Unity couldn’t have made a bigger mess of its reputation in the game development community. Also: Microsoft’s big leak, GameStop earnings, Circana report for August, SAG-AFTRA fires a shot at video game publishers, and more.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:02:45] – PAX West
- [00:25:15] – GameStop Earnings
- [00:27:50] – Unity’s Foolish Moves
- [00:51:32] – Investment Interlude
- [01:18:59] – Quick Hits
- [01:25:50] – Labor Report
- [01:40:44] – Circana Report on U.S. Consumer Video Game Spending for August 2023
- [01:44:43] – Listener Questions
- [01:49:11] – FAFO
SOURCES
- GameStop Discloses Second Quarter 2023 Results | GameStop
- CHANGES TO UNITY PLANS AND PRICING (September 12, 2023) | Unity
- Volition Announces its Closure | Volition (@DSVolition) on Twitter
- Report: Embracer layoffs impact staff at MX vs ATV developer Rainbow Studios | Game Developer
- Imagendary Studios reportedly lays off majority of staff | GamesIndustry
- Gloria Victis Final Season | Gloria Victis on Steam
- Lego 2K Drive developer Visual Concepts hit with layoffs | Game Developer
- Immortals of Aveum studio lays off nearly half of staff weeks after release | Polygon
- Ascendant Studios CEO Confirms Layoffs | Bret Robbins (@BretRobbins) on Twitter
- Ubisoft is shutting down its London studio | Game Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal in Turmoil Amid What Developers are Calling Broken Promises | IGN
- SAG-AFTRA National Board Votes Unanimously to Send Interactive Media (Video Game) Strike Authorization Vote to Members | SAG-AFTRA
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- Sumo Group acquires mobile game dev studio Midoki | Sumo Group
- SOEDESCO® acquires development studio: Kyodai | Soedesco
- Atari acquires AtariAge | GamesIndustry
- Playtika Holding Corp. Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Innplay Labs | Playtika
- FaZe Clan is flaming out on Nasdaq as Chairman resigns | GamesBeat
- Humble Games interested in studio acquisitions and first-party development | Game Developer
- Carlyle weighs options for ‘RuneScape’ creator Jagex, sources say | Reuters