Xbox Expansion Pass 144: Interview With Seamus Blackley

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#Xbox #SeamusBlackley #EmbracerGroup In episode 144 of the Xbox Expansion Pass we’re grateful to be joined by Seamus Blackley. Physicist, mathematician, designer and Father of the Original Xbox. This has been a long time coming and as always: enjoy. The Xbox Expansion Pass (XEP) is a podcast dedicated to interpreting the goings on in the world of video games and analyzing how they impact the Xbox ecosystem. Luke Lohr, the InsipidGhost, plays host and discusses various topics throughout the industry. The guests on the show are meant to help gamers expand their knowledge of the gaming industry. Twitter: InsipidGhost Contact: [email protected] Please consider leaving a review on iTunes or Spotify. It is the best way to support the show. Thank you!   0:00 Intro 0:46 Welcome 1:15 Words of Kindness 3:36 Embracer Group Acquisitions  6:38 Dead Island 2 8:48 Introducing Seamus Blackley 10:00 Reflecting on Celebrity 14:51 Emailing Bill Gates & Internal Politics 19:37 Seamus vs 3DO 21:29 From A Home of Abuse 23:39 Life Changing Quote 27:00 Lonely? 34:15 Ethernet to xCloud 40:15 Proving Bill Gates 43:33 Microsoft's Dumb Mistake 46:50 People Taking Credit 51:58 Thoughts on Activision & Bethesda 52:00 Peter Moore & Steve Balmer 54:02 Episode 201 of Unlocked 56:30 Phil Spencer 58:00 Local Compute versus Cloud 1:00:12 Seamus Advice 1:02:00 Now a CEO 1:05:00 Playing Games 1:08:07 Outro

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