{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 165: So\u2026 2024, Huh? (News Show)","description":"It\u2019s been less than one month, and the industry has already suffered more than 3,500 lost jobs. Also: The Circana report for December 2023 and the full year, a few investments, and a discussion about some challenging changes to the U.S. tax code. Oh, and a bit about that weird Palworld game. You can support Virtual Economy\u2019s growth via our&amp;nbsp;Ko-Fi&amp;nbsp;and also purchase&amp;nbsp;Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS  [00:11:08] - Circana report on U.S. Video Game Spending for December and Full Year 2023 [00:27:19] - Investment Interlude [00:34:06] - Quick Hits [01:00:58] - Labor Report  SOURCES   SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios Introduce Groundbreaking AI Voice Agreement at CES | SAG-AFTRA  Replica Studios Agreement for Digital Voice Replicas FAQs | SAG-AFTRA  SAG-AFTRA\u2019s AI Voice Acting Deal Was A Powder Keg Waiting To Go Off | Aftermath  AI Content on Steam | Valve  Report: 3D Realms and Slipgate may have been hit with more layoffs | Game Developer  Employees Say \u2018Sizable Portion\u2019 Of Gearbox-Owned Studio Has Been Laid Off | Aftermath Playtika reduces staff by 10% | GamesIndustry  Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees | The Verge  Thunderful Group to restructure operations for strengthened long-term competitiveness | Thunderful Games  A Difficult Update about our Workforce | Twitch Changes at Riot and the Road Ahead | Riot An Important Update about Riot\u2019s Future | Riot Wimo Games reportedly shuts down | GamesIndustry  Astra Fund repositions as &quot;thinky&quot; publisher Astra Logical following layoffs | Game Developer Playtika reduces staff by 10% | GamesIndustry  INVESTMENT INTERLUDE   Phoenix Labs execs regroup to form Critical Path Games | Game Developer  Second Dinner raises $100 million to continue growing Marvel Snap | Game Developer  Tencent completes majority ownership of Dying Light dev Techland | Game Developer  Outsourcing studio Obelisk nets $2 million to create original horror title | Game Developer  Rocksteady founders have a new, post-Suicide Squad studio | Polygon  ","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\/29634353\/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\/166780583"}