Square Enix bids farewell to its western CEO and studios, but Embracer is ready to hug ‘em tight. Also: Sony makes the new PS+ even more confusing, Activision shareholders sign-off on acquisition, and more.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:00:52] – Microsoft Q3 FY22 Earnings
- [00:10:58] – Sony Makes Life Harder for Devs and PlayStation Plus Subscribers
- [00:31:08] – Investment Interlude, Including Square Enix / Embracer Discussion
- [01:10:04] – Quick Hits
- [01:10:54] – Labor Report
SOURCES
- Microsoft Cloud Strength Fuels Third Quarter Results | Microsoft
- Timed game trials are now a requirement for some PlayStation developers | GameDeveloper
- Introducing the all-new PlayStation Plus | PlayStation
- BioWare Contractors Supporting On Games Like Mass Effect Seek To Unionize | Kotaku
- Dragon Age 4 QA Devs Say They’re Unionizing Over Bad Pay And Covid Safety | Kotaku
- Former Blizzard Versailles employees win appeal over redundancies that led to studio closure | GamesIndustry
INVESTMENT INTERLUDE
- Execution of Share Transfer Agreement with Change to Subsidiaries | Square Enix
- EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE EIDOS, CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, AND SQUARE ENIX MONTRÉAL AMONGST OTHER ASSETS | Embracer Group
- Canada’s largest independent video game studio, Behaviour Interactive, opens first studio in Toronto | GamesPress
- Activision Blizzard shareholders weigh Microsoft, “dubious windfall” | Axios
- Activision Blizzard Stockholders Approve Proposed Microsoft Transaction | Activision Blizzard