Episode 93: Steam Deck, SWOLED, and Other Nonsense Words (News Show)

Big deals, new hardware, and a lot of platform chat fill our second episode this weekend. Highlights: Google’s pay-for-play plan, Sony drawing indie ire, Switch OLED, and the “Gabe Gear.” You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/virtualeconomy TIME STAMPS [00:01:20] - NPD for June 2021 [00:09:18] - Remedy and 505 renew their deal for more Control games [00:15:29] - Konami signs development deals with Tencent and Bloober Team [00:19:39] - Humble confirms permanent shifts to charity “sliders” [00:26:32] - Stadia shifts partner payments to pay-for-play [00:38:44] - Indies share grievances with Sony [00:56:30] - Switch OLED and Steam Deck discussion SOURCES REMEDY SIGNS A CO-PUBLISHING AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH 505 GAMES FOR A MULTIPLAYER SPIN-OFF GAME OF THE AWARD-WINNING CONTROL The strategic partnership of Konami Digital Entertainment and Bloober Team Announcement of Business Alliance with Bloober Team S.A. Stadia Keynote Utah v. Google says Google Illegally Maintains an App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition A lawsuit that ignores choice on Android and Google Play Changes Coming to Humble Bundle Sliders Iain Garner on Twitter Why Indie Publishers Are Fed Up With PlayStation (IGN)