159.) Marathon's Avowed Impact Amid Bungie's Layoff Descent

#gamingpodcast #gamingnews #gamingopinions (Episode: 159) TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Music Start 7:00 - SLIDE Into Iconic Character Discussion 30:00 - Intro | What We’ve Been Playing 1:29:00 - Game Informer SHUTDOWN 1:59:00 - Bungie Downfall | Gaming Layoffs 2:55:00 - Avowed Delayed to Feb. 2025 3:41:00 - Xbox Hardware | Software Report 4:10:00 - Outros - This is a Gaming Conversationalist Podcast putting the love in what it means to be a GAMER! We discuss topics that cover news, dive deeper into past/present/future ideas within the GAMING industry, and within the gaming communities. DONT FORGET we have to give you that LIVE, RAW, and UNCUT energy in this "Golden Age of Gaming"! Home of the "RTS" approach, pulling ourselves out of the world, exploring the darker sections of the map, and pulling our resources together to build up the gaming foundation! ______________________________________________________________ SOURCES: TOPICS NOT COVERED IN ORDER! (1) Xbox console sales decline continues - https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-console-sales-decline-continues (2) Bungie layoffs “couldn't be avoided” even if Destiny 2 The Final Shape had "blockbuster performance”, says report - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bungie-layoffs-couldnt-be-avoided-even-if-destiny-2-the-final-shape-had-blockbuster-performance-says-report (3) Game Informer, the longest-running US gaming magazine, has shut down - https://www.techspot.com/news/104098-game-informer-us-longest-running-gaming-magazine-has.html (4) Xbox annouces Gamescom 2024 plans, including over 50 playable games - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-annouces-gamescom-2024-plans-including-over-50-playable-games/ (5) Avowed delayed to February to 'give players' backlogs some breathing room' - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/obsidians-first-person-rpg-avowed-is-reportedly-getting-delayed-into-next-year-despite-being-in-good-shape-for-its-original-november-release/ (6) Bungie Accused of Overselling Itself to Sony, Promising Success It Couldn't Deliver - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/08/bungie-accused-of-overselling-itself-to-sony-promising-success-it-couldnt-deliver UPCOMING GAMES: - https://www.gameinformer.com/2024 THIS DAY IN GAMING: - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/games/thisdayingaming FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/Knoebelbroet https://twitter.com/Knoebelbroet/status/1755995502921855209 ____________________________________________________________ Much love to everyone taking their time to check us out and DONT forget to leave a LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW us on all social platforms! @PongSoul, @is7eelreigni ____________________________________________________ https://www.youtube.com/@LivingSplitScreen Living Splitscreen GOES LIVE EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 9AM CT | 10AM ET | 3PM UK ___________________________________________________________ AUDIO PODCAST SERVICES LSS (NEXT DAY) Anchor : https://anchor.fm/livingsplitscreen Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MDhmY2IwNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-splitscreen/id1562181988?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tORrcLMjVMaaoKiXF0Br6 ___________________________________________________________