Episode 24
Dead Drop News 022 (Activision Lawsuits, Roblox Metaverse, Square Enix sales and more!)
Delivering the news as of 5th May, 2022. Today's transfer includes more Activision Blizzard lawsuits and trouble, Roblox product integrations on the rise, Square Enix sells studios to The Embracer Group, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.
Sources for the stories in this episode:
Story 1: More Activision Blizzard lawsuits… surprised?
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-03-activision-blizzard-urges-shareholders-to-vote-against-new-yorks-proposed-annual-abuse-report
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-04-29-activision-blizzard-receives-new-nlrb-complaint
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/04/new-york-city-sues-activision
Story 2: Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake development moving to Montreal
https://twitter.com/princeofpersia/status/1521519964074749954/photo/1
Story 3: Roblox replacing Fortnite as “the new metaverse”???
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spotify-island-reimagines-the-streaming-service-as-a-video-game-inside-roblox/1100-6503000/
https://www.polygon.com/23016682/roblox-sonic-the-hedgehog-speed-simulator-game-chao
Story 4: Twitch rumours leading to reduced revenue split for creators
https://www.destructoid.com/twitch-cutting-streamer-revenue-more-ads-rumor-report-bloomberg-amazon/
Story 5: Square Enix sells Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal to The Embracer Group
https://kotaku.com/square-enix-embracer-deus-ex-1848866849
https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-says-embracer-acquisitions-allow-it-to-invest-more-in-the-blockchain-ai-and-the-cloud
https://gamerant.com/square-enix-marvel-games-loss/
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