Ep 100: GameStop Preps eBay Purchase, usTwo's CEO Blunder, Paste Games Shuts Down

About this episode

The hosts celebrate 100 episodes discussing GameStop's potential eBay purchase, usTwo's CEO blunder, and the shutdown of Paste Games.

Niki , Lotus , and John celebrate 100 episodes and discuss GameStop's potential purchase of eBay, usTwo's CEO saying some wild stuff into a microphone, the final death of Paste Games, and more! 00:00:00 Intros & At Least It's Friday 00:06:05 GameStop could be prepping for an eBay takeover 00:13:50 Saudi Arabia is divesting from some entertainment properties 00:20:36 Atari acquires emulation studio Implicit Conversions 00:24:39 MTG: Arena devs unionize 00:28:48 usTwo CEO speaks way too candidly about labor relations within company 00:39:45 GreedFall dev Spiders being liquidated; mismanagement alleged 00:44:22 GameMaker integrates with Claude Code 00:48:00 The program is interrupted by Niki's neighborhood "Snacks Man" 00:51:55 Mac Minis are super expensive now because of AI 00:58:58 Last Flag not continuing content updates or console development 01:05:15 Thick as Thieves gets shorter, cheaper 01:08:08 AV Club Games is no more, which spells the end of Paste Games 01:14:50 Flotsam is a cell-shaded city builder on sea that Lotus really likes 01:22:22 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is playing with dolls 01:36:00 CorgiSpace is a collection from one of the medium's most prolific…

People in this episode

Hosts: Niki, Lotus, John

Topics covered

• GameStop
• eBay acquisition
• usTwo CEO comments
• Paste Games shutdown
• video game industry news
• game development
• labor relations

Keywords

• GameStop
• eBay
• usTwo
• Paste Games
• video games
• labor relations
• game development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GameStop, eBay, usTwo, Paste Games, Saudi Arabia, Atari, MTG: Arena, Claude Code, Flotsam, CorgiSpace

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