Metaverse – Infection Podcast Episode 481

GameStop stock, video games addiction and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Random

• • Parents Sue Video Game Makers for Purposely Addicting Their Kids – Bloomberg

• Gamestop

• • GameStop stock short sellers see gains flip to $1.4 billion loss | Fortune
  • GameStop jumps for a second day, but ends session well off highs as meme enthusiasm starts to fade
  • Game On: GameStop executive chairman wants to force consoles to support physical media | The Spokesman-Review
• Epic
  • Epic details new Unreal Engine pricing plan for non-game developers – The Verge

• • Source: We are updating Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, and RealityCapture pricing in late April

• • • Fortnite is winning the metaverse – The Verge
    • Microsoft and Epic Games Sued Over Video Game Addiction – Insider Gaming

• Unity

• • Unity restructuring increases losses to $291m in Q1 2024 | GamesIndustry.biz

• Microsoft

• • After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn’t Have The Resources To Run Them
  • Activision hit with $23.4 mln US patent verdict in multiplayer-gaming case | Reuters
  • Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer Admits Recent Activision Blizzard Layoffs Were Partially Undertaken Due To Falling Industry Profits – Bounding Into Comics