The Girls on Games Podcast

GoGCast 447: Xbox Studio Closures

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In this episode of the GoGCast, we unbox (đŸ„) 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)

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