore
16:00 Five vectors
17:30 Top Troops Downloads and revenue numbers
20:14 Not great, not terrible
21:52 Everything is bullshit unless its waifus
27:00 What is the merging for?
28:30 JUST Merge units FFS
31:05 Admonetisation review
34:10 Evil admon placement on Autosort
37:45 UA review
39:00 Merge CPIs
40:48 Different creative concepts
41:01 Our favorite Hook is the CAPTAIN HOOK
42:00 We are all here for the ads
44:38 No Fake ads, oh wait! There they are.
49:37 Creative suggestions
53:08 UA channel mix
55:00 Low-hanging fruit
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1 hr 8 min
October 16, 2023 China Special West to East: market situation, cultural adaptation, publishing, UA & creatives
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers special session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Special guest: Guo Tang
Youtube: https://youtu.be/TmLFAjhQvEo
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
02:46 What is the current situation in China?
05:52 China regulations
10:58 Livestreaming everywhere!
13:38 Stores & their market share
15:05 Path of Exile level of store complexity
18:22 90% of the market is owned by six major brands
19:10 How to figure out if going to China is worth it?
20:19 WOM is super big in CN
24:36 Cultural adaptation
26:45 How to find a good partner?
29:22 What is a good publishing deal in CN?
33:35 Retirement money
36:00 UA in China
41:58 Fake ads are ok, but now violent!
44:46 Mediation partners
48:40 Not legal, but not illegal either
51:43 Final words

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54 min
October 09, 2023 Alien Invasion hybrid casual story: Full Game design, Ad monetization, UA and creatives review (#81)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #81. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
Youtube: https://youtu.be/NzIJ2QLOEbA
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
02:51 Jakub is complaining he is running of hybrids
05:41 Alien Invasion Game design review
15:53 Secret of leveling up!
20:08 Where are the ads?
23:15 Admon review
28:50 SKUs top ranks
30:24 Ad revenue estimation
31:44 Retention numbers with happiness multiplier
33:50 Jakub's shit phone vs remove ads on Android
35:07 UA review
36:05 How to do creative research on Facebook Ads Library?
36:54 UA channel mix
40:01 60-second ads all over again?
40:40 Creative review intro
41:46 Creative showdown
42:57 Hats off to SayGames team again
44:00 2nd best UA manager shows himself
47:10 Maven Matej (rating) UA comments
48:07 Facebook mastery
48:45 Matej AI score
49:40 This game could be a rocket ship
50:29 It's clear what to do to improve
51:00 Matej from Wish takes us home

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53 min
October 02, 2023 How to pick Admon partners, Ads library bonanza & research, Game review radar vol2 (#80)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #80. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
Youtube: https://youtu.be/lDKdVjZ6Z_A
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
01:42 Thank you for your support
04:30 How to choose ad partners
07:10 Felix is going to interrupt Matej so much
09:48 A/B test new networks
12:54 Incentives
14:18 Mushrooms strike back
14:35 Unity inventory update
16:04 Boycott never ends
17:52 Felix interrupts Matej
20:20 EU ads transparency on Facebook
27:57 TikTok creative gallery is sh*t now
29:00 It's really terrible
29:57 Jakub has to end the episode
30:34 2hour Game Radar slot starts
32:01 Legend of Slime textbook progression
35:05 Call of Dragons
36:15 Honkai StarRail
40:28 Triple Tile
43:00 Squad Busters
44:57 Night Crows
47:56 Mob Control
50:12 Dreamdale
53:45 Monopoly GO

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Latest Hybrid casual UA case study!
59 min
September 25, 2023 Mr.Autofire live review w/ Miikka Ahonen: User Acquisition, Creatives, Game design, Admon (#79)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #79. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
Special guest: Miikka Ahonen
Youtube: https://youtu.be/3yZQbAFKLhE⁠
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
01:23 Miikka intro
10:34 Ad monetisation review
20:54 White whales concept
22:18 UA review
23:10 Spend decrease assumptions
24:48 Tools let us down again on the UA channels
29:43 No hooks!
30:15 Creative review
39:00 Creative concepts suggestions
43:00 Gamedesign review
1:03:00 Sword game discussion
1:07:55 Game Templates

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1 hr 13 min
September 24, 2023 Unity Special no.3: The reckoning. They are sorry, but the trust is gone!
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers Unity session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
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Agenda
00:00 Epic intro
02:25 Updates to runtime fee
04:56 Fireside chat BS
24:24 customer feedback

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30 min
September 18, 2023 The mystery case of My Perfect Hotel - A New hybrid casual framework for Idle Arcade (#78)
This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session #77. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Felix Braberg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Xl4ZHy_7HRo
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Agenda:
00:00 Epic intro
02:30 young Felix
03:04 Empire takeover insights
04:50 Google announcement
06:44 UA flamboyant Flamingo - 2.5gamers swag!
07:42 My perfect hotel intro
08:28 Ad monetization intro
09:23 SayGames Ad playbook
10:54 What is the average playtime per session?
12:05 Skip-it's evolution
14:15 Retention figures
17:21 Ads revenue figures
20:28 UA interesting facts
21:23 1-year old softlaunch?
25:23 UA masterclass
27:30 Creative numbers comparison
42:08 Top performing video on Google Ads - 7 minutes long
45:00 Maven Matej Rating
45:28 My perfect hotel history lesson
48:32 Game design review
50:58 SayGames building a template for Idle Arcade
53:21 What is Arcade Idle?
54:27 Get the pillow, get the pillow!
57:27 IAP ranking
57:48 King or Fail!
01:00:50 They could earn so much more IAP
01:03:40 Jakub was in Limassol
01:04:20 Felix taking us home!

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1 hr 7 min

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