Episode 109: Yearnings for Earnings (News Show)

It’s the end of earnings season! This week: Sega, Konami, Digital Bros/505 Games, Remedy, Starbreeze, Roblox, Zynga, Unity. Also: NPD for October 2021, a FAFO award, and a bunch of quick hits! You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:02:09] - Sega Earnings [00:11:01] - Konami Earnings [00:14:08] - Digital Bros Earnings [00:16:47] - Remedy Earnings [00:19:01] - Starbreeze Earnings [00:22:22] - Roblox Earnings [00:34:20] - Zynga Earnings [00:45:05] - Unity Earnings [00:51:33] - Investment Interlude [01:01:18] - Quick Hits [01:10:59] - Activision / Ubisoft Labor Update [01:16:33] - NPD for October 2021 [01:19:52] - This Week’s FAFO Award SOURCES Sega H1 FY2022 Earnings Konami H1 FY2022 Earnings Digital Bros Q1 FY2022 Earnings Remedy Entertainment PLC: Q3 Business Review Starbreeze Q3 FY2021 ROBLOX REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS Zynga Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results Zynga Hires Matt Wolf as Vice President of Blockchain Gaming Unity Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results Unity Announces Intent to Acquire Weta Digital NPD October 2021 United States Video Games Consumer Spend Report INVESTMENT INTERLUDE 2K Announces Acquisition of elite3d Tencent Buys Game Studio Behind Hit Nintendo Switch Titles | Bloomberg (Paywall) AudioMob Raise $14million in Series A Funding Valued at USD$110m Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz | TechCrunch Playtertainment Announces Completion of $5 Million Funding Round… Hadi raises $5.2M for casual mobile games | GamesBeat