The Game Business Show

Xbox plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs as part of a major restructure, and will divest of five studios: Double Fine, Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon.


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In today’s The Game Business Show, we discuss how people at Xbox are feeling about these imminent cuts and changes. Plus, we analyse PlayStation’s decision to end disc production.
And our guest is Midwest Games CEO Ben Kvalo, who has a vision for a more sustainable future for video game makers.


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In this special edition of The Game Business Show, we tell the story of Jason Rubin, the man who co-founded Naughty Dog, tried to save THQ, and then attempted to establish virtual reality at Oculus and Meta. Not only did we speak with Jason, but also numerous other industry legends and friends. We think it’s a pretty special session, filled with fascinating stories and insight. We hope you enjoy it!


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In this free version of The Game Business Micro (it's usually only for paid subscribers), we discuss how we ended up with this situation at Bungie, plus what to make of the Xbox price hike. More at www.thegamebusiness.com


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It’s a bumper edition of The Game Business today. We discuss the Steam Machine and whether there will be enough stock of game consoles this Christmas. Plus, we hear all about a new $50 million games fund aimed at ‘visionary creators.But our main chat is with George Osborn, who is the author of the new book Power Play: Video Games, Politics and the Battle for Global Influence. He joins us to discuss his findings around Saudi Arabia, China, Russia and more.


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