Podcasts about UA

Mattel owns Barbie, Hot Wheels, UNO, Masters of the Universe and Street Sharks. Marcus Liassides runs its digital business, which now Roblox, Fortnite, and a licensing program that puts Mattel IP in creators' hands without approving what they build with it. This episode is about how a studio actually gets an IP deal with Mattel, and what you get beyond the logo.00:00 - Why Mattel is at a games summit01:13 - The Roblox bet04:18 - Why studios stay skeptical06:22 - AI and why IP matters more10:46 - What Mattel actually wants pitched13:57 - Where pitches go wrong17:40 - Beyond the license19:15 - MGs, rev share and dev funding23:57 - The approvals question26:44 - Barbie's UA guardrails29:29 - Exclusivity

Rockstar is fighting a leak it cannot plug, and the leaker has turned the whole thing into a token economy.Episode 398 covers a week where the data says growth and the job market says something else. Newzoo puts 2026 at 214 billion, Makers Fund closes another 250 million that looks nothing like venture capital, Google Play turns RAM into a store requirement, and Gamescom hands us Nodusfall, Palworld on mobile via Garena, and one more round of the HD on mobile argument that never ends.Topics Covered:• CyberLeek posts 16 GTA 6 clips and runs crypto-paid polls on what leaks next• Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft, Discord and Google to unmask whoever is behind it• Newzoo's 2026 forecast hits 214 billion with North America growing slowest• Why layoffs keep coming in a market still growing 6 percent• Makers Fund raises 250 million and shifts into project and UA financing• Google Play makes memory optimization a store requirement in February 2027• Opening Night Live and the endless pile of tactics spin-offs• HoYoverse reveals Nodusfall while its mobile portfolio drops 24 percent• Garena picks up Palworld for mobile and Roco Kingdom goes global• Localization and UI as the real barrier for Eastern games in the West• The HD on mobile fight nobody at the table is winningCHAPTERS:01:12 Today's Topics Rundown02:19 Gamescom Pics and Shoutouts03:01 Sponsor Updates05:57 GTA6 Leeks16:11 Layoffs and Market Maturity20:10 Makers Fund Raises $250M28:18 Google Play RAM PSA29:29 Gamescom Opening Night Live36:16 Western Appeal Debate37:04 Roco Kingdom Goes Global37:47 Palworld Mobile Licensing38:52 Cozy Combat Audience Shift41:35 Portfolio Decline And Cannibalization51:33 Localization And UI Barriers01:01:18 Wrapping Up And Next Week

Everyone's telling you cohort financing is free money to scale. It's not, and the contract fine print is where that story falls apart.Josh Chandley (President & COO, Wildcard Games) sits down with Phil Mohr (CEO & Co-founder, Metica) and Martin Macmillan (Founder, Pollen Capital) to break down what cohort financing actually costs, who really takes the risk, and how founders keep getting burned by deals they don't fully understand. Martin lent almost $1B through Pollen VC with zero credit defaults over a decade. Phil looked at 40-50 games before Metica stopped writing new cohort deals altogether. Between them, they unpack the math the sales guys don't want you to run.Topics Covered:• UA financing vs cohort financing• Why receivables lending scaled down• The 80/20 mechanics of a cohort deal• Who actually takes the risk on a cohort• Cross-collateralization and disguised liens• What makes a good candidate for financing• Breakeven windows and LTV curve shape• The real annualized cost of cohort financing• How financing cost raises your effective CPI• Why finance and UA teams don't align• Getting free debt from your ad networks• Red flags in cohort financing contracts• What happens when a cohort underperforms• Debt plus equity hybrid dealsCHAPTERS: 00:00 Cohort Financing Hype00:36 Meet the Experts02:20 UA Financing Explained03:45 Receivables vs Cohorts05:20 How Cohort Deals Work09:04 Hidden Risks and Recourse11:06 Contract Traps to Watch15:39 Who Qualifies for Funding17:49 Payback Windows Sweet Spot18:54 LTV Curve and Game Types22:45 True Cost and IRR Math29:19 Financing Cost in UA Bids32:15 Data Truth and Real-Time Stops36:09 Cohort Risk And Timing37:01 Free Credit From Ad Networks38:40 Why Credit Lines Aren't Enough43:42 VC Versus Lender Mindset47:05 Questions For Cohort Lenders53:10 Bad Terms And Red Flags56:40 Evolving Financing Stack59:25 Exit Clauses And Flexibility01:02:42 Modeling Downside Scenarios01:07:54 Debt Plus Equity Strategy01:10:18 Final Advice And Wrap Up

When Dick's Sporting Goods acquired Foot Locker last year, it was supposed to be a transformative deal that would serve a “broader range of consumers”. Fast forward to today, and the company is still struggling with the integration. Matt, Rachel, and Tyler take a look at the Dick's challenging quarter. Plus, unhearalded earnings reports and listener questions Have a question? Email us; podcasts@fool.com Tyler Crowe, Rachel Warren, and Matt Frankel discuss: - Dick's Sportinf Goods earnings and guidance cut. - Was it “geopolitical concerns” or just Foot Locker? - The woes of Walker & Dunlop - CVS HEalth's turnaround candidacy - Is UPS a value or a value trap? Companies discussed: DKS, NKE, ONON, ASO, UA, CROX, WD, CVS, UPS, AMZN Host: Tyler Crowe Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We're committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Michael Lev is joined by Daily Star colleague Bruce Pascoe to break down the Arizona men's basketball team's performance during its three-game exhibition tour in Lithuania.  Michael and Bruce discuss Ivan Kharchenkov's potential breakout, five-star freshman Caleb Holt's non-shooting contributions and more. They also discuss the ongoing mess regarding NCAA eligibility for UA basketball player RJ Godfrey and football players Max Harris and Ismail Mahdi.

University of Akron President R.J. Nemer welcomes students into the Fall 2026 semester. Nemer also talks about the theme of "growth" and one of the ways that he does NOT want you to describe the university!IG: @rj_nemer

The 190 passengers of a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey to Palma de Mallorca, Spain had settled into their seats for their overnight flight when the captain gave an announcement: everyone had to turn off their Bluetooth devices — or he was going to turn around the plane. This confounded passengers, because Bluetooth is safe for airplanes. It stays enabled when devices are on airplane mode. United even encourages using Bluetooth headphones to connect to in-flight entertainment. What was going on? The flight crew couldn't say. So the passengers took to...where else? Reddit. Show notes: UA flight - 'turn bluetooth off or we're turning around' (Reddit) This episode was reported and produced by Grace Tatter, and co-hosted by Grace Tatter, Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson. It was edited by Dave Shaw. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski and Paul Vaitkus.

Jen sits down with WEBTOON and Square Enix to break down a channel that reaches mobile, PC, and console at once.UA is saturated and everyone is hunting for new reach. WEBTOON has 160 million MAU, about 90% under 34, and roughly 69% of its readers play games across all three platforms. Christine Yu (WEBTOON) and Melanie Gordon (Square Enix) walk through how the Visions of Mana and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined campaigns actually came together, what the branded epilogue format is, how long these collabs take, and how the Coin Hunter offerwall is driving 10,000 verified Steam wishlist adds a week.Topics Covered:• The vertical scroll format and why Gen Z never touched a comic book• 160M MAU and how WEBTOON monetizes like a free to play game• $2.7B paid out to creators and 124,000 new episodes a day• Creators as influencers and why the comment section matters• The branded epilogue and the Visions of Mana collab results• Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and the Tabletop partnership• Timelines, approvals, and what marketers need to bring to the table• Licensing collab creative for paid media, owned social, and UA• Coin Hunter, the offerwall, and pay per verified Steam wishlist• Where WEBTOON sits in the funnel and why ROAS is the wrong first questionCHAPTERS:01:33 — What Is WEBTOON04:21 — Mel's Fan Origin Story06:26 — WEBTOON as an IP Engine09:17 — Creators as Influencers11:24 — Turning Fandom Into a Marketing Channel13:14 — Case Study: Visions of Mana x The Greatest Estate Developer15:20 — Inside the Collab Process17:33 — Western Market Performance20:00 — Case Study: Dragon Quest VII Reimagined x Tabletop24:07 — Campaign Types and Timelines27:32 — Repurposing Collab Content for UA/Social30:18 — What Makes It Feel Authentic (Not Cheesy)32:00 — Performance, ROAS, and Funnel Placement34:00 — Beyond Anime: Genre and Demographic Diversity37:08 — Audience Demographics38:00 — Lower-Funnel Product: Coin Hunter / Steam Wishlist41:00 — What's Next & Wrap-Up Wishlist 42:00 — Recap and Closing (Brandformance)

The Arizona Wildcats are about three weeks away from the season. What are the biggest surprises in training camp? The Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev have an in-depth conversation about all things UA football.

O le masina o Fepuari 2020 na amatalia ai le Aoga Amata (Pre School) a le EFKS Fairfield i le Hall a le Lotu i le 391 Cabramatta Road i Cabramatta.O le sini autu o lenei faamoemoe pei ona saunoa iai le faiaoga le faletua ia Michiko Ete Lima o le tapu'eina ma fafau le Gagana Samoa i le soifua tuputupu ane o le fanau. " Ua iai sailiiliga ua mautinoa e moomia e tamiti laiti ni gagana se lua e atina'e ai ma olaola le faiai a o soifua ane." E le gata i lea a o le faitauina ai o le tusi paia ma malamalama i la tatou gagana Samoa ma le tu ma agaifanua. O Aso Lulu ma Aso Faraile mai i le 10am agai atu i le 12noon i le aoauli vasega o le vaiaso.E toaono tamaiti laiti na amatalia le aoga ia Fepuari 2020 ae o le taimi nei ua atoa le toaluasefulu o tamaiti o le Aoga Amata.O le mamao o nofoaga e malaga mai ai matua e momoli ma fa'aao'oga le fanau e sau mai Penrith,Austral ma Edmondson Park. Saunoa fo'i le faletua ia Michiko o totonu lava o aiga e amata mai ai lenei aoaoga taua tele i le talanoa faasamoa i taimi uma i le fanau iti.O se popolega i le lumanai ua totoe nei na o fanau second generation na fananau i fafo ua avea ma matua ma e ono mou malie atu ai le gagana vagana aoga faapenei e fesoasoani e puipui le faatumauina o le tautala faasamoa.O le numera a Michiko e faafesootai mai ai matua mo le aoga o le 0414439754.Mo Tala Fou ma Tala o Taaloga mai Samoa aemaise mea o tutupu i Ausetalia ma le lalolagi atoa,faafofoga i le SBS Samoan Aso Lulu 2pm ma le Aso faraile 2pm i vaiaso taitasi.

