Roundtable #39 - Could Thatgamecompany be the Pixar of games?

In this Metacast episode, Aaron Bush, Anil Das-Gupta and Matt Dion join your host Maria Gillies to discuss:

#1 Thatgamecompany’s 160M USD Investment: Could the investment scale the company to explore games that are emotional experiences across mediums? Will we see more games developed as art? Do companies need to tackle artistic versus revenue-focused projects differently?

#2 EA’s Lootbox Fine Overturned: How can companies keep up and adapt their games to the individual regulations of each country? Could the legal decision have been different if it were a crypto game?

#3 Ukraine and the Games Industry: We discuss how games exiting from Russia could affect the global games industry and we hope that everyone in Ukraine can find safety and peace.

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