This week, we talk about Annapurna interactive developers leaving their jobs, JoyDrop getting the first game developer union in Ontario via Canada UFCW, Midnight Society mass layoffs, A minority shareholder looking to dethrone the Guillermots in Ubisoft by majority of minor stake holders, Unity walks back runtime charges, Hasbro CEO talks about AI as a tool for campaigns and character creations in dungeons and dragons, NVIDIA CEO talks about AI being the path forward for upscaling and rendering eficency, Google NotebookLM turns your research into a podcast, and games for mental health being approved for insurance coverage and HSA eligibility.
00:00 Introduction
03:46 Annapurna Interactive Developers
11:19 JoyDrop and Ontario's First Game Union
16:53 Midnight Society Layoffs
19:39 Dethroning Ubisoft CEOs
24:27 Unity Walks Back Runtime Charges
25:57 Hasbro CEO on Using AI for D&D Campaigns
36:08 NVIDIA CEO on AI and Rendering
39:14 Google AI NotebookLM Creates Podcasts
41:41 Games for Mental Health
46:23 Roundtable
