S4:E4 - Video Game Studio Instability, Basecamp’s Mass Resignations, Apple’s Monopoly, and Donald Trump’s Facebook

In this episode, we talk about Basecamp’s mass resignations, the European Union saying Apple breaks antitrust laws, and Facebook's decision to continue the ban on Donald Trump's account. Then we chat with Jason Schreier, reporter at Bloomberg and the author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, and now Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry, coming out May 11, 2021.

Show Notes

• DevDiscuss (sponsor)
• CodeNewbie (sponsor)
• Scout APM (sponsor)
• RudderStack (sponsor)
• Facebook Oversight Board: Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR
• EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint
• How Basecamp blew up
• Basecamp resignations
• Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
• Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent, Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

Jason Schreier

Jason Schreier is a video games at Bloomberg news, and the author of "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels," and "Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry."

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