It’s been less than one month, and the industry has already suffered more than 3,500 lost jobs. Also: The Circana report for December 2023 and the full year, a few investments, and a discussion about some challenging changes to the U.S. tax code. Oh, and a bit about that weird Palworld game.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:11:08] – Circana report on U.S. Video Game Spending for December and Full Year 2023
- [00:27:19] – Investment Interlude
- [00:34:06] – Quick Hits
- [01:00:58] – Labor Report
SOURCES
- Tencent shares regain some ground after regulator appears to soften gaming stance | Reuters
- SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios Introduce Groundbreaking AI Voice Agreement at CES | SAG-AFTRA
- Replica Studios Agreement for Digital Voice Replicas FAQs | SAG-AFTRA
- SAG-AFTRA’s AI Voice Acting Deal Was A Powder Keg Waiting To Go Off | Aftermath
- AI Content on Steam | Valve
- Report: 3D Realms and Slipgate may have been hit with more layoffs | Game Developer
- Employees Say ‘Sizable Portion’ Of Gearbox-Owned Studio Has Been Laid Off | Aftermath
- Playtika reduces staff by 10% | GamesIndustry
- Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees | The Verge
- Thunderful Group to restructure operations for strengthened long-term competitiveness | Thunderful Games
- A Difficult Update about our Workforce | Twitch
- Changes at Riot and the Road Ahead | Riot
- An Important Update about Riot’s Future | Riot
- Wimo Games reportedly shuts down | GamesIndustry
- Astra Fund repositions as “thinky” publisher Astra Logical following layoffs | Game Developer
- Playtika reduces staff by 10% | GamesIndustry
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- Phoenix Labs execs regroup to form Critical Path Games | Game Developer
- Second Dinner raises $100 million to continue growing Marvel Snap | Game Developer
- Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland | Game Developer
- Outsourcing studio Obelisk nets $2 million to create original horror title | Game Developer
- Rocksteady founders have a new, post-Suicide Squad studio | Polygon