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VGBees Podcast Ep 107: Xbox Studio Closures, Industry Layoffs, and Gaming News Discussion

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John Warren

9h ago· 1 min readen

Summary

A podcast episode (VGBees Ep 107) where hosts John, Niki, and Lotus discuss major Xbox news including studio closures, key personnel departures, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's perspective on Xbox's struggles. The episode covers topics like Compulsion Games' possible closure, games media's role in reporting layoffs, EA's new in-game advertising platform, UK social media bans for teens, and various game reviews including Fuck's Quest 2, Sonic games, and Ocarina of Time.

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South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is the unsurprising yet disappointing first studio to confirm possible closure or spinoff
Satya Nadella seems to be confused about how Xbox got into this jam
The weight of working in corporate-owned game development right now
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This week, John, Niki, and Lotus go very long on this week’s seismic Xbox news, including the numerous studio closures on the table, key departures, and Microsoft CEO’s Satya Nadella’s curious take on why their gaming arm is struggling. 00:00:00 Intro & L

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