Deconstructor of Fun
596 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsDeconstructor 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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Episodes
TWIG #61: Why D7 ROAS May Be Bad, What's Next After Facebook VO, and Updates on New XBOX!
December 16, 2019 17:40 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWazzup DOF Nation! On the pod this week we have myself Joe Kim, Eric Kress, and new daddy club member Adam Telfer. We are also joined by *the* Nebo Radovic from N3twork. One of the very few handful of people in the world who has bought at massive UA scale for mobile having worked not only at N3twork, but also at MZ and Nordeus (Top Eleven). So we'll kick off with a couple of UA topics which is becoming increasingly important to know about for game executives, PMs, and designers! Don't ding...
TWIG #60: Bunch Video Chat for Mobile (We Talk with CEO and Head of BD) and Wildlife Valued at $1.3B!
December 11, 2019 18:56 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBTWIG #60 Here we go! Today we have myself Joe Kim, Eric Kress, and Adam Telfer is back from paternity leave. Welcome back new dad! We also have 2 special guests related to the first article we will cover: Selcuk Atli CEO at Bunch and *the* Greg Essig Head of BD at Bunch. #1. Bunch scores $3.8M to turn mobile games into video chat LAN parties #2. Wildlife, Brazilian mobile gaming unicorn, valued at $1.3 billion by Benchmark #3. CD Projekt Red ending Gwent console support to focus on PC a...
Kolibri's Approach to New Game Development | Secrets to the Success of Idle Miner Tycoon
December 09, 2019 20:06 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBKolibri has found great success with its first two mobile game titles Idle Miner Tycoon and Idle Factory Tycoon. Both titles have now amassed about 100M downloads. How did students coming from University achieve so much success at such a young age? What were the processes and philosophies they used to develop Idle Miner Tycoon? What were some of the biggest lessons learned and mistakes made by the team? Found out all of this and more in this video with Kolibri Co-CEO and Co-Founder...
TWIG #59: Top 1% of Publishers Drive 80% of Downloads (or not?) and Why NPS Sucks!
December 03, 2019 01:44 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWelcome everybody to TWIG #59! Today we have myself Joe Kim, Eric Kress, and Miska Katkoff joins in to defend himself on his Call of Duty prediction. We are also joined by Consumer Insights expert Stan Kwon from research firm BETAHAT. We discuss the following articles: 1. The top 1% of app store publishers drive 80% of new downloads 2. Valve’s Half-Life series continues with Half-Life: Alyx for VR 3. Microsoft's Xbox streaming app isn't official yet, but it's already way better than Go...
TWIIG #58: $40M Raise for N3twork - Should We Be Worried? and Tencent's Timi Studio Expanding West - Not A Level Playing Field!
November 26, 2019 17:59 - 27 minutes - 51.4 MBNamaste everyone and welcome to TWIG #58! Today we have just myself Joe Kim and Eric Kress. Miska and Adam are out for the rest of the year. The full news we discuss is as follows: #1. N3twork raises $40 million for platform to help mobile games gain traction #2. How a Chinese Developer at Tencent Is Shaping the Future of Gaming #3. Has the hypercasual game genre peaked? #4. We review some of the predictions and actuals for Call of Duty Mobile, Harry Potter, Mario Kart, and other pred...
TWIG #58: $40M Raise for N3twork - Should We Be Worried? and Tencent's Timi Studio Expanding West - Not A Level Playing Field!
November 26, 2019 17:59 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBNamaste everyone and welcome to TWIG #58! Today we have just myself Joe Kim and Eric Kress. Miska and Adam are out for the rest of the year. The full news we discuss is as follows: #1. N3twork raises $40 million for platform to help mobile games gain traction #2. How a Chinese Developer at Tencent Is Shaping the Future of Gaming #3. Has the hypercasual game genre peaked? #4. We review some of the predictions and actuals for Call of Duty Mobile, Harry Potter, Mario Kart, and other pred...
