Loot Boxes Again! Babylon Fails!! God Of War On TV!!!
After so many scandals and failures, it’s nice to see that the video games industry can still rally around a cause, try to cater to fans of a particular developer or franchise, or even take steps to make the industry a better and more hospitable place to work.
00:00 - Hello again!
00:35 - The video games industry rallies in support of Ukraine and against Russia
03:14 - Take Two face a lawsuit about loot boxes
05:22 - EA’s Dutch FIFA loot box fine has been overturned
07:37 - Babylon’s Fall is yet another live service failure for Square Enix
09:55 - XBox are launching a women’s mentorship program
11:24 - Square Enix adds a heap of music to Youyube and starts its own music channel
13:18 - Amazon are investigating a God of War TV series
Games Industry’s list of video games developers and publishers who have taken action - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-24-studios-call-for-support-in-face-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
Game Informer’s list of video games developers and publishers who have taken action - https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/09/game-studios-show-support-for-ukraine
Square Enix’s new music channel - https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCP1gKdRIuuv23t4_UlnE6wA
Square Enix’s new YouTube music channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMx60HYcw1ieiPlZZagfqXQ
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