Deconstructor of Fun

Five lessons from the founders' founder, and how success changes founders

Disney Solitaire's Big Win and Playtika's Earn-Out Trap

This is a story of how an operator accidentally burned his boats, and how no-turning-back worked in real life.

Deconstruction of Gossip Harbor vs Just Dessert

Michal Nowakowski on the week Cyberpunk 2077 broke, the deal that built CD PROJEKT RED

What Türkiye built, who built it, and what happens next. I asked Akin Babayigit, and he gave unfiltered answers.

How licensing deals are actually won, and what studios keep getting wrong with Mattel's Global Head of Digital

Jon Bellamy took over Jagex the Runescape company, and Alexis Bonte took over Stillfront. Here’s what they had to say about being a CEO.

AI companion apps are one of mobile's fastest-growing categories. Here’s how to retention looks like in AI Companion Games…

Marketers are struggling to find new channels. WEBTOON's Christine Yoo and Square Enix's Melanie Gordon explain why a comics app belongs on the list:

Affan Butt on how relationships built years before a deal even exists, from Loom Games' $1B sale to Scopely to Supercell's SoftBank raise.

Emmanuel De Maistre on AI adoption in gaming and what AI actually means for creative teams

5 Key Numbers from The State of Mobile Gaming Ad Monetization Report and What It Tells Us

How did Toon Blast grow its ARPDAU while every other blast game was falling off a cliff?

Thomas Lehr walks through how InnoGames kept Sunrise Village alive with AI

A build-vs-buy breakdown for game studios, showing why internal engineering builds almost always cost more.

An insightful discussion with Games GM Aurash Mahbod on Google Play's new era and its implications for game developers.

A merge game had quietly overtaken the most recognizable name in mobile puzzles. Does that mean it’s better than Match-3?