Good Morning CoinDroppers!
Sorry for the delayed release of this episode. As Mike mentioned in Discord it seems like there's a fire nearby and he had to prep for EVAC. Luckily it sounds like its mostly contained at this point so lets talk about the episode!
The Bungie Blunder
Pete Parsons has laid off another 17% of employees at Bungie and this latest round has not got over well coming less than a year after the first lay offs last November. But the issues at Bungie go deeper than just the lay offs and we discuss it in depth here.
THQ Showcase
THQ Nordic had a recent showcase and dropped a teaser for a beloved franchise as well as a decent amount of trailers for upcoming games.
QUICKFIRE NEWS
- Avowed Delayed to 2025
- Ashes of Creation Alpha 2 in October
- Xbox is increasing price of X/S in Japan
- Game Informer is closing down
- EA CEO "Next Battlefield is the most ambitious"
- Star Wars Galaxies spiritual successor
- Intel lays off 15k employees