TWIG #57: Ninja/Shroud No Impact on Twitch, Epic Games Launcher, & Stadia Flop City
November 19, 2019 00:52 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWelcome to TWIG #57. Today we have your usual hosts Joe Kim, Eric Kress, and Adam Telfer (Miska's out for the rest of the year). We do have a guest host Alex Collins though: a software engineer at Jam City and DOF blog contributor. The full news we discuss is as follows: #1. Mixer + Shroud + Ninja #2. Everything Announced at X019’s Inside Xbox Conference #3. Fortnite’s Android installer is now a launcher for Epic mobile games #4. The world is waiting for Google Stadia to flop Hit us u...
TWIG #56: DECA Games Buys 4 Games from GREE and Super Evil Megacorp Hands Vainglory to Rogue Games
November 14, 2019 05:19 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBWelcome to TWIG #56 everybody. This week we focus on live ops companies like DECA and now Rogue Games who will live operate Vainglory for Super Evil Megacorp. Today we have your usual hosts Joe Kim, Eric Kress, and Adam Telfer (Miska's out today). Joining us however is Ken Go CEO of DECA who will talk about DECA's business and the business of live ops specialists. The full news we discuss is as follows: #1. Deca Games plays F2P’s long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE #2. Super Evil...
TWIG #55: Scopely Raises $200M and Zynga Has Record Blow-out Quarter!
November 04, 2019 23:29 - 1 hour - 58 MBWelcome to TWIG #55 everybody. This week we get a bit of a battle between Eric and Miska over Zynga growth prospects so stay tuned for that! This week we cover: #1. EA games are coming back to Steam #2. Mobile game firm Scopely raises $200 million #3. One Million players now subscribe to PlayStation Now #4. Zynga posts record-setting revenues, net bookings in Q3 Hit us up on Twitter with any feedback or suggestions for news to cover. You can reach us at: @jokim1 @ekress @adamwtelfe...
Apple Arcade: Service Analysis and Future Prospects
October 31, 2019 22:21 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBApple Arcade launched on September 19 earlier this year and has been praised by many in the media and significantly backed by Apple. Having said that: #1. What are the future prospects for this service? #2. Who is the audience? #3. What are key strengths/weaknesses of the service? #4. Finally, how well do we think Apple Arcade will do in the long-term? Find out in our discussion today with myself Joseph Kim, Eric Kress (Principal, Gossamer Consulting), and Steve Palley (Head of Business...
TWIG 54: Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Spectacular Bomb and Google Stadia Update!
October 28, 2019 20:02 - 41 minutes - 76.9 MBWelcome to TWIG 54! This week we cover: #1. Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s spectacular bomb blows up Ubisoft’s plans for 2019 #2. Google is making a "spectrum of bets" on Stadia content #3. Fallout 76 Now Has a $100-a-year subscription service, Fallout 1st #4. Why have hyper-casual games replaced gacha in Japan? Hit us up on Twitter: @jokim1, @ekress, @adamwtelfer, @m_katkoff Let us know which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to let us know how we can improve....
TWIG #54: Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Spectacular Bomb and Google Stadia Update!
October 28, 2019 20:02 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBWelcome to TWIG 54! This week we cover: #1. Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s spectacular bomb blows up Ubisoft’s plans for 2019 #2. Google is making a "spectrum of bets" on Stadia content #3. Fallout 76 Now Has a $100-a-year subscription service, Fallout 1st #4. Why have hyper-casual games replaced gacha in Japan? Hit us up on Twitter: @jokim1, @ekress, @adamwtelfer, @m_katkoff Let us know which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to let us know how we can improve. Also hi...
TWIG #53: Challenging Riot's Paul Bellezza on Riot's Massive New Game Slate Announcement!
October 24, 2019 04:47 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBWelcome to TWIG 53. This week we cover: #1. Everything Riot announced for League of Legends’ 10th anniversary #2. The 4 Features that matter on PS5 - and 5 that don’t #3. Call of Duty is the biggest mobile game launch ever, with 100 million downloads #4. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE POST-LAUNCH APPROACH TO NEW CONTENT We are joined by Paul Bellezza who actually works on Project A at Riot Games! Hit us up on Twitter: @jokim1, @ekress, @adamwtelfer, @m_katkoff, @pabro Let us know whic...
