In this episode of the GoGCast, we unbox (pun intended) all the Xbox news from the past week including the closures of four studios: Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Games. We discuss what it means for the future of gaming at Microsoft, and reactions from the gaming community – from gamers to game devs.
What is Everyone Playing? (00:25:20)
Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:33:56)
This Week’s News: Xbox Studio Closures (00:38:57)
- Kinda Funny – Has Xbox Lost Your Trust? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdGBVk5FZk&t=2960s
- SkillUp – The Activision-ing of Xbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAb21GaTEGw
- IGN – Phil Spencer and the Battle for Xbox’s Soul : https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-and-the-battle-for-xboxs-soul
- Gameranx – what the HELL is going on with xbox? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcvdXtEpEaA&t=1s
- Moist Critical – Xbox Situation is Sad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZofF9gdkHeY
- Parris Lilly – Thoughts on Xbox and a look back on where things are headed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDkKiwjmqwo
- Kinda Funny – The Xbox Response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxPvhlTMN08&t=2998s
- Mr Matty Plays – Xbox RESPONDS to the drama : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcvdXtEpEaA&t=1s
- Jeff Grub – Perfect Dark and summer game mess update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPtzkxO0Ges
- Bloomberg – Microsoft’s Xbox is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closures: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/xbox-studio-closures-microsoft-plans-more-cost-cutting-measures-after-layoffs
Outro and Wrap-up (01:30:34)
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