Podquisition 464: Rapscallion Behavior of the Nineties

It would take so little to change the tone.

Games we played this week include:

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (9:55)

Karmazoo (18:40)

Alien Hominid Invasion (36:10)

Backpack Hero (45:55)

Bladestorm (51:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare III only given 16 months dev time (1:02:05)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/cod-modern-warfare-3-faces-bad-reviews-after-rushed-development

Strauss Zelnick said a bunch of troubling stuff about AI, pricing (1:08:25)

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/gta-6-generative-ai-take-two-ceo

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-6-publisher-ceo-thinks-videogame-prices-are-very-very-low-for-what-they-offer

Nintendo continues to suggest Switch 2 coming next year while not confirming its existence (1:14:15)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/10/nintendo-president-reiterates-switch-software-support-into-fy2425

Layoffs hitting Free Radical, Humble Games, and Unity (1:15:45)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954709/unity-layoffs-q3-earnings-runtime-program

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/timesplitters-devs-free-radical-are-reportedly-the-next-embracer-studio-facing-closure

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/humble-games-layoffs-report

Sony significantly cuts plans for live service games (1:29:55)

https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/11/09/sony-has-delayed-half-of-its-planned-playstation-live-service-games

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