How to Transform Company Culture | Riot 1 Year Later with Angela Roseboro, Chief Diversity Officer @ Riot
October 19, 2019 06:48 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBRiot Games got hit with a tsunami in the form of the infamous Kotaku article Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games. The article was followed by several people writing publicly about their own experience with the company that underlined the same story and signalled a clear message - Riot’s culture needed healing. The person who took the ownership for leading the healing process was Angela Roseboro who joined the company as a Chief Diversity Officer & Talent Acquisition Lead little less ...
TWIG #52: Deconstructing Blizzard President's Interview
October 14, 2019 17:02 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to TWIG 52. 1 Year of TWIGS! This week we cover: #1. Fortnite US July revenues down 52% year-over-year #2. App revenue climbs 23% year-over-year to $21.9B in Q3 #3. Blizzard's President On Making Sure Nothing Changes #4. Playable Worlds has a different mindset on engagement Hit us up on Twitter: @jokim1, @ekress, @adamwtelfer, @m_katkoff Let us know which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to let us know how we can improve. Also hit the subscribe ...
TWIG #51: Future of Mobile Growth Teams, UA Mobile Bust, and Call of Duty Mobile!
October 07, 2019 16:58 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBToday we are joined by guest host Eric Seufert who writes the really great marketing & UA focused blog: https://mobiledevmemo.com/ Also check out Eric's F2P Marketing/UA site: https://quantmar.com/ This week we cover: #1. The future of mobile growth teams #2, Acquisition and conversion costs threaten a mobile bust | Opinion #3. Call of Duty: Mobile is live after a troubled launch #4. Transparent Loot Boxes: CSGO in France + Rocket League Blueprints #5. Facebook announces Horizon, a VR...
TWIG #50: PUBG Mobile, Mario Kart Tour, and Call of Duty Oh My!
October 02, 2019 17:32 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this week's TWIG we are joined by Damian Kim who is Director, Head of Gaming China for Facebook. The topics we cover today include: #1. PUBG becomes first mobile battle royale to surpass $1bn revenue #2. Expectations are ‘sky high’ for Nintendo’s latest Mario mobile game, analyst says #3. Mario Kart Tour’s $4.99 monthly subscription fee is out of touch with reality #4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare expected to be US best-selling title of 2019 #5. How Garena’s Free Fire competes with ...
TWIG #49: Subscriptions The New Weapon in Game Monetization and NBCUniversal Shuts Down Game Publishing
September 23, 2019 21:16 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBToday we are joined by guest host Lloyd Melnick who is EVP Casino at VGW and writes the fantastic blog The Business of Social Games and Casino. This week we cover: Subscriptions: The new weapon in the game monetization arsenal Rockstar Games Is The Latest Company To Put Out Its Own PC Game Launcher Zynga Climbs on 'Best Idea in Video Games' Nod from Stephens Google says 'Play Pass' subscription service is coming soon NBCUniversal will shut down its game publishing business Hit us up o...
How to Prepare for Your Next Job | Protecting Yourself as an Employee
September 19, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBToday we’re going to be talking about a little bit of a sensitive topic which is what you as an employee can and should do to protect yourself against companies that are facing layoffs or some form of restructuring. Also, how should you deal with work situations that you may not be happy with and how and when should you best optimize leaving your company if you are unhappy. We all know the video games industry can be tough and one that lacks transparency which can put employees in a tough ...
TWIG #48: The Glory Days of Social Casino Are Over!
September 17, 2019 17:35 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this latest TWIG episode we discuss: #1. THINKING ABOUT DAILY ACTIVE USERS (AND THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS METRIC), from AlexandreMacmillan.com #2. A Learning Journey: Announcing EA’s Cloud Gaming Technical Trial, from Medium #3. How Zynga looks for the right game companies to acquire, from VentureBeat #4. Disney reportedly planning sale of gaming division FoxNext, from Gamesindustry.biz #5. Are the glory days of social casino over? Probably!, from The Business of Social Games and Casin...
