On the Xbox Layoffs, Remakes, and Meccha Chameleon
Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game NewsShow Notes
Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers! ---This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: https://pixelsandpolygons.net/
Discussed this week: • Xbox announces 3,200 layoffs and parts ways with five studios: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8c3c5b8c • id Software reportedly loses roughly half its team: https://www.overworld.vg/story/55254991 • Obsidian pivots to a new Fallout game as the Avowed sequel is cancelled: https://www.overworld.vg/story/995fd698 • PlayStation's first post since announcing the end of physical discs goes poorly: https://www.overworld.vg/story/14865671 • Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/789691f3 • Meccha Chameleon sells 15 million copies in under a month: https://www.overworld.vg/story/ca857486 --- Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly0:17 - The Xbox Layoffs11:51 - PlayStation Gets Ratioed14:44 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons15:26 - AC Black Flag Resynced Reviews Are In18:35 - Meccha Chameleon Sells 15 Million Copies22:31 - Thanks for Listening! --- [ 0 - 0]
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