Do We Actually Want Shorter Games? | Words About Games Podcast #398
0Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:18:25 - Hellblade II Dev Says People Want Shorter Games
0:33:15 - Life is Strange devs Deck Nine accused of crunch, sexism and abusive behaviour amid allegedly toxic culture
0:57:37 - Are we going to watch Fallout (the TV show)?
1:02:54 - Indie Game of the Week - inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/inKONBINI_One_Store_Many_Stories/)
1:07:03 - Amy bought Final Fantasy IX on PS1
1:09:37 - EA has reportedly closed its UK-based QA team
1:16:47 - Xbox sets up a game preservation team and wants "the biggest technical leap ever" for its next-gen system
1:31:38 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth email survey sent to people who have played the game asks players if they have played the game
1:35:12 - GAME staff discovered zero hours contracts move via mass Microsoft Teams calls
1:50:24 - Open Roads review
1:57:25 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
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