GDC Shakeups - Roundtable

2023-03-31

We finally got progress on Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard/King acquisition. Unity joined the mandatory AI bandwagon at GDC. There’s yet another web3 organisation of companies bidding for influence. Dark & Darker went from early hype to major controversy. Rovio turned down Playtika’s proposal. Tencent shared its earnings report for digging into. The much rumoured Counter-Strike 2 was officially announced. Epic pushed deeper into UGC for Fortnite with big creator economy changes. Dive into the latest games business news with Aaron Bush,...

00:00 - Start
02:28 - CMA comes around on MSFT/ATVI deal
09:06 - Unity joins the AI party
14.00 - Rovio rejects Playtika’s bid
18:45 - Some Dark & Darker Controversy
24:30 - Tencent earnings report
39:24 - Counter Strike 2 announcement
51:07 - Epic’s “Creator Economy 2.0”
01:08:17 - Outro

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