Episode 104: So… We Heard You Like Money (News Show)

I know. We don’t call. We don’t write. Life has been a little bananas. BUT WE’RE BACK! We’re catching up with a bunch of investment news and quick hits to set the table for a return to our regular schedule on Saturday. In this episode: Sony (finally) confirms its acquisition of Bluepoint, Netflix makes moves, and there’s some weirdness around a rumored Nintendo 4K dev kit. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:03:18] - Investment Interlude [00:37:09] - Quick Hits SOURCES Xbox Accessibility Showcase - October 2021 - YouTube INVESTMENT INTERLUDE NACON ANNOUNCES THE 100% ACQUISITION OF ISHTAR GAMES Mobile gaming company Voodoo acquires Beach Bum | TechCrunch About Netflix - Expanding Our Games Team With the Acquisition of Night School Studio We are joining the Netflix team. - Night School Studio Netflix launches new mobile games in Poland, Italy and Spain as a members-only perk | TechCrunch Welcoming Bluepoint Games to the PlayStation Studios family FIRESPRITE LIMITED COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FABRIK GAMES LIMITED Niantic Acquires Developer Experience Leader, Hoss AppLovin to Acquire Twitter’s MoPub Business AppLovin to Acquire MoPub Business From Twitter | AppLovin Supersocial raises $5.2M to make games for the Roblox metaverse ARISTOCRAT CONTINUES TO INVEST IN EXPANDING DIGITAL GAME PIPELINE AND PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION FOR GROWTH Kepler Interactive, New "Super‑Developer" Group, Announces $120M Funding Round 1939 Games raises $5.3m to create Kards mobile game Game Jolt raises $2.6M to expand social platform for Gen Z gamers MY.GAMES VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTED $ 3 MILLION TO SUPPORT CIS STUDIOS Mobile gaming startup Homa Games raises $50 million SideQuest raises $3m to fuel VR development