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TWIG #337 Supercell's AI Ruse and Microsoft’s Muddled Xbox Strategy
We discuss Believer’s potential survivor, the layoffs at Mind’s Eye, and Netflix’s surprising decision to axe key mobile titles. But the real meat is…
8 months ago
292. Where Do Geogames Go After Niantic’s $3.5B Exit with Lauren Steidl, CEO of Integrated Reality Labs
From Niantic’s $3.5B sale of Pokémon GO to Scopely, to the rise of SLAP, a fast-paced, IRL multiplayer game that blends social tagging with viral vid…
8 months ago
TWIG #336 Candy Crush Veterans Return as Marathon Runs Out of Steam
We start with a massive Switch 2 record-breaking pre-launch momentum and what it signals for Nintendo’s comeback strategy. Then it’s on to Tencent’s …
8 months, 1 week ago
291. AI in Games: Innovation or Ethical Time Bomb? With George Ng, CTO of GGWP
Mishka Katkoff talks with George Ng, co-founder and CTO of GGWP, about the real AI crisis in gaming—and it’s not what you think.From manipulative per…
8 months, 1 week ago
TWiG #335: Embrace CEO Exits, Pokémon meets Genshin and Nintendo’s Mysterious On Switch
Habby has a new surprise launch that may push the publisher to $1B ARR. Apple somehow does worse than Game Center 2.0, while Xbox delivers a near swa…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
290. 10 x Co-Development Trends: Why the Best Studios Are Scaling Without Hiring
Mishka Katkoff sits down with Carla Rylance - external development expert, XDS Advisory Committee Chair, and Head of Business Solutions for XDS Spark…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
TWIG #334 The $200,000,000 Greenlight Failures and Activision’s Tone-Deaf In-Game Ads
The crew dives into a jam-packed week of industry news from Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 launch to Epic’s evolving Store strategy. We unpack the grow…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
289. Mobile Gaming in 2025: 10 Trends That Matter
State of Gaming report: https://tinyurl.com/5eyye63d
In this episode, Mishka Katkoff sits down with Sensor Tower gaming insights analyst Sam Aune to d…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
288. Why Most Games Deserve to Die — And How Voodoo Finds the Ones That Don’t
In this episode, Deconstructor of Fun’s Mishka Katkoff sits down with Thibault de Vésinne-Larüe, VP of Core Gaming at Voodoo, to unpack one of the in…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
TWIG #333: Apple's Stand Up Comedy, Fortnite Mobile's Tea Leaves, and a Mystery Success
With Michail out, and definitely not living a jetset life, Jen, Eric, Adam, and Phil huddle around the WWDC campfire to tell tales of Game Center. Th…
9 months ago