Epic Games and CEO Tim Sweeney's dreams of the metaverse just got a big $2 billion boost...from Sony and Lego.
What does it all mean? And what is the future for this "metaverse" anyway?
With news today $1B almost seems quaint...in Virtual Legality.
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#Epic #Sony #Lego
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (Thanks, FalkusVipus)
01:00 Lego's Metaverse
10:51 Sony and Lego Invest
19:58 Meta Metaverse
23:00 Unreal Leverage
24:25 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
EPIC PRESS RELEASES
https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/the-lego-group-and-epic-games-team-up-to-build-a-place-for-kids-to-play-in-the-metaverse
https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-invest-in-epic-games-to-build-the-future-of-digital-entertainment?sessionInvalidated=true
https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/announcing-a-1-billion-funding-round-to-support-epics-long-term-vision-for-the-metaverse
META/ARJUNA DOCUMENTS
https://arjuna-capital.com/press-releases-archive/2022/4/8/press-release-sec-rules-against-meta-on-shareholder-proposal-questioning-companys-metaverse-plan
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K_N854ynw886qAmKeSS_axsCc2OI891S/view
UNREAL ENGINE
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/unreal-engine-5-game-developers-jump-board
https://static.tweaktown.com/news/8/5/85438_07_heres-list-of-the-game-developers-working-on-unreal-engine-5-games_full.jpg
TWEET
https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1512125596855324675
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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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