In February 2017, Korean publisher Netmarble made a significant acquisition, purchasing Kabam’s Vancouver studio and some other minor assets for a cool $750M. After all, this studio had created Marvel: Contest of Champions, one of the biggest games in the history.

Yet despite riding one one of the biggest IPs in the entertainment industry, Forged to Fight has mustered only a fraction of the success that Contest of Champions had.

In this podcast Michail Katkoff and Anil Das-Gupta deconstruct why Forged to Fight isn't the success it was destined to be.

In February 2017, Korean publisher Netmarble made a significant acquisition, purchasing Kabam’s Vancouver studio and some other minor assets for a cool $750M. After all, this studio had created Marvel: Contest of Champions, one of the biggest games in the history. Yet despite riding one one of the biggest IPs in the entertainment industry, Forged to Fight has mustered only a fraction of the success that Contest of Champions had. In this podcast Michail Katkoff and Anil Das-Gupta deconstruct why Forged to Fight isn't the success it was destined to be.

Why Transformers: Forged To Fight Flopped?

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.

Hosts:
Michail Katkoff @mkatkoff www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/
Eric Kress @ekress 
www.linkedin.com/in/erickress/
Laura Taranto @laurataranto www.linkedin.com/in/laurataranto/
Phillip Black @econosopher www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-black-economist/
Jen Donahoe @Jen_Donahoe www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdonahoe

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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. Hosts: Michail Katkoff @mkatkoff www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/ Eric Kress @ekress www.linkedin.com/in/erickress/ Laura Taranto @laurataranto www.linkedin.com/in/laurataranto/ Phillip Black @econosopher www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-black-economist/ Jen Donahoe @Jen_Donahoe www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdonahoe

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