Ep 110: Mass Xbox Layoffs Begin, Id Software Decimated, Obsidian Focusing on Fallout
This week, Niki, Lotus, and John address the sweeping, disastrous layoffs and closures stemming from the "reset" Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has started.00:00:00 Intro & Cup Talk00:11:40 Xbox layoffs by the numbers00:14:55 Id Software decimated by the moves00:18:52 Obsidian loses staff and shifts focus to Fallout (a previous report that Avowed 2 has been canceled has been refuted by the developer since this recording)00:25:32 Zenimax loses over 350 employees00:29:11 350 others are left without jobs from divested and sold studios00:32:47 IOI closes Istanbul studio after Xbox divestment00:41:18…
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