Episode 65: Lucasfilm Games’ Empire Returns Full Throttle… Indiana (News Show)

Virtual Economy

Lucasfilm Games is back, and we’re discussing what it all means. We also chat about GameStop’s holiday sales, December 2020 NPD, Steam’s year in review, Riot and Bungie going for the jugular in a lawsuit against a cheat app maker, the Moonrise Fund, 2020’s huge year of investment deals, and more Cyberpunk drama.

TIME STAMPS

• [00:01:22] GameStop 2020 Holiday Sales
• [00:12:22] Riot and Bungie Taking Down GatorCheats
• [00:21:26] Glitch announces the Moonrise Fund
• [00:30:20] Global Video Game Deals Report 2002 (InvestGame) & Our 2020/21 Trends
• [00:32:18] Quick Hits
• [00:41:09] Capcom Ransomware Update
• [00:44:01] NPD December 2020 Report
• [01:02:10] Steam 2020 Year In Review
• [01:14:37] CD Projekt Group Is At It Again
• [01:33:09] Lucasfilm Games is BACK, BABY!

SOURCES

• GameStop Reports 2020 Holiday Sales Results: https://news.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-reports-2020-holiday-sales-results
• Riot and Bungie teaming up to sue Valorant and Destiny 2 cheatmakers (Polygon): https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/11/22224696/riot-bungie-destiny-2-valorant-cheat-maker-lawsuit
• The Moonrise Fund (Glitch): https://heyglitch.com/moonrise
• Global Video Game Deals Report 2020 — Investment Overview (InvestGame): https://investgame.net/news/investgame-annual-report-2020
• 2020’s Biggest Trends … and Where They’re Heading in 2021 (VirtualEconCast.com): http://virtualeconcast.com/trends/2020s-biggest-trends-and-where-theyre-heading-in-2021/
• 3rd Update Regarding Data Security Incident Due to Unauthorized Access (Capcom): https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e210112.html
• NPD December 2020 (@MatPiscatella on Twitter): https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1350078857970270209?s=20
• Steam 2020 Year in Review: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/2961646623386540827
• Our Commitment (CD Projekt / Cyberpunk): https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment
• Inside Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Rollout (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout
• LUCASFILM GAMES BEGINS A NEW ERA (StarWars.com): https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-games
• Lucasfilm Games' New Partnerships Mean the Galaxy's the Limit (Wired): https://www.wired.com/story/lucasfilm-games-star-wars-ubisoft-indiana-jones-bethesda/