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This Week in Games

Eric McConnell bringing you all the game industry news for the week

Episodes

Total: 123

9.29.2019 - Facebook hires digital theme park attendees
2019/9/29

Facebook hires digital theme park employees. Gaming VC is alive and well as LVP raising $80 million.

9.22.2019 - French court takes aim at Steam
2019/9/22

EU takes aim are digital games reselling. Riot release League of Legends concurrent numbers, yes the

9.15.2019 - Apple, Nintendo and a Parliamentary report
2019/9/15

Apple Arcade has its big announcement. The UK’s parliament deems loot boxes as gambling. Nintendo, d

9.8.2019 - Call of Duty studio cycle drama
2019/9/10

Shakeups at Activision as Call of Duty 2020’s lead studio is changed. Nexon’s employee union has a d

9.1.2019 - Developers call out sexual abusers in the game industry
2019/9/2

Developers speak out against sexual assault in the workplace. Playtika acquires a top grossing studi

8.25.2019 - Respawn vs Reddit
2019/8/25

Respawn shows us how not to do community engagement. Sony acquires one of last independent AAA studi

8.18.2019 - THQ Nordic the sleeping giant
2019/8/20

THQ Nordic has a massive week of acquisitions. Russian publisher My.Games announces a digital storef

8.11.2019 - FTC regulation and Presidential scapegoating
2019/8/11

FTC holds a public event on loot box regulation. President Trump offers up the game industry as a sc

8.4.2019 - Taxes like a Rockstar
2019/8/5

Rockstar Games comes under fire over corporate taxes. Fortnite pays out one of the most lucrative eS

7.28.2019 - Nin-tencent-do
2019/7/28

Pokemon and Tencent team up for new titles. Rockstar skates around gambling regulation. We learn how

7.21.2019 - A Tale of Two Game Retailers
2019/7/21

Tencent enters game streaming DouYu floats on the NY Stock Exchange A tale of two game retailers but

7.14.2019 - Runescape is the ultimate MMO-survivor
2019/7/14

Amazon announces a Lord of the Rings MMO. G2A makes absurd rebuttals to their critics. Runescape’s d

7.7 - Why is G2A still a thing?
2019/7/10

G2A takes another public flogging. Triternion shoots itself in the foot. Nexon, no longer for sale,

6.30.2019 - The Nexon auction tease is over
2019/6/30

Google and Warner Bros heads downplay a subscription model. Microsoft axes one of its rumored consol

6.23.2019 - They aren't loot boxes, they are surprised mechanics
2019/6/23

I take a look at the equities winners and losers of E3. British MPs grill Epic and EA. Niantic acqui

6.16.2019 - The big E3 review and next year in the game industry
2019/6/16

It’s the big E3 episode with a breakdown of the big event. A major lawsuit hits Unity’s CEO. Tesla l

6.9.2019 - Stadia details & Gamestop's death spiral
2019/6/9

Google unveils all the juicy Stadia details. Nexon’s auction for controlling interest ends. GameStop

6.2.2019 - Zynga and its acquisition warchest
2019/6/2

Russia’s internet giant sets their eyes on global game distribution. Zynga sells it’s Headquarters b

5.26.19 - Regulations and Microconsoles
2019/5/27

The infamous loot box bill has been drafted and co-sponsored. Apex Legends may have seen its best da

5.5.2019 - Epic starts flexing its war chest
2019/5/6

A double dose of mixed reality announcements. eSports dominates in fundraising. Epic makes a massive