Video Game Executives Are A Bunch Of Silly Gooses | Loot Boxes, Risk Aversion, and NFTs

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Published on December 16, 2022 6:47:36 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctMMHznSmKA

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A compilation of three small essays about video game executives saying silly things. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/thegamingdiscourse

Credit to the Washington Post for finding that clip of Kotick (and their excellent story):
-How Kotick Outlasts Opponents
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/11/bobby-kotick-activision-blizzard-microsoft-harassment/
-Kotick On PBS
https://gailpellettproductions.com/software-entrepreneurs-84/

0:00-Intro & Disclaimers
2:20-Chris Bruzzo & Loot Boxes
10:10-Strauss Zelnick & Cowboys
17:40-Yosuke Matsuda & The 'Chain
25:03-Outro

Pics:
-Blake Jorgensen https://www.wsj.com/articles/paypal-names-former-electronic-arts-executive-blake-jorgensen-as-cfo-11659486853?mod=business_minor_pos14
-Frank Gibeau
https://www.zynga.com/leadership/frank-gibeau/
-Serge Hascoet https://www.gamesindustry.biz/three-more-ubisoft-executives-step-down-over-toxic-culture
-Steampunk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steampunk-falksen.jpg
-Matthew Dion
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-dion

LINKS:
-Don Mattrick Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTAKSBvuT-A
-Chris Bruzzo On Loot Boxes
https://www.eurogamer.net/the-big-Interview-ea-fifa-and-loot-boxes
-Strauss And Cowboys
https://www.protocol.com/take-two-strauss-zelnick
-Square Enix 2022 Annual Report
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/library/pdf/ar_2022en.pdf?stream=top
-HITMAN’s release
https://www.polygon.com/2016/1/14/10770628/hitman-dlc-fully-episodic
-Square Enix-Embracer deal
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-acquires-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal-for-usd300m
-The Future of IO Interactive
https://www.ioi.dk/the-future-of-ioi/
-EA’s Reddit Comment
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7cff0b/comment/dppum98/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
-EA $1.62B Off Ultimate Team
https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000712515/7205ec00-ad63-4913-a8b5-7dfed24158cf.pdf
-EA Made $1.62B Off Ultimate Team in 2021
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-made-usd1-62bn-from-ultimate-team-in-its-last-financial-year
-Kotick Drafted Letter
https://kotaku.com/bobby-kotick-actually-wrote-fran-townsends-deranged-co-1848069983
-Jedi Fallen Order No MTX
https://www.cbr.com/swcc-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order/
-Frank Gibeau On Single player games
https://kotaku.com/ea-says-they-re-not-killing-single-player-games-5940782
-Blake Jorgensen on Linear Games
https://www.dualshockers.com/visceral-games-closed-linear-games/
-Serge Hascoet Cancels King Arthur Game
https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-ex-creative-head-canned-king-arthur-game-had-to-be-better-than-tolkienort-into-ubisoft-culture-highlights-reluctance-to-let-you-play-as-a-woman-in-assassins-creed
-Serge Hascoet Didn’t Want Female Protagonist
https://www.eurogamer.net/fresh-report-into-ubisoft-culture-highlights-reluctance-to-let-you-play-as-a-woman-in-assassins-creed
-Jim Cramer, Strauss Zelnick Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC3WWvTcBtE&t=467s
-How To Get Started In Blockchain Gaming
https://naavik.co/deep-dives/getting-started-blockchain-games
-An Introduction to Blockchain Gaming Infrastructure and How You Can Use It Today
https://naavik.co/deep-dives/forte-blockchain-infrastructure
-UK university reports loot boxes cause "financial and emotional harm" to children
https://www.eurogamer.net/uk-university-reports-loot-boxes-cause-financial-and-emotional-harm-to-children
-Link between loot boxes and problem gambling "robustly verified" https://www.eurogamer.net/link-between-loot-boxes-and-problem-gambling-robustly-verified
-Rob Fahey: Square Enix is Reinventing Itself https://www.gamesindustry.biz/beyond-nft-fumblings-square-enix-is-reinventing-itself-opinion
-New Years Letter From Yosuke Matsuda
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/e64b1c8e2ff9d8b00ca52a7e98902a9b.pdf
-Guardians Undershot Expectations https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-claims-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-has-undershot-sales-expectations/
-Embracer-Square Enix Deal
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/embracer-acquires-crystal-dynamics-eidos-montreal-and-square-enix-montreal-for-usd300m
-Debate Rages Over NFTs In Games
https://www.axios.com/2022/03/31/nft-games-gdc-panel-debate
-Take-Two has officially acquired Zynga
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23131804/take-two-zynga-acquisition-complete

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