Episode 125: Activision Union Busters Rack Up Another L (News Show)

QA workers at Activision-owned Raven Software have been given the go-ahead from the NLRB to unionize. Also: Hardware supply continues to be challenging according to latest NPD report, Nintendo is facing its own labor issues, and Sony scores a partial victory in court. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:00:46] - NPD for March 2022 [00:27:35] - Investment Interlude [00:31:02] - Quick Hits [00:38:44] - Labor Report SOURCES NPD Report on US Video Game Spending for March 2022 | Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) on Twitter Nintendo hit with labor complaint | Axios Aston Carter - Nintendo of America | NLRB Judge says gender discrimination suit against PlayStation is light on facts | Axios Activision Gets Investor Suit Over Sex Harassment Probes Tossed | Bloomberg Law Meta’s Sheryl Sandberg Pressured Daily Mail to Drop Bobby Kotick Reporting | Wall Street Journal (Paywall) Game Workers Alliance Announces NLRB Victory | Game Workers Alliance (@WeAreGWA) on Twitter NLRB ruling gives green light to Raven Software union vote | Washington Post INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Gearbox to acquire Tiny Tina co-developer Lost Boys Interactive | GamesIndustry Introducing Spellcraft (oh, and we raised some more funding) | One More Game ProbablyMonsters Raises $200M in Largest Series A Round for Videogame Development | Probably Monsters Epic Games invests in 3D scanning company M-XR | Game Developer