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Episode 164: The Game Awards Needs to Change (Season Finale)
Manage episode 391964807 series 2785758
It’s been a hard year, folks. As we say goodbye to 2023 and turn our attention to a (hopefully) brighter 2024, we’re recapping recent gaming events, November’s Circana report, and more.
You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise!
TIME STAMPS
- [00:02:17] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for November 2023
- [00:09:11] - GameStop Earnings for Q3 2023
- [00:13:28] - What’s Going on in China?
- [00:19:37] - Twitch: Closing Up Shop in S. Korea, Sexual Content Policy
- [00:25:10] - Investment Interlude
- [00:25:59] - Quick Hits
- [00:27:26] - Labor Report
- [00:35:45] - Our Feelings on Coverage of the Insomniac Hack (Discussion)
- [00:45:59] - PAX Unplugged (Discussion)
- [00:54:47] - The Game Awards (Discussion)
- [01:02:42] - Our Favorite Games This Year
- [01:13:48] - Listener Questions
SOURCES
- GameStop Discloses Third Quarter 2023 Results | GameStop
- Activision Blizzard to pay $47M in gender discrimination settlement | Axios
- Microsoft announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision’s Bobby Kotick departs | The Verge
- Updates on Twitch in Korea | Twitch
- Sexual Content Policy Update | Twitch
- Indie publisher Versus Evil has shut down | Game Developer
- Jukai Studio Has Shut Down | Jukai Studio (@jukaistudio) on Twitter
- Activision Blizzard to pay $47M in gender discrimination settlement | Axios
- Microsoft announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision’s Bobby Kotick departs | The Verge
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
130 episodes
Manage episode 391964807 series 2785758
It’s been a hard year, folks. As we say goodbye to 2023 and turn our attention to a (hopefully) brighter 2024, we’re recapping recent gaming events, November’s Circana report, and more.
You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise!
TIME STAMPS
- [00:02:17] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for November 2023
- [00:09:11] - GameStop Earnings for Q3 2023
- [00:13:28] - What’s Going on in China?
- [00:19:37] - Twitch: Closing Up Shop in S. Korea, Sexual Content Policy
- [00:25:10] - Investment Interlude
- [00:25:59] - Quick Hits
- [00:27:26] - Labor Report
- [00:35:45] - Our Feelings on Coverage of the Insomniac Hack (Discussion)
- [00:45:59] - PAX Unplugged (Discussion)
- [00:54:47] - The Game Awards (Discussion)
- [01:02:42] - Our Favorite Games This Year
- [01:13:48] - Listener Questions
SOURCES
- GameStop Discloses Third Quarter 2023 Results | GameStop
- Activision Blizzard to pay $47M in gender discrimination settlement | Axios
- Microsoft announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision’s Bobby Kotick departs | The Verge
- Updates on Twitch in Korea | Twitch
- Sexual Content Policy Update | Twitch
- Indie publisher Versus Evil has shut down | Game Developer
- Jukai Studio Has Shut Down | Jukai Studio (@jukaistudio) on Twitter
- Activision Blizzard to pay $47M in gender discrimination settlement | Axios
- Microsoft announces more Xbox leadership changes as Activision’s Bobby Kotick departs | The Verge
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