Whenever RocketLab reports earnings these days, investors and analysts are far more interested in Neutron rocket updates than anything else. No wonder it was the most discussed topic on the conference call. Travis, Matt, and Tyler dissect Rocketlab's earnings and opportunities in the space economy. Plus, ON Holdings decides to prioritize margins, and eVTOL companies Archer Aviation & Joby Aviation try to one up each other. Have a question? Email us; podcasts@fool.com Tyler Crowe, Travis Hoium, and Matt Frankel discuss: - RocketLab's earnings and the Neutron schedule- Investing opportunities in the space economy- On Holdings earnings- The give and take of DTC sales for retailers- eVTOL acquisitions Companies discussed: RKLB, ONON, NKE, UA, ACHR, JOBY, BA Host: Tyler CroweGuests: Travis Hoium, Matt FrankelEngineer: Kristi Waterworth Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, "TMF") do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We're committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ua loa tausaga faatoa siitia lea o totogi o Pasi ma taavale laiti i Samoa.O se fiafiaga tele i avetaavale ae ua leva na tatau ona faia lea suiga e pei ona saunoa iai le Peresetene o le Asosi.I se talanoaga ma Tapualii Fagafua Epati Tamati ua masani lava tagata i le totogi tuai o pasese ma e pei faatoa siitia ae ua leva na alu ai lava i totogi ua leva na faaoga.Mo tala fou ma tala o mea tutupu mai Samoa ma Ausetalia nei faafofoga i le SBS Samoan Aso Lulu 2pm Aso Faraile 2pm o vaiaso taitasi.

A UA student is arrested in Europe for a killing in Tucson; The number of uninsured children in Arizona continues to climb; A new school for blind kids opens its doors; and more...

We are joined by ad monetization guest Katerina to break down Smash Fest and the clone explosion surrounding it. We cover the physics-based cannon core (each ball is a move, run out and buy five more — match-3 logic on a physics engine), the detective work tracing it back to Toon Blast's "Cannon Fest" event (spotted by Game Refinery back in November 2024, and run by Peak as both playables and creatives — someone put two and two together and realized it worked), why Smash Fest was abruptly pulled from Google Play right as it scaled to ~300K downloads/day, and the seven-studio clone wave (Royal Smash by Cypher Games, Carnival Knockdown, Knockout, Knock Fever, Stack Smash by Tripledot, Carnival Blast, and more). Katerina digs into the monetization — Smash Fest's fairly basic setup (one rewarded placement, interstitial every fourth attempt) versus Royal Smash's smarter double-your-coins rewarded flow — with estimates landing around ~$130K/day in ads for Smash Fest, and the crew guessing the true total (IAP plus ads) could push toward ~$1M/day given a reported ~1M DAU. Then the UA reality: Smash Fest scaled ~300K downloads/day on ~50 creatives and essentially one great playable, ~90% AppLovin — while Royal Smash is catching up fast with 10x the creative volume, more channels, better LiveOps, and a monetization edge.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 A new physics-puzzle category — and the controversy03:00 The core loop — cannon physics, each ball a move07:00 The detective story — it's Toon Blast's Cannon Fest event10:30 Seven studios clone it in one month12:30 Why Smash Fest got taken down as it scaled16:30 The monetization breakdown — ~$130K/day in ads23:00 A new category: physics puzzlers take over from Angry Birds28:00 The UA reality — 50 creatives vs Royal Smash's 500This episode is brought to you by Kinoa — the AI operating system for mobile game operations: flows, live segments, in-app messages, push notifications, and A/B testing in one place, run by the operators who own the numbers. Carry1st saw +43% ARPDAU; PlayStudios saw +31% revenue on Tetris Block Party. Learn more at Kinoa.http://www.kinoa.ai?utm_source=MatejPodcast&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Matej+Podcast&utm_id=100--------------------------------------PVX Partners offers non-dilutive funding for game developers.Go to: https://pvxpartners.com/They can help you access the most effective form of growth capital once you have the metrics to back it.- Scale fast- Keep your shares- Drawdown only as needed- Have PvX take downside risk alongside you+ Work with a team entirely made up of ex-gaming operators and investors---------------------------------------For an ever-growing number of game developers, this means that now is the perfect time to invest in monetizing direct-to-consumer at scale.Our sponsor FastSpring:Has delivered D2C at scale for over 20 yearsThey power top mobile publishers around the worldLaunch a new webstore, replace an existing D2C vendor, or add a redundant D2C vendor at fastspring.gg.---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. 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 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Katerina Maliaran, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO GAFUA 10 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: O lou tofi e Le Faatauina (Your Legacy Is Not For Sale) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Faataoto 13:22 “O le tagata lelei na te tofia ana mea i le fānau a lana fānau; a o le ‘oloa o le tagata agasala, e teua lea mo lē amiotonu.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: 2 Tupu 20:12-19E tatau lava ona e fesili ia te oe lava i lenei fesili aemaise pe a ua oo ina e matua: ‘O a faamatalaga a tagata ia te a'u pe a oo mai le taimi ou te alu ai'. O le tulaga moni, o le auala o loo e soifua ai i le lalolagi nei e fua iai faamatalaga a tagata e faia ia te oe. O le mafuaaga lea e tatau ai ona e faia galuega ma se tofiga lelei, ma puipui lelei iai. E lē tatau ona e faatau atua ma fesuiaia i se mea, tusa poo le a le matagofie.Le au pele e, o au galuega ma tofi, e aofia ai lou igoa, o le a tuua i le lalolagi nei pe a oo ina e alu. A'o avea le tupu o Esekia o se tupu e lelei, na ia tuua se tofi lē lelei mo lana fanau. I le 2 Tupu 20:1-11, na auina mai e le tupu o Papelonia ana tagata suesue e feiloai ma Esekia, e lei poto o ia, aua ua faaalia uma iai latou le oloa e tele i lona fale e oo i le oloa o le atunuu atoa. O lea mea na ia faia, ua lamatia ai lona malo e oo i lana fanau i o latou fili. Ina ua fai atu le perofeta o Isaia ia te ia i le taui o le mea faavalevalea ua na faia, e aofia ai le ave faatagataotaua o lana fanau ma ave uma le oa o le atunuu e le tupu o Papelonia, na ia tali mai e faapea,“Ua lelei le afioga a le ALI‘I ‘ua e fai mai ai na;” ‘ua fai atu fo‘i ia, “E lē i ai ‘ea le manuia ma le fa‘amaoni i lo‘u olaga?”O le tulaga e ofo ai, sa lelei ia te ia le ave faatagata o taua o lana fanau ae aua nei tupu ia te ia. O loo manino e leai se poto i le mea ua ia faia. Na faatauina e Esekia lona tofi i le manao e faalialia lona tamaoaiga tele. E manatua pea o ia e ona suli o se tagata na tatalaina le faitotoa i le tiapolo ma oo ai ina latou le toe maua le nofoaiga tupu. O le tauloto mai le Tusi Paia o le asō o loo faaali mai ai iai tatou, o le tagata lelei e na te tofia ana mea i le fanau a ana fanau. E na te lē taofia i latou mai le maua o le tofi mai matua pe tuua se igoa e faamāina ai i latou. Ou te tatalo ia aua lava nei e tatalaina le faitotoa i le tiapolo e faapologa, faasauā pe saisaitia ai ou suli ma fanau, i le suafa o Iesu. O soo se aiga o loo pologa i faafitauli tuufaasolo mai augatupulaga ona na tatala e se tagata o le aiga le faitotoa i se taimi ua sola, aua e te faapei o lea tagata. Afai ua e faia ni mea e te lē o fiafia ai, ma e te iloa o na mea e ono aafia ai lau fanau ma ou suli, tamoe i le Atua mo lona alofa mutimutivale i le asō. Ole atu ia te ia e faamamā ia te oe e ala i lona toto ma suia ai le talaaga o lou aiga. E le afaina poo le a lou matua o iai, afai o loo e soifua pea, e iai pea le avanoa e toe faaleleia ma tuu se tofi lelei i lau fanau ma ou suli, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO SA 9 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: O le faauuga e le faatauina (The annointing Is Not For Sale) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Mataio 10:8 “Ia ‘outou fa‘amālōlō i ē mama‘i, fa‘amamā lepela, fa‘atutū i ē ‘ua oti, tutuli i temoni. ‘Ua maua fua ‘outou, ‘ia ‘outou foa‘ifuaina atu.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: 1 Peteru 5:2-4A faauuina e le Atua se tagata, e finagalo o ia e faaaoga e lea tagata le faauuga e faamalosi ai i tagata ma talai le talalelei. E pei ona tatou faitauina mai le Tusi Paia o le asō, e lē finagalo le Atua e faaaogaina e maua ai ni tupe. E masani ona ou fai i faifeau o loo i lalo o lau taitaiga, a faaaoga i latou e le Atua e faia se vavega, e lē tatau ona latou faatauananu se taui, pe talia foi ni taui mai le tagata na maua le vavega. I le tauloto mai le Tusi Paia o le asō, na fetalai Iesu i lona ausoo na latou maua fua le faauuga ma e tatau foi ona latou foai fua atu. O Lē na faia vavega a le Atua, e lē o tagata na ia faauuina. O lona uiga, e lē tatau ona e manatu e maua mai ni mea i se tagata na maua sana vavega mai le Atua e ala i le faauuga ia te oe. O nisi o faifeau a le Atua ua o atu ma faatau atu suauu, vai, solosolo ma isi mea faapena, ua latou fai mai, ua maea faauuina i latou e o mai mo tatalo. O ia amioga e atagia ai o auauna o loo naunau e faaaoga seseina mamoe a le Atua ae ua lē faia tiute faaleoleo mamoe o le tausi ma fafaga. Le au pele e, e lē tatau ona e faaaogaina le faauuga ua tuu e le Atua i ou luga e faaaoga ai tagata. O nisi tagata e faatonu malosi mai e tatau ona faaigoa i latou o ‘ Tama i le Alii' ona ua faaaoga e le Atua i latou e faamalolo ai ulu tigā. O le faauuga e lē agavaa ai se tasi e avea ma Alii i luga o isi tagata ae o le faauuga e tatau ona faaaogaina e auauna ai i tagata. Na silafia e Peteru o ia faaosoosoga e oo mai, o le mafuaaga lea na ia faatonu ai nisi o taitai o le Ekalesia i le faitauga mai le Tusi Paia o le asō e fafaga le fanau a le Atua ma le loto malie ma le mafaufau matala. Na ia lapatai foi ia aua nei faaaogaina le faauuga a le Atua i o latou olaga e maua ai ni mea. O Iesu Keriso o le faataitaiga sili, na faasino mai le ala e faaaogaina ai le faauuga a le Atua i luga o se tagata. Na ia faia galuega lelei ma faamalolo nisi na faapologaina e le tiapolo ( Galuega 10:38), na ia auauna foi i tagata na mulimuli ia te ia (Ioane 13:3-5). Le au pele e, e pei o Iesu, faaaoga le faauuga na e maua mai le Atua e faamanuia ai iai latou ua auina atu ia te oe, aua ete faaaogaina e maua ai ni mea. O Iesu o le leoleo mamoe sili ma e iai le aso e te avatu ai faamaumauga ole faaaogaina o mea uma ua ia foai atu ia te oe. Ia manatua lava o le faauuga mai le Atua o se auupega e te auauna ai ia te ia, aoao ona tagata, faamalieina ai manaoga ma talai le talalelei i tuluiga o le lalolagi. O le faauuga e lē faaaogaina e maua ai ni mea, ae ia auauna e faia le finagalo o lē na auina mai ai, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

With a few practices in the books, Arizona football beat writer Justin Spears and Star columnist Michael Lev discuss notable storylines from UA's fall training camp.

Arizona looks to have solidified its frontcourt with the addition of Clemson transfer RJ Godfrey. Are the Wildcats a Final Four contender once again - and can UA football really compete for a Big 12 championship? Ali Farhang, cohost of Spears & Ali on ESPN Tucson, joins us to share his thoughts.

