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Episode 85: Buckle up for EARNINGSPALOOZA! (Earnings Show)

  • May 17, 2021
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It’s our biggest earnings show ever, as we cover 12 different companies. Don’t worry, though. We’re also introducing Financial Quick Hits. Up this week: Paradox, Ubisoft, Digital Bros., Roblox, Starbreeze, Bandai Namco, Unity, Remedy, Knomai,...

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Episode 84: ‘Stadia is Alive and Well’ and Other Optimistic Thoughts (News Show)

  • May 15, 2021
Google is doing everything it can to convince developers not to give up on working with Stadia, but is it enough? Also: Epic v Apple Week 2, Gree exerts patent power in $100m court win, E3 Online starts to take shape, Embracer gobbles up four more...

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Episode 83: Why is Blizzard bleeding users? (Earnings Show)

  • May 10, 2021
It’s our first earnings show of the quarter! Activision posts record revenue, but Blizzard is bleeding users. Zynga posts its own record revenue, but also losses. Things are going pretty well at both Nintendo and Capcom, as both check in with huge...

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Episode 82: Epic vs. Apple: The Fight for Your Money (News Show)

  • May 8, 2021
Lawsuits are good for two things: making lawyers rich and learning about the super secretive game industry. We break down all of the interesting learnings from the court case. Also, Sony is facing a class action lawsuit over its digital game code...

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Episode 81: Is Time Finally Running Out for Loot Boxes? (News Show)

  • May 1, 2021
The conversation around loot boxes is heating up again, with EA at the center. Also: Explaining the TriplePoint Video Game Stock Index, Sony and Microsoft earnings, and the GDC State of the Industry report.  You can support Virtual Economy’s...

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Explaining the TriplePoint Video Game Stock Index

  • April 28, 2021
  • Tagged as: Finance, S&P, Stocks, TriplePoint PR
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This week, TriplePoint PR announced a partnership with S&P Dow Jones to launch a video game industry stock index (INDEXCME: GAMER). With GameStonk™ shining a light on the financial side of the industry, the TriplePoint...

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Episode 80: CDProjekt’s ‘Ship Now, Apologize Later’ Strategy Worked… Sorta (News Show)

  • April 25, 2021
CDProjekt shipped a broken Cyberpunk 2077, hoping that consumers would just… take it. Now, investors are upset and consumer sentiment is in the toilet. The financial impact? Not as bad as it could have been. Also: a flurry of Microsoft...

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CDProjekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 Failure Cost More Than Just Money

  • April 23, 2021
  • Tagged as: CDProjekt, Cyberpunk 2077, Earnings
CDProjekt bet that most consumers wouldn’t go through the effort of refunding the broken and disappointing Cyberpunk 2077. They were right. In the company’s recently released financial report for fiscal year 2020, the company touts...

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Episode 79: Epic Games Store isn’t Bleeding Out (News Show)

  • April 18, 2021
Apple wants the court to believe Epic is hemorrhaging money, but cherry-picked legal filings don’t tell the whole story. Also: NPD report for March 2021, Activision at War with Warzone.com, the latest stats for all the major streaming platforms,...

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Epic’s Game Store ‘Losses’ Don’t Tell the Whole Story

  • April 13, 2021
  • Tagged as: Apple, EGS, Epic Games, Legal
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What is the difference between “losing money” and “investing?” That’s one question the courts will be examining when Epic’s antitrust suit against Apple goes to trial next month. And it’s one that has captivated the...

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