Episode 157: The ESRB Is Getting Weird (News Show)
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The Entertainment Software Ratings Board wants to use facial scanning to keep your kids from playing GTA and other adult-focused games. Also, it\\u2019s earnings season, with Microsoft, Capcom, Sega, and EA kicking us off. We also cover two more instances of the dreaded \\u201cpayoffs for layoffs,\\u201d and a heap of listener questions!
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:1:55] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for June 2023
- [00:13:20] - Microsoft Q4 FY23 Earnings
- [00:19:43] - Capcom Q1 FY24 Earnings
- [00:23:40] - Sega Q1 FY24 Earnings
- [00:29:51] - EA Q1 FY24 Earnings
- [00:31:28] - Nintendo Q1 FY24 Earnings
- [00:35:55] - Investment Interlude
- [00:45:39] - Quick Hits
- [00:56:30] - Labor Report
- [01:02:41] - The ESRB Wants to Use Facial Scanning for Age Gating
- [01:13:20] - Listener Questions
SOURCES
- Microsoft Earnings Release FY23 Q4 | Microsoft
- Capcom Q1 FY24 Earnings | Capcom
- Capcom Makes Swordcanes Studio Co., Ltd. a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Through Share Acquisition | Capcom
- Sega Q1 FY24 Earnings | Sega
- Electronic Arts Reports Strong Q1 FY24 Results | EA
- Nintendo Q1 FY24 Earnings | Nintendo
- Financial Results Explanatory Material | Nintendo
- Take Two Interactive execs\' pay doubled this year | Axios
- Discord Lays Off 4% of Workforce | The Information
- 15 USC 6501: Definitions (house.gov)
- What Do We Do About the Biases in AI? (hbr.org) | Harvard Business Review
- If consoles can\'t crack China, their future is limited | GamesIndustry.biz\\xa0
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