he FTC is down for the count after losing in court and seeing an emergency injunction denied. We discuss where things go from here as the UK CMA stands alone. Also, a bunch of new studios were announced, Bungie wins a big victory against a toxic troll, and Xbox works to make it harder for harassers online.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:02:52] – Pathfinder Open Gaming License
- [00:09:39] – New Xbox Voice Reporting Feature
- [00:13:14] – Xbox Live is Dead, Here Comes Game Pass Core
- [00:19:14] – Investment Interlude
- [00:32:21] – Activision Blizzard FTC
- [00:45:54] – Quick Hits
- [00:48:19] – Labor Report
- [00:57:12] – FAFO x2
- [01:06:59] – Listener Questions
SOURCES
- The creators of Pathfinder have released their own version of D&D’s controversial OGL—and it could have a huge impact on all tabletop RPGs | PC Gamer
- paizo.com – Community | Paizo Blog
- Xbox Launches New Voice Reporting Feature | Xbox Wire
- Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, Coming This September | Xbox Wire
- Sega of America workers win union vote | Polygon
- Pokémon Go creator Niantic accused of ‘systemic sexual bias’ in lawsuit | The Verge
- Splash Damage transitions to 4-day work weeks | Game Developer
- Yuji Naka gets a $1.2 million fine and a suspended prison sentence for insider trading | VGC
- Justice served: Destiny 2 harasser forced to pay Bungie nearly $500,000 in damages | Windows Central
- Bungie, Inc v Jesse James Comer – Default Judgment and Order | Superior Court of the State of Washington
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- CORSAIR TO ACQUIRE DROP ASSETS; FURTHER EXPAND PERIPHERALS BUSINESS | Corsair
- Cloud Imperium Group Acquires Turbulent | CIG
- Lightspeed Studios acquires Destruction AllStars dev Lucid Games | Game Developer
- Tencent invests in new triple-A studio from Playground Games co-founder | Eurogamer
- Meet Cliffhanger Games | EA
- Canada’s Behaviour Interactive opens new UK studio | Behaviour
- People Can Fly Opens a Montreal Location | People Can Fly on LinkedIn
- Q-Games alumni form Denkiworks | GamesIndustry
- Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard | The Verge
- Preliminary Injunction Opinion | United States District Court, Northern District of California
- FTC is appealing ruling that cleared Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard | The Verge
- Court denies FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard | The Verge
- Microsoft to modify Activision Blizzard acquisition to address CMA concerns | GamesIndustry
- The Trade Desk, Inc. to Join the Nasdaq-100 Index Beginning July 17th, 2023 | NASDAQ
- Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger approved in South Africa | Game Developer