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Saw Street Fighter movie.
Best episode of Assist Me EVER!!
Max was really my favorite part! 😅
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Microsoft filed a patent recently to have ads play during games because of course they would. Sony will follow suit immediately and the grand enshitification of gaming will now be presented to you by Burger King! We discuss on this weeks YOVG podcast! youtu.be/dMs-kdPXCRs
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Xbox Studio shakeup:
- 268 roles are being terminated
- Halo is now under Activision
- Halo Studios is moving to a support studio role
- Rare is now under Activision
- Obsidian is now under Bethesda
- Playground and Turn 10 are mering into one studio to work on Forza and Fable
- Ninja Theory is closing
- Arkane's status is TBD
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/…
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The XBOX layoff announcement was shrewd, By not announcing any studio closures or game cancellations and stating the obvious mismanagement they avoid all the usual social media ire, but reality is that vast amounts of institutional knowledge was erased from their company today.
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Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with the community, and address friction for both players and developers.
Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business back on track.
As part of this shift, you’ll see us begin to retire features that don’t align with where we’re headed. We will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and will stop development of Copilot on console.
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Pragmata feels like a game that was made in the early 00s but was lost to time. It carries Capcom's PS2 era vibe into the modern day. Check out my latest video discussing my thoughts on this very unique game! RTs greatly appreciated - youtu.be/NnLw_sCMHzk
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As someone who chaps nintendo's ass a lot lately on their switch 2 lineup, if the second half of the year is a brand new Star Fox, Fire Emblem, Splatoon spin off, Duskbloods, and an Ocarina of Time remaster/remake then id say thats a pretty fuckin baller second half of 26!
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Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami’s new studio ‘Unbound Games’ is making a new ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC!
- Currently have 50 staff with plans to expand to 150
- Working on a AAA title for high-end consumers
- Using Unreal Engine 5
videogameschronicle.com/news…
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'EA has laid off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios' - part of a "realignment" across the Battlefield studios
ign.com/articles/ea-lays-off…
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Lota behind the scenes stuff happened in gaming over the past week, EVO going global and why we think thats pretty cool and XBOX getting a new leader, straight from the AI division... oh goodie. This weeks YOVG Podcast! youtu.be/TU0S8bpEpns
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Christian Bale has revealed that he will star in ‘HEAT 2’ alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
(via: @JakesTakes)
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Let's cut to the chase: Marvel's Wolverine launches September 15, 2026.
Wishlist #WolverinePS5 now: insom.games/MW-Wishlist
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Phil Spencer is retiring as the CEO of Microsoft Gaming effective immediately.
Asha Sharma from Microsoft will take over as CEO.
Sarah Bond will depart Xbox.
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A not insignificant part of AI hype does seem to be aging boomers and middle-aged millennials desperate to feel like they're still on the front lines of something important.
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Yeah this is a constant topic on the YoVideogames Podcast. As @Phunkmachine and I have repeatedly talked about, the long term effects of so many companies downsizing or shuttering is going to have some pretty dire consequences that will probably start happening this year.
So, 5/6 years ago, there were lots of big investors of all types (publishers, VCs etc) spending big money on AAA studios and projects.
Now, there are very, very few big investors spending big money on AAA studios and projects.
Those teams that had that investment are now coming to market with their projects. If those projects hit, happy days. If they don't... well, they will need to find investment to carry on.
But that investment is extremely hard to find.
Which leads to studio closures and lay-offs.
There will be some success stories. There will be a lot of misses, too.
My biggest concern is the lack of investment in major projects today, what will that mean for our industry's output in 4/5 years time?