TWIG #47: League of Legends Mobile Game and Telltale's Controversial Revival
September 17, 2019 11:19 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this week's TWIG we discuss: The RetroBeat: World of Warcraft: Classic shows what MMOs have lost New Leaked Screenshots And Videos For League Of Legends Mobile Game Telltale Games employees speak out about the studio’s controversial revival AppLovin Announces Strategic Investment in Belka Games, Creator of Clockmaker and Funky Bay Sensor Tower: Pokémon Masters makes $26 million in first week Hit us up on Twitter: @jokim1 @ekress @adamwtelfer @m_katkoff --- Support this podcas...
TWIG #46: Supercell Soft Launches New Game Rush Wars (and more Archero!)
September 05, 2019 12:23 - 59 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this week's TWIG we discuss: How Archero Shot to the Top, and How You Can Do Better (Deconstructor of Fun) Supercell’s new mobile strategy game Rush Wars soft-launches in Canada, New Zealand and Australia (PocketGamer.biz) Pokemon Masters launches globally on iOS and Android (PocketGamer.biz) Playtika acquires Best Fiends mobile game publisher Seriously (VentureBeat) Welcome to guest host Kenny Liu from Riot Games and author of the really great industry newsletter Kliuless: https://t...
How Archero Shot to the Top ft. Joe Kim, Abhimanyu Kumar, Florian Ziegler, and Eva Grillova
September 02, 2019 22:29 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBNewcomer Habby shot up out of nowhere with Archero which made over $35M in net IAP revenue over its first 3 months. Find out how Archero was able to achieve big success and how it could have been designed even stronger in this episode's podcast. Also, check out the original Deconstructor of Fun blog post covering the game by Manyu and Eva. Many thanks to the co-hosts on this podcast. Ping us on Twitter: Joe Kim = @jokim1; Abhimanyu Kumar = @k_abhimanyu11; Eva Grillova = @evei Listen ...
#14 How Archero Shot to the Top ft. Joe Kim, Abhimanyu Kumar, Florian Ziegler, and Eva Grillova
September 02, 2019 22:29 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBNewcomer Habby shot up out of nowhere with Archero which made over $35M in net IAP revenue over its first 3 months. Find out how Archero was able to achieve big success and how it could have been designed even stronger in this episode's podcast. Also, check out the original Deconstructor of Fun blog post covering the game by Manyu and Eva. Many thanks to the co-hosts on this podcast. Ping us on Twitter: Joe Kim = @jokim1; Abhimanyu Kumar = @k_abhimanyu11; Eva Grillova = @evei Listen ...
TWIG #45: Respawn CEO apologizes for devs & Sony Acquires Insomniac
August 27, 2019 20:15 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: Apple Arcade: $4.99 per month is likely for family access to 100 games Respawn CEO apologizes for devs who insulted Apex Legends fans GameStop lays off 120, 14% of total staff Sony Agrees to Acquire Spider-Man Video-Game Developer Insomniac Hit us up on Twitter (@@jokim1, @adamwtelfer, & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to g...
Mobile Publishing #4: Super Scale With No Strings Attached with Ivan Trancik
August 26, 2019 03:29 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBWelcome to the final episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In case you missed the previous episode: Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Scopely’s Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO) Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M W...
#13 Super Scale With No Strings Attached with Ivan Trancik
August 26, 2019 03:29 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBWelcome to the final episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In case you missed the previous episode: Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Scopely’s Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO) Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M W...
TWIG #44: Tencent doubling down on Season Pass, Ninja Jumps to Mixer!
August 24, 2019 04:53 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIn this episode of This Week in Games we discuss: #1. Tencent doubling down on Season Pass, #2. Ninja quickly getting 1M subs on Mixer, #3. Roblox Surpassing Minecraft with 100 MAU, #4. Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, require loot box disclosure, and #5. Apex Legends Forums Furious as Devs Call Players "Ass-Hats" and "Freeloaders" Today we're joined by guest host, Josh Burns from Digital Dev Connect! Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1, @adamwtelfer, @ekress)! --- Support this podcast:...
Mobile Publishing #3: Former Publishing CEO Spills the Beans with Klaas Kersting
August 18, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 56 MBWelcome to the third episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In case you missed the previous episode: Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Scopely’s Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO) Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M ...
