Episode 113: So… What Did We Miss? (Season 3 Premiere, News Show)

We’re back for the start of Season 3 with some trends chat from Steam’s Best of 2021 report, PSVR2, the latest labor news, and a whole lot of acquisitions to discuss (Embracer, Take-Two, and Tencent took some big swings). And we need to talk about E3... You can watch the streamed VOD of this episode at Twitch.tv/VirtualEconomy and support our growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:04:24] - Trends and Learnings from Steam’s Best of 2021 [00:27:15] - PSVR2 Details [00:35:36] - Investment Interlude (Embracer Group acquires Asmodee, Dark Horse, and more; Tencent acquires Turtle Rock; Take-Two plans to acquire Zynga) [01:04:43] - Quick Hits [01:29:16] - Labor Update (Vodeo, Activision, Bungie, Riot) [01:47:16] - FAFO Award SOURCES Steam - The Best of 2021 PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller: the next generation of VR gaming on PS5 North America has its first video game union at Vodeo Games Armor Games adopts four-day work week permanently | GamesIndustry Court denies DFEH objection to Activision Blizzard lawsuit settlement | PCGamer Activision Judge’s Ruling in Turf War Draws California Appeal | Bloomberg Law Activision Blizzard Pushes Out Dozens of Employees Over Workplace Misconduct | WSJ LEGO Overwatch 2 Titan (76980) Release Delayed | The Brick Fan Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million in settlement of class-action gender discrimination lawsuit | Washington Post Bungie's Head of HR Has Stepped Down | IGN INVESTMENT INTERLUDE EMBRACER GROUP INTENDS TO MAKE A STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF LEADING BOARD GAMING GROUP ASMODEE THAT WOULD FORM THE NINTH OPERATING GROUP EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT EMBRACER GROUP ACQUIRES SHIVER ENTERTAINMENT EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE DIGIC EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SPOTFILM NETWORX EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE DARK HORSE AND FORMS THE TENTH OPERATIVE GROUP Tencent acquires Turtle Rock Studios Acquisitions of Waste Creative and Wicked Witch Russo Bros.’ AGBO Sells 38% Stake To Video Game Firm Nexon For $400M In Embrace Of Virtual Worlds | Deadline Team17 acquires Astragon for €75m | GamesIndustry Take-Two and Zynga to Combine…