GAME.V - Earnings call 3 2023 | Engine Gaming and Media, Inc.

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Tyler Ninja Blevins

Hey, everyone.

As I mentioned earlier, I am doing something different on my live stream today.

As you may know, I'm the Chief Innovation Officer of GameSquare. A Nasdaq-listed company that trades under the ticker GAME. Every quarter, our company hosts a conference call, which we thought would be a great opportunity to feature on my live stream.

So you will see more of what I do at GameSquare.

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Justin Kenna

Ninja. a been and you joining expand has lot helping It Thank GameSquare's fun, for today's offerings. of for call

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Engine Gaming and Media (GAME) 15 Nov 232023 Q3 Earnings call transcript