Episode 82: Epic vs. Apple: The Fight for Your Money (News Show)

Lawsuits are good for two things: making lawyers rich and learning about the super secretive game industry. We break down all of the interesting learnings from the court case. Also, Sony is facing a class action lawsuit over its digital game code policy, Tencent is negotiating to keep its US game investments, M&A Minute, and more. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/virtualeconomy TIME STAMPS [00:01:28] — Epic V. Apple (Week 1) [00:50:27] — M&A Minute [00:53:35] — Quick Hits [01:14:08] — Listener comment [01:17:48] — Listener question [01:25:30] — Tencent and the Committee for Financial Investment in the US SOURCES Apple takes its fight with Epic Games over the App Store to court (Washington Post) Announcing PlayStation’s new Partnership with Discord EXCLUSIVE China's Tencent in talks with U.S. to keep gaming investments -sources (Reuters) M&A MINUTE  WELCOMING DOWNPOUR INTERACTIVE TO FACEBOOK Electronic Arts Acquires Metalhead Software… Zynga Enters Agreement to Acquire Chartboost We raised a €150M credit line from Supercell – this is what it means for us.