About this episode

This episode covers unions rallying against Xbox layoffs and various updates in the video game industry.

Welcome to Headlines! Our twice weekly news focused show will be available on Spotify and everywhere else you'd expect our shows to be! On this episode: Unions rally against Xbox layoffs, and id Software confirm they're carrying on despite the cuts. Obsidian working on Fallout , and Avowed 2 cancelled - expect it also is being worked on Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2 come to PlayStation EA Removes Microtransactions from College Football 27 Modes Following Fan Backlash Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced sells two million copies on day one All this and more!

Topics covered

• Xbox layoffs
• video game industry news
• union rallies
• game development updates
• microtransactions
• game sales

Keywords

• Xbox layoffs
• id Software
• Obsidian
• Fallout
• Avowed 2
• Call of Duty
• EA
• microtransactions
• Assassin's Creed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, id Software, Obsidian, EA

Products: Fallout, Avowed 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 1 & 2, College Football 27, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced

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