Summary: <p>Is 2022 the year of gaming acquisitions after we’ve seen over $80 billion spent in the first 5 weeks? Or will it be the metaverse burn pit after Meta has already blown through $10 billion & Microsoft cans Hololens creating turmoil in the halls of Redmond? Tune into episode 445 and hear what AC & CJ have to say!</p><h3 id="banter">Banter</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.andrewconnell.com">Andrew Connell’s Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://blackcreekoutfitters.com/">Black Creek Outfitters</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-end-of-an-era-for-black-creek-outfitters">The ‘End of an Era’ for Black Creek Outfitters</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/black-creek-outfitters-closing-39-173855960.html">Black Creek Outfitters closing after 39 years of helping people explore, enjoy the wild</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlackCreekOutfitters">Black Creek Outfitters on Facebook</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="news">News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/try-microsoft-lists-with-your-microsoft-account-preview/ba-p/3083390">Try Microsoft Lists with your Microsoft account (Preview)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/take-two-interactive-to-buy-farmville-creator-zynga-for-12point7-billion.html">Take-Two Interactive to buy FarmVille creator Zynga for $12.7 billion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-01-31-sony-buying-bungie-for-usd3-6-billion">Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion</a></li> <li><a href="https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/youtube-q2-revenue-google-alphabet-earnings-1235028413/">YouTube Q2 Ad Revenue Hits Record $7 Billion as Alphabet Trounces Estimates</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-estimates-apples-ios-changes-will-cost-it-10b-in-2022/">Meta estimates Apple’s iOS changes will cost it $10B in 2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/meta-reality-labs-reports-10-billion-loss.html">Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ business lost more than $10 billion last year, and the losses keep growing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-hololens-3-metaverse-mixed-reality-strategy-confusion-rivalries-2022-2">Inside Microsoft’s mixed reality mess, where confusion, rivalries, and canceled projects have roiled the company’s metaverse strategy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="picks">Picks</h3> <p>AC’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=TEovDt6eci4">Arecibo Observatory Movie - The Biggest Dream TRAILER</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-hacker-internet-outage/">North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet</a></li> </ul>