Ua sauni atu le NSW Samoan Senior Rugby Union mo la latou Gala Ball 2026 i le Aso Toonai o le vaiaso fou 15th Aokuso ma ua vaai foi le sologa lelei o tapenaga a latou au i le tauvaga o faagasolo.Saunoa le tamaitai failautusi ia Emeline Volkman pe tusa ma le 189 tama taaalo lakapi mai Samoa ua sao mai i totonu o lenei polokalame ma maua a latou konekarate lakapi e agai atu ai i atunuu Asia pei o hong kong ma Shri Lanka.O le faaauau ai pea o lenei auaunaga sa sau ai a o tau amata mai e nisi suafa iloga i le lakapi pei o Nua Tavita Sio,Gisa Vili Alaalatoa,Francis Betham ma nisi o tamalii.E toatele foi sui o le Manu Samoa na fofoa atu ai i lenei Iuni e pei o Fua Veiru,Nifo Vaeluaga,Fosi Palaamo,Michael Alaalatoa ma nisi.Mo nisi o tala fou ma tala o taaloga faafofoga mai le SBS Samoan i Aso Lulu 2pm ma toe faasalalauina i le po 10pm.Faapea foi le Aso Faraile 2pm ae toe faasalalauina i le po Aso Sa 10pm.

This week is one giant lesson in consolidation: everybody's buying everybody, the money is concentrating, the ownership is concentrating, and the people are getting cut. Tripledot bought Supersonic from Unity, Saudi Arabia closed the biggest leveraged buyout in history to take EA private, and Netflix gutted a studio seven weeks after praising its game on an earnings call.Matej Lančarič flies solo for the weekly news. Tripledot acquired Supersonic from Unity for $40M cash — a striking number given Supersonic likely did ~$40-45M in revenue over the last 12 months (per Sensor Tower plus ad revenue), and given ironSource paid $150M for it 11 years ago and Unity got it inside the $4.4B ironSource merger in 2022. It's the final piece of ironSource leaving the building — and the second time Tripledot has done this, after buying AppLovin's entire games business for $800M a year ago. The pattern is now complete: both AppLovin and Unity have exited game publishing to become pure ad-tech companies (ad networks make ads, publishers make games). That sale landed alongside Unity's best quarter ever (revenue $546M, up 24%, Grow segment up 35% to $389M on Vector AI, approaching GAAP profitability). Saudi Arabia's PIF closed its $55B take-private of EA (now delisted, ~93% PIF-owned with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners) — the largest LBO in history, with ~$20B in debt that will push EA hard toward recurring mobile and live-service revenue, plus a Vision 2030 soft-power dimension via EA Sports FC. Netflix's FIFA World Cup studio Refactor laid off 85% of staff seven weeks after Netflix named the game one of its most successful cloud debuts — the same praise-then-kill pattern as Squid Game Unleashed. And AppLovin posted a "miss that isn't a miss" (revenue up 53% to ~$1.92B, just under consensus).The through-line: the ad networks make ads now, the publishers make games, and the ownership of the whole industry is concentrating like never before.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 A week of pure consolidation — everybody's buying everybody01:40 Tripledot buys Supersonic for $40M — the ironSource endgame05:30 The pattern: ad networks exit publishing06:40 Unity's best quarter ever — the Vector AI turnaround09:30 Saudi Arabia takes EA private for $55B13:00 The Netflix FIFA disaster — praised, then gutted17:30 AppLovin's Q2 — the miss that isn't a miss---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. 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 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Matej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultant⁠https://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultant⁠https://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultant⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar---------------------------------------Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me---------------------------------------If you are interested in getting UA tips every week on Monday, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lancaric.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & sign up for the Brutally Honest newsletter by Matej LancaricDo you have UA questions nobody can answer? Ask ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the First UA AI in the gaming industry! https://lancaric.me/matej-ai

Xbox prices in Europe jumped as much as 50%, and the console math now writes itself.The crew digs into a rough week for hardware and a strange one for puzzle. PS5 is suddenly the obvious pick while a global RAM crunch threatens the entire next console cycle. Capcom is printing money off seven-year-old games. Roblox got its stock cut 30% after guiding bookings down, and the fight over its algorithm change turns into a bigger argument about platform health versus shareholder duty. Then Phil and Kress go to war over whether Merge-2 is real innovation or the same mechanic in a new skin, while it quietly overtakes Match on downloads for the first time.Topics Covered:• Xbox price hikes of 30 to 50% across Europe• Why PS5 is now the obvious console pick this generation• The RAM crunch that could break the next console cycle• Capcom's back catalog driving 90% of unit sales• Roblox stock crashing 30% after earnings• Retention thresholds and the collapse of viral hits• What the child torture games actually are• Roblox platform health vs fiduciary duty• Japan slowly opening up to foreign capital• Merge-2 climbing to 20% of the US puzzle market• Merge downloads overtaking Match for the first time• Whether Merge is innovation or reskinned mechanics• China flooding UA channels and taking Western shareCHAPTERS: 00:00 Cold Open Introductions00:45 Headlines And Banter02:48 EA Deal Layoff Rumors03:51 Creator Tools And Events07:22 Netflix FIFA Studio Shutdown10:39 Sony Earnings Xbox Prices13:33 Memory Crunch Console Future20:22 Capcom Catalog Dominance27:43 Roblox Earnings Slump35:17 Algorithm Chaos Fallout37:08 Retention Threshold Reality40:00 Child Torture Games Explained42:41 Profit vs Platform Health44:37 Valuation and Downside Risk47:38 Scopely Bets on Japan52:16 Merge 2 Takes Over Puzzle54:46 Is Merge Actually Innovation56:39 Meta Systems Drive Growth01:05:04 China Floods UA Channels01:06:17 Wrap Up and Goodbye

Ua faaalia mai e le Fono a le Samoa Community Support Services Western Sydney Incorporated le galulue faatasi ma Leoleo a Niu Sau Uelese e saili ni talavou Samoa e fia avea ma leoleo i Sini nei.Mo Tala Fou mai Samoa ma tala i totonu o Niu Sau Uelese faafofoga mai i le SBS Samoan mo lo outou silafia i mea o tutupu.Tala i Taaloga ma atunuu mamao i Aso lulu taitasi 2pm faapea Aso Faraile 2pm o vaiaso taitasi.

Andrew Llewellyn has spent his career welding and managing some of North America's largest power, infrastructure, and nuclear construction projects. In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, the UA pipefitter, Red Seal welder, and Kiewit welding manager discusses his path from field pipe welding into welding leadership. He explains how advanced wire-fed processes, phased-array ultrasonic testing, and collaborations with Lincoln Electric Canada and its Application Resource Centre (ARC) are changing industrial welding. Llewellyn also shares his perspective on workforce shortages, automation, cobots, and why communication between engineering and the field has become as important as technical welding skills. This episode was recorded at FABTECH Canada 2025 in Toronto in partnership with Lincoln Electric Canada and Canadian Fabricating & Welding. Email us at podcast@fmamfg.org with any comments, questions, or suggestions.

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO TOFI 6 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: E lē o le fitafita (Not by might) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Sakaria 4:6 “Ua tali mai o ia, ‘ua fai mai ‘iā te a‘u, o lo‘o fa‘apea mai: “O le afioga lenei a le ALI‘I ‘iā Serupapelu, o lo‘o fa‘apea mai: E lē o le fitafita, e lē o le malosi, a o lo‘u Agaga, ‘ua fetalai mai ai le ALI‘I o ‘au.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Failauga 9:11-12O le ituaiga tagata e te oo iai ao iai i le lalolagi nei, e lē fuaina tau o galuega na e faia. E iai se muagagana faa Aferika e faapea mai, ‘o le pisi solo mai i ma o e le mauoloa ai'. E sa'o lelei, mo se faataitaiga, o i latou e faigaluega i luga o le uafu e la'u uta mai le taeao seia oo i le po, o latou totogi e na o se vaega itiiti o le totogi o le pule o le uafu, o loo nofo i totonu o se potu ea malulu, inu lana ti ma saini pepa. E oo atu i faaiuga o le masina, o le totogi o le pule e leiloa pe sili atu i totogi o le la'u uta i le tausaga atoa. O le faitauga mai le Tusi Paia o le asō o loo faamanino mai ai, o se tagata tamoe saosaoa ma televave, e le faapea e mua ai i se tausinioga, e oo foi i se tagata malosi, e le faapea o le a ia malo ai i le taua ma ē ita mai. O loo faapea mai foi, ua lē i ai fo‘i i ē ‘ua popoto le mea e ‘ai, ‘ua lē i ai foi i ē ‘ua fa‘autauta le ‘oloa e tele. O lona uiga o le maualuga o faailoga ma le aoaoina o se tagata e lē fuaina ai le tele o le oa e na te maua. Ou te manatua ao ou iai i le nofoaga o togalauapiga i le va o le tausaga 1983 ma le 1984, ao ou mafuta ma le Atua, na ou tagi atu i le Atua faapea, ‘ou te lē o ole atu mo ni lavalava, poo se taavale, poo se fale foi. Sa fai lava au galuega masani o se faiaoga i le Iunivesite i le taimi na e fai mai ai ou te sau e auauna atu ia te oe. Na ou talia aua ou te fia auauna lava ia te oe, peitai ou te manaomia le mana ma le malosi e faia ai lau galuega. Ou te lē fia pei o isi faifeau, ou te fia tuputupu pea ma manuia'. I lo'u faatauanau atu pea, na ou faaopoopo atu, ‘Le Atua e, foai mai le mana ia te au, a lē o lena, avatu loa a'u'. Na pai atu i le Atua la'u tatalo, aua i le po lea, na luluina i se mafuie le laueleele, o le malosi ua ua oo atu i nuu tuaoi e faitau kilomita le mamao. Na asiasi mai le Alii ia te a'u ma aumai le mana e manuia ai. Le au pele e, e te manaomia le faauuga a le Atua e te manuia ai. O le Atua e na te avatu ia te oe le mana e maua ai le oloa e tele (Teuteronome 8:18), ua na o lona faauuga e aoaoina ai oe i mea uma e te manaomia ona iloa (1 Ioane 2:27), ma ua nā o ia e te mafaia ai mea uma (Filipi 4:13). O le mafuaaga lea e tatau ai ona e ole ma tagi atu i le Atua e faauu oe, e pei foi ona ou faia i le tele o tausaga talu ai. Ou te tatalo ia avatu e lo'u Tama ia te oe le malosi e manuia ai, i le suafa o Iesu. TataloLe Alii e, faamolemole, asiasi mai ia te a'u ma faamalosi mai ia te a'u ia ou manuia, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

"The CPI is going up, so change the creatives" is not a UA review — it's just narrating the dashboard. A real review has next steps, digs under the naming conventions, and usually finds money you're already wasting without spending a cent more. This is how to do one properly.FULL ARTICLE: https://lancaric.substack.com/p/ua-review-bible-how-to-do-it-properly?r=7qqafMatej Lančarič goes solo for a UA-audit masterclass, built from his popular Substack piece and 12+ years of spending on and reviewing user acquisition. He walks the five layers he audits every time — the strategy behind the spend, the campaigns, the creatives, the MMP/dashboards, and the people making the decisions — and the order that matters (data and raw conclusions first, context and conversations second, so nobody colors your read before you've formed it). Along the way: why you must strip out fraud before you trust anything (one game looked like five healthy channels until fraud removal revealed one channel eating 70% of spend), why you should never trust a campaign's naming convention (build the spend-by-campaign-by-geo pivot and look underneath), how splitting a "worldwide" campaign by geo and OS surfaces small high-ROAS pockets (his own US spend was dragging the whole campaign down until he split it four ways), most reviews don't call for more budget — just reallocation — and you should run one every month.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 There's a review, and there's a review02:14 Why UA audits matter — and what a bad one looks like04:00 The five layers: strategy, campaigns, creatives, MMP, people06:00 Data first, people second — protecting your raw read07:30 Strip out the fraud before you trust anything10:00 Never trust the campaign name — pivot by geo12:30 Splitting by geo and OS — finding the hidden pockets15:30 Cohorts, blended-number traps & the LTV questions

