Deconstructor of Fun Podcast
1) TWIG #365 Golden Twig Awards: The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Moves in Games This Year
From brilliant plays to questionable moves, embarrassing predictions to market reality checks, we’re handing out the most honest (and occasionally brutal) awards of the year in games — including a ver...Show More
2) TWIG #364 Off-Air Relationships and Personal Reflections
The crew discusses their off-air relationships, personal reflections, and New Year's resolutions. 00:00 New Year's Resolutions and Sarcasm00:27 Introduction and Episode Overview00:49 Listener Question...Show More
3) 317. Inside the Hiring Playbook of Top-Performing Startups
Hiring is one of the most underestimated competitive advantages in startups, and one of the fastest ways to break a company.In this episode, Michail Katkoff (Deconstructor of Fun), Joe Burridge (Head ...Show More
4) TWIG Jr: Awards, Predictions, and Gen Alpha's Take on Gaming
Rocky (12) and Mickey (10) are back with Eric Kress and Jen Donahoe for the annual TWIG Jr segment, bringing unfiltered Gen Alpha opinions on everything from Roblox to the Switch 2. The kids don't hol...Show More
5) Shooter Monthly #3 Marathon vs the Market, Valorant Goes Massive, Marvel Rivals Misreads Progression
Is Die Hard a Christmas Shooter Movie? Only this podcast would know!We discuss:- Call of Duty’s rare public admission of failure and what the end of back-to-back sub-franchise releases actually signal...Show More
6) 12 x TWIG Predictions: The Numbers Don't Lie!
Steam PC flops, Xbox layoffs return, Sony’s handheld dominates, investors flee games for apps, Roblox sees a $100M exit, China beats Turkey, PC indie rises, mobile teams pivot to apps.01:01 Tribute to...Show More
7) 316. Slipknot's Clown: Building Games Like You Build a Band
In this Deep Dive, Jen drops into the pit with Sean “Clown” Crahan — co-founder of Slipknot, lifelong gamer, and unapologetic creative chaos agent.We go from masks to Minecraft, breaking down the orig...Show More
8) TWIG #362 The Golden TWIGs 2025 Show
Brace yourself. Golden TWIG voting is open!https://forms.gle/b4HFZkaeczN41BsBA This isn’t a participation-trophy awards show. Nor some thinly veiled promotion of paid sponsors. Golden TWIG is the indu...Show More
9) 315. From Space Ape to Duolingo via Supercell with Simon Hade
What actually happens after the hit games, the acquisitions, and the “success”?In this episode, Simon Hade, co-founder of Space Ape Games, walks through the uncomfortable middle of game company buildi...Show More
10) TWIG #361 WB Games’ Fate, CoD’s Apology Tour & the UA Financing Trap
FNaF 2 crushes box office expectations, proving (again) that game IP owns Hollywood. We break down Matthew Ball’s take on the EA/PIF deal, why 93% ownership signals a sports-media empire play, not an ...Show More