Crimson Desert Is A Mess - AYCG Gamecast #791

About this episode

The episode discusses the negative developments in the video game industry, including the struggles of Crimson Desert and layoffs at major companies.

Mostly bad news all around this week. Crimson Desert's publisher Pearl Abyss stock drops following the game's reviews. Sony shuts down another studio, Dark Outlaw Games, while Epic lays off 1000 people in the wake of Fortnite spending more money than they are making. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo is planning to reduce the production of Switch 2 units this quarter from 6 million to 4 million units. #crimsondessert #sony #darkoutlaw #epicgames #fortnite #bloomberg #nintendo #switch2 #marveltokon #videogames #allyoucangeek #aycg #podcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Corey, Mike, Tony

Topics covered

• video game industry news
• game reviews
• studio closures
• layoffs
• console production

Keywords

• Crimson Desert
• Pearl Abyss
• Sony
• Epic Games
• Nintendo
• Switch 2
• video games
• Fortnite
• Dark Outlaw Games
• Bloomberg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pearl Abyss, Sony, Dark Outlaw Games, Epic, Bloomberg, Nintendo

Products: Fortnite, Switch 2

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