National Lampoon's Vacation is a considererd a classic. But are we sharing shallow interests? Players were expecting a solid sequel to #metalgearsolid What they got was a story that's been analyzed by scholars for years to come. Was the game that revolutionary? Yes. #hideokojima Check out my interview with David Hayter (Solid Snake) here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BDHPFyuVbM&t=62s Sample from my Hayter interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ8ED7Bww2s Guest Info Robert Kojder is a writer for Flickering Myth. You can find his work here. https://www.flickeringmyth.com/author/robert-kojder/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOIz9tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0d3pkQ1N3YWhYeW1NSktuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsskasM_LplKJMlJy0EJpTg_BDQzuz1soNlaGUJThFcadp76vAR8fsR-a-UA_aem_uCWTGPtD2RvHs07E3bjNfw Rob's socials X and BlueSky @FlickmythRob Subscribe to YPA Reviews for more content. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrUmfPvYdxuBYuvkAREhxA?view_as=public Go to https://www.ypareviews.com/ to read my written reviews and stay up to date on all of my newest podcast and YouTube content. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youll-probably-agree/id1453935603 Subscribe on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6poDSN5vjKFFk5XVY7SHtq?si=979e81a7063f4005 Subscribe on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-114056851 Follow Me on X and Instagram @ypareviews My TikTok @ypareviewschicago

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO GAFUA 3 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye)Manatu Autu: O lē manatu o lo'o tu ia 1 (He who thinks he stands 1)Tauloto Tusi Paia: Luka 11:35 “O lenei, ‘ia oe ne‘i pogisā le malamalama ‘ua i totonu ‘iā te oe.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: 1 Timoteo 4:13-16Fai mai le 1 Korinito 10:12, o lē manatu o lo‘o o tu ia, ‘inā fa‘aeteete ia ne‘i pa‘ū. O loo tau mai ai, e mafai e le tagata ona tu nei ae paū taeao pe afai e lē faaeteete. O le manatu e lē pau lava, e mafai ona paū ai se tagata na tū pea mo le Alii i se taimi umi. I le 53 tausaga o le ma savaliga ma le Alii, ua ou vaai i tagata e toatele ua pauu ona o le manatu faapea. E manatu e tu pea mo le Alii mo se taimi umi, ua manumalo foi i le tele o faaosoosoga, ma o manatu faapea e oo ai ina lē faaeteete. O se kerisiano, o loo mataitu lelei e le tiapolo oe i taimi uma, a e lē faaeteete i se vaega, e mafai ona ia faaaogaina e te paū ai. Ua ou faalogo i nisi tagata o le Atua e faapea mai, e mafai ona iai ma se tamaitai lē lavalavā (tulou) i se potu ae leai se mea e tupu. O lau fesili muamua, aisea e oo ai se tagata o le Atua i se potu ma se tamaitai e lē o sana ava? A oo se tagata o le Atua i se tulaga faapea, ua oo atu o ia i se tulaga e paū ai. Ou te fai lava i la'u fanau ia aua lana nei iai se tulaga e avea ai se tamaitai o se failautusi a se alii. Aua foi o lea alii o le a tele itula e faigaluega faatasi ai, e oo i le po i nisi taimi. Afai e manatu maualuga le tamaloa i lona malosiaga e tetee ai faaosoosoga, e ono avea ma ala e paū ai. O le manatu maualuga, e mafai ona taitaiina le toatele o tagata e faatalalē i faavae o lo tatou faaolataga. Mo se faataitaiga, o nisi faifeau ua talitonu e lē toe manaomia nisi o aoga Tusi Paia ona o le tele o le faauuga. O nisi e talitonu e lē toe manaomia ona faalogo pe tusi ma fai faamaumauga pe a lauga nisi  e maualalo atu tulaga i totonu o le lotu. Ao isi ua fai fonotaga i taimi o pese ma viiga o sauniga lotu. O faiga faapea e iloa ai ua manatu maualuga i tulaga o iai ma e ono oo atu ai ina pauū.Le au pele e, aua nei e manatu maualuga i le tulaga o iai lau savaliga ma le Atua. Aua nei e faatagaina mea tetele ua e ausia i taimi ua tuanai e taitai seseina ese oe mai faavae o le faaolataga. E lē taitai gata lou savali ma le faaeteete, suesue i le Tusi Paia, anapogi ma mafuta ma isi tagata faatuatua. Tusa poo le a le tulaga o lou tuputupu ae i le Alii, e lē mafai ona e tuua ia mea. Ou te tatalo ia fesoasoani atu le Atua ia te oe, ia e tu pea, seia oo i le iuga o lau savaliga i le lalolagi nei, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene.

Here's a first: we reviewed the copy, not the original. Colony Flow is an ant-themed "destroy the picture" puzzler that's doing an estimated $150K/day — and it's currently being sued over. The crew digs into the game, the monetization trick underneath it, and what the lawsuit might mean for the entire copycat economy.We break down Colony Flow (by OneSoft/ABI Games) — a sort puzzler in the "destroy the picture" genre where a colony of ants slowly carries colored cubes off a picture into your bench. The standout is the monetization: the ants are deliberately slow, which creates constant friction that the game resolves with a rewarded-video (or premium-currency) speed-up. We cover the standard sort-puzzler feature set , the numbers (~100K downloads/day rising to ~200K in July, ~$150K/day IAP with likely 40-50%+ on top from ads), and the UA (~600 creatives, ~90% AppLovin and Mintegral, zero Facebook — because blended campaigns just don't work there). The through-line: the copy is outscaling debate, the friction mechanic is genuinely smart, and this lawsuit could set a precedent for the whole clone economy.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 We're reviewing the copy — the lawsuit setup02:40 The game — ants destroying the picture04:00 Why the ant pathfinding points to Pixel Flow06:10 Slow on purpose — the friction-into-rewarded-ad mechanic09:00 Blockers, fake "daily rewards," and the feature set13:00 The numbers — $150K/day and the Famfinity lawsuit20:00 The creatives — 600 ads, AppLovin & Mintegral, no Facebook29:30 What the lawsuit means for the copycat economyThis episode is brought to you by Kinoa — the AI operating system for mobile game operations: flows, live segments, in-app messages, push notifications, and A/B testing in one place, run by the operators who own the numbers. Carry1st saw +43% ARPDAU; PlayStudios saw +31% revenue on Tetris Block Party. Learn more at Kinoa.http://www.kinoa.ai?utm_source=MatejPodcast&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=Matej+Podcast&utm_id=100--------------------------------------PVX Partners offers non-dilutive funding for game developers.Go to: https://pvxpartners.com/They can help you access the most effective form of growth capital once you have the metrics to back it.- Scale fast- Keep your shares- Drawdown only as needed- Have PvX take downside risk alongside you+ Work with a team entirely made up of ex-gaming operators and investors---------------------------------------For an ever-growing number of game developers, this means that now is the perfect time to invest in monetizing direct-to-consumer at scale.Our sponsor FastSpring:Has delivered D2C at scale for over 20 yearsThey power top mobile publishers around the worldLaunch a new webstore, replace an existing D2C vendor, or add a redundant D2C vendor at fastspring.gg.---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. 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 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Matej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultant⁠https://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultant⁠https://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultant⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiarPlease share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO SA 2 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Manumalo i faaosoosoga 3 (Overcoming temptations 3) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Luka 6:12 “O aso lava ia ‘ua maliu a‘e ai o Iesu i le mauga e tatalo; ‘ua aoina lana tatalo i le Atua.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Mataio 26:37-41O le faaupuga ‘o le kerisiano e lē tatalo o se kerisiano e leai se mana, e le o se fuaitau mai le Tusi Paia, peitai ua ou iloa e sa'o lelei. Afai e te lē avea le tatalo ma ituaiga olaga e te soifua ai, e te vaivai ma le lavatia faaosoosoga a le tiapolo pe a oo mai. I le Mataio 26:41, na fetalai Iesu i lona ausoo e faapea, ‘Ia ‘outou mataala ma tatalo ‘ina ne‘i o‘o mai le fa‘aosoosoga ‘iā te ‘outou; ‘ua mana‘o i ai le loto, a o le tino ‘ua vaivai.”O nisi tagata e naunau e ola ma manumalo i faaosoosoga, peitai e faiaina lava. A e suesue lelei iai, o tagata e feagai ma luitau faapea e vaivai le olaga tatalo. E ui e naunau e ola faapaiaina, e vaivai tele e lē lavatia ona tetee i faaosoosoga a le tiapolo aua e lē tatalo. Mo se faataitaiga, e lei lava ona tatalo Peteru i le fanua i Ketesemane, o lona uiga, e lē tatau ona faateia i lona faafiti faatolu ia Iesu i le maea ai ona ia folafola e fia ofo lona ola mo Iesu. Ana le tatalo Iesu mo Peteru, semanu e manumalo le tiapolo i le lulūina o ia e pei o le saito (Luka 22:31-32, 39-46). Afai o oe o se kerisiano, e tatau ona e saili malosi i le nofoaga o tatalo ina ia e tulai pea i taimi o faaosoosoga. Fai mai le Faataoto 24:10 afai ‘e te fa‘avaivai i le aso vale, ‘ua itiiti lava lou malosi. O tagata e momoe i taimi e tatau ona tatalo ai, e faavaivai i aso vale aua foi e lei faatupuina lona malosi i aso o le filemu. O soo se tagata soifua e iai le aso e feagai ai ma luitau. Na feagai Iesu ma ona luitau i Kolokota, peitai sa saunia lelei o ia mo lea aso. Ae lei faasatauroina o ia, na tatalo malosi seia oo ina afu toto o ia (Luka 22:44). Ina ua faalataina o ia e Iuta, faafiti Peteru ia te ia ma tuulafoaiina o ia e ona soo, na tali mai o ia i le alofa ma le agalelei. E oo i le taimi na faasatauro ai, na ia ole atu i le Atua e faamagalo i latou na faasatauro ia te ia (Luka 22:34). Ua na o se tagata ua faatupuina lona malosi faaleagaga i aso o le filemu e mafai ona tali atu e pei o Iesu i aso vale. Le au pele e, e te iloa le mafuaaga na faamalosi atu ai Paulo e tatalo e lē aunoa i le 1 Tesalonia 5:17? Aua foi e iai lo tatou fili e lē malolo, le tiapolo e faaosooso ia te oe e lē aunoa. Peitai, o se kerisiano tatalo e avatu ai le malosiaga e faamautinoa ai e lē faateia pe a oo mai faaosoosoga. E pei o le au aposetolo i le Galuega 6:4, ia e mataala ma toaga e tatalo. Ia faaauau pea ona faamalosi oe e le Atua matautia, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene.

