{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 199: Game Pass Abdicates \u2018Best Value in Gaming\u2019 Throne (News Show)","description":"With prices skyrocketing this generation, Microsoft has increased costs on Game Pass\u2019 top tier while cutting offerings on others. We discuss the broader implications as price-sensitive players get boxed out. Also: Unity security alert sends devs scrambling, Tencent fires back at Sony\u2019s Horizon: Zero Dawn lawsuit, and private equity rears its head once 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  [00:01:40] - Game Pass Price Hike Hits Hard [00:29:53] - Unity Security Flaw Alert [00:32:53] - Tencent Hits back at Sony\u2019s Horizon: Zero Dawn lawsuit [00:50:13] - Investment Interlude [00:57:46] - Quick Hits [01:01:19] - Labor Report  SOURCES   Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans | Xbox  Unity Platform Protection: Take Immediate Action to Protect Your Games and Apps | Unity  SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC v TENCENT HOLDINGS | United States District Court, Northern District of California  INVESTMENT INTERLUDE   Ubisoft Launches Brand-New Subsidiary - Vantage Studios | Ubisoft  Splash Damage breaks away from Tencent | GamesIndustry  Fragbite sells Playdigious to Griffin Gaming Partners for \u20ac10.5 million | Game Developer  LABOR REPORT   Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies | GamesIndustry The Outsiders is closing | David Goldfarb on Bluesky  Testronic makes 4.8 percent of its total workforce redundant, closes Madrid and Belgrade studios | Game Developer  Digital Extremes layoffs | Justin Kranzl on LinkedIn A Studio Update from Avalanche Studios Group | Avalanche  ","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\/38567650\/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\/194163285"}