#111 - Professional sports turn into XBox Live and the ESRB attempts loot box damage control

ESRB puts a bandaid on loot boxes. Virtual NASCAR turns into XBox Live. Animal Crossing stirs up UGC controversy.

Music by Proviant Audio:
http://freemusiarchive.org/music/Proviant_Audio/Welcome_Wilderness/Just_Like_That

Show Notes:
https://www.comic-con.org/cci
https://twitter.com/gamescom/status/1250815640400773120
https://www.esrb.org/blog/in-game-purchases-includes-random-items/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52269671
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-17-the-curious-case-of-animal-crossing-in-china-opinion
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-17-gaming-platforms-should-take-cues-from-nascars-response-to-kyle-larson-opinion
https://beta.playvalorant.com/en-us/news/dev/valorant-esports-and-community-competition/
https://nianticlabs.com/blog/mq/
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/04/14/mathematician-john-horton-conway-magical-genius-known-inventing-game-life-dies-age
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-16-riot-acquires-hypixel
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hypixel-studio#section-investors
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/17/republic-acquires-fig-adding-games-to-its-startup-crowdfunding-platform/
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/15/nifty-games-raises-12m-to-shake-up-mobile-sports-gaming/
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nifty-games
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-15-nordisk-film-invests-usd10-8m-in-nitro-games
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-15-superplus-games-raises-usd4-7m
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superplus-games#section-funding-rounds
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/breakingwalls/away-the-survival-series-an-animal-adventure-game/posts
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/breaking-walls
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-14-unrd-raises-USD2-5m-toward-bolstering-its-interactive-story-platform
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/unrd#section-funding-rounds