Ep. 87: Current Engagements

The Blacklisted Gaming Podcast

Hey guys, she said yes! Brock and Alicia are engaged and set to marry this October! With the Tennessee trip concluding, let's pick up on what we missed over the last week or so!

Unity CEO John Riccitiello found himself in the hot seat this passed week, when he made a statement saying game developers who don't consider monetization early in development "fucking idiots". This remark was swiftly met with backlash (no surprises there), and followed up with an apology claiming he misspoke. I'm sure you did John.

But..... Unity THEMSELVES are in the light of controversy as they laid off a chunk of their staff, then following up with a $4 billion merger with ironSource. ironSource has been notorious for being a malware creator and spreader. ironSource project InstallCore is listed as an official threat to your PC, and has also been known for fake installers to spread malware. Could this merger potentially cripple Unity?

Sony's $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie has become official. As previously announced, Bungie has joined the Sony team, but with the full approval of the SEC. No, this does not mean Bungie games (Destiny 2) will be Playstation exclusive.

Skate 4 was officially titled skate. for its next installment, but was also announced to be a free to play live service game. This news left many feeling uneasy about the game (mostly because EA is publishing it), but Full Circle has assured the players that they have set some ground rules on what will NOT go into monetization. Also, Full Circle held a pre-pre-pre alpha gameplay with full transparency to the playerbase on where they are at in development. Sounds like Full Circle is garnishing some good will from the community with that move, kudos to you guys for being awesome!

CDPR Stocks have hit a landmark since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, and not in a good way. CDPR sees its stock shares down 75% since the launch, leaving many to believe that the road to recovery for the company will be long and daunting. This is what happens when you hype something up, and rush it out to the players before it's done.

FaZe stock went public earlier in the week, and saw a 30% drop in share worth when the market opened that day. This comes to no surprise as shares that go public often see a fat dip the day of. With the market as volatile as ever, will FaZe clan see it's stock price climb to the moon? SHHEEEEEEEESH!! On God! Stock dips are mid, yo!

These and more this week my beautiful children! Enjoy your Monday morning joe, and don't let your boss see you cry!