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Xbox made headlines this week when news broke about three Xbox Studios potentially being shuttered. Asha Sharma had sent an internal memo to employees last week about Xbox's 3% profit loss and how the company would be changing its strategies to focus on consoles and exclusives. Here's a deep dive on why this is happening, what could be the result of the changes, and what the future might look like for Xbox.
Epic Games released a statement this week about laying off more than 1,000 employees and shutting down a few Fortnite game modes. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, released his own response to the layoffs he initiated and garnered mixed responses. Here's what you need to know about the Epic Games layoffs and Fortnite closures.
Maverick Games found its independence after Amazon Game Studios backed out of its publishing deal with the developer. Maverick seems to be doing just fine on their own and is going to be showcasing their new open-world, narrative driven, racing game sometime this year. Here's the full breakdown on what happened with Amazon and the history of where Maverick Games came from and what they aim to achieve.
This episode was recorded July 4th, awful timing but it wasn't really feeling like a particularly celebratory day. Stella covers the Xbox layoffs, the Microsoft AI investment, and the game studios affected by the layoffs.
In this episode, Stella covers the FBC: Firebreak preview impressions rolling in and how this Control spin-off might play. Along with Firebreak, Stella discusses Katsuhiro Harada wanting to bring Waffle House as a level to Tekken and other small gaming news of the week!
In this episode, I talk about the Switch 2 pricing and whether or not it feels anti-consumer, read some odd headlines, get distracted by ADHD discussions, and talk about some real life news/drama.
Stella covers all the news this week from the GTA 6 delay, Xbox handheld leaks, Epic Games winning their lawsuit over Apple, and more!
NetEase Games, developer of Marvel Rivals, laid off their Seattle-based team this week after posting the next season update for the live service project. Not all of the names of those affected have been publicized but in this episode of Snap Aim, we dive into those named, NetEase's earnings in the last year, and why NetEase would dissolve their US team.
This episode of Snap Aim is full of lots of legal speak and Stella goes through all the specifications of why the US Department of Defense is required to name all Chinese military companies operating in the US, how they're specified to be on that list, and if Tencent belongs on that list