{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 207: GameStop is Too Fail to Big (News Show)","description":"Ryan Cohen was only offered store credit as trade-in value for his time as GameStop CEO, so he\u2019s trying to buy eBay in one of the most foolish business moves we\u2019ve ever seen. Also: Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for March 2026, Microsoft, EA, Remedy, Earnings, the latest labor happenings, and Pearl Abyss dumps CCP for half of what it paid for it. Half Cash, Half Stock. You can support Virtual Economy\u2019s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:41] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for March [00:15:42] - Microsoft Q3 FY26 Earnings,, and  [00:24:01] - Xbox Leadership Shakeup  [00:33:14] - Former Art Director at Halo Studios Alleges Unlawful Conduct and Harassment  [00:39:03] - Games Sue Nintendo to Recapture Tariff Fees & U.S. Patent Office Revokes Nintendo Patent [00:41:40] - Electronic Arts Earnings for Q4 FY26 and Full Year FY26 [00:44:45] - Remedy Earnings for Q1 FY26 [00:48:45] - Investment Interlude Headline Story: GameStop\u2019s Ryan Cohen Makes Unhinged Offer for eBay (and Bombs CNBC Interview) [01:04:05] - Investment Interlude [01:08:47] - Quick Hits [01:29:00] - Labor Report SOURCES Microsoft Q3 FY26 Earnings | Microsoft Former Halo Art Director Accuses Microsoft of Harassment (Part 1) | Glenn Israel on LinkedIn Former Halo Art Director Accuses Microsoft of Harassment (Part 2) | Glenn Israel on LinkedIn Electronic Arts Reports Q4 and FY26 Results | EA Gamers Sue Nintendo To Get Tariff Money Back | Aftermath US patent office revokes Nintendo\u2019s patent on summoning characters to make them battle | VGC INVESTMENT INTERLUDE GameStop Proposes to Acquire eBay at $125.00 Per Share | GameStop Watch CNBC's full interview with GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen | CNBC Warner Bros. shareholders "overwhelmingly" back Paramount's $111bn acquisition | GamesIndustry Shift Up has acquired Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio | Game Developer Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Cinemersive Labs | Sony Atari acquires emulation studio Implicit Conversions | Game Developer Pearl Abyss sells CCP back to its CEO for less than half what it paid, plus $20 million in crypto | GamesIndustry LABOR REPORT Sony shuts down Dark Outlaw Games and downsizes mobile games development as PlayStation continues to rethink plans | Eurogamer Wanderstop Developer Ivy Road is Shutting Down | Ivy Road Seeker Entertainment is Pausing Production, Furloughing Team | Seeker Entertainment Four Nacon subsidiaries file for insolvency | GamesIndustry GreedFall: The Dying World studio Spiders is reportedly closing its doors after parent company Nacon failed to find a buyer | Eurogamer Embracer Lays off 124 at Eidos-Montreal | Eidos-Montreal on LinkedIn EXCLUSIVE: Eidos Montreal Cancels 7+ Year In-Development Title That Cost Hundreds of Millions | Insider Gaming VR developer Polyarc Games facing layoffs, unspecified number of employees affected | GamesIndustry MechWarrior studio Piranha Games lays off 30% of its employees | PC Gamer Iron Galaxy lays off more people, says it still had too many employees even after 2025's 'last resort' cuts | PC Gamer Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive confirms layoffs | Game Developer Neill Blomkamp\u2019s blockchain studio Gunzilla Games hasn\u2019t paid some staff \u2018for many months\u2019, employees allege | VGC Gunzilla CEO Denies Claims Of Not Paying Staff, Rants About \u2018Haters,\u2019 And Brags About Crunch MindsEye studio faces new legal action over employee surveillance software that workers' union alleges was 'recording individuals in their homes and without their consent' | PC Gamer MindsEye Studio Hit With More Mass Layoffs Just As It Was Promising A Turnaround | Kotaku Paste Ends The Games Coverage That Gave So Many Writers Their Start | Aftermath Ubisoft Settles With Developers Who Were Laid Off After Unionizing | Kotaku Announcing United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! | CWA ","author_name":"Virtual Economy","author_url":"https:\/\/www.virtualeconcast.com","html":"