Embracer Group’s latest spending spree nets them one of the world’s most recognizable IPs (and much more). Also: Unity slumps amid hostile takeover, Take-Two posts losses on Zynga acquisition, Nintendo is in the hot seat again, Activision commits to the union-busting bit, and NPD for July 2022 as spending continues its slide back to pre-pandemic levels.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:] – Unity Q2 FY22 Earnings
- [00:] – Take-Two Q1 FY23 Earnings
- [00:] – Thunderful Group H1 FY22 Earnings
- [00:] – Remedy H1 FY22 Earnings
- [00:] – Embracer Group Q1 FY23 Earnings
- [00:] – Investment Interlude (Embracer Group Spending Spree)
- [00:] – Quick Hits
- [00:] – Labor Report (Nintendo, Activision)
- [00:] – NPD for July 2022
SOURCES
- Unity Announces Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results | Unity
- Unity sets up joint venture in China | GamesIndustry
- AppLovin offers to buy video game software maker Unity in $17.5 bln deal | Reuters
- First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results & Guidance Summary | Take-Two
- Thunderful Group Interim Report January–June 2022 | Thunderful
- Brjann Sigurgeirsson leaves the position as CEO of Thunderful Group | Thunderful
- Half-Year Report | Remedy
- EMBRACER GROUP PUBLISHES INTERIM REPORT Q1, APRIL-JUNE 2022 | Embracer Group
- EMBRACER GROUP ANNOUNCES THE 11[TH] OPERATING GROUP: EMBRACER FREEMODE | Embracer Group
- Second labor complaint filed against Nintendo | Axios
- Aston Carter and Nintendo of America as Joint Employers | NLRB
- Nintendo Of America’s Testers Say They Faced Years Of Sexual Harassment | Kotaku
- Activision Blizzard is using ‘Diablo IV’ to argue against unions | Washington Post
- Activision Blizzard accused of trying to stop workers communicating about pay and working conditions | Fortune (Paywall)
- NPD for July 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) on Twitter
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE LIMITED RUN GAMES | Embracer Group
- EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SINGTRIX | Embracer Group
- EMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES TUXEDO LABS | Embracer Group
- EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE TRIPWIRE INTERACTIVE | Embracer Group
- EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN | Embracer Group
- Spin Master Expands Digital Games Ecosystem with Acquisition of Nørdlight | Spin Master
- [From the industry] SOEDESCO acquires Superlumen development studio | MCV/Develop