Thanks China – Infection Podcast Episode 423

Video Game Economy, Chinese Games, and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Economy

• • Roblox reports a nearly $1bn net loss during 2022 | GamesIndustry.biz
  • Facebook’s VR Division Lost $13.72 Billion In 2022
  • Motherboard sales dropped by as much as 55% in 2022
  • Desktop graphics card sales reach lowest point since 2005
  • Chinese games sales dropped over 10% in 2022
  • Tencent says is making personnel adjustments after report of layoffs | Reuters

• Hogwarts

• • GDQ Isn’t Accepting Hogwarts Legacy Speedruns For Live Events

• Video Cards

• • Nvidia said to be shipping newer, cheaper GPUs to partners for the RTX 40-series | PC Gamer
  • Rumoured AI-enhanced Nvidia graphics driver could boost performance by 30% | PC Gamer
  • AMD won’t have users ‘paying for features they never use’ when it comes to AI in GPUs | PC Gamer

• China

• • China’s NetEase buys gaming studio involved in major titles including Halo Infinite and Minecraft
  • Quantic Dream has Been Acquired by NetEase Games for 100 Million Euros
  • China’s relaxing its tech crackdown, but it’s still keeping a close eye on Tencent | PC Gamer
  • Riot says it won’t pay ransom after League of Legends source code stolen by hackers | PC Gamer
  • China approves 87 new video games including titles by Tencent and Alibaba | Reuters