{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 185: Survive Through \u201825 (News Show)","description":"34,000. That\u2019s how many jobs have been lost in our industry since the start of 2022. We recap the year, discuss PAX Unplugged and The Game Awards, and look ahead at what to expect in 2025. We did a deep dive on tabletop card game trends and the looming tariffs for all of our fellow tabletop gaming nerds, too! 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  [00:05:17] - Reflecting on PAX Unplugged 2024 [00:27:44] - Our Time at the TGAs [00:32:54] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for November 2024 [00:39:23] - Gamestop Q3 FY24 Earnings [00:41:30] - Investment Interlude [00:47:21] - Quick Hits [00:55:50] - Labor Report  SOURCES   GameStop Discloses Third Quarter 2024 Results | GameStop  INVESTMENT INTERLUDE  KADOKAWA and Sony Agree to Form Strategic Capital and Business Alliance | Sony  Cooldown Games Formed by WB, Gearbox, and id Software Veterans | Cooldown Games on LinkedIn Reforged Studios acquires Yellow Lab Games | GamesIndustry  LoopMe Acquires Chartboost from Zynga, Accelerating its Mission to Power Brand Advertising Across the Digital Ecosystem | Business Wire  Build a Rocket Boy acquires PlayFusion | VGC  Dark Passenger Receives $3M Investment from The Games Fund | Ilia Eremeev on LinkedIn  LABOR REPORT   In what will surely come as no surprise at all, the end of Suicide Squad means layoffs at Warner Bros. | PC Gamer  People Can Fly hit with another round of layoffs | GamesIndustry  Glow Up Games is shutting down | Mitu Khandaker on LinkedIn Layoffs at Deck Nine Games | Deck Nine Games on Twitter  Hothead Games is Shutting Down After 18 Years | Hothead Games on LinkedIn  ZeniMax Online Studios workers form their own union | Engadget  ","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\/34631705\/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\/182779425"}