{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 68: Pour one out for Stadia (News Show)","description":"With the news that Stadia\u2019s first-party development is kaput, we discuss what may lie ahead for Google\u2019s gaming aspirations. Also: WB\u2019s Nemesis system patent, the Gearbox acquisition, Kowloon Nights\u2019 indie funding blitz, and a little bit more GameStonk news. TIME STAMPS  [00:01:00] - Warner Bros. frustrates development community with Nemesis system patent [00:17:15] - Valve sued for using pricing demands to maintain market dominance [00:27:08] - Activision sued for allegedly plagiarizing character for Call of Duty [00:30:21] - Kowloon Nights announces funding for 23 studios [00:40:32] - Quick Hits [00:47:50] - Steam Game Festival [01:00:20] - GameStonk Update [01:04:50] - Embracer snaps up Gearbox (and more) [01:07:30] - Alas, poor Stadia  SOURCES  Nemesis characters, nemesis forts, social vendettas and followers in computer games (Google Patents): https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20160279522A1\/en How the Nemesis System Creates Stories (Game Maker\u2019s Toolkit):  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lm_AzK27mZY&amp;amp;feature=emb_title Popular Gaming Platform Accused of Abusing Market Power Through Contracts (The Hollywood Reporter):  https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/thr-esq\/popular-gaming-platform-accused-of-abusing-market-power-through-contracts Activision sued over female Call of Duty character (Polygon):  https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2021\/2\/3\/22264716\/activision-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-mara-lawsuit-cade-janus Kowloon Nights announces 23 new titles, continues to quietly revolutionize game funding (MCV\/Press Release):  https:\/\/www.mcvuk.com\/development-news\/from-the-industry-kowloon-nights-announces-23-new-titles-continues-to-quietly-revolutionize-game-funding\/amp\/ Manticore\u2019s Core Invitational Game Jam: http:\/\/invitational.coregames.com SEC Hunts for Fraud in Social-Media Posts Hyping GameStop (Bloomberg):  https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-03\/sec-hunts-for-fraud-in-social-media-posts-that-drove-up-gamestop Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus (Kotaku):  https:\/\/kotaku.com\/google-stadia-shuts-down-internal-studios-changing-bus-1846146761 Focusing on Stadia\u2019s future as a platform, and winding down SG&amp;amp;E (Google):  https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/stadia\/focusing-on-stadias-future-as-a-platform-and-winding-down-sge\/ Embracer Group to merge with Easybrain forming eighth operating group:  https:\/\/embracer.com\/release\/embracer-group-to-merge-with-easybrain-forming-eighth-operating-group\/ Embracer Group acquires Aspyr Media:  https:\/\/embracer.com\/release\/embracer-group-acquires-aspyr-media\/ Embracer Group merges with The Gearbox Entertainment Company and form a seventh operating group:  https:\/\/embracer.com\/release\/embracer-group-merges-with-the-gearbox-entertainment-company-and-form-a-seventh-operating-group\/  ","author_name":"Virtual Economy","author_url":"https:\/\/www.virtualeconcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17850002\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/95286410"}