1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Wizards of the Coast squandered goodwill to find itself right back where it started. Also: Earnings season has begun, the GDC State of the Industry report shows developers put the smackdown on Web3, NPD for December shows a bit of lift, and (as we grimly expected) we’re in the layoff bad times. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our&amp;nbsp;Ko-Fi&amp;nbsp;and also purchase&amp;nbsp;Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:17] - Learnings for the GDC State of the Industry Report [00:26:42] - Wizards of the Coast Fizzles OGL Update [00:30:05] - Microsoft Q2 FY23 Earnings [00:41:33] - Investment Interlude [00:45:38] - Quick Hits [00:52:36] - Labor Report [00:57:05] - NPD for December 2022 SOURCES Earnings Release FY23 Q2 | Microsoft Microsoft Corporation Form 8-K | United States SEC Xbox's Phil Spencer Says Microsoft's 10K Layoffs 'Hurts' In Email To Staff | Kotaku A Working Conversation About the Open Game License (OGL) | D&amp;amp;D Beyond OGL 1.0a &amp;amp; Creative Commons | D&amp;amp;D Beyond Unity lays off almost 300 staff | Eurogamer Riot Games to lay off nearly 50 staff as part of &quot;strategic shifts&quot; | Game Developer Hasbro lays off 15% of staff to cut costs | Eurogamer Ex-Sega developer highlights lack of credit for translators | Eurogamer Workers at World of Warcraft studio Proletariat withdraw union petition | Polygon INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources | Reuters Playtika tries to buy Rovio | GamesIndustry SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT MAKES SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN MEGA CAT STUDIOS | Skybound Virtual Economy https://www.virtualeconcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25776678/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/145349151