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• Activision Blizzard is accused of participating in a cover-up related to the death of one of its employees at a company retreat. Also: An update on video game industry action over Ukraine crisis, Epic purchases Bandcamp, Intellivision in trouble, and more.

  Content Warning: We discuss a story that involves self-harm from 00:57:39 to 1:06:59.

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  TIME STAMPS

  • [00:01:35] - The Video Game Industry Takes Action Over Ukraine Crisis
  • [00:11:07] - Amazon Luna Goes Live for Everyone
  • [00:17:48] - Investment Interlude
  • [00:45:25] - Quick Hits
  • [00:52:04] - Labor Update (Please note the Content Warning in the notes above)
  • [01:07:00] - Intellivision in Trouble
  • [01:11:08] - Unity 2021 in Gaming Report

  SOURCES

  • Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine asks PlayStation and Xbox to Leave Russian Market | Mykhailo Federov (@FederovMykhailo) on Twitter
  • Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia | Microsoft
  • Luna Now Available to Everyone in the Mainland US \\u2014 More Games, New Features, and a Special Offer for Prime Members | Amazon
  • Activision Blizzard sued for wrongful death by family of employee who killed herself | Washington Post
  • Activision Blizzard Annual Report | SEC
  • Bandai Namco Announces Raises for Employees Due to Elden Ring Success | Bandai Namco (via Google Translate)
  • Intellivision Crowdinvesting Campaign | StartEngine
  • Intellivision Statement on Closing StartEngine Campaign Early | Sam Machkovech (@samred) on Twitter
  • 2021 Gaming Report | Unity

  INVESTMENT INTERLUDE

  • NETFLIX ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACQUIRE THE FINNISH MOBILE GAME DEVELOPER NEXT GAMES | Next Games
  • Offworld Industries Announces Strategic Investment from Tencent | GamesPress
  • CI Games Takes Major Step Towards Listing on London Stock Exchange | CI Games
  • Sky and Journey maker Thatgamecompany raises $160M | GamesBeat
  • The FTC Must Investigate Microsoft\\u2019s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard | Public Citizen