Episode 135: Minecraft Tells NFT Twerps to Go ‘Block’ Themselves (News Show)

Minecraft is taking a hard line against those who would abuse the game with crypto and blockchain schemes. Also: Earnings season begins with Capcom, Microsoft, and Sony, ABK workers walkout again, Rockstar on the mend, and Meta jacks the price of the Quest 2 by $100. You can support Virtual Economy’s growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:01:17] - Capcom Earnings [00:10:38] - Microsoft Earnings [00:16:55] - Sony Earnings [00:22:22] - Investment Interlude [00:33:22] - Quick Hits [00:39:08] - Labor Report (Activision, Ubisoft, Riot, Rockstar, Tender Claws, Card Kingdom) [00:53:29] - Meta Raises the Price of Quest 2 SOURCES Capcom Q1 FY 2022-23 | Capcom Earnings Release FY22 Q4 | Microsoft Q1 FY2022 Consolidated Financial Results | Sony A Better ABK Walkout Demands | ABetterABK (@ABetterABK) on Twitter Activision Blizzard workers walk out, protesting loss of abortion rights | Washington Post Court gives green light to Riot Games $100 million settlement | Axios Indie company Tender Claws is the next game studio to unionize | Polygon Rockstar Games Cleaned Up Its Frat-Boy Culture — and Grand Theft Auto, Too | Bloomberg (Paywall) One Year Later, Ubisoft has Met No Demands Made by A Better Ubisoft | A Better Ubisoft (@ABetterUbisoft) on Twitter META QUEST 2 PRICING CHANGES | Meta INVESTMENT INTERLUDE Wizards of the Coast Announces New Studio - Skeleton Key | Wizards of the Coast CEO Buys 3BlackDot, Making It One of the Few Black-Owned Media Companies | WSJ (Paywall) Square Enix's Western studios were a "train wreck in slow motion" | GamesIndustry.biz