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TWIG #346: EU Wants to Ban Free-to-Play, Supercell Introduces a New Boss
TWIG crew dives into Gamescom chaos, funding trends, and post-Ibiza IV drips. From Supercell’s leadership addition, to IP-powered collabs (Raid x TMN…
6 months ago
302. Call of Duty vs Battlefield: Ex-DICE, Bungie & Activision Experts Unpack It All
This one’s for the shooter heads. Host Phil Black (ex-DICE) is joined by Chris Sides (ex-Bungie) and longtime strategist Chris Anjos (ex-Activision) …
6 months ago
301. Duolingo, Tinder, DraftKings: How Top Apps Have Been Gamified
We dive into Duolingo’s ruthless gamification, how BeReal is evolving beyond its viral gimmick, why Tinder is betting big on live events, the surpris…
6 months ago
TWIG #345 Clash Royale’s BIG Comeback and LEGO’s Digital Gamble
This week on TWIG, the crew covers everything from corn in Minecraft to streak psychology in the New York Times’ latest game, Pips. We kick things of…
6 months, 1 week ago
300. First-Ever Interview with Head of LEGO Digital Play – Aaron Loeb
Why is LEGO doubling down on digital? In his first-ever interview as the founding president of LEGO Digital Play, industry veteran Aaron Loeb (Electr…
6 months, 1 week ago
TWIG #344 Battlefield’s Big Comeback, AppLovin’s Record Quarter and Moon Active’s New Games
We kick things off with “midlife Kress-ises” before diving into the headlines you can’t ignore: Tencent’s latest controversy, AppLovin’s monster quar…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
299. The Hiring Shift No One’s Talking About with an Executive Headhunter, Miklos Blasko
Full-time execs are out, and fractional leaders are in? In today’s episode, we break down the growing trend of founders building companies like modul…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
TWIG #343: Match Villains' Monster Raise, the Sydney Sweeny Effect, and the Lost A of AAA
This week, the TWIG crew goes full galaxy brain. We kick things off with the real effects of celebrity cringe marketing. Then it’s onto the real news…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
298. Segmentation Is Dead. Long Live Personalization!
In this episode, we unpack how today’s biggest mobile publishers are ditching segmentation in favor of experimentation at scale, what Apple’s privacy…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
TWIG #342 Scopely Meltdown, Crazy Anime Story and One SHOCKING Game Recipe
Hola! Greetings from Spain. Mishka here, tanned, confused by dinner hours, and tragically absent from today’s pod. But fear not, Eric questions the r…
7 months ago