About this episode

The episode discusses the collapse of Highguard and the layoffs affecting the gaming industry, particularly focusing on Ashes of Creation.

Ashes of creation and Highguard downfall. Layoff week Mentioned in this episode: Kwang Discord Ad (CJ) Kwang Discord Ad (CJ) Kwang Discord AD (Juice) Kwang Discord AD (Juice)

Topics covered

• game development
• layoffs
• video game industry
• studio challenges
• Ashes of Creation
• Highguard

Keywords

• Highguard
• layoffs
• Ashes of Creation
• video games
• game development
• Kwang
• Discord

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ashes of creation, Highguard, Kwang, Discord, AD

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