Discord and Twitch are both grappling with the responsibility to keep their platforms safe after usership jumped during the pandemic. Also: 505 Games earnings (and Death Stranding’s strong PC performance), E3’s thin roster, and Nexus.gg’s creator-curated marketplaces.
TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:21] – E3 2021 plans start to emerge
- [00:07:43] – Nexus.gg teams up with Path of Exile for creature curated micro transactions
- [00:13:35] – M&A Minute
- [00:24:43] – Quick Hits
- [00:36:14] – Digital Bros earnings
- [00:39:53] – Twitch details new off-platform Trust & Safety enforcement
- [00:47:16] – Discord’s latest Trust & Safety transparency report is a deep data dive
NEW WRITING FROM VIRTUAL ECONOMY
SOURCES
- E3 is going digital this summer, will return in person next year (Verge)
- Support Creators by Purchasing Armour Sets on Nexus (Grinding Gear Games)
- Digital Bros Half Year Financial Report at December 31st, 2020
- Discord Transparency Report: July — Dec 2020
M&A MINUTE
- Ubisoft acquires anti-cheat software developer GameBlocks (Gamasutra)
- EMBRACER GROUP COMPLETES THE ACQUISITIONS OF ASPYR, EASYBRAIN AND GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT
- Play Ventures’ US$135M Fund II To Power Future Unicorns of Gaming
- Tripledot Studios raises $78 million (GamesIndustry)
- PLLAY Secures Additional $1 million in Funding
- Grid secures $10m in Series A funding (GamesIndustry)