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Virtual Economy

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Episode 172: Embracer Group Crumbles… And Friends (News Show)

Episode 172: Embracer Group Crumbles… And Friends (News Show)

2024-04-28
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The Embracer Group name is going away, splitting its mega-conglomerate into three in an attempt to move on from its destructive legacy. But with Lars Wingefors sticking around to lead the holding company, our expectations are tempered. Also: Meta loses billions more as it tries to become the Windows of MR and earnings season is here!

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TIME STAMPS

  • [00:01:54] - Embracer Group Splits Into Three Pieces
  • [00:32:32] - Meta MR Losses Mount
  • [00:42:03] - Paradox Q1 FY24 Earnings
  • [00:44:16] - Microsoft Q3 FY24 Earnings
  • [00:49:10] - Investment Interlude
  • [00:53:08] - Quick Hits
  • [01:01:27] - Labor Report

SOURCES

  • EMBRACER GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO TRANSFORM INTO THREE STANDALONE PUBLICLY LISTED ENTITIES AT NASDAQ STOCKHOLM | Embracer Group
  • ASMODEE SECURES FINANCING AGREEMENT OF EUR 900 MILLION AS PART OF SEPARATION, DELEVERAGING THE REMAINING EMBRACER GROUP | Embracer Group
  • OPEN LETTER BY EMBRACER GROUP CEO ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION INTO THREE STANDALONE PUBLICLY LISTED ENTITIES | Embracer Group
  • A New Era for Mixed Reality | Meta
  • Interim report January – March 2024 | Paradox
  • Earnings Release FY24 Q3 | Microsoft
  • Modern Wolf lays off six staff in studio restructuring | Game Developer
  • ‘It’s been really painful’: Ex-Lionhead devs explain why they’ve announced, and shelved, a new game | VGC

INVESTMENT INTERLUDE

  • Atari Revives Infogrames as a Publishing Label | NewsWire
  • Krafton acquires minority stake in Forever Skies developer Far From Home | Game Developer
  • Rummikub maker Goliath continues push into hobby gaming with Lucky Duck Games buyout | BoardGameWire
  • CMON buys Japon Brand, the company which introduced the world to Love Letter and Machi Koro | BoardGameWire
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