Survivor’s Guilt and the Games Industry Layoffs | Words About Games Podcast #393
0Time Stamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:16:01 - Amy's funny story of when she bought her Nintendo Wii
0:24:28 - Bring back Goat format in Yu-Gi-Oh: Master Duel
0:32:24 - Moody finally played D&D for the first time
0:37:38 - Survivor’s Guilt and the games industry layoffs
0:45:02 - Xbox Partner Showcase thoughts (and burning out on all the games showcases)
1:03:12 - Indie Game of the Week - Abyss X Zero (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/)
1:07:17 - World's First Museum Of Video Game Art Is Being Built In Japan
1:09:33 - Capcom is increasing its starting salary in Japan by more than 25%
1:16:19 - Short review embargos don’t mean games will be bad
1:26:16 - Amy tries to explain the ridiculous Sweet Baby Inc conspiracy theory to Moody
1:39:02 - Helldivers 2 director says there's no need to "compare" it with Halo - "just let gamers enjoy both"
1:43:01 - Ghost of Tsushima is coming to PC in May
1:45:17 - Don't rush the games you play
1:51:15 - Is this console generation (PS5/Xbox Series) going to be a disappointment?
2:05:11 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head
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