About this episode

The episode discusses the recent Xbox showcase and the implications of studio closures and job losses.

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Colddeath to discuss the recent news of the Xbox showcase, and subsequent rumours of studio closures and job losses. How did Xbox get into the situation? What did we think of the recent showcase? And how does this affect Xbox in the long term and how do we think they can improve things? We hope you enjoy the episode. Thank you again to CD for joining us on the show, you can find them at the following places: https://x.com/colddeath Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces You can listen to the show on Spotify , Apple Podcasts, and Youtube . You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch , or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter , or Bluesky Please follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde , Instagram , Youtube and Tiktok Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

People in this episode

Hosts: Kiley Wilde, Pete Beckett

Guest: Colddeath

Topics covered

• Xbox showcase
• studio closures
• job losses
• gaming news
• Xbox improvement

Keywords

• Xbox
• showcase
• gaming news
• studio closures
• job losses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, Rapid Reviews UK, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Twitch

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