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This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers – 🚨📢 BREAKING NEWS: PIF running out of cash? Applovin surge, Kingshot explosive growth

Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 am conference discussion vibe, so let’s not take it too seriously.

The Team:

Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r- Game design consultant

Felix Braberg⁠ – Ad monetization consultant

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej Lančarič – User Acquisition & Creatives consultant

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Summary

Felix covers this week’s biggest gaming business headlines: Saudi Arabia’s PIF slowing investments, King Shot surpassing $542M in revenue, AppLovin gaining ground on iOS, remarketing spikes, and Sensor Tower’s November revenue & DAU charts.

What you’ll learn
• Why PIF’s cash slowdown could freeze gaming M&A
• King Shot hits $542M in 9 months + $4.1M best day
• Apple Ads losing share to AppLovin
• Android still ruled by Google Ads
• Remarketing up 20% YoY as CPIs climb
• Top revenue games (Last War, Monopoly GO, Royal Match…)
• Top DAU apps (Roblox, Free Fire, Block Blast…)

Chapters


00:00 — PIF slows investments → gaming M&A winter
03:00 — King Shot hits $542M → 4X meta dominance
06:10 — AppsFlyer Index: AppLovin rises, remarketing up 20%
08:50 — Monthly revenue rankings (Last War, Monopoly GO, King Shot…)
10:20 — DAU rankings + final takeaways