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Video game publishers sometimes make questionable decisions. As a video game fan, I often wonder why publishers do things that seem to ignore the wants of the very gamers they are trying to sell to. But then I learned about the stock market, and the light bulb flickered. Even if you aren’t old enough to invest or have no plans to ever invest, if you like video games, understanding the stock market can help you understand some of the seemingly dumb decisions giant game publishers make. Giant publishers like Activision Blizzard, EA, and Nintendo. We’re going to talk about all three in this video. But first, a qualifier: I’m not a financial expert. Don’t buy stocks based on this video.

The Google Graveyard is a myth. Well, it's not a myth, myth. It's right there. But the way it's been used as a harbinger of Google Stadia's inevitable doom is wrong. I'm going to tell you why. Ever since Google announced their game streaming initiative, called Stadia, large pockets of the gaming world have doubted its potential to succeed, and some outright hate Stadia for even existing. Now, believe it or not, I don't necessarily blame them. Antagonism towards the unknown can be a natural reaction. I get it. Here's this mega corporation, Google,  trying to buy it's way into the living rooms of gamers who have already aligned themselves to companies and platforms that have had to work hard for years to earn that alignment. Stadia’s existence, to those devoted Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and PC fans probably feels disingenuous and pompous. But sometimes the justification of that antagonism is…

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The credits are rolling on Evoland, a unique JRPG so heavily inspired by early The Legend of Zelda Games, early Final Fantasy games, and Diablo that if I owned any of those properties I’d have an urge to sue.
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