About this episode

The episode discusses recent Xbox studio closures, EA's new advertising platform, and the UK government's social media ban for teens.

This week, John , Niki , and Lotus go very long on this week's seismic Xbox news, including the numerous studio closures on the table, key departures, and Microsoft CEO's Satya Nadella's curious take on why their gaming arm is struggling. 00:00:00 Intro & Lotus' Big Saturday 00:11:10 South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is the unsurprising yet disappointing first studio to confirm possible closure or spinoff 00:17:00 A long, great conversation about the games media's role in reporting on these layoffs and closures 00:28:00 How Xbox got here (mostly) 00:48:52 Satya Nadella seems to be confused about how Xbox got into this jam 00:54:00 That Senua sequel was only announced to help fuel a possible sale of Ninja Theory 01:02:14 The weight of working in corporate-owned game development right now 01:06:34 Key personnel leaving Xbox 01:07:56 What's the plan moving forward for Xbox? 01:16:10 EA introducing new in-game advertising platform 01:25:57 UK government is banning teens from social media; plan will not work 01:33:10 Fuck's Quest 2 lacks consistent humor and mechanical clarity 01:37:07 Niki played the first two Sonic games on Genesis (skip this part, Sonic fans!!!)…

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Niki, Lotus

Topics covered

• Xbox news
• studio closures
• EA advertising
• social media ban
• gaming industry challenges

Keywords

• Xbox
• EA
• social media ban
• gaming industry
• studio closures
• Satya Nadella
• Compulsion Games
• Sonic
• Ocarina of Time

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, Microsoft, Compulsion Games, EA

Products: Senua, Ocarina of Time, 007 First Light, Fuck's Quest 2, Sonic

Places: UK

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