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TWiG 240: A BIG Return, A BIG VC Check, and A BIG Brand That Can’t Seem to Win
The prodigal son, Mishka Katkoff, makes his return to TWiG. And boy, did he bring the hot takes with him. Laura tells us of DC’s latest mobile attemp…
2 years, 7 months ago
In Conversation: CliffyB on Gears of War, Epic and Control Freak
You know Clifford "CliffyB" Blezinski as the Lead Designer and face of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament. But in his life after Epic Games he has be…
2 years, 7 months ago
TWiG 239: A Ken't Miss Collaboration, Niantic’s Final Folly and the Real Cost of AAA Development
Barbie movie anticipation reaches all-time highs, but it’s not clear who paid who for brand integration into Stumble Guys. Marvel Snap escaped our H1…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Heroic Labs Helps You Grow Retention and Focus on the Fun
With privacy changes affecting the front-end of the funnel across the entire mobile games industry, the importance of metagame driven long-term reten…
2 years, 8 months ago
TWiG 238: Honkai Star Rail! Monopoly Go! Diablo Immortal! Nikke! 2023 1H Review
Can you believe we're already halfway through 2023? Neither can we. As teased last week, the TWiG crew checks in on some of the biggest mobile, free-…
2 years, 8 months ago
In Conversation: Inside UGC Game Development with Gamefam CEO Joe Ferencz
Gamefam founder and CEO - Joe Ferencz - was early among professional game developers to spot and chase the Roblox opportunity. Now he runs the top pu…
2 years, 8 months ago
TWiG 237: LiveOps Deconstruction - How do Candy Crush & Royal Match Keep it Fresh? LiveOps Marketing with Celebrities - is there ROI?
We are tackling LiveOps from both sides of the equation this week with Laura deconstructing the latest and greatest in puzzle LiveOps from Candy Crus…
2 years, 8 months ago
In Conversation: Bringing UA Measurement to PC & Console
An increasingly hot topic amongst the TWiG crew, and the industry at large, is mobile, F2P veterans looking to additional platforms for blue or purpl…
2 years, 8 months ago
TWiG 236: Summer Games Fest Gets Hot and Under The Hood of Chrome Valley
With Ethan out, the crew runs amok with more shocking regulatory news from the MSFT and ATVI merger. Will it ever end? Eric gives Embracer a much-nee…
2 years, 8 months ago
TWiG 235: Apple Vision Pro! Diablo IV! Privacy Manifests come for device fingerprinting!
The games industry is not taking any time off for summer vacation as we're seeing another absolutely monster week of news. The Vision Pro is here, is…
2 years, 8 months ago