Deconstructor of Fun

Welcome everybody to This Week In Games #126. News for today: #1. Rocket League Coming to Mobile #2. The 'League of Legends: Wild Rift' Open Beta Is Out Now in the Americas on iOS and Android alongside Version 2.2 #3. Tencent Stresses Regulatory Compliance as Profits From Gaming, Payments Surge News that Triggered Eric: #1. Qualcomm is reportedly developing a Switch-like Android gaming device #2. EA developing new PGA Tour game, its first golf title in six years #3. The Global Cloud Gaming Market Is on Track to Generate Revenues of $3.2 Billion by 2023 | Newzoo #4. Nexon invests $874 million in Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Konami, and Sega Sammy LINKS: - Creators at Work Podcast & Brett Nowak's Liquid & Grit Gaming Market Research Company Your hosts: - Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff) - Joe Kim (@jokim1) - Eric Kress (@ekress) - Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer) As always, pls feel free to send us feedback!

The creator community on Roblox to date has consisted of many younger former players that have advanced from playing to building games on the platform.  Many have wondered when and if the platform would start bringing in more professional developers and publishers.  ' Here with us today to talk about Roblox’s development platform and opportunity space for devs is Joe Ferencz, CEO of GameFam. Gamefam is a recent venture backed startup specifically targeting Roblox and aiming to become the first big gaming company focused on the platform   The company was founded in 2019, currently lists 37 full time employees and 8 live games on Roblox including Ultimate Driving and Hot Wheels Open World. Host: Joe Kim, CEO LILA Games: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/ Guest: Joe Ferencz, CEO Gamefam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-ferencz-ba76b78/ LINKS: https://gamefam.com/ Interview on GameMakers Youtube: https://youtu.be/ym4Xluf6P4Y

CEO & Co-Founder of Savage Game Studios, Michail Katkoff, joins Matthew Ellis for a chat in the latest episode of Scaling So Far 🎙 Having led and built teams at the like of Supercell, Rovio & Zynga in the past, Michail shares advice on hiring awesome studio talent, the impact of having leaders who listen, & keeping your culture alive & evolving 👾 ... oh & he answers the question on everyone's lips - what being a "Savage" means to them 🤔 Listen in & follow Deconstructor of Fun for more #freetoplay insights from Michail 👌 Scaling So Far podcast: 🎧 https://lnkd.in/dYZsyXq 🎧

Welcome to TWIG #125! Today we cover: #1. MrBeast’s management company, Night Media, has a new venture fund that’s backed by creators #2 2k Sports Acqures HB Studios, signs PGA Tour 2k deal with Tiger Woods #3. Thoma Bravo SPAC Agrees to Take IronSource Public #4. Facing Post-Trump Slowdown, New York Times Eyes $100 Billion Games Market #5. Discord exploring sale that could be worth more than $10 billion LINKS: #1. AdTech + Game Studios | The big DANGER from Applovin and Zynga #2. Consumer Insights In Gaming Guest: - Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer VentureBeat & GamesBeat Hosts: - Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff) - Joe Kim (@jokim1) - Eric Kress (@ekress) - Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer) As always, pls feel free to send us feedback! Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!

Recently Applovin a major ad network and games studio - announced the acquisition of Adjust which is a company known as an MMP or mobile measurement partner. Zynga recently announced its intentions of acquiring an ad network including supply and demand side tech, mediation, and an MMP We discuss the potential implications of these kinds of vertically integrated acquisitions with a games studio business pose a number of conflicts and dangers to potential customers of the ad networks. Speakers: Josh Chandley - COO of WildCard Games and current customer of AL Josh Burns -  Founder of DigitalDevConnect, A games industry veteran and neutral party Filippo De Rose - Head of Growth at Trap Light, also previously at Pixelberry and a former customer of AL Aviad Dadon - Chief Strategy Officer at Bidshake Moderator: Joe Kim - CEO LILA Games

Growth Triggers is a segment focusing on all matters of growth. In this episode, we discuss AppLovin's S1, the future of Clubhouse, and how China's tech giants are exploring ways to skirt Apple's privacy changes. Your hosts: Michail Katkoff (twitter) and Eric Seufert (twitter)

Welcome to TWIG #124! Today we cover: #1. From Star Wars to Marvel, licensed video games are becoming more ambitious. Here’s why. #2. AppLovin S1 (our take on the MTM take)  #3. Roblox: Dawn of the Metaverse LINKS: AdTech + Game Studios: The BIG Danger Creators at Work Podcast (Liquid & Grit) Hosts: - Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff) - Joe Kim (@jokim1) - Eric Kress (@ekress) - Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer) As always, pls feel free to send us feedback! Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!

How do you design mobile games for a female audience? In this talk, we cover genres, motivations, mechanics, and much more! Speakers: Maryna Iaremenko, Lead Game Designer, GameHouse Joana Marques, Sr. Product Manager Renata Caldani, Brand Manager, Square Enix Montreal Moderator: Joseph Kim, CEO LILA Games SPONSOR: This podcast is sponsored by Square Enix Montreal.  Check out a ton of open listings right: *** HERE *** Also, check out some of the open positions below: Senior VFX Artist Game Designer Lead Game Designer UA Marketing Artist Data Analyst Executive Producer Development Director Bi Developer Software Development Manager Release Management Supervisor User Researcher

Game Biz is a new segment discussing big game industry trends, strategy, and public company movements. Catch us on Clubhouse this Friday for an after discussion on this topic: Clubhouse Friday 3/12/21 at 12PM PST Your hosts: Joseph Kim Eric Kress Chris Petrovic

Welcome to TWIG #123! Today we cover: #1. Fortnite developer Epic buys Fall Guys studio Mediatonic #2. Gaming Giant Ubisoft Partners With Ethereum-based NFT Platform Sorare #3. Dream Games secures $50m Series A round LINKS: Join us on Clubhouse this Friday 3/12/2021 at 12PM PST to discuss the Future of Games Industry M&A https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/MRQ1Z7pE Hosts: - Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff) - Joe Kim (@jokim1) - Eric Kress (@ekress) - Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer) As always, pls feel free to send us feedback! Check out TWIG on the GameMakers YouTube Channel!