Episode 140: E3, WISE FWOM YAW GWAVE (News Show)
E3 lives, Stadia dies, and Twitch continues to make bad moves that alienate its community. Also: Saudi Arabia and Tencent look to step up investments, and a beefy labor report. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:02:21] - Twitch Has a Child Predator Problem (That it Tried to Cover Up with Different Bad News) [00:28:39] - Investment Interlude (Netflix, Saudi Arabia, Tencent, Fandom) [00:44:10] - Quick Hits [00:50:56] - Labor Report (Activision and OSHA, Respawn, Nintendo Tester Speaks Out, Studio ZA/UM) [01:05:41] - E3 Lives! [01:12:04] - FAFO Award SOURCES Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids | Bloomberg (Paywall) A Letter from Twitch President Dan Clancy on Subscription Revenue Shares | Twitch Twitch loses VP after revenue split controversy | Eurogamer Respawn Speaks Out in Defense of Harassed Developers | Respawn (@Respawn) on Twitter Activision QA worker warns OSHA about the devastating impact of crunch | Polygon THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ZA/UM CULTURAL ASSOCIATION | Martin Luiga on Medium Exclusive: Fired Nintendo worker speaks out, alleging union-busting | Axios A message about Stadia and our long term streaming strategy | Google INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Building Our Internal Games Studios | Netflix HRH Crown Prince announces Savvy Games Group strategy | Saudi Press Agency Tencent shifts focus to majority deals, overseas gaming assets for growth | Reuters Fandom Acquires Leading Entertainment & Gaming Brands Including GameSpot, TV Guide and Metacritic | Fandom