While Bobby Kotick takes a bow on his paycut, the stage manager is holding up a sign that says “He just got a $155 million payday!” Also: Sony, Microsoft, and Capcom earnings, the end of PAX South, Australian game developers take a stand against crypto and NFTs, and more.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:36] – Sony Q2 FY2021 Earnings
- [00:10:23] – Microsoft Q1 FY2022 Earnings
- [00:22:50] – Capcom Q2 FY2022 Earnings
- [00:28:49] – Investment Interlude
- [00:45:16] – Quick Hits
- [00:56:43] – Australian game developers take a stand against environment-harming crypto and NFTs
- [01:01:42] – GameStop ditches newly hired COO Jenna Owens
- [01:05:34] – Activision Update
SOURCES
- Sony FY2021 2Q Earnings Announcement
- Microsoft Q1 2022 Earnings
- SEGA and Microsoft to Explore Strategic Alliance to create New Strategic Titles for SEGA and establish a Next-Generation Development Environment
- Capcom FY2022 Q2 Earnings
- Game Developers of Australia re Blockchain / NFTs | Twitter
- GameStop parts ways with COO Jenna Owens
- REIMAGINING BLIZZCON
- A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick Regarding Progress and Commitments Made at Activision Blizzard
- ABetterABK on Twitter
- ABetterUbisoft on Twitter
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- KRAFTON, INC. TO ACQUIRE UNKNOWN WORLDS, THE DEVELOPERS BEHIND SUBNAUTICA AND NATURAL SELECTION
- Big News from Supernatural
- Devolver Digital eyes GBP694 million market value amid AIM float | Morningstar
