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TIME STAMPS

• [00:01:47] - Investment Interlude
• [00:24:38] - Quick Hits
• [00:26:49] - Labor Report

SOURCES

• Riot Games Tells Workers to Return to Office Without Vaccines or Masks | Vice
• Activision Blizzard Converts All QA Contractors to Full-Time | CharlieIntel (@CharlieINTEL) on Twitter
• Activision Blizzard Appoints Kristen Hines as Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer | Activision Blizzard
• Bargaining in good faith with employees\' union representative (Section 8(d) & 8(a)(5)) | NLRB
• California Lawyer Quits Over Allegation Newsom Meddled in Activision Case | Bloomberg (Paywall)

INVESTMENT INTERLUDE

• Hasbro to Acquire D&D Beyond from Fandom | BusinessWire
• Sony and KIRKBI Invest in Epic Games to Build the Future of Digital Entertainment | Epic Games
• The LEGO Group and Epic Games Team Up to Build a Place for Kids to Play in the Metaverse | Epic Games
• Epic Games Invests in Brazilian Studio AQUIRIS | Aquiris
• Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman has now acquired almost all of SNK | VGC
• IRI and NPD to Merge and Create a Leading Global Technology, Analytics and Data Provider | IRI
• Microsoft-Activision Review to Include Impact on Consumer Data, Game Developers | The Information (Paywall)
• California Lawyer Quits Over Allegation Newsom Meddled in Activision Case | Bloomberg (Paywall)