#12 Former Publishing CEO Spills the Beans with Klaas Kersting
August 18, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 56 MBWelcome to the third episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In case you missed the previous episode: Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Scopely’s Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO) Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M ...
#11 Behind Tilting Point's $132M War Chest with President Samir El Agili
August 12, 2019 15:18 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWelcome to the second episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. If you missed our last episode with Scopley’s Co-CEO Javier Ferreira, I encourage you listen to it after this episode. In this episode we had a pleasure to talk to Tilting Point’s President a...
Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M War Chest with President Samir El Agili
August 12, 2019 15:18 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWelcome to the second episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. If you missed our last episode with Scopley’s Co-CEO Javier Ferreira, I encourage you listen to it after this episode. In this episode we had a pleasure to talk to Tilting Point’s President a...
#10 Scopely's path to $1B with Co-CEO Javier Ferreira
August 06, 2019 06:21 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWelcome to the first episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In this episode Scopely's Co-CEO, Javier Ferreira, dives deep into the company's product strategy, organisation and team structure as well as talks about the company's technology platform. We al...
Mobile Publishing #1: Deconstructing Scopely's path to $1B with Co-CEO Javier Ferreira
August 06, 2019 06:21 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBWelcome to the first episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. In this episode Scopely's Co-CEO, Javier Ferreira, dives deep into the company's product strategy, organisation and team structure as well as talks about the company's technology platform. We al...
TWIG #43: EA, Ubisoft, Zynga, and Glu Earnings Recap and Outlook!
August 05, 2019 17:40 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThis week "J Money" Kim, Eric Kress, and Jeff Cohen from Stephens break down the latest info from earnings calls from public companies EA, Ubisoft, Zynga, and Glu. What happened? What did we learn? And what is the outlook for these companies? You can also listen to Eric gloat about his call on Glu. We'll be doing these podcasts quarterly after every earnings period. Have feedback give us a shout on Twitter! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstruc...
TWIG #42: Disney Should Buy This Games Company...
July 30, 2019 08:24 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode of This Week In Games we discuss: #1 What Video Game Company Should Disney Buy (That Isn’t Activision Blizzard)? #2 Pokémon Masters hands-on #3 Facebook migrating Instant Games away from Messenger Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get notified when we deconstruct the latest news in...
TWIG #41: Exploitative Game Publishing Deals and Tinder Bypasses Play Store!
July 23, 2019 15:50 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIn this episode of This Week In Games we discuss: #1 Ubisoft reveals over 100 games for its Uplay+ subscription gaming service for September #2 How to spot an exploitative mobile game publishing deal -- fro a former publishing CEO #3 Tinder is now bypassing the Play Store on Android to avoid Google’s 30 percent cut #4 PUBG Officially Becomes The World’s Most Popular And Highest Grossing Mobile Game Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which...
TWIG #40: Subscriptions Are The Future of App Monetisation
July 16, 2019 04:56 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn this episode of This Week In Games we discuss: #1 Subscriptions are the future of app monetization #2 Mike Morhaime's highlights and lessons of nearly three decades at Blizzard #3 Glu Mobile: Highly Likely To Beat Estimates For Q2 2019 #4 HQ Trivia Lays off ~20% as It Preps Subscriptions Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also...
TWIG #39: Google Stadia, Game Over???
July 09, 2019 08:23 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Google Stadia’s only exclusive game, Gylt, is not so exclusive #2 Chess Rush, Tencent's take on Auto Chess, launches tomorrow #3 Pass Royale Season 1 | Clash Royale #4 Tencent’s answer to Diablo Immortal bombed in China Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get noti...
TWIG #38: "EA Needs Mobile Gaming Help"
July 01, 2019 18:31 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 N3twork announces a new game #2 Apex Legends season 2 battle pass #3 Call Of Duty: Mobile Has Launched in Australia #4 Electronic Arts Needs Mobile Gaming Help Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1 @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get notified when we deconstruct the latest news in games --- Suppo...
TWIG #37: Inside The Esports Bubble
June 28, 2019 15:27 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBAlso, our projections on how Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will succeed In the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble (Kotaku) #2 Teamfight Tactics Could Be Bigger Than League of Legends #3 Dr. Mario World hits Android and iOS in July, here’s how it plays #4 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite worldwide launch begins on June 21st Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about...
