Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a fantastic game worth devoting your life to but 2024 has again seen massive gaming layoffs with Microsoft and Riot Games making cuts this week.

Hosts:
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley
Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO
00:00:00 – Hello
00:01:03 – Today On The Show
REVIEW
00:01:22 – Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
THE NEWS
00:18:23 – Microsoft layoffs following Activision-Blizzard Acquisition
00:25:46 – Riot Games layoff 530 Staff
00:37:09 – Pokemon Company Investigating Palworld
00:44:57 – Do Consumers Even Care How Games Are Made?
00:50:00 – Do Gamers Need To Stop Caring About Owning Games?
00:55:57 – Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Won’t Have Reviews Before Release
SHOUTOUTS
01:04:05 – Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
01:05:04 – Tekken 8
OUTRO
01:08:28 – Goodbye

Resources

Explosion Network

• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Review

Forbes

• What’s Going On With ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ Reviews

Polygon

• Microsoft cuts nearly 2,000 workers from gaming business

Press Start

• Riot Games Just Laid Off 530 Of Its Staff
• The Pokémon Company Says It Will Be “Investigating” Palworld And “Taking Appropriate Measures”

Arcade Couch Credits:
Music by: Dylan Blight
Art by: Cherie Henriques

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