TT Games, the studio behind the LEGO games, has a deep history of crunch and bad management according to a Polygon report. Also, the latest on Activision Blizzard, unionization at Raven, dispelling the myth of BioWare Magic, NPD for December and 2021, and a look at this year’s State of the Industry report.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:33] – NPD for December 2021 and Full Year 2021
- [00:28:22] – Investment Interlude
- [00:35:04] – Quick Hits
- [00:43:55] – Labor Report
- [01:17:04] – State of the Industry Report for 2022
SOURCES
- Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) on Twitter re NPD for December 2021 and full-year 2021
- Activision Blizzard SEC Filing – FAQ for Employees
- PUTTING OUR TEAMS AND PLAYERS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING WE DO
- Activision Blizzard employees at Raven Software ask management to recognize new union | Washington Post
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has led to extensive crunch at TT Games | Polygon
- Old Game Dev Advice (Mark Darrah) | YouTube
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- Spyke Games Raises Record-Breaking $55 Million Seed Round For Social Mobile Games from World’s Leading Gaming VC Griffin Gaming Partners
- Mythical Games Acquires Metaverse Streaming Platform Polystream
- NDREAMS STUDIO ELEVATION ANNOUNCEMENT
- Bit Reactor, LLC. Founded by Industry Veterans to Take Turn-Based Tactics Games to Next Level