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We\\u2019re back for Season 4! Good thing we\\u2019re not on HBO Max, amirite? The ghosts of Ubisoft\\u2019s failure to care for its employees are now haunting its financial performance. Also: Let\\u2019s talk about D&D and Hasbro\\u2019s huge, shortsighted missteps with the OGL, Epic has been slapped with a fine over Fortnite, Zenimax QA workers unionize, while Activision Blizzard moves to make things hard for workers at recently acquired Proletariat.

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TIME STAMPS

• [00:02:34] - Dungeons & Dragons Rolls a Critical Miss
• [00:23:13] - Ubisoft\\u2019s No Good, Very Bad Day
• [00:34:48] - A Pair of Fortnite Stories
• [00:48:47] - Investment Interlude
• [01:05:02] - Quick Hits
• [01:19:40] - Labor Report

SOURCES

• Dungeons & Dragons\\u2019 New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition | Gizmodo
• Let\\u2019s Take A Minute To Talk About D&D\\u2019s Open Gaming License (OGL) | Noah Downs on Medium
• A Legal Perspective on the OGL | Chris Reid (@NYGameLawyer) on Twitter
• Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG License | Paizo
• An Update on the Open Game License (OGL)
• Canceled D&D Beyond Subscriptions Forced Hasbro\'s Hand | Gizmodo
• UBISOFT STRENGTHENS STRATEGIC FOCUS\\u2026 | Ubisoft
• Ubisoft Delays Skull And Bones, Cancels More Games, And Announces New Cuts | Kotaku
• Parents say game developer made \\u2018Fortnite\\u2019 as \\u2018addictive as possible\\u2019 | Washington Post
• Epic Games Fined by FTC in Children\\u2019s \\u2018Fortnite\\u2019 Privacy Case | Bloomberg Law
• Hasbro\\u2019s Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects | Bloomberg (Paywall)\\xa0
• Playtika to lay off over 600 staff; studios at risk, three games canned | Mobilegamer.biz
• Microsoft game makers unionize after vote passes by "supermajority" | Axios
• Proletariat Workers Become Third Group of Activision Blizzard Workers to Form Union with Communications Workers of America | Communications Workers of America
• EVERYONE DESERVES A VOTE | Proletariat

INVESTMENT INTERLUDE

• MICROSOFT/ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PHASE 2 MERGER INQUIRY | UK Competition Markets Authority
• UK regulator extends deadline for investigation into Microsoft\'s Activision Blizzard deal | Game Developer
• Exclusive: Microsoft, Activision back off aggressive claim in FTC case | Axios
• Microsoft Sued by Gamers Over $69 Billion Activision Deal (2) | Bloomberg Law
• Google, Nvidia Express Concerns to FTC About Microsoft\\u2019s Activision Deal | Bloomberg (Paywall)
• Yuga Labs Appoints Activision Blizzard President and COO Daniel Alegre as New CEO | Yuga Labs
• Jagex Acquires SCUM Developer Gamepires | Jagex
• NDREAMS ACQUIRES NEAR LIGHT | nDreams
• SkyBox Labs is joining NetEase Games | NetEase
• GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CAPTURED DIMENSIONS | Gearbox
• ATARI: OPENING OF THE FRIENDLY TENDER OFFER FOR ATARI SHARES | Atari
• MY.GAMES ANNOUNCES BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING AND DECISION TO CEASE OPERATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET | My.Games