FIFA's Disappearing Act, Ubisoft's Cloud Deal, CS2 Arrival, and Sony CEO Exit S4E38

In our recent podcast episode, we delved into a multitude of gaming industry topics. We discussed the restructuring at Blizzard Entertainment, where several developers on the Hearthstone team were laid off as part of internal changes. This coincides with Microsoft's impending acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We also covered Electronic Arts' removal of older FIFA games from digital storefronts in preparation for the release of EA Sports FC 24. Additionally, we explored Ubisoft's cloud gaming deal with Microsoft, anticipating the growth of cloud gaming services. Finally, we touched on Valve's launch of Counter-Strike 2, an eagerly awaited upgrade for CS:GO, and the retirement of Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation and CEO of Sony, in March 2024. These diverse gaming industry developments sparked engaging discussions on our show. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Updates 5:45 Blizzard lays off several Hearthstone developers https://tinyurl.com/tzww9446 14:05 EA Pulls Every Old FIFA Game From Digital Storefronts https://tinyurl.com/yz6sjb3b 25:25 Ubisoft believes game streaming will eventually take off’ https://tinyurl.com/46cpc5s4 39:15 Counter-Strike 2 is out now https://tinyurl.com/3u278bf7 49:30 PlayStation leader Jim Ryan to retire https://tinyurl.com/49z34x82  1:02:20 Outro Leave a LIKE and a comment, thanks for watching/listening! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PODCAST ►► https://anchor.fm/m2podcast AMAZON Music ► https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/091902c3-b83b-487c-8fe7-4c96787434fe/M2-Podcast APPLE ► https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1531832410 BREAKER ► https://www.breaker.audio/m2-podcast-2 CASTRO ► https://castro.fm/podcast/6f69d373-d879-46d9-9f1c-bcf7c4bf1741 GOOGLE ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zNTYwNWZiMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== OVERCAST ► https://overcast.fm/itunes1531832410/m2-podcast POCKETCASTS ► https://pca.st/5jghvf6e RADIOPUBLIC ► https://radiopublic.com/m2-podcast-GMZkY4 SPOTIFY ► https://open.spotify.com/show/2VedhO03IRoHERJqF6Sy87 STICHER ► https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/m2-podcast TUNEIN ► http://tun.in/pj3ZI #podcast JOIN THE DISCORD! ►► https://discord.gg/Kp5Gre6 FOLLOW THE TWITTER! ►►https://twitter.com/m2_podcast KyleHeath Socials: TWITTER ►► https://twitter.com/mrjkheath MadMikeWillEatU Socials: TWITTER ►► https://twitter.com/madmikewilleatu