The EU just fined Google €890M for making it hard to steer users to cheaper web stores — another crack in the 30% wall, and genuinely good news for every developer. That's the lead of a quieter, summer-holiday news week, with Felix flying solo while Matej and Jakub are at ChinaJoy.Felix Braberg walks two stories and a charts tour. First, the European Commission fined Google €890M (split €460M + €430M) under the Digital Markets Act for antitrust practices — preventing developers from freely informing users about cheaper offers and steering them to web stores or third-party channels. Google has 60 days to comply or face periodic penalties of up to 5% of worldwide turnover (~$403B), and it's another blow in the slow unwinding of the 30% app-store tax that companies like FastSpring exist to route around. Second, a Seeking Alpha analysis argues the market keeps underestimating AppLovin: the stock came under pressure in 2026 (swept up in the "SaaS apocalypse" sell-off after the CloudX agentic-buying launch), but the fundamentals are strong, the gaming runway is bigger than assumed, and as the dominant mediation player (AppLovin Max), it holds a structural advantage. Then the US charts: Smash Fest (Flow Games, Turkey) is now #1 in free downloads — beating Roblox — followed by Meow Doku and Vita Mahjong (same studio), with the standout story being that a copycat of Smash Fest (Royal Smash by Cypher Games) has itself cracked the top six out of ~70 clones. Plus Level Devil sold and scaling under new ownership, EA Sports FC still strong post-World Cup, and Turkey vs China duking it out for chart dominance.The through-line of a quiet week: the 30% tax keeps cracking, AppLovin keeps winning, and the copycat economy is faster and more brutal than ever.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Solo news week — Matej and Jakub at ChinaJoy00:40 Google fined €890M under the Digital Markets Act04:00 Why it's another crack in the 30% wall05:00 AppLovin: why the market keeps underestimating it07:30 US charts — Smash Fest beats Roblox08:30 The copycat that cracked the top six10:00 Level Devil sold, EA Sports FC, and Turkey vs China---------------------------------------This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. 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 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.Panelists: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jakub Remia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric⁠Join our slack channel here: https://join.slack.com/t/two-and-half-gamers/shared_invite/zt-3bckldvr8-8PXvzciMWdheOzED9hq0SA---------------------------------------Matej LancaricUser Acquisition & Creatives Consultant⁠https://lancaric.meFelix BrabergAd monetization consultant⁠https://www.felixbraberg.comJakub RemiarGame design consultant⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar---------------------------------------Please share the podcast with your industry friends, dogs & cats. Especially cats! They love it!Hit the Subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple!Please share feedback and comments - matej@lancaric.me---------------------------------------If you are interested in getting UA tips every week on Monday, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lancaric.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & sign up for the Brutally Honest newsletter by Matej LancaricDo you have UA questions nobody can answer? Ask ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matej AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - the First UA AI in the gaming industry! https://lancaric.me/matej-ai

The crew breaks down Sensor Tower's big H1 2026 report, digs into why downloads keep falling while nobody seems to want new games, and asks whether ad revenue was ever going to save anyone. Plus a Warframe live service masterclass and the arrow craze that Kress would very much like everyone to stop talking about.Topics Covered:• Disney Solitaire cannibalizing Solitaire Grand Harvest • Where the diligence went on the SuperPlay deal and who is left • Washington State suing Playtika and Aristocrat over social casino• Sensor Tower H1 2026 with downloads down 12% • The 4X surge stalling out while puzzle keeps compounding• The D2C debate and whether the market ishealthier than it looks• AppLovin and AdMob running two-thirds of gaming ad revenue and what that consolidation does to CPIs• Why the top ad revenue games are smaller than anyone expected• Warframe as the live service masterclass Destiny never pulled offCHAPTERS:00:00 – Intro & welcome (Jen, Kress, Phil, Mishka)01:00 – Mishka's Greece trip & DoF event updates (Seattle Roundtables, Gamescom, Grand Slam, Supper Club)08:00 – Playtika update: Solitaire Grand Harvest cannibalized by Disney Solitaire12:00 – M&A Masterclass callback (Chris Petrarca) & licensing math on Disney deal14:00 – Washington State's gambling lawsuit vs. Playtika — social casino legal risk17:00 – Sensor Tower H1 2026 report: overview & app discovery is "broken"20:00 – Direct-to-consumer (D2C) web shops: how big is the impact really?23:00 – D2C by genre: 4X, social casino, Marvel Strike Force example25:00 – Genre trends: strategy down, puzzle up, Block Blast highlight26:00 – The "Arrow" hyper-casual craze — Block Blast install decline29:00 – UA costs spiking: ad spend up, downloads down30:00 – AppLovin & AdMob's growing duopoly over UA33:00 – Social casino's steepest genre decline & D2C revenue shift36:00 – Top publishers by ad revenue (King, Easy Brain, Huuuge)39:00 – Sensor Tower report wrap-up & praise42:00 – Warframe/Digital Extremes: Destiny comparison & live-service execution44:00 – Warframe monetization model breakdown45:00 – Digital Extremes' mobile SKU built with Finland's Nitro Games46:00 – Warframe mobile growth numbers (PC halo effect)48:00 – Squad RPG/gacha mechanics critique — mobile "solved this years ago"50:00 – Why no Western studio has cracked mobile shooters (Fortnite, Roblox Rivals)51:00 – Warframe's marketing-driven themed content drops52:00 – Shoutout: Christopher Dring's podcast52:00 – Outro & next week preview (Castle Clashers, Capcom)

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OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO TOONAI 1 AOKUSO 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Manumalo i faaosoosoga 2 (Overcoming temptations 2) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Efeso 6:16-17 “Ia fa‘aopoopo i na mea uma ‘ona tago atu i le talipupuni o le fa‘atuatua, tou te mafai ai ‘ona tinei o ū fanafana mū uma lava, a lē o lo‘o leaga. Ma ‘ia ‘outou ‘ave le puloutau o le fa‘aolataga, ma le pelu a le Agaga, o le afioga lea a le Atua.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Salamo 119:9-17O se kerisiano na te lē su'esu'e I le Tusi Paia e lē aunoa e lē iloa le ala tonu e tali atu ai i faaosoosoga, ma o lea, e pa'ū pea o ia i taimi uma i le agasala. Ou te iloa lenei tulaga auā na manumalō Iesu i faaosoosoga uma a le tiapolo i lona taulotoina o Afioga Paia a le Atua (Luka 4:1-12). Mai la tatou upu tauloto o le asō tatou te iloa ai e le gata i le faatuatua ma le faaolataga, e manaomia fo'i e le kerisiano ona ia tauave le pelu o le Agaga, o le upu lea a le Atua. Soose kerisiano na te lē su'esu'e i lana Tusi Paia i taimi uma o se fitafita lea e leai se pelu. O le upu a le Atua o se auupega malosi e tau ai ma tete'e atu ai fo'i i faaosoosoga a le fili e tauai mai ia te oe. Fai mai Tavita i le Salamo 119:11; Ua ou teu i lo'u loto lau afioga, ina ne'i o'u agasala ia te oe. O le fuaiupu ua taua i luga ua ta'u mai ai ia i tatou a e mana'o e faatoilalo le agasala e tatau ona fa'atumulia le loto o le tagata i le upu a le Atua, o lea, e tatau ai ona e su'esu'e pea lava pea I Afioga Paia a le Atua ma mafaufau i ai i taimi uma. O le soifua e tusa ma le upu a le Atua e vavae'eseina ai i tatou mai le lalolagi ma avea i tatou o ipu ua faapaiaina mo le Atua (Ioane 17:17). Faapei ona e su'esu'e pea i le upu a le Atua ma usitai i ai, o le a e iloa ai o mea a le lalolagi sa masani ona fa'asesēina oe ua e le toe tosina i ai. A sau le tiapolo ma faaosooso ia te oe o le a mafai ona e tali; “Ua tusia” ona alu ese ai lea o le tiapolo mo se taimi umi e le toe sōsō atu ia te oe. O le upu a le Atua e fa'amalosia oe e te iloa lelei ai mailei a le fili ma e manumalō ai. O le tele o lou faatumu o oe lava i le upu a le Atua o le tele lea o lou malosi e fa'asagatau ai i osofaiga a le fili. Fai mai le Faataoto 1:17; auā e fofola fua se upega a ua iloa e se manulele. E faapei ona le ta'ita'i ulufale se manulele i se upega ua ia iloa na fofola e pu'e ai ma faaumatia ia, o le upu a le Atua o le a e poto ai ma mataala e vaai ma iloa mailei a le tiapolo. O lau ato manumalō e fa'ato'ilalo ai togafiti a satani. Aua e te tuulafoaiina au auupega o le manumalō, suesue lau Tusi Paia i taimi uma. Iloa le upu a le Atua faatatau i vaega ta'itasi o lou soifua, a o'o ina taumafai le tiapolo e faasesē oe i soose vaega, o le a e iloa tonu le upu ua tusia faatatau i lea mailei ma mafai ona faaaoga lea auupega e pupuni ai le leo o le fili. I lea taimi o le a le toe i ai se malosiaga o le agasala e manumalō ai ia te oe. O le upu a le Atua o lou talitā ma lau ato manumalō i faaosoosoga. I le suafa o Iesu. Amene.

Noom's onboarding funnel runs 120 to 140 screens. Some 3-screen funnels convert above 10%. "The length does not matter. Bigger is not always better," as Jacob Rushfinn put it. Part 2 of the FunnelFox panel gets tactical on how web-to-app funnels actually get built.Part 2 of the FunnelFox webinar panel, with Rocketship HQ as partner. Shamanth Rao moderates Jacob Rushfinn (CEO, Botsi), Andrey Shakhtin (CEO, FunnelFox), Patrick Stuart-Constant (CEO, Sociaaal), Mike Gadd (VP Customer Success, Singular), and Elise Zareie (Head of Paid Social, Lingokids). If Part 1 was about the shift, Part 2 is about the mechanics.Elise Zareie on why longer funnels convert better in weight-loss and health but fail on kids apps, where a parent just wants to hand the phone over. Andrey Shakhtin on Noom's 120 to 140 screen funnel as the industry ceiling. Mike Gadd on why your MMP, your ad network, and Google Analytics will never agree, and why that is fine once you pick a source of truth. Jacob Rushfinn on cohort-quality guardrails: ROAS alone gets gamed, so you need activation rate, D1, D7, and trial-cancel rates on the same chart. Patrick Stuart-Constant on a Liquid Death-inspired ad that mocked confused users and ran profitably for months.Video Chapters:00:00 Recap of Part 100:45 Jacob: start with 10 to 15 screens, not 10002:00 Elise on why funnel length is vertical-specific04:00 Andrey on Noom's 120 to 140 screen funnel07:00 Platform hell: MMP, ad networks, and Google Analytics09:30 Mike on picking a source of truth, using SKAN as a check11:00 Andrey on optimizing for ROAS over conversion rate11:45 Down-funnel accountability for UA teams12:30 Jacob on cohort-quality guardrails (activation, D1, D7)14:20 Mike on tying campaign data to attribution and events15:30 Elise on creative-quality health checks17:00 Quick-fire: paywall and pricing wins18:30 Quick-fire: standout creative wins20:00 Closing advice from all 5 panelistsTopics covered:- Funnel length: when longer converts better, when it kills conversion- Platform hell: MMP as source of truth, SKAN as check- ROAS over conversion rate as the campaign KPI- Down-funnel accountability and cohort quality guardrails- Creative wins from social listening and negative comments- Paywall wins: intro offers, multi-page paywalls, paid trialsLearn more:- Original webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYPDZlwLhNA- FunnelFox (webinar host): https://funnelfox.com- Rocketship HQ (partner): https://rocketshiphq.com- Jacob Rushfinn (Botsi): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-rushfinn/- Andrey Shakhtin (FunnelFox): https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrey-shakhtin/- Patrick Stuart-Constant (Sociaaal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-stuart-constant/- Mike Gadd (Singular): https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-gadd-27a16427/- Elise Zareie (Lingokids): https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-zareie/- Shamanth Rao (Rocketship HQ): https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamanthrao/

