Virtual Economy
A podcast by Michael Futter and Amanda Farough
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196 Episodes
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Episode 163: Embracer Group Claims Layoffs are How “We Will Win” (News Show)
Published: 12/15/2023 -
Episode 162: The Stark Contrast Between Positive Earnings and Gruesome Layoffs (News Show)
Published: 11/15/2023 -
Episode 161: Phil Spencer is Bobby Kotick’s Daddy Now (News Show)
Published: 10/30/2023 -
Episode 160: A Bad Year for Game Creators is a Bad Year for Games (News Show)
Published: 10/8/2023 -
Bonus Episode 9: The State of Indie Publishing with Z from Serenity Forge
Published: 10/1/2023 -
Episode 159: Unity Says, “Nice Game You’ve Got There… It’d be a Shame if Something Happened to It” (News Show)
Published: 9/20/2023 -
Episode 158: Microsoft, Activision, and Ubisoft are a Thrupple Now (News Show)
Published: 8/26/2023 -
Episode 157: The ESRB Is Getting Weird (News Show)
Published: 8/6/2023 -
Episode 156: Xbox Live is Dead, Long Live Xbox Game Pass (News Show)
Published: 7/22/2023 -
Episode 155: FTC Cage Match (News Show)
Published: 7/3/2023 -
Episode 154: What Happens When a $2B Deal Evaporates Overnight? (News Show)
Published: 6/11/2023 -
Episode 153: The UK CMA Throws a Temper Tantrum Over the Activision Acquisition (News Show)
Published: 5/23/2023 -
Episode 152: Sega’s Angry Birds Acquisition and Life After Microsoft/Activision (News Show)
Published: 5/5/2023 -
Bonus Episode 8: The UK CMA Murdered the Microsoft/Activision Deal
Published: 4/26/2023 -
GDC 2023: I Fought the Law 2 - Legal Rumble in the Bay
Published: 4/23/2023 -
Episode 151: E3 Can’t Claw Itself Out of the Grave (News Show)
Published: 4/5/2023 -
Episode 150: Square Enix Says No Flippin’ Thanks to its Web3 CEO (News Show)
Published: 3/17/2023 -
Episode 149: The Great Games as a Service Massacre (News Show)
Published: 2/20/2023 -
Episode 148: Dungeons & Dragons, New Coke, and Other Terrible Mistakes (News Show)
Published: 1/30/2023 -
Episode 147: Ubisoft in Crisis (Season 4 Premiere)
Published: 1/17/2023
The business of video games can be complicated. In each episode of Virtual Economy, hosts and analysts Amanda Farough and Michael Futter break down the biggest business news in the video game industry.