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TWIG #377: Epic for Sale, Unity Cuts Deep, and Merge Keeps Printing
The industry isn’t slowing down. This week, we break down the biggest shifts across games.
Topics Covered:
● Disney and Epic: Why the speculation is pi…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
TWIG #376: Epic Layoffs, Roblox Tax & Google’s New Strategy
The games industry is hitting another inflection point, and the "old rules" of growth are being rewritten. This week, we’re unpacking:
● Google’s "Lev…
2 months ago
UA Monthly #2: AppLovin's Social Network, Google Fee Cuts & Unity D28
The mobile ecosystem is experiencing some massive shifts this month. We dive into the real implications of Unity Vector's new D28 campaign, break dow…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Epic Settlement: Google's "Level Up" Program & The Future of DTC
It's been 2030 days since Google pulled Fortnite, and the Epic vs. Google settlement is finally here. We sit down with AppCharge CMO Gil Tovly to rea…
2 months, 1 week ago
TWiG #375: GDC 2026 Post-Mortem, Epic’s Surrender & Google Play’s Legal Rebirth
The Deconstructor of Fun crew is back from San Francisco, recovering from a whirlwind GDC week to break down the massive shifts hitting the industry.…
2 months, 1 week ago
TWIG #374 GDC 2025: The Honest Debrief
The full Deconstructor of Fun crew, all six of us, recorded live and on-site in San Francisco at the end of GDC week. No prep, no scripts. Just the r…
2 months, 1 week ago
Shooter Monthly #5: The Marathon Revelation, Overwatch Reborn & The Death of Highguard
Extraction shooters are finally confronting their identity crisis. Is Marathon the answer, or just another branch of the same lineage?Phil, Sides, an…
2 months, 1 week ago
State of Gaming 2026: What’s Really Winning Now
Sam Aune from Sensor Tower breaks down the State of Gaming 2026 - from Battlefield 6 proving premium is far from dead, to why free-to-play is getting…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Puzzle Monthly #1: Pixel Flow, UA, and the Future of Sort Puzzles
We talk about how Pixel Flow scaled so quickly, why its core design works for monetization, and how games like Hexa Sort and Magic Sort helped push t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
TWiG #373: Turkey Funds Game Dev, WB Games Uncertainty & Discord Drama
We discuss Turkey’s new government subsidies for game developers and why the country may become one of the most attractive places to build a studio, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago