Weekly News #319: Epic $520M Fine, High On Life, BMW Pullback, WoW Hope, Free Fire Decline
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Epic Games agreeing to pay over $520 million inContinue Reading
Tag: refunds
Epic Games To Pay $520M In Fines
Epic Games reportedly has to pay the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $520 million in fines. This money willContinue Reading
Panda Global Dealing With Fallout From Super Smash Bros. Controversy
Panda Global recently announced it had replaced its CEO, Alan Bunney, and delayed the finals for its current Super SmashContinue Reading
Nintendo Continues To NOT Support Super Smash Esports
The world’s biggest Super Smash Bros tournament is dead. According to a report from Kotaku, the Smash World Tour ChampionshipContinue Reading
Another Major Gaming Brand Has Been Hit With Layoffs
Amazon’s incredibly popular cloud gaming service (Luna) has been hit by mass layoffs. According to reports, Amazon plans on firingContinue Reading
Business Of Esports – Weekly News 431
In this week’s esports business news: thousands laid off at Meta, Google begins issuing Stadia refunds, the most stressful video gamesContinue Reading
Google Begins Issuing Refunds For Stadia
After announcing plans to shut down Stadia this past September, Google has begun issuing service refunds to customers. In aContinue Reading
How Much Money Will Cloud Gaming Generate This Year?
Newzoo recently released a report stating the cloud gaming market will generate $2.4 billion this year. This would be aContinue Reading
Google Stadia To Be Shutdown
The Stadia experiment has failed. On September 29th, Phil Harrison, the VP and General Manager of Stadia, released a blogContinue Reading