About this episode
Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring today's video. Go to https://strms.net/hellofresh_insidegames4921 and use code POGINSIDESEP50 for 50% off plus Free Shipping! Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Charlotte: http://twitch.tv/whatashow Edited by: ShooklynTV: https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [Wikipedia] List of mergers and acquisitions by Embracer Group - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Embracer_Group [ShackNews] Embracer Group's recently failed $2bn deal was reportedly with Saudi PIF-backed Savvy Gaming - https://www.shacknews.com/article/136651/embracer-group-2-billion-usd-deal-savvy-gaming [Eurogamer] Embracer Group layoffs hit Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics - https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-group-layoffs-hit-tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics [The Verge] Saints Row developer Volition permanently shuts down - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23854126/volition-shuts-down-embracer-group-saints-row [WCCFTech] Microsoft May Exit Gaming Business If Game Pass Subscribers off Console Don’t Increase Enough by 2027 - https://wccftech.com/microsoft-may-exit-gaming-business-if-game-pass-subscribers-off-console-dont-increase-enough-by-2027/ [GamesIndustry.biz] Most Xbox Game Pass subscribers pay full price - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/most-xbox-game-pass-subscribers-pay-full-price [Twitter, Timur222] Xbox Game Pass has over 30 million members. - https://twitter.com/bogorad222/status/1702663536374153552 [TweakTown] Microsoft misses Xbox Game Pass subscription growth target by 44% - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/89175/microsoft-misses-xbox-game-pass-subscription-growth-target-by-44/index.html [VG247] Game Pass can't sustain $120M games until it has 500M subscribers, says former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden - https://www.vg247.com/shawn-layden-game-pass-subscription-sustain-120-million-usd-aaa-games [TweakTown] Xbox profits revealed in new FTC leak - https://www.tweaktown.com/news/93375/xbox-profits-revealed-in-new-ftc-leak/index.html [CNBC] Sony posts record annual profit boosted by chips and all-time high PlayStation 5 sales - https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/28/sony-earnings-playstation-5-sales-hit-all-time-high-profit-hits-record.html [The Verge] Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885176/microsofts-activision-blizzard-uk-cma-preliminary-approval [Morningstar] Activision Blizzard: Sale to Microsoft Will Likely Close in October - https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/activision-blizzard-sale-microsoft-will-likely-close-october [SEC.gov] ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718877/000162828023002422/atvi123122ex991prtables.htm [Final Weapon] Phil Spencer: “Nintendo Is THE Prime Asset for Us in Gaming” - https://finalweapon.net/2023/09/19/phil-spencer-nintendo-is-the-prime-asset-for-us-in-gaming/ [IGN] Capcom Boss Would ‘Gracefully Decline’ Any Microsoft Buyout Offer - https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-boss-would-gracefully-decline-any-microsoft-buyout-offer [The Verge] This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880111/microsoft-xbox-series-x-new-design-refresh [X, Phil Spencer] https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1704233222752571842 [CNET] Microsoft pulls a 180, reverses Xbox One always-on DRM and used games policy - https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/microsoft-pulls-a-180-reverses-xbox-one-always-on-drm-and-used-games-policy/