Episode 64: Get Lost, 2020. Hello… Oh. Oh no. (News Show)

Jan 9, 2021

New year. New season. Virtual Economy is back with a news-filled show covering more Cyberpunk 2077, Raw Fury dropping lots of business documents, our trends predictions for the year, Tencent’s takeover of Leyou, Nintendo’s Next Level Games purchase, and more.

TIME STAMPS

• [00:01:40] Cyberpunk 2077 sales and share value fallout
• [00:12:33] Hey. Armed insurrection and an attempted coup of the United States is bad. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. White supremacy is garbage.
• [00:14:14] Tencent acquires Leyou
• [00:19:21] Nintendo acquires Next Level Games
• [00:25:38] Epic bought a mall
• [00:32:50] FTC reprimands Tapjoy for deceptive practices
• [00:37:25] Quick Hits
• [00:49:03] Roblox IP… no?
• [01:03:00] The Sinking City relisted as Frogwares vs Nacon continues
• [01:11:00] Dissecting the Raw Fury contract
• [01:37:00] A look at the trends of 2020 and what we expect from 2021

SOURCES

• Disclosure of estimated sales of Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt): https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/investors/regulatory-announcements/current-report-no-67-2020/
• Leyou shareholders agree to $1.3bn Tencent takeover (PocketGamer): https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/75297/leyou-shareholders-agree-to-13bn-tencent-takeover/
• Notification of the Acquisition of the Canadian Software Developer, Next Level Games (Nintendo IR): https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210105e.pdf
• Xbox Series X survey asks if you want PS5 DualSense features in the Xbox controller (TechCrunch): https://www.techradar.com/news/xbox-series-x-survey-asks-if-you-want-ps5-dualsense-features-on-its-controller
• The Sinking City returns to stores as Nacon wins first decision in legal dispute (GamesIndustry): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-05-the-sinking-city-returns-to-stores-as-nacon-wins-first-decision-in-ongoing-legal-dispute
• Epic Games Announces New Location for Company Headquarters: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/epic-games-announces-new-location-for-company-headquarters
• FTC: Tapjoy’s deception settlement has implications for Apple and Google (GamesBeat): https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/07/ftc-tapjoys-deception-settlement-has-implications-for-apple-and-google/
• Roblox Announces Anticipated Direct Listing (BusinessWire): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210106005890/en/Roblox-Announces-Anticipated-Direct-Listing
• MINECRAFT EARTH COMING TO AN END (Mojang): https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-earth-coming-end
• Raw Fury Pulls Back Curtain on Publishing Contracts (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/news/raw-fury-pulls-back-curtain-on-publishing-contracts/
• Raw Fury Developer Resources: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kx2oljt3k4c4qcl/AABx7KE8Hj7vILW3gHI0tzzLa?dl=0

2020’s Biggest Trends … and Where They’re Heading in 2021 (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/trends/2020s-biggest-trends-and-where-theyre-heading-in-2021/