82% of top-grossing apps now take payment outside the app store. Patrick Stuart-Constant's team at Sociaaal ships 4,000 video ads a month, scaling to 10,000. The shift to web-to-app monetization isn't coming. It already happened.Part 1 of a two-part panel from a FunnelFox webinar, with Rocketship HQ as partner. Shamanth Rao moderated the conversation with Jacob Rushfinn (CEO, Botsi), Andrey Shakhtin (CEO, FunnelFox), Patrick Stuart-Constant (CEO, Sociaaal), Mike Gadd (VP Customer Success, Singular), and Elise Zareie (Head of Paid Social, Lingokids) on how paid acquisition teams design the path after the click.Andrey Shakhtin on why off-store attribution beats SKAN on speed, and how 2-5% payment fees unlock room to iterate. Patrick Stuart-Constant on scaling ad volume as a search space problem, and why cheaper AI creative grew his team instead of shrinking it (Jevons paradox). Elise Zareie on why web funnels only work with dedicated ownership inside the UA team. Mike Gadd on why the first renewal is the metric most teams miss. Jacob Rushfinn on the $1M revenue threshold before web funnels pay off, and the 10K to 20K monthly loss to budget for the learning phase.Video Chapters:00:00 Introductions and format02:40 The one shift teams have not priced in07:50 Andrey on the 82% off-store payments finding09:52 Mike on measurement across web and app, platform hell11:45 Elise on creative: lift-and-shift vs TikTok-native15:54 Patrick on the search space, 4K to 10K ads a month18:07 Jevons paradox: cheaper ads, bigger creative team19:30 Elise on where AI helps and where taste is still human21:39 What separates web-funnel winners from teams that quit25:27 Andrey on iteration pace correlating with revenue27:00 Who should not try web funnels: payments complexity28:42 Jacob on the $1M threshold and the learning-phase budget29:36 Common learning phase mistakes and how to short-circuit them32:00 Part 2 drops next weekTopics covered:- The shift to web-to-app monetization and off-store payments- AI creative production at scale, 4,000 to 10,000 ads a month- Web funnels: dedicated ownership vs side project- The $1M revenue threshold for going off-store- Learning phase mistakes on acquisition, funnel, and paywall- Measurement complexity across web and appLearn more:- Original webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYPDZlwLhNA- FunnelFox (webinar host): https://funnelfox.com- Rocketship HQ (partner): https://rocketshiphq.com- Jacob Rushfinn (Botsi): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-rushfinn/- Andrey Shakhtin (FunnelFox): https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrey-shakhtin/- Patrick Stuart-Constant (Sociaaal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-stuart-constant/- Mike Gadd (Singular): https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-gadd-27a16427/- Elise Zareie (Lingokids): https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-zareie/- Shamanth Rao (Rocketship HQ): https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamanthrao/

Arizona assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Bobby Wade joins the Star's Justin Spears and Michael Lev to discuss the depth at wide receiver for the Wildcats, Tre Spivey's next gear, leaders of the WR group, notable newcomers, Tetairoa McMillan's rookie season, and Noah Fifita being the best No. 1 in UA history. The Wildcast Podcast is presented by Pima Federal Credit Union. 

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO FARAILE 31 IULAI 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Manumalo i faaosoosoga 1 (Overcoming temptations 1) Tauloto Tusi Paia: 2 Peteru 3:18 “A ‘ia tutupu ‘outou i le alofa tunoa ma le poto i lo tatou Ali‘i, o lo tatou Fa‘aola lea o Iesu Keriso. ‘Ia ‘iā te ia le vi‘iga i ona po nei, ma ‘ia o‘o i le aso fa‘avavau. Amene.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Tito 2:11-12, Eperu 2:17-18O ananafi na ou talanoa atu i ala e te alo ese ai ma faaosoosoga i le alu ese lea ma tagata, o mea ma nofoaga e faaosoosoina ai oe ma sola ese  mai mea leaga eseese uma lava. Na ou faamamafa atu foi le mea moni, e faaosoosoina tagata uma e pei foi o Iesu na faaosoosoina i mea uma (Eperu 4:15). O le a ou faamatala atu i le asō ala e te manumalo ai i faaosoosoga e pei lava o Iesu na manumalo i faaosoosoga uma na oo mai i ona ala. O le mea muamua e tatau ona e maitau mai, e lē faatagaina e le Atua lou faaosoosoina e sili atu i le mea e te lavātia, “Ua lē maua ‘outou e se tofotofoga e ‘ese i lo tagata; a ‘ua fa‘amaoni le Atua, o lē na te lē tu‘uina atu ‘outou i le tofotofoga e sili i se mea ‘ua ‘outou lavātia, ‘ae sauni fo‘i fa‘atasi ma le tofotofoga se mea e sao ai, ‘ina ‘ia ‘outou lavā ‘o‘ono.” 1 Korinito‬ ‭10‬:‭13‬ ‭A oo mai faaosoosoga ia te oe, e tatau ona e iloa o loo ia te oe le malosiaga e manaomia e manumalo ai. O le mafuaaga e toilalo ai tagata i faaosoosoga ona latou te lē faaaogaina le malosiaga ua maea saunia e le Atua mo i latou. E ave la latou faamuamua i mea feilafi o loo faaosoosoina ai i latou e le tiapolo, ae lē faaaogaina le malosi ma le alofa tunoa ua saunia ma foai e le Atua iai latou, e manumalo ai i ia faaosoosoga. Na sau se tagata o le Atua ia te a'u ma faapea mai, ‘Tamā, ou te leiloa pe aisea ou te toilalo ai pea i le mulilua ma nisi o teine o le ekalesia. E masani lava ona ou leiloa se mea seia oo ina maea ona faatino'. Na ou tali atu ia te ia e faapea, ‘ae lei amata ona e tago e tatala lou ofu, o loo e iloa lelei lava e sese lau mea o le a faia, sa tatau ona taofi loa peitai ua taulai lau vaai i le suamalie ua faalala atu e le tiapolo i ou luma, ua e lē fia faalogo ai i le leo o Agaga Paia o loo fai atu ia te oe e aua le faia. E iai taimi e te lokaina ai le faitotoa e faamautinoaina ai, tusa pe auina atu e le Atua se tagata e taofia oe, o le a lē mafai. O le mafuaaga lena e te toilalo ai pea. Faalogo lelei i le leo o Agaga Paia pe a faiatu, taofi, aua le faia'. Le au pele e, faaaoga le alofa tunoa ua saunia e le Atua mo lana fanau e taofia i tatou mai le toilalo i faaosoosoga. E iai lava le ala e alu ese ai ma faaosoosoga, faalogo ia Agaga Paia, ma faaaoga le ala ua ia faaali atu ia te oe. Aua e te faatagaina le tiapolo e manumalo i lou agaga. Ia e faaaoga i taimi uma le alofa tunoa ua saunia e le Atua mo oe e manumalo ai i faaosoosoga, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

Mental health (kev nyuaj siab ntxhov plawv) yog dab tsi? Vim li cas thiaj tseem raug ntaus nqe tsis zoo? Ua cas thiaj yuav tau tham txog kom sawv daws paub coob tuaj ntxiv? Vim li cas yus ntiag tug cov kev xav rau kis zoo thiaj yuav pab tau yus? Leej twg tsim nyog muaj feem koom los raus tes, nrhiav kev pab tej neeg uas raug tej xwm txheej no? Thiab yuav nrhiav kev pab qhov twg thiab ntawm leej twg? Dr Calvin Yang uas yog ib tug psychologist tawm tswv yim txog tej no.

Football season is just over a month away, and CollegeFootballNews.com editor Pete Fiutak joins us to predict whether Arizona can overcome a tough schedule to contend in the Big 12. Plus, former UA hoops star turned radio analyst Reggie Geary looks ahead to the 2026-27 basketball season.

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO TOFI 30 IULAI 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Alo ese mai faaosoosoga (Avoiding temptation) Tauloto Tusi Paia: 1 Tesalonia 5:22 “Ia mamao ‘outou ma mea leaga ‘ese‘ese uma lava.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Iakopo 1:12-16 E oo tagata uma i faaosoosoga i soo se vaega o latou olaga. E oo ia Iesu Keriso na faaosoosoina i soo se itu, a'o iai i le lalolagi ( Eperu 4:15). Afai e mafai e le tiapolo ona faaosooso Iesu, e leai seisi e sao mai faaosoosoga. E ui i lea, e iai faaosoosoga e mafai ona alo ese ai. Fai mai le Iakopo 1:13-15 “A fa‘aosoosoina se tasi, ‘aua le fa‘apea, “‘Ua fa‘aosoosoina a‘u mai le Atua.” Auā e lē mafai ‘ona fa‘aosoosoina o le Atua i mea leaga, e lē fa‘aosooso atu fo‘i o ia i se tasi; Pe a tō le tu‘inanau ‘ona fānau mai ai lea o le agasala; a matua le agasala ‘ona fānaua mai ai lea o le oti.”O lona uiga afai o iai le tuinanau i lou olaga, e tatau ona e manumalo ai, aua a leai, e mafai ona taitaina oe i le agasala ma o le agasala e oo mai ai le oti. O le filifili i le ola, e tatau ona e faatoilaloina galuega o le tino i le fesoasoani a Agaga Paia (Kolose 3:5). Peitai ao e faatoilaloina galuega o le tino i le fesoasoani a Agaga Paia, e tatau ona e alo ese mai tagata, nofoaga ma soo se mea e faaosoosoina oe. Mo se faataitaiga, afai o se tagata e na te iloa e faaosoosoina gofie i le tupe, e lē tatau ona ia talia ma tauave tiute e vaaia tupe a isi tagata seiloga e mafai ona ia faatoilaloina le tuinanau o le tupe e ala i le fesoasoani a Agaga Paia. Le au pele e, o le faaosoosoga e pei o se manulele, e mafai ona lele i luga atu o lou ulu ma e te ono lē mafai ona taofia. Peitai e mafai ona e taofia le faia o sona faamoega i luga o lou ulu. Afai e te faatagaina e faia se faamoega i luga o lou ulu, e lē umi se taimi ae faatumulia lou ulu i leaga o le manu (tulou). O le mafuaaga lea e sili atu lava lou savali ese mai ia tulaga poo mea e ono faaosoosoina oe, aua foi a e talia faaosoosoga, e lē umi se taimi ae e iloa, ua pule i lou olaga. I se vaitau ao maua ma feoai faifeau sa ou vaaia i uila afi, na ou faasāina ona latou avea ni tamaitai i luga o uila afi. Aua foi e latalata tino pe a malaga faatasi i luga o uila afi, e ono totoina ni fatu i o la loto, e ono tupu mai ai se tulaga lamatia i le lumanai. O loo faatonu mai le tauloto mai le Tusi Paia iai tatou ia mamao ese mai mea leaga eseese uma lava. Atalii poo le afafine o le Atua, sola vave ese, mai soo se mea e ono faaosoosoina ai oe. Sola ese mai mea leaga ‘ese‘ese uma lava, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

Ben Carroll tau los lees thiab tau ras los ua xeev Victoria tus hau xeev tshiab tom qab uas Jacinta Allan tau qhia tias nws tawm tsis ua Victoria tus hau xeev vim nws tsis tau txais cov suab txhawb nqa txaus ntawm nws pab nom Labour. Ben Carroll tau qhia tias nws tsis yog Daniel Andrews thiab tsis yog Jacinta Allan thiab tau qhia tias nws yuav taug txoj xub ke tshiab. Thawj yam haum lwm tseem ceeb ces yog teeb tsa Royal Commission thiab ib tug kws lij choj mus txheeb xyuas tej lus iab liam tias xeev Victoria cov hauj lwm Big Build project cuam tshuam txog tej neeg ua txhaum cai thiab cuam tshuam txog cov kev lwg noj lwg haus ua tsis ncaj, nws yuav los tswj cov kev ua txhaum cai thiab yuav los pab kom xeev Victoria tej lagluam zoo tuaj ntxiv. Ua ke no los kuj tau xaiv Gabrielle Williams uas yog tus nom Transport Minister los ua tus lwm hau xeev tshiab.

