Episode 118: Bad Management Decisions Open a Can of Worms (News Show)

Team17’s decision to dabble in NFTs has empowered employees to talk about the company’s history of workplace problems. Also: Trouble at Intellivision, Microsoft gets ahead of regulation, and SPACs run into problems… You can watch the streamed VOD of this episode at Twitch.tv/VirtualEconomy and support our growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:20] - Intellivision in Trouble [00:27:34] - NPD for January 2022 [00:40:07] - Investment Interlude [00:50:42] - Quick Hits [01:08:22] - Labor Report (Microsoft, Activision, Team17, IGDA) [01:32:33] - Nintendo Direct Trends [01:44:13] - Microsoft is Trying to Get Ahead of Regulation Concerns [01:52:56] - FAFO Award SOURCES Intellivision CEO Tommy Tallarico Steps Down | IGN Intellivision asks fans for more money, reveals massive Amico debts | Ars Technica NPD Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for January 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella) on Twitter Microsoft announces new app store principles | CNBC ‘Scorched earth’ and big profits: How embattled gaming titan Bobby Kotick outlasts his opponents | Washington Post Inside Team17, following the Worms NFT firestorm | Eurogamer IGDA mishandled complaints of harassment, conduct violations | GamesIndustry Adapting ahead of regulation: a principled approach to app stores | Microsoft Bowser gets 3+ years in prison over Nintendo Switch hack scheme | Polygon Original Halo composers sue Microsoft over unpaid royalties dating back 20 years | Eurogamer INVESTMENT INTERLUDE SPACs Head for Metaverse After Results in Real World Flop | Bloomberg (Paywall) Hiro Metaverse SPAC plans London IPO, eyes UK video games industry | Reuters Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions raises £115m via IPO | GamesIndustry NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Announce Termination of NVIDIA’s Acquisition of Arm Limited | Nvidia