#121 - Microsoft abandons Mixer and a wave of allegations hits the game industry
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A large wave of allegations send ripples through the game industry. Twitch makes sweeping bans including one of their biggest streamers. Facebook acquires another top Oculus developer.

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Show Notes: https://gamasutra.com/view/news/365581/Report_Ubisoft_has_suspended_two_executives_accused_of_sexual_and_physical_abuse.php https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/365316/Ubisoft_deeply_concerned_with_sexual_assault_allegations_against_multiple_employees.php https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-24-ubisoft-and-insomniac-face-dozens-of-allegations-over-mistreatment-of-women https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/24/21302033/assassins-creed-valhalla-creative-director-steps-down-ubisoft https://gamasutra.com/view/news/365416/Insomniac_responds_to_allegations_from_former_staff_about_culture_of_harassment.php https://kotaku.com/multiple-women-accuse-games-writer-chris-avellone-of-se-1844135498 https://kotaku.com/wizards-of-the-coast-cut-ties-with-sexual-predator-1844140031 https://kotaku.com/cards-against-humanity-co-founder-quits-after-complaint-1844139756 https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299032/microsoft-mixer-closing-facebook-gaming-partnership-xcloud-features https://kotaku.com/twitch-bans-dr-disrespect-1844182541 https://kotaku.com/twitch-finally-starts-banning-streamers-accused-of-sexu-1844164469 https://kotaku.com/a-wave-of-sexual-abuse-stories-is-causing-a-reckoning-i-1844122735 https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2020/06/24/an-update-to-our-community/ https://blogs.unity3d.com/2020/06/23/learn-premium-is-now-available-to-everyone-at-no-cost-forever/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299814/apple-app-store-policies-ios-bug-fixes-approval-dispute-appeal https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/22/facebook-acquires-lone-echo-vr-game-maker-ready-at-dawn/ https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/22/overwolf-acquires-mod-repository-curseforge-from-twitch/ https://www.overwolf.com/curseforge/ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/treehouse-games#section-lists-featuring-this-company https://gamasutra.com/view/news/365510/Focus_Home_Interactive_acquires_Lords_of_the_Fallen_dev_Deck13_for_79M.php https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-26-admix-raises-USD7m-in-funding-for-non-intrusive-ads https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/advir#section-funding-rounds https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-24-treehouse-games-lands-usd2-6-million-for-collaborative-games https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/treehouse-games#section-lists-featuring-this-company