In what has become a disturbing trend in 2024's gaming industry, a large amount of layoffs happened at Microsoft this week, largely impacting Activision/Blizzard as the result of their merger. While some redundancy is expected, the cancelation of a project that Blizzard had been working on for six years compounded the situation. How do we remain enthusiastic about the games industry when this news never seems to end? Why does it keep happening? We discuss all this and much more on another episode the longest running weekly podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!
Also in the News:
* Palworld Smashing Sales Records, is the Target Growing?
* Overwatch 2 Competitive League
* Nintendo Reschedules Concerts
* LaserDisc Preservation Efforts
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The game Palworld launched this weekend on Steam and Xbox Game Pass, really taking the gaming world by storm. The concept of playing a game with Pokemon elements in 4K has proven very attractive to people who have been waiting a long time for their games to look this sharp. However, is there a darker side to this magic? Rumors about A.I. influence, as well as plagarism of Pokemon have started many conversations online. We look at the situation from different perspectives, and talk about how this is sure is sure to tee up an interesting year where the government might start having to get involved. All this and much more gaming discussion on the longest running podcast about video games, Orange Lounge Radio!
Also in the News:
* Wal-Mart to end Physical Games Too? (Rumor)
* Microsoft Developer Direct Recap
* Rock Band 4 to end DLC Production
* Sony to make Until Dawn Movie
Special Thanks to Guest Host djRanmaS from Anime Jam Session: http://twitch.tv/AnimeJamSession
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