Show Notes
We've got Seth Macy joining Grubb on the show today! Today we're talking about more developments coming out of the layoffs happening at Xbox, Undead labs having to make some "significant" layoffs after their split from Xbox, Counter-Strike 2 adding pet chickens, a new Sonic game in development, and more!
0:00 - Intro 9:30 - Any more thoughts about the future of Xbox/Halo under Activision? 16:46 - Undead Labs makes 'significant' layoffs after splitting from Xbox 20:00 - Counter-Strike 2 has a big update, but everybody only cares about the Tamagotchi chickens 26:45 - Sonic boss Says The New Sonic Game Is Now In Development – won’t be merely Frontiers 2 34:35 - BREAK 37:55 - Xbox’s Platinum Trophy equivalent is getting very real 42:30 - Ana from Spelunky 2 is now in Blood Dungeon 44:10 - Old game news 50:00 - EmuDeck gets updated with Steam Frame support Give Seth a follow: http://www.youtube.com/@sethfrommaine https://x.com/SethFromMaine https://ko-fi.com/sethfrommaine
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