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📄 Research Links
Activision Blizzard revenue
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fi1ism1z1oqdb1.jpg
https://companiesmarketcap.com/activision-blizzard/revenue/
Ubisoft
https://sherwood.news/business/ubisoft-assassins-creed-downward/
Rurikhan accidentally clicks buy button
https://x.com/Rurikhan/status/1682187267425574914
Horse armor was mocked, but it launched a billion-dollar cosmetic industry
https://www.polygon.com/23399591/elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-horse-armor-video-game-cosmetics
Loot boxes are dead. What comes next will be worse | Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/loot-boxes-new-gambling/
Epic Games will settle Fortnite loot box lawsuits in V-Bucks
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295676/epic-games-fortnite-loot-box-lawsuit-settlement-rocket-league-v-bucks
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459465/tencent-and-netease-lose-80-billion-in-value-as-china-announces-new-rules-to-limit-game-spending/
Tencent and NetEase Lose $80 Billion in Value as China Announces New Rules to Limit Game Spending
‘Hi-Fi Rush’ Reportedly Didn’t Make Xbox Enough Money, But Why Would It?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/04/21/hi-fi-rush-reportedly-didnt-make-xbox-enough-money-but-why-would-it/
Former EA CEO John Riccitiello On Gaming Microtransactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR6-u8OIJTE
Double Dragon3 video by @TopHatGamingManChannel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzO-39_5FSs
China's New Gaming Crackdown is Insane by @atrioc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uieLEIVlQgc
Former PlayStation Chairman Shawn Layden on Modern Gaming's Biggest Challenges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNzpH4sH_E