A Games Media Culling: Massive Layoffs at Fanbyte and G4 Ep.137
Channel: Easy Achievers
Date: 2022-09-16

ISOCristian is the man in the hot seat this week as we found ourselves buried by several different showcases to cover from the Marvel/Disney Showcase to the Direct and to the PlayStation State of Play. Before we go into that we touch on some recent previews of Forspoken and Bayonetta 3. Square changed how they look at the AAA projects. My experience with Discord on Xbox. PS5 sees large sales growth so far this year, at least in the UK. We discuss the amazing game that The Last of Us part I still is even after almost 10 years. We theorize on the potential of a new Switch next year and if the reason PlayStation has no firm date is the fear of a Switch coming soon after. Massive layoffs in the Gaming News Industry as G4 and FanByte sees large talent loss most likely related to revenue. Bonnie Ross, one of the most important people in Microsoft’s hit franchise Halo has left 343 citing medical family issues and her role has been split in three as a restructure occurred upon her leaving. UbiSoft speaks in circles as they want to focus on more people but cite their interest in Assassin’s Creed but of course we are seeing over 5 new titles coming in the next 5 years. Dan Houser joined an advisory board after leaving RockStar 2 years ago. Splatoon 3 sells massively in Japan. And of course, much more in the show. I thank you for stopping by this week as any form of support helps the show tremendously and I appreciate everything y’all do. See you next week! 


TimeStamps

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:42- Not so rapid fire/previews of Forspoken and Bayonetta 3 are out
00:03:09- Xbox refunds Stalker 2 preorders
00:03:45- EA and Koei Tecmo partners for new hunting game
00:04:15- SQUARE wants diversification and wants to stay away from triple A solo projects
00:06:10- Discord live on Xbox
00:07:34- Sims 4 goes free to play
00:07:55- PS5 is best selling UK console 
00:09:00- Overwatch 2 Battle Pass revealed
00:09:40- What have you been playing?
00:15:21- Rumor Roundup/Iron Man game coming soon
00:19:08- Start of the News/ State of Play thoughts 
00:23:17- Will the a new Switch come out next year
00:37:54- Xbox at TGS Showcase
00:47:25- Nintendo Direct Highlights/News 
00:56:00- Marvel and Disney Showcase
01:05:33- UbiSoft/AC Showcase
01:13:15- EA CEO says player made content will be in the forefront of their financials 
01:18:40- Who is EA CEO talking about in warning to staff 
01:21:11- RGG Showcase highlights
01:22:12- G4 sees layoffs 
01:27:40- Tencent owned FanByte sees MASSIVE layoffs
01:31:00- Bonnie Ross leaves 343 Industries 
01:37:50-CD Project is dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077
01:41:59- UbiSoft wants to do their games differently/focus on more people
01:45:15- Dan Houser joins board at Revolving Games
01:47:12- Splatoon 3 sells 3.45 million copies in just Japan
01:48:38- Editor in Chief Andrew Reiner leaves GameInformer
01:52:12- Date Updates
01:53:18- What do you have Queued up for the weekend?




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