Minecraft is taking a hard line against those who would abuse the game with crypto and blockchain schemes. Also: Earnings season begins with Capcom, Microsoft, and Sony, ABK workers walkout again, Rockstar on the mend, and Meta jacks the price of the Quest 2 by $100.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:17] – Capcom Earnings
- [00:10:38] – Microsoft Earnings
- [00:16:55] – Sony Earnings
- [00:22:22] – Investment Interlude
- [00:33:22] – Quick Hits
- [00:39:08] – Labor Report (Activision, Ubisoft, Riot, Rockstar, Tender Claws, Card Kingdom)
- [00:53:29] – Meta Raises the Price of Quest 2
SOURCES
- Capcom Q1 FY 2022-23 | Capcom
- Earnings Release FY22 Q4 | Microsoft
- Q1 FY2022 Consolidated Financial Results | Sony
- A Better ABK Walkout Demands | ABetterABK (@ABetterABK) on Twitter
- Activision Blizzard workers walk out, protesting loss of abortion rights | Washington Post
- Court gives green light to Riot Games $100 million settlement | Axios
- Indie company Tender Claws is the next game studio to unionize | Polygon
- Rockstar Games Cleaned Up Its Frat-Boy Culture — and Grand Theft Auto, Too | Bloomberg (Paywall)
- One Year Later, Ubisoft has Met No Demands Made by A Better Ubisoft | A Better Ubisoft (@ABetterUbisoft) on Twitter
- META QUEST 2 PRICING CHANGES | Meta
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