This Week in Games

This Week in Games

By Eric McConnellBusiness
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This Week in Games episodes

  • 2.17 - Activision Blizzard drop massive headcount
    Activision Blizzard has massive layoffs following weak financials. Apex Legends breaks another Twitch record. Rumors about Unity eyeing a 2020 IPO surface.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    32 min
  • 2.10 - Apex Legends what?
    Apex Legends comes out of nowhere to dominate the Twitch rankings. Sweden hits up Activision-Blizzard for an almost $400 million tax. EA says nothing useful in a new subscription announcement.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    14 min
  • 2.3 - Apple wants you to subscribe
    Netmarble wants to put together a big for controlling interest of Nexon. Apple is looking to aggregate iOS games under a subscription service. GameStop loses a quarter of its value over its inability to find a buyer.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    24 min
  • 1.27 - Netease conforms to license
    China lets it's two giant publisher breathe with game license approvals. Netease introduces a wide range of restrictions. SquareEnix makes a mockey of European trademark law.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    10 min
  • 1.20 - Activision-Blizzard internal investigation
    Jam City is fund raising after cutting staff and securing a monster Disney deal. Playtika is avoiding high CPIs through acquisition of card game companies. Activision-Blizzard is getting investigated by its investors and it doesn't sound pretty.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    17 min
  • 1.13 - Activision Bungie split, Unity Improbable drama
    Activision and Bungie split, but on amicable terms. Two new players enter cloud gaming but do they stand a chance? Improbable, Unity and Epic have a day of drama and everyone ends up looking bad.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    25 min
  • 1.6 - Holiday Game Coverage!
    It's our 1-year anniversary!
    Blizzard has a double CFO shuffle, Zynga makes a Giant buy, Nexon's CEO is looking to sell it all, Niantic and Cloud Imperium fund raise and a big player in mobile passes away.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    23 min
  • 12.16 - Unions for all
    The UK game industry decides it's time for unions. Riot Games slaps the COO on the wrist. Discord makes a joke out of revenue splitting by one upping Epic.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    18 min
  • 12.9 - Epic takes on Valve
    Epic opens a digital store to take a piece of the Valve pie. Starbreeze looks like its best days are over. A couple of December sad notes in the layoffs section.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    15 min
  • 12.2 - FTC regulations looms
    Regulation incoming as the FTC looks to investigate look boxes. Nintendo to shut down a controversial program. Valve looks to retain the big money makers on Steam by offering tiered revenue sharing.
    Music by Proviant Audio:
    http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That
    18 min

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