Survivor’s Guilt and the Games industry Layoffs | Words About Games Podcast #393

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Time 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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