It’s time for me to say thank you and goodbye to the lovely people at Savage Game Studios, a PlayStation studio. I’d like to believe I’ve done my fair part in taking the company from zero to one. Now I’m eager to watch from the side as Nadjim and Mike take it from one to one hundred. In the same breath, I wish nothing but the best to Olivier Courtemanche and Kris Davis who are leading PlayStation’s charge onto mobile. Can’t wait to play all the amazing games from all the fantastic developers! Why am I leaving? Well… for as long as I remember, my mentality was to push tirelessly to pursue my career and financial goals. Little did I know, this pursuit came at the expense of friendships, parental life, marriage and a mental health. Needless to say, my life got out of balance. And now I’m taking a good amount of time to course correct and find the equilibrium. My apologies for any spiritual posts in advance 🧘🏻♂️ And yes, this also means that I’ll be back on Deconstructor of Fun. I’ve truly missed the crew and the ability to learn and share the learnings with all of y’all. 🤙🏼
The real story here is that the Finnish authorities were not happy with the lack of schilling for Finland on the pod and pressured Mishka 😜 Can't wait to have that banter back between Eric Kress and Michail Katkoff. Next step bring back JK and Adam
Congratulations on deciding what you value most. I’ve been there myself and am also on similar journey to rebalance my life. A book I HIGHLY recommend to help? The Good Enough Job. I listed to the audio version so o can drive or walk dogs at same time. It’s really, really helpful and insightful.
Congrats buddy!
wish you all the best and good for you found more purpose than financial gain and career - its your life in your end :) in case you want to do a philosophical chat, i am here :)
take care! ngl- am looking forward to having you back on the pod 💪
I love this down to earth post - although very sad to see you go. It was great to work with you Michail. Looking forward to seeing what you do next. I'll be tuning in.
Amazing photo and family! Eager to get you back on DoF!
Oooooooo. Exciting news. Love a good curveball. DoF gonna fly 🦅
Been awesome to follow the Savage journey -Looking forward to the next one! In the meantime, though -Here's hoping you'll have a great, well deserved time off, with that lovely family of yours. 😍
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1ySpecial thanks to Sophie Vo for helping me to crystallize my personal why and my values 🙏