Show notes
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)---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-developmentStrauss Zelnick said a bunch of troubling stuff about AI, pricing (1:08:25)https://www.inverse.com/gaming/gta-6-generative-ai-take-two-ceohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gta-6-publisher-ceo-thinks-videogame-prices-are-very-very-low-for-what-they-offerNintendo 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-fy2425Layoffs hitting Free Radical, Humble Games, and Unity (1:15:45)https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954709/unity-layoffs-q3-earnings-runtime-programhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/timesplitters-devs-free-radical-are-reportedly-the-next-embracer-studio-facing-closurehttps://techraptor.net/gaming/news/humble-games-layoffs-reportSony 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---Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at thejimporium.comFind Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.
