Episode 124: Some Activision Shenanigans Afoot in the California Governor’s Office (News Show)

It’s a rapid-fire episode, filled with nerdy chats about pen-and-paper RPGs, which $1-$2B company Jack Tretton is going to eat in a “SPACquisition”, and Gov. Gavin Newsom selling out workers for Activision. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:47] - Investment Interlude [00:24:38] - Quick Hits [00:26:49] - Labor Report SOURCES Riot Games Tells Workers to Return to Office Without Vaccines or Masks | Vice Activision Blizzard Converts All QA Contractors to Full-Time | CharlieIntel (@CharlieINTEL) on Twitter Activision Blizzard Appoints Kristen Hines as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer | Activision Blizzard Bargaining in good faith with employees' union representative (Section 8(d) & 8(a)(5)) | NLRB California Lawyer Quits Over Allegation Newsom Meddled in Activision Case | Bloomberg (Paywall) INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Hasbro to Acquire D&D Beyond from Fandom | BusinessWire Sony and KIRKBI Invest in Epic Games to Build the Future of Digital Entertainment | Epic Games The LEGO Group and Epic Games Team Up to Build a Place for Kids to Play in the Metaverse | Epic Games Epic Games Invests in Brazilian Studio AQUIRIS | Aquiris Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman has now acquired almost all of SNK | VGC IRI and NPD to Merge and Create a Leading Global Technology, Analytics and Data Provider | IRI Microsoft-Activision Review to Include Impact on Consumer Data, Game Developers | The Information (Paywall) California Lawyer Quits Over Allegation Newsom Meddled in Activision Case | Bloomberg (Paywall)