{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 187: When A Publisher Won\u2019t Use the Word \u2018Layoff\u2019 (News Show)","description":"There are few things worse than yet another company laying people off\u2026 and EA has committed the sin of obfuscating job losses. Also: Earnings season is underway, the Circana report for December 2024 and the full year, a recap of the GDC State of the Industry report, and more. 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  [00:00:49] - EA Takes a Tumble [00:12:58] - Microsoft Q2 FY25 Earnings [00:19:38] - Capcom Q3 FY25 Earnings [00:25:39] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for December 2024 and Full Year 2024 [00:35:25] - Learnings from the GDC State of the Industry Report [01:05:38] - Investment Interlude [01:14:06] - Quick Hits [01:25:21] - Labor Report [01:38:15] - Listener Questions [01:50:18] - FAFO  SOURCES   Electronic Arts Pre-Announces Preliminary Q3 FY25 Results | EA  Electronic Arts EVP Jacob Schatz sells shares worth $215,174 | MSN  Earnings Release FY25 Q2 | Microsoft Consolidated financial results for the 3rd Quarter of FY2024 | Capcom  Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results | Meta  The drone pilot who took out an LA firefighting plane pleads guilty to escape prison | The Verge  INVESTMENT INTERLUDE  Pocketpair launches publishing business [Pocketpair Publishing] and announces first publishing partnership with SURGENT STUDIOS. | Pocketpair  Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities | Game Developer  Board game distribution major Alliance gets $39m buyout bid as owner Diamond Comics files for bankruptcy protection | BoardGameWire Closing of Easybrain divestment | Embracer Group  LABOR REPORT  BioWare Studio Update | BioWare Blog  Reflector confirms more layoffs after Unknown 9 falls short of expectations | Game Developer  Phoenix Labs Lays Off Most of Its Staff | Phoenix Labs on LinkedIn  Ubisoft Layoffs and Closures | Ubisoft Leamington on LinkedIn  Fast Travel Games Lays off 30 People | Fast Travel Games on LinkedIn  Studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect closing after three years working on new FPS | PCGamesN  ","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\/35139280\/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\/184176035"}