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO LUA 28 IULAI 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Nofoaga i le lagi (Heavenly home) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Ioane 14:3 “Āfai fo‘i ‘ou te alu ma sauni se mea e nonofo ai ‘outou, ‘ou te toe sau, ‘ou te talia fo‘i ‘outou ‘ia fa‘atasi ma a‘u; ‘ina ‘ia i ai ‘outou i le mea ‘ou te i ai a‘u.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Faaaliga 21:1-11O ananafi na ou faamatalaina ai nisi tagata e latou te manatu o le lalolagi o lo latou nofoaga mau. Ae e iai foi seisi vaega o tagata e taulai la latou vaai i le lagi o lo latou nofoaga mau ma e ola i le lalolagi nei ina ia mautinoa e oo i le lagi. O au o se tasi o ia tagata. Na ou fai atu foi ananafi o le lalolagi ma mea uma o iai e gata, e lē tumau. I le Faaaliga 21:1, fai mai le Tusi Paia  o le lalolagi lenei e mavae atu, ona fai mai lea o le fuaiupu lona 2 e faapea:“Na ‘ou iloa fo‘i le ‘a‘ai pa‘ia, o Ierusalema fou, ‘ua alu ifo mai le Atua i le lagi, ‘ua saunia pei o se fa‘ato‘ānofotane ‘ua teuteuina mo lana tane.”O le fuaitau o loo taua i luga e tatou te malamalama ai, e mavae atu le lalolagi, ao tagata na tumau le faamaoni ia Iesu Keriso, le tane a le Ekalesia, o le a o atu i le Ierusalema fou, ua alu ifo mai le Atua i le lagi. A e faitau i le Tusi Paia faitau o le asō, o le a e iloa ai, o kerisiano moni, o le a latou mafuta ma le Atua i le aai e tasi  ma iai ma ia i taimi uma. O le a lē toe iai se faanoanoaga poo se loimata maligi mo i tatou e faavavau. O le mafuaaga lea ou te le manatu ai i mea ua ou fai taulaga ai ae ia ou alu i le lagi. Aua foi ou te iloa lelei, a ou oo iai, o le ou maua le olioli e faavavau. E moni fai mai le Roma 8:35-39, o le a leai se mea e na te faate'aeseina i tatou mai le alofa o le Tamā, ma ou te matua naunau e mafuta e faavavau ma ia. E lē o sou nofoaga le lalolagi, o lona uiga e leai se mea e sili atu i lou alu i le lagi. A vaai mai tagata o loo faaauau a'u tatalo ma savali solo i lou matua ua iai nei, malaga i soo se nofoaga e lauga ai, foai i e matitiva, faaalu lou taimi ma mea uma ia te a'u mo le Atua, e latou te lē iloa pe malamalama, ae o loo ou faaputuina oa mo a'u i le lagi aua foi o le nofoaga moni lea ou te iai e faavavau. Ua faaalia mai ia te a'u ni nai faaaliga o le lagi i ni nai taimi. O soo se tagata ua oo i le matagofie o le lagi e lē toe fia alu i seisi lava nofoaga aua o le mamalu o le Atua o le a faamalamalamaina le aai, ma o le tamai mamoe o le malamalama lea i totonu ( Faaaliga 21:23). Le au pele e, ia e faia mea uma e te mafaia e faamautinoaina e te maua le lagi. Ou te tatalo ia ou fetaui ma vaai ia te oe i le lagi, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO GAFUA 27 IULAI 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: Nofoaga i le lalolagi (Earthly home) Tauloto Tusi Paia: 2 Korinito 4:18 “O lo‘o matou lē mānatunatu i mea ‘ua va‘aia, a o mea e lē va‘aia; auā o mea ‘ua va‘aia e gata mai ia, a o mea e lē va‘aia e fa‘avavau ia.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Isaia 24:1-6E toatele tagata o loo ola i le olaga nei e pei o le lalolagi lo latou nofoaga e faavavau. O ia tagata e taulai le vaai i le tau o le faaputu o le oa i le lalolagi nei ma latou faamuamua ma tapuai i nei mea i le tino. Mo i latou, o mea o loo latou vaai atu iai ma umia e sili atu na taua i lo seisi lava mea. E naunau e feoai i taavale pito taugata, nonofo i fale tetele, aai i meaai mananaia tele ma faaputu tupe e faaaoga ai soo se auala. E pau le tulaga e faamuamua, o nei mea lē aoga ma e leai seisi mea e taua iai latou. O loo ta'u mai iai tatou e le Iakopo 4:4 o lē fefa‘auōa‘i ma le lalolagi o le ita lea i le Atua. O lona uiga o soo se tagata e manao ma naunau i mea o le lalolagi nei e sili atu i lō seisi lava mea, ma naunau e faia soo se mea e maua ai le oa, o ia o sē ita i le Atua. O le fuaitau lava lea e tasi, e faatatau foi i le tagata faitaaga pe mulilua. Aua foi o tatou kerisiano, o le Atua o Lē na faia i tatou, o le tane iai tatou(Isaia 54:5) ma o Ia e ona i tatou. O lona uiga, afai e manumalo se tagata poo se mea e aveesea o tatou loto mai la tatou tane, o loo tatou faia le mulilua. Le au pele e, ou te manao e te faitauina lelei le tauloto mai le Tusi Paia o le asō ma ia e taulotoina. Ou te fiafia pe afai e te faaaogaina o se Upu e taitaia oe aua foi e taua lou iloa, o mea uma o loo e vaai atu iai, e lē tumau, e gata. Mo se faataitaiga, o taavale sa feilafi ma taua i le 10 tausaga talu ai ua lē taulia i nei aso. E faapena foi le telefoni i tausaga e sefulu tausaga talu ai. O mea o le lalolagi nei e nā o sina taimi ma e leai sona aoga i le ola e faavavau. Peitai e faaaoga e le tiapolo nei mea o se mailei e faalavelave i tagata mai le faia o mea e aoga ma maua ai taui i le ola e faavavau. Mo se faataitaiga, o nisi e tamaitai talavou ua maileia atu e le faitaaga ona o le mananao i telefoni ma ofu taugata. Ua latou fesuiai lo latou teine muli ia maua ni mea ma oloa, ma e lē toe maua mai. Ua manatu o mea uma ua maua mai e aogā peitai e mafai ona leiloa aua e gata.Afafine poo le atalii o le Atua, faalogo lelei i upu a Iesu i le Mareko 8:36-37. E leai se mea i le lalolagi i le asō e taua atu i lou agaga, ma e leai se mea e sili ona taua ae leiloa ai lou agaga i seoli. Aua nei e talitonu i pepelo a le tiapolo, faamuamua ma taulai lau vaai i le Atua ma lona malo ae lē o mea o le lalolagi. O le lalolagi e lē o sou nofoaga moni, ua nā o se nofoga o loo e ui atu ai. TataloTamā, faamolemole fesoasoani mai ia te a'u ia taulai lau vaai ia tau o oe lava, ae lē o mea o le lalolagi nei, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

OPEN HEAVENSMATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO SA 26 IULAI 2026(tusia e Pastor EA Adeboye) Manatu Autu: E na te tauina taua mo oe (He fights your battles) Tauloto Tusi Paia: Esoto 15:3 “O le ALI‘I, o le toa lava ia, o le ALI‘I o lona suafa lea.”Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Teuteronome 20:1-4Ou te vivii lava i le Atua i taimi uma, ma e tele mafuaaga ou te faia ai ma e faaauau pea ona ou faia. O se tasi o mafuaaga ou te vivii ai pea i le Atua matautia aua e na te tauina taua mo a'u. O ia o le Toa Matautia e pei ona tusia i le tauloto mai le Tusi Paia o le asō. Ao avea a'u ma faiaoga i se Iunivesite i Nigeria i Aferika, e masani ona ou sau i le fale i taimi o malologa ou te ai ma malolo ona ou toe alu ai lea i a'u vasega o le afiafi. I se tasi aoauli, ina ua maea lau meaai o le aoauli, ona ou taoto lea i le nofoa i le potu malolo mo sina malologa. I lea vaitau, sa ou galue o se faifeau i se tasi aulotu ma e toatele tagata e o mai ma o atu i lo'u potu malolo. Ou te iloa a vaai mai tagata o moeiini ou mata o le a lē faalavelave mai, o lea na moeiini ou mata ma tuu ou lima i lalo o lou ulu e pei o se aluga. Na faafuasei ona sau se tagata i totonu o le potu malolo, uumau ou lima ma vae, tatao ma taumafai e sogi mai. Ose tagata e mafai ona faia lea tulaga e tatau ona umī, o lona uiga e lē o lo'u toalua. Na pupula ou mata ae nimo ese le temoni. Na maluluina uma lo'u tino. Ua ou tu i luga, oso i totonu o la'u taavale ma alu atu i le Iunivesite mo lau vasega o le afiafi. E lei leva ona uma lau vasega ae amata ona puai ma tatā le manava (tulou). Ina ua ou oo atu i le fale, na ou tolotolo i le fale ona o le vaivai o lo'u tino. Na ou faapea atu, ‘Tamā, o le a lenei mea? O a'u o lou atalii. Aisea ua tupu ai lenei mea ia te a'u?' Na tali le Atua, ‘atalii, na ou manao e te vaai ma iloa sina vaega o taua o loo ou tauina mo oe'. E toatele tagata e manatu o loo soifua i le taimi nei ona o lo latou poto. Peitai, ana faataga e le Atua latou te tofo i sina vaega o taua o loo ia tauina mo latou i aso uma, semanu latou te iloa o loo soifua ona o le alofa tunoa o le Atua. Le au pele e, o loo e soifua i le asō, e lē faapea ona o ni mea ua e faia, ae ona o loo tauina e le Atua taua mo oe. O le mafuaaga lea e tatau ai lava ona e faafetai i le Atua aua e lē moe pe tulemoe o ia (Salamo  121:4) ma o le mafuaaga lena e na te tauina ai taua mo oe ao e moe. TataloTamā, faafetai mo lou tauaina o taua mo a'u, i le suafa o Iesu, Amene. 