TWIG #36: The E3 Recap & Rumours
June 20, 2019 07:50 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThe full E3 recap for you from us. Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get notified when we deconstruct the latest news in games --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support
TWIG #35 Why the King's CEO is Stepping Down
June 04, 2019 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Microsoft and Sony form cloud gaming partnership #2 Minecraft Earth Wants to be the Next Pokemon Go #3 Pokémon Masters: Everything we know so far #4 Riccardo Zacconi to step down as CEO of King Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1. @adamwtelfer & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get notified when we deconstruct th...
"I lost my job. What next?" with Joseph Kim
May 31, 2019 08:06 - 52 minutes - 97.9 MBMost of us go through this at least once during our careers. Several of us have to go through this multiple times during their careers. Yet it is something we tend not to talk about. Losing a job gets bundled with feelings of disappointment, failure, shame and even anger. Yet we seldom see it as what it can be. It's a push to take the next step. A nudge to evolve. An opportunity to self-assess. A chance to take a break and reset. In this episode, Joseph Kim, goes through his experience af...
#9 "I lost my job. What next?" with Joseph Kim
May 31, 2019 08:06 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBMost of us go through this at least once during our careers. Several of us have to go through this multiple times during their careers. Yet it is something we tend not to talk about. Losing a job gets bundled with feelings of disappointment, failure, shame and even anger. Yet we seldom see it as what it can be. It's a push to take the next step. A nudge to evolve. An opportunity to self-assess. A chance to take a break and reset. In this episode, Joseph Kim, goes through his experience af...
TWIG #34: Mario Kart and League of Legends Rush Into Mobile
May 29, 2019 07:39 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Playtika Doubles down with new casual games division #2 Mario Kart Tour’s beta has arrived #3 Mobile version of League of Legends #4 Blizzard Entertainment President Interview On Priorities #5 Microsoft and Sony form partnership #6 Call of Duty 2020 In Upheaval Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1 & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the...
TWIG #33 Epic continues to absorb PC gaming exclusives
May 20, 2019 15:05 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBEpic is continuing to make big boi moves while Sony grows its subscriber base. In the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Epic’s store continues to absorb PC gaming exclusives #2 Epic Games acquires Rocket League studio Psyonix #3 Zero’ chance it passes: Game analysts break down senator’s anti-loot box bill #4 Playstation Now has 700,000 users, use contributed to Sony’s Increase in Sales #5 Sony releases its 'God of War' making-of documentary on YouTube Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @joki...
TWIG #32 Zynga, EA, Activision, Glu - how is it REALLY going in Q2
May 10, 2019 07:42 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 Zynga Inc.(ZNGA)CEO Frank Gibeau on Q1 2019 Results #2 Activision Blizzard's stock rally from earnings-fuelled price collapse? #3 Glu Mobile Earnings: Gluu stock plummeted as Q1 sales gain 18% + EA recap Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1 & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the subscribe button to get notified when we deconstruct the l...
TWIG #31 The Truth About Hypercasual Games
May 02, 2019 09:14 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBApart from the truth we will also talk about crunch in the gaming industry and give our personal view on it. In the latest TWIG we discuss: #1 The truth about hypercasual games #2 Apex Legends will avoid crunch #3 Google Is Banning A Play Store Developer With More Than Half A Billion App Installs Hit us up on Twitter (@m_katkoff, @jokim1 & @ekress) to let us know, which news topics you want us to talk about next or more in-depth. Or to just let us know how we can improve. Also, hit the...
#8 Why AB Tests Fail and How to Improve Them
May 01, 2019 04:05 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBTraditional wisdom in product management dictates the use of AB testing for product optimisation. In this episode, our very own Joseph Kim sits down with Niklas Herriger (CEO, Gondola.io) and Andre Cohen (CTO, Gondola.io) to challenge this traditional wisdom and offer alternatives to achieve even better results. Generally speaking most PMs in our industry follow the formulas for statistical significance and apply AB testing procedures without always having a full understanding of how to pro...