Resignations, layoffs and the soulless husk of a beloved (?) mobile game in the news this week. Plus: Nathaniel delves deeper into tinkering, a femininomenon in Elden Ring and Tori's crunchy audio quality because she's still on vacation and had a recording hiccup.
THINGS MENTIONED:
Variety on the realities of the PS5 Pro's power: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24243216/playstation-5-pro-ps5-big-4k-screenshots
What's up with the Annapurna resignations?: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/451240/control-2-remedy-annapurna-interactive-resignations
Microsoft lays off 650 more people: https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/microsoft-gaming-layoffs-650-employees-1236141947/
Willa Rowe for Inverse on the weird revival of Flappy Bird: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/flappy-bird-returns-ios-android-microtransactions-trademark
The Strange Sexlessness of Skyrim on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H3ZMz4_iVjE
Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always
Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased
Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts
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