Category: Monthly

PS5 and Xbox Series X/S go on presale while Take-Two’s WWE 2K gets to be the center of the first intellectual property rights trial for tattoos. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202009”

As the pandemic continues to drive video game sales, digital purchases gain market dominance and Epic challenges Apple and Google over app store fees. Meanwhile, Netflix’s video game docuseries becomes a hit. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202008”

This month in the meta -> Ubisoft faces harassment allegations, Xbox One production ends, an NES game sells for over $100k, and the ESA releases it’s anual report. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202007”

The industry reacts to BLM and the killing of George Floyd. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202006”

The pandemic continue driving sales, even leading to scalping and market manipulation. Meanwhile, the media reversea course to recommend gaming to children, and Sony continues working with Microsoft with cloud gaming. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202005”

Due to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, the world takes shelter in gaming.

The coronavirus causes massive spike in video games sales (Forbes).

The surge in sales leads to console shortages, especially the Nintendo Switch (NY Daily News).

Gaming spikes due to stay-at-home orders (Hollywood Reporter).

And after citizing gaming just a year ago, WHO changes course to recommend gaming during the pandemic (Business Insider).

 

This month in the meta: COVID-19. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202003”

This month in the meta: COVID-19 looms over GCD and PAX East. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202002”

This month in the meta: Fortnite gets its own Victory Royal, Nintendo and Atari opening themed properties, and Ubisoft restructures after a disappointing 2019. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 202001”

This month in the meta (besides countdowns and top-10s): Riot settles, YouTube stimulates old games, and next-gen Xbox is revealed. Continue reading “MetaMonthly 201912”