2023 has been an incredible year for game releases so far, but it's been a pretty miserable year for the people who make games and the people who write about them. We're talking games layoffs this week as well as news about a series we love and, uh, Aaron Sorkin.
THINGS MENTIONED:
The Verge on the latest gaming world layoffs at Bungie:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/30/23938990/bungie-sony-layoffs-delays-destiny-final-shape-marathon
Aidan Moher's blog on 2023 in gaming:
https://astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/p/astrolabe-35-is-2023-the-best-year
Further reading on 2023 gaming layoffs from No Escape:
https://noescapevg.com/it-hasnt-been-a-good-year-for-games/
Robin Bea from Inverse's preview of the new Avatar game:
https://www.inverse.com/gaming/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-gameplay-preview
The Verge: Deltarune news, baby!
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940643/deltarune-chapter-3-release-schedule-toby-fox
https://twitter.com/Gameonysus/status/1720219348110025077
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