We go away for two weeks and then come back with not so great news. MASSIVE layoffs at Microsoft and a really odd back and forth between publishers and devs concerning Subnautica 2 – only really leading to a delayed (and at this point maybe cancelled) game.
And more news (mostly not good) that we didn’t get to.
For the Microsoft stuff, you can’t really get away with spending 70 Billion dollars and come away clean. I’d like to think if a company could it would be MS, but no, they had to cut 9,100 jobs. That’s only so far. I doubt they stop at that number. Also, so we’re clear, I’m not saying it’s justified. It stinks all the way around and will do so again when they continue the cutting spree.
As for Subanutica 2, it seems like that will end up in court. Likely further delaying the games release and, depending on the outcome, making it probably harder to release the game. It’s a story I haven’t really been following the public opinion aspect of, though I do a timeline event rundown in the episode.
Other than that it’s still not great news with layoffs at Cyan Worlds (MYST/Riven) and the complete lack of any significant gaming done over the past two weeks or so from myself. But, of course, I have my reasons and you’ll hear about them in this episode.
What you WILL NOT hear in this episode is any sort of announcement of anything Splinter Cell. Ubisoft, it has been 4,353 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released.
Also, there’s been 3,475 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2025.
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