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Virtual Economy

The business of video games can be complicated. In each episode of Virtual Economy, hosts and analysts Amanda Farough and Michael Futter break down the biggest business news in the video game industry.

info_outline Episode 179: The $700 PS5 Pro Is An Act of Desperation (News Show) 09/16/2024
info_outline Episode 178: EA Sports College Football Saves the Month (News Show) 08/30/2024
info_outline Episode 177: The Last Good Reason for GameStop to Exist is Gone (News Show) 08/07/2024
info_outline Episode 176: Microsoft Holds a Knife to the Golden Game Pass Goose’s Neck (News Show) 07/16/2024
info_outline Bonus Episode 10: A Conversation About Unionization with IATSE 07/08/2024
info_outline Episode 175: Summer Game Fest Gets Closer to E3 Vibes (News Show) 06/19/2024
info_outline Episode 174: The World’s Oldest Console War is Over (News Show) 05/28/2024
info_outline Episode 173: Sony Didn’t Manage Democracy, Xbox Self-Immolates (News Show) 05/10/2024
info_outline Episode 172: Embracer Group Crumbles… And Friends (News Show) 04/28/2024
info_outline Episode 171: Why Layoffs? Because Everyone Else is Doing It! (News Show) 04/18/2024
info_outline Episode 170: Embracer Group Fire Sale Burns Labor (News Show) 03/29/2024
info_outline Episode 169: The AAA Video Game Industry is in Freefall (News Show) 03/03/2024
info_outline Episode 168: Switch 2 Switcharoo Could Thwart 2024 Recovery Hopes (News Show) 02/23/2024
info_outline Episode 167: Did Microsoft Trigger the FTC’s Trap Card? (News Show) 02/14/2024
info_outline Episode 166: We Were Wrong About Microsoft and Activision (News Show) 01/31/2024
info_outline Episode 165: So… 2024, Huh? (News Show) 01/24/2024
info_outline Episode 164: The Game Awards Needs to Change (Season Finale) 12/27/2023
info_outline Episode 163: Embracer Group Claims Layoffs are How “We Will Win” (News Show) 12/15/2023
info_outline Episode 162: The Stark Contrast Between Positive Earnings and Gruesome Layoffs (News Show) 11/15/2023
info_outline Episode 161: Phil Spencer is Bobby Kotick’s Daddy Now (News Show) 10/30/2023
info_outline Episode 160: A Bad Year for Game Creators is a Bad Year for Games (News Show) 10/08/2023
info_outline Bonus Episode 9: The State of Indie Publishing with Z from Serenity Forge 10/01/2023
info_outline Episode 159: Unity Says, “Nice Game You’ve Got There… It’d be a Shame if Something Happened to It” (News Show) 09/20/2023
info_outline Episode 158: Microsoft, Activision, and Ubisoft are a Thrupple Now (News Show) 08/26/2023
info_outline Episode 157: The ESRB Is Getting Weird (News Show) 08/06/2023
info_outline Episode 156: Xbox Live is Dead, Long Live Xbox Game Pass (News Show) 07/22/2023
info_outline Episode 155: FTC Cage Match (News Show) 07/03/2023
info_outline Episode 154: What Happens When a $2B Deal Evaporates Overnight? (News Show) 06/11/2023
info_outline Episode 153: The UK CMA Throws a Temper Tantrum Over the Activision Acquisition (News Show) 05/23/2023
info_outline Episode 152: Sega’s Angry Birds Acquisition and Life After Microsoft/Activision (News Show) 05/05/2023
 
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