About this episode
Lilac Boots returns to discuss significant changes in the gaming industry and reviews new game demos while honoring a mentor.
A tribute to a mentor and a dive into the industry’s wildest week. After a two-week break, Lilac Boots returns to cover the "Xbox Earthquake" as Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond depart, leaving Microsoft's gaming future in the hands of new AI-focused leadership. We also dive into the technical chaos of the recent Cloudflare-driven Steam outage, and the heated discourse surrounding David Jaffe’s critique of God of War: Sons of Sparta . Finally, Boots reviews the long-awaited Replaced demo and the language-learning JRPG Wagotabi . This episode is dedicated to the memory of Hallie, Boots' mentor, whose favorite Queen song lends this episode its name. The Scroll will be taking a hiatus following this recording to allow for a period of rest and reflection.
People in this episode
Host: Lilac Boots
Topics covered
- gaming industry news
- Xbox leadership changes
- Steam outage
- game critiques
- game reviews
- mentorship
Keywords
- Xbox Earthquake
- Phil Spencer
- Sarah Bond
- Cloudflare
- Steam outage
- David Jaffe
- God of War
- Replaced
- Wagotabi
- mentorship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Microsoft, Cloudflare, Steam
Products: Replaced, Wagotabi
Books & works: God of War: Sons of Sparta, Don't Stop Me Now
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