Episode 122: Activision Blizzard Sued for Wrongful Death (News Show)
Activision Blizzard is accused of participating in a cover-up related to the death of one of its employees at a company retreat. Also: An update on video game industry action over Ukraine crisis, Epic purchases Bandcamp, Intellivision in trouble, and more. Content Warning: We discuss a story that involves self-harm from 00:57:39 to 1:06:59. Note: We will be on hiatus until Late March / Early April due to an upcoming move. We'll see you soon! You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:35] - The Video Game Industry Takes Action Over Ukraine Crisis [00:11:07] - Amazon Luna Goes Live for Everyone [00:17:48] - Investment Interlude [00:45:25] - Quick Hits [00:52:04] - Labor Update (Please note the Content Warning in the notes above) [01:07:00] - Intellivision in Trouble [01:11:08] - Unity 2021 in Gaming Report SOURCES Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine asks PlayStation and Xbox to Leave Russian Market | Mykhailo Federov (@FederovMykhailo) on Twitter Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia | Microsoft Luna Now Available to Everyone in the Mainland US — More Games, New Features, and a Special Offer for Prime Members | Amazon Activision Blizzard sued for wrongful death by family of employee who killed herself | Washington Post Activision Blizzard Annual Report | SEC Bandai Namco Announces Raises for Employees Due to Elden Ring Success | Bandai Namco (via Google Translate) Intellivision Crowdinvesting Campaign | StartEngine Intellivision Statement on Closing StartEngine Campaign Early | Sam Machkovech (@samred) on Twitter 2021 Gaming Report | Unity INVESTMENT INTERLUDE NETFLIX ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACQUIRE THE FINNISH MOBILE GAME DEVELOPER NEXT GAMES | Next Games Offworld Industries Announces Strategic Investment from Tencent | GamesPress CI Games Takes Major Step Towards Listing on London Stock Exchange | CI Games Sky and Journey maker Thatgamecompany raises $160M | GamesBeat The FTC Must Investigate Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard | Public Citizen