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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 1H 5M

#114 Who should revive all of these dead franchises?

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In light of the...everything...going on with Microsoft, we wanted to take a more positive spin from it since the negatives have been thoroughly covered by those suited to do so. That said, a link to the layoff news is below as a starting point, if you missed what's been going on. So if Microsoft is going to lay off every person they hired while still keeping Xbox going...who should they contract and pay to work on their games? Heck, who should PlayStation and Nintendo do this with as well? Look, when they lay off 9000 people during the 4th layoff in 2 years, we don't have much to work with in terms of "positive"... MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclubPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESKevin's audio was weird this episode. Please do not bully him about it.Article on layoffs at Microsoft, Xbox:https://www.theverge.com/news/693535/microsoft-layoffs-july-2025-xboxArticle on Halo Studio's low morale, just to back that up:https://www.trueachievements.com/news/halo-devs-reportedly-unhappy-with-the-quality-next-gameThe "this guy" referred to at 29:00 is the Pale Man from Pan's Labyryinth, just so you know as an audio listener.Check out CRANKIN OUR HOGS here: https://www.patreon.com/c/crub/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=crankin+our+hogsTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSBrody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROXKevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgCHAPTERS00:00 Hit new single, "Ow, my schmingus!" coming soon06:23 Brody kinda wants an IO Interactive Dishonored game12:49 If Toys For Bob ISN'T doing Spyro 4...22:04 You are not prepared for Nicco's galaxy brain31:07 The team that should bring us Sly 5 is...41:09 Successors that don't have a studio in the wings52:32 Funkin With PaRappa (Explicit)59:14 What have we learned today? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In light of the...everything...going on with Microsoft, we wanted to take a more positive spin from it since the negatives have been thoroughly covered by those suited to do so. That said, a link to the layoff news is below as a starting point, if you missed what's been going on. So if Microsoft is going to lay off every person they hired while still keeping Xbox going...who should they contract and pay to work on their games? Heck, who should PlayStation and Nintendo do this with as well? Look, when they lay off 9000 people during the 4th layoff in 2 years, we don't have much to work with in terms of "positive"... MORE PLACES TO FIND USCrubscribe ► https://bit.ly/CrubcastGet the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crubOur Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-ShowsJoin our Discord ► https://crub.org/joinBlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.orgCome join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclubPodcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.orgSHOW NOTESKevin's audio was weird this episode. Please do not bully him about it.Article on layoffs at Microsoft, Xbox:https://www.theverge.com/news/693535/microsoft-layoffs-july-2025-xboxArticle on Halo Studio's low morale, just to back that up:https://www.trueachievements.com/news/halo-devs-reportedly-unhappy-with-the-quality-next-gameThe "this guy" referred to at 29:00 is the Pale Man from Pan's Labyryinth, just so you know as an audio listener.Check out CRANKIN OUR HOGS here: https://www.patreon.com/c/crub/posts?filters%5Btag%5D=crankin+our+hogsTODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTSBrody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROXKevin: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGoldenBoltNicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUgCHAPTERS00:00 Hit new single, "Ow, my schmingus!" coming soon06:23 Brody kinda wants an IO Interactive Dishonored game12:49 If Toys For Bob ISN'T doing Spyro 4...22:04 You are not prepared for Nicco's galaxy brain31:07 The team that should bring us Sly 5 is...41:09 Successors that don't have a studio in the wings52:32 Funkin With PaRappa (Explicit)59:14 What have we learned today? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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