Show notes
With prices skyrocketing this generation, Microsoft has increased costs on Game Pass' top tier while cutting offerings on others. We discuss the broader implications as price-sensitive players get boxed out. Also: Unity security alert sends devs scrambling, Tencent fires back at Sony's Horizon: Zero Dawn lawsuit, and private equity rears its head once more. You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:40] - Game Pass Price Hike Hits Hard [00:29:53] - Unity Security Flaw Alert [00:32:53] - Tencent Hits back at Sony's Horizon: Zero Dawn lawsuit [00:50:13] - Investment Interlude [00:57:46] - Quick Hits [01:01:19] - Labor Report SOURCES Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans | Xbox Unity Platform Protection: Take Immediate Action to Protect Your Games and Apps | Unity SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC v TENCENT HOLDINGS | United States District Court, Northern District of California INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Ubisoft Launches Brand-New Subsidiary - Vantage Studios | Ubisoft Splash Damage breaks away from Tencent | GamesIndustry Fragbite sells Playdigious to Griffin Gaming Partners for €10.5 million | Game Developer LABOR REPORT Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies | GamesIndustry The Outsiders is closing | David Goldfarb on Bluesky Testronic makes 4.8 percent of its total workforce redundant, closes Madrid and Belgrade studios | Game Developer Digital Extremes layoffs | Justin Kranzl on LinkedIn A Studio Update from Avalanche Studios Group | Avalanche