Has Tommy Lloyd successfully reloaded Arizona basketball heading into the 2026-27 season? UA radio analyst Ryan Hansen joins us to break down next season's roster, and whether the Wildcats can repeat last season's success. Plus, Eric and Shane dish on UA Night at Chase Field in Phoenix.

We return to Wizards of the Coast's Villainous Options, now revised after the first round was lovingly pushed down the stairs by public feedback. Some subclasses survived untouched. Some got a makeover. Some were taken behind the shed, especially the Primordial Patron, which had one great idea and the mechanical confidence of a wet napkin. Good news, though: the demon sorcerer finally feels demonic, the Titan Druid is now a proper kaiju tank, and the Hell Knight has upgraded from flaming disappointment to legally playable infernal gambling problem. Show Notes This episode revisits Wizards of the Coast's latest Unearthed Arcana update for Villainous Options, which means the crew returns to the scene of the crime to see what survived the feedback cycle, what got rewritten, and what was quietly removed from the suspect board. The earlier Villainous Options episodes gave us some strong concepts with mixed execution: villainous path feats like the Death Knight and Lich, subclasses like the Titan Druid and Hell Knight, and later options like the Path of Lament Barbarian, Pestilence Cleric, Venom Monk, and the now-defenestrated Primordial Patron Warlock. Some of those were apparently well-liked enough to move forward with little public revision. Others came back covered in red ink and shame. The episode opens by sorting out what is not in the new UA. Path of Lament, Pestilence Cleric, and Venom Monk appear to have landed well enough that they did not need another public pass, though the hosts still have a few lingering concerns about capstones, wording, and whether weaponized sadness is legally distinct from being a barbarian with theater kid energy. The Death Knight and Lich villain paths also seem likely to continue, though Ash remains skeptical that the Lich is as ready as WotC apparently thinks it is. The Primordial Patron, meanwhile, is gone for now, which hurts because the concept rules, but the subclass itself never really delivered on the fantasy of making a pact with an ancient elemental apocalypse. Then the real revisions begin with Circle of the Titan Druid, which gets a much-needed identity check. The old version wanted to be a giant monster but had all the durability of a parade float in a hailstorm. The new version leans harder into tanking: better AC, more temporary hit points, stronger damage scaling, a shorter but more practical Titan form duration, and a capstone swallow ability that finally feels like being eaten by a kaiju instead of being mildly inconvenienced by one. Behemoth and Insectoid both look more playable, with Insectoid getting a strong healing identity, while Leviathan still mostly answers the question, "What if your subclass feature was swimming?" Hell Knight also gets a major facelift, mostly by reducing its dependence on rolling exactly the right number before anything interesting happens. The infernal wounds now feel more like a real subclass engine, with rider effects that happen more consistently and Devil's Luck upgrades when the dice cooperate. It is much better than before, but the table still finds it a little too constrained by resources and a little too enamored with gambling mechanics. It is no longer borderline unplayable, which is progress, but it may still need another pass before it becomes the infernal fighter fantasy everyone clearly wants. The big winner is Demonic Sorcery. The previous version felt like a melee sorcerer with terrible life choices, a bad spell list, and an aura table that made everyone remember why random subclass tables are rarely fun. The revision gives it Abyssal Rupture, a movable sphere of demonic problems that pulls enemies around, creates battlefield control, scales into difficult terrain, and eventually supports summon fiend in a way that finally screams Abyss instead of discount Hexblade with a concussion. The spell list is also dramatically better, replacing nonsense like Hallow and overused Misty Step with options that fit the theme and support the playstyle. It still needs damage scaling on the rupture, but this is the rare UA glow-up where the hosts go from roasting the thing to wanting to play it. The episode also touches on the new feats and epic boons, which range from charming people by picking their pockets to setting better hunting traps to becoming weirdly hard to fool, possess, or kill with necrotic damage. The hosts speculate about what book this material is actually building toward, with possibilities ranging from a renamed Book of Vile Darkness to an evil campaign supplement, a fiendish planar guide, or something tied to the Abyss and Nine Hells. Whatever it becomes, the consensus is cautiously positive: WotC seems to be listening, the revisions are mostly moving in the right direction, and the demon sorcerer finally has enough flavor to stop apologizing for itself. Key Takeaways This UA is a feedback-driven revision of the previous Villainous Options material, not a totally new batch of evil toys. Path of Lament Barbarian, Pestilence Cleric, and Venom Monk appear to have been received well enough that they did not return for major public revision. The Death Knight and Lich villain paths seem likely to continue, though the hosts still think Lich needs more work and Death Knight may get broadened for more martial builds. The Primordial Patron Warlock is gone for now, which is sad because the idea is excellent, but the original execution did not feel like a pact with an elemental world-ending horror. Circle of the Titan Druid is much stronger now and has a clearer role as the tanky kaiju druid. Titan Druid's improved AC, temporary hit points, damage scaling, and better swallow feature make the subclass feel much closer to its fantasy. Behemoth looks solid, Insectoid now has a meaningful healer/tank angle, and Leviathan still feels like the one you pick because the campaign has too much water. Hell Knight is much better because infernal wounds now do interesting things more consistently instead of asking players to roll a six before the subclass becomes fun. Hell Knight still feels too resource-limited and may need another pass, especially if the goal is to make infernal wounds feel like the subclass's real engine. Demonic Sorcery is the standout winner of the revision. The new Abyssal Rupture gives Demonic Sorcery a strong identity built around battlefield control, forced movement, difficult terrain, and demon-flavored chaos. The Demonic Sorcery spell list is dramatically improved and now actually supports the theme instead of asking why a demon sorcerer has Hallow. The hosts like the revised Demonic Sorcery enough that it went from "why would I play this?" to "I would play this immediately." The new feats and epic boons are more mechanically interesting than expected, with a few strong options for social manipulation, traps, protection, and high-level anti-undead or anti-illusion play. The likely future product may be an evil campaign book, a spiritual successor to Book of Vile Darkness, or a broader fiendish/planar supplement. Overall verdict: WotC appears to be listening, the revisions are mostly better, and the villains are finally getting options that do more than look cool while failing their own saving throw. Welcome to the RPGBOT Podcast. If you love Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPGs, this is the podcast for you. Support the show for free: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast app. It helps new listeners find the best RPG podcast for D&D and Pathfinder players. Level up your experience: Join us on Patreon to unlock ad-free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT Podcast, chat with us and the community on the RPGBOT Discord, and jump into live-streamed RPG podcast recordings. Support while you shop: Use our Amazon affiliate link at https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ and help us keep building tools and guides for the RPG community. Meet the Hosts Tyler Kamstra – Master of mechanics, seeing the Pathfinder action economy like Neo in the Matrix. Randall James – Lore buff and technologist, always ready to debate which Lord of the Rings edition reigns supreme. Ash Ely – Resident cynic, chaos agent, and AI's worst nightmare, bringing pure table-flipping RPG podcast energy. Join the RPGBOT team where fantasy roleplaying meets real strategy, sarcasm, and community chaos. How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Most mobile UA teams think the algorithm is something you set and surrender to.Itai Kafri doesn't. He engineers the signal.Itai leads product growth at Voyantis, a predictive LTV and signal engineering platform for mobile apps. He has been in mobile user acquisition since before Meta introduced oCPM, back when advertisers controlled every bid manually. Since then, he has spent years figuring out what actually replaced that control.The answer is not the model. It is the signal strategy built on top of it.In this episode, Itai breaks down signal engineering for mobile UA: how to send predictive LTV signals to automated channels like Meta Advantage Plus, Google UAC, and TikTok in a way that actually moves performance. Why timing matters more than accuracy. Why the channel needs rank, not dollar precision. And the three questions every growth team should answer before investing in a predictive LTV media strategy at all.If you run paid user acquisition for a mobile app and you are thinking about PLTV, value-based bidding, or tROAS optimization, this episode is the most practical breakdown of signal engineering available.Video Chapters:  00:00 Introduction00:36 Pre-2014 vs post-2014: how automation changed acquisition02:42 The seven-day conversion window ceiling04:11 Why marketers and CFOs define a "good user" differently07:00 Predictions, confidence, and the timing tradeoff11:11 What actually feeds a prediction: the marathon analogy16:26 Why proxies like "level 5" break down17:42 How much data you need to build a model20:15 Value-based bidding and the accuracy misconception23:12 Managing outliers without breaking the strategy25:11 Real client story: Google Search Partners going haywire28:11 Whales vs outliers, and why hyper-whales backfire32:03 Signal engineering vs RTB34:05 User-level data, privacy, and reading the user mix back38:57 How Black Friday and seasonality hit signaling40:48 Why casual gaming is tricky for PLTV41:16 Three questions to ask before investing in a prediction model45:32 Where to find Itai and VoyantisTopics covered:- Signal engineering for mobile user acquisition- Predictive LTV and value-based bidding on Meta, Google, and TikTok- Confidence thresholds, latency trade-offs, and signal timing- How automated channels use signals: Advantage Plus, UAC, PMax- When D7 ROAS is already your best signal and PLTV will not move the needleLearn more:Episode Page : https://mobileuseracquisitionshow.com/episode/how-to-win-with-signal-engineering-itai-kafri/Connect with Itai on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekafri/Voyantis gap analysis - https://www.voyantis.ai/signal-engineering-gap-analysis

Юрій Мацарський та Максим Стукало, ветеран російсько-української війни, лейтенант ЗСУ, засновник ветеранського бізнесу Mandry in UA та громадської організації Центр реінтеграції ветеранів Ветерани — майбутнє України, на Radio NV про те, чим саме займається Центр реінтеграції ветеранів, про історію створення цієї організації, як відбувається взаємодія між ветеранами та до чого має готуватися держава, після повернення ветеранів, про завдання для HR-рекрутерів при взаємодії з ветеранами, чого саме вимагають від ветеранів компанії України та про курйозні випадки в цьому питанні, чому часто бракує розуміння потреб ветеранів та чого бояться роботодавці, про фактор бойового досвіду та які переваги він дає в цивільному житті, як мають себе поводитись військові, після повернення з війни, про розуміння, підтримку та соціальне життя. Про армію, яка стала другою країною та чи є небезпека того, що вона відокремиться від цивільних, а також про те, які переваги перед роботодавцями мають військові перед цивільними, враховуючи зовсім новий досвід життя.

AppsFlyer just took attribution off mobile and put it on the open web, and it might be the biggest unlock D2C web shops have seen yet.Josh Chandley talks with Adam Smart, Global Director of Product for Gaming at AppsFlyer, about the company's new web attribution product and its bigger bet on becoming a "Modern Marketing Cloud" spanning web, PlayStation, Xbox, and Oculus.Topics Covered:• AppsFlyer's new web attribution product• The shift from MMP to Modern Marketing Cloud• Why D2C web shops are the biggest day one unlock• Mobile UA mindset vs web UA mindset• Fraud and accountability on mobile vs web• Connecting web attribution to in-app ad networksCHAPTERS: 00:19 Why Web Attribution Matters00:33 Modern Marketing Cloud Vision03:28 Web vs Mobile Measurement Basics03:59 Neutral Attribution and ROAS Truth05:59 Why Launch Web Now08:13 D2C Web Shops and Growth11:49 Day One Studio Changes13:38 Mobile vs Web Mindsets15:15 Accountability and Fraud Reality17:37 Connecting Web and In App Ads19:54 Modern Marketing Cloud Explained23:42 Future of UA with AI28:32 AI Agents and Automation in Outlier29:30 Wrap Up and Where to Learn More