Episode 65: Lucasfilm Games’ Empire Returns Full Throttle… Indiana (News Show)

Lucasfilm Games is back, and we’re discussing what it all means. We also chat about GameStop’s holiday sales, December 2020 NPD, Steam’s year in review, Riot and Bungie going for the jugular in a lawsuit against a cheat app maker, the Moonrise Fund, 2020’s huge year of investment deals, and more Cyberpunk drama.  TIME STAMPS [00:01:22] GameStop 2020 Holiday Sales [00:12:22] Riot and Bungie Taking Down GatorCheats [00:21:26] Glitch announces the Moonrise Fund [00:30:20] Global Video Game Deals Report 2002 (InvestGame) & Our 2020/21 Trends [00:32:18] Quick Hits [00:41:09] Capcom Ransomware Update [00:44:01] NPD December 2020 Report [01:02:10] Steam 2020 Year In Review [01:14:37] CD Projekt Group Is At It Again [01:33:09] Lucasfilm Games is BACK, BABY! SOURCES GameStop Reports 2020 Holiday Sales Results: https://news.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-reports-2020-holiday-sales-results Riot and Bungie teaming up to sue Valorant and Destiny 2 cheatmakers (Polygon): https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/11/22224696/riot-bungie-destiny-2-valorant-cheat-maker-lawsuit The Moonrise Fund (Glitch): https://heyglitch.com/moonrise Global Video Game Deals Report 2020 — Investment Overview (InvestGame): https://investgame.net/news/investgame-annual-report-2020 2020’s Biggest Trends … and Where They’re Heading in 2021 (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/trends/2020s-biggest-trends-and-where-theyre-heading-in-2021/ 3rd Update Regarding Data Security Incident Due to Unauthorized Access (Capcom): https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e210112.html NPD December 2020 (@MatPiscatella on Twitter): https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1350078857970270209?s=20 Steam 2020 Year in Review: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/2961646623386540827 Our Commitment (CD Projekt / Cyberpunk): https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment Inside Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Rollout (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout LUCASFILM GAMES BEGINS A NEW ERA (StarWars.com): https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games Lucasfilm Games' New Partnerships Mean the Galaxy's the Limit (Wired): https://www.wired.com/story/lucasfilm-games-star-wars-ubisoft-indiana-jones-bethesda/