TWIG #354 Google's New Payment-Link Era and Rovio's End of an Era

Deconstructor of Fun

Jen Donahoe makes her triumphant return. She's joined by Eric Kress and special guest Stan Kwon from BetaHat.

We dig into:

• Battlefield 6 corrections, marketing takeaways
• Android’s new payment-link era

Unity’s cross-platform payments

• what General Intuition’s $134 M seed means for spatial reasoning and game data

• Rovio’s restructuring
• Football Manager deal with FIFA
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00:00 Welcome

03:12 Jen's Update

09:17 Industry Insights and Trends

14:56 Battlefield Six Analysis

23:05 Marketing Strategies and Success

26:12 Marketing Choices and Target Audience

27:13 Epic vs Google: Legal Battle Update

36:42 Unity's New Commerce Management Product

41:53 AI and Gaming: General Intuition's Ambitious Plans

49:16 Rovio's Restructuring and Industry Trends

52:40 Football Manager's Success and Future Plans