The DoF crew break down everything: from Ubisoft’s endless identity crisis to Unity and Epic’s unexpected “Make the Metaverse Great Again” alliance.We get into Roblox CEO David Baszucki’s tense appearance on Hard Fork, the baffling randomness of The Game Awards nominations, Saudi Arabia’s PIF liquidity challenges, and why Turkey’s red-hot gaming scene may finally be overheating.
Plus: a disagreement for Nordic tax schemes and a dispatch from Helsinki’s Slush Conference, home of the world’s most optimistic founders in a country with no economic growth.
00:00 Welcome
01:52 Slush Conference Insights
05:06 Tax Benefits for Expats in Europe
08:29 Shills
09:24 Ubisoft and Tencent Deal
12:28 Epic Games and Unity Partnership
18:30 Roblox CEO's Podcast Appearance
30:11 Game Awards Nominationss
32:19 Most Anticipated Games Discussion
34:23 Controversial Mobile Game Nominations
39:22 Saudi Arabia's Gaming Investments
47:12 Turkey's Booming Gaming Ecosystem
54:43 Steam Machines and Market Challenges
01:01:51 Concluding Thoughts and Thanksgiving Wishes
