In episode 3 of this 4 part series, Matt and Bobby discuss Tencent in the following ways:  Tencent's reach on the Chinese Market Tencent App Store Products our side of video games Summary of total spend on acquisitions  How much of the total gaming revenue is generated by Tencent and Much More!  ----------------------------------------------------- LET'S CONNECT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Eo0q02x6SmCkWWEwxLCRE Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BScMqXWPqv Instagram:  https://bit.ly/3dXoZA7 Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3uEnYne Twitter: https://twitter.com/playconomics --------------------------------------------- Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST  #playconomics  #videogamepodcast  #videogamenews  #tencent  #finance  #business  #businessnews  #videogames  #xbox  #playstation  #gaming  #gamingvideos  #gamingcommunity

In this episode Bobby and Matt discuss:

Bobby's review of God Of War

Modern Warfare 2's record numbers in the UK

General Video Game Sales numbers in the UK

META lays off 11k people

A VR headset that makes every game a Dark Souls game

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Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST

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Timestamps

intro 00:00 - 04:48

SPOILERS God of War Impressions 04:49

Modern Warfare 2's record numbers in the UK 19:23

General Video Game Sales numbers in the UK 27:45

META lays off 11k people 35:26

A VR headset that makes every game a Dark Souls game 44:35

In Part Two of Tencent I Behind the Business we do a deep dive into the most recent acquisitions Tencent has made as well as discuss their entire gaming portfolio.  ----------------------------------------------------- LET'S CONNECT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Eo0q02x6SmCkWWEwxLCRE Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BScMqXWPqv Instagram:  https://bit.ly/3dXoZA7 Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3uEnYne Twitter: https://twitter.com/playconomics --------------------------------------------- Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST  #playconomics #videogamepodcast #Videogamenews #tencent #finance #business #businessnews #videogames #xbox #playstation #gaming #gamingvideos #gamingcommunity

In this weeks Episode of Playconomics, Bobby and Matt Discuss the Following:  Call of Duty doing absolutely record sales numbers Phil Spencer confirming that Call Of Duty will always be on PlayStation Embracer Group Lays off 200 employees as they close an office What Bobby and Matt have been playing this past week PSVR 2 insanely high price point Sony's poor Q2 numbers   ----------------------------------------------------- LET'S CONNECT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Eo0q02x6SmCkWWEwxLCREDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/BScMqXWPqvInstagram:  https://bit.ly/3dXoZA7Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3uEnYneTwitter: https://twitter.com/playconomics--------------------------------------------- Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST  #playconomics #videogamepodcast #Videogamenews #playstation #psvr2 #callofduty #callofdutywarzone #callofdutymodernwarfare #xbox #embracergroup #microsoft #finance

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LET'S CONNECT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Eo0q02...Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BScMqXWPqvInstagram:  https://bit.ly/3dXoZA7Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3uEnYneTwitter: https://twitter.com/playconomics--------------------------------------------- Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST  #playconomics #videogamepodcast #Videogamenews

LET'S CONNECT Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Eo0q02...Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BScMqXWPqvInstagram:  https://bit.ly/3dXoZA7Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3uEnYneTwitter: https://twitter.com/playconomics--------------------------------------------- Playconomics is a weekly Podcast breaking down the business behind the 138 billion dollar industry that is Video Games. Hosted by industry nobodies (yet) Bobby Kawecki & Matt Mascari, Playconomics aims to educate and entertain, running down the news of the week, speculating, commentating, and having a great time.  New episodes post each Monday at 9:00 am EST  #playconomics #videogamepodcast #Videogamenews