GoGCast 447: Xbox Studio Closures

In this episode of the GoGCast, we unbox (🥁) all the Xbox news from the past week including the closures of four studios: Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Games. We discuss what it means for the future of gaming at Microsoft, and reactions from the gaming community - from gamers to game devs. What is Everyone Playing? (00:25:20) Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:33:56) This Week’s News: Xbox Studio Closures (00:38:57) Kinda Funny - Has Xbox Lost Your Trust? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdGBVk5FZk&t=2960s  SkillUp - The Activision-ing of Xbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAb21GaTEGw  IGN - Phil Spencer and the Battle for Xbox’s Soul : https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-and-the-battle-for-xboxs-soul  Gameranx - what the HELL is going on with Xbox? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcvdXtEpEaA&t=1s  Moist Critical - Xbox Situation is Sad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZofF9gdkHeY  Parris Lilly - Thoughts on Xbox and a look back on where things are headed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDkKiwjmqwo  Kinda Funny - The Xbox Response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxPvhlTMN08&t=2998s  Mr Matty Plays - Xbox RESPONDS to the drama : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcvdXtEpEaA&t=1s  Jeff Grub - perfect dark and summer game mess update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPtzkxO0Ges Bloomberg - Microsoft’s Xbox is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closures: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-08/xbox-studio-closures-microsoft-plans-more-cost-cutting-measures-after-layoffs Outro and Wrap-up (01:30:34) --- Thanks for listening! The GoGCast comes out weekly so make sure to subscribe and you won't miss an episode. For more about us, Girls on Games, check out girlsongames.ca. Find our Merch at http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/GirlsOnGames/ Buy us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/girlsongames