Geoff Keighley, Drew Karpyshyn, E3, And Bioware: Reading Between The Lines (VL174)

Geoff Keighley has left E3. Drew Karpyshyn has left Bioware (years ago, but still).

Each has made some pretty dramatic statements.

But when does it make sense to read between the lines? And when does it not?

There's always something interesting to parse...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/vzOy0zYK9sM

#Keighley #Karpyshyn #E3

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Discussed in this episode:

"I wanted to share some important news about my plans around E3 2020."
Tweet - February 12, 2020 - Geoff Keighley
https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1227638604618293248

"Unforced Error: A Lawyer's View on the ESA's Doxxing of 2000+ E3 Attendees (VL81)"
YouTube Video - August 3, 2019 - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNA2xRNwq4s

"E3 Succumbs to the Age of the Influencer – What you Need to Know (VL103)"
YouTube Video - September 17, 2019 - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB1UewTSFmM

"E3 Strategy Deck Updated"
ESA (uploaded by GameDailyBiz)
https://www.scribd.com/document/426247478/E3-Strategy-Deck-Updated#from_embed

"Dropping Out: Sony, The ESA, and Two Competing Visions for E3 (VL157)"
YouTube Video - January 13, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzuH2Qma0xI

"PlayStation will not participate in E3 2020"
GameIndustryBiz - January 13, 2020 - Christopher Dring
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020

"ESA Statement on Sony E3 2020 Announcement"
ESA - January 13, 2020
https://www.theesa.com/statements/esa-statement-on-sony-e3-2020-announcement/

"A ton of factors, I just don't really feel comfortable..."
Tweet - February 12, 2020 - Geoff Keighley
https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1227644985844981760

"Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn says he left BioWare because it became too 'corporate'"
PC Gamer - February 12, 2020 - Andy Chalk
https://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-writer-drew-karpyshyn-says-he-left-bioware-because-it-became-too-corporate/

"Archetype Entertainment"
Blog of Drew Karpyshyn - February 11, 2020
http://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?page_id=2

Archeytype Entertainment Webpage
https://www.archetype-entertainment.com/

"A New Beginning"
Blog of Drew Karpyshyn - March 9, 2018
http://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?p=1068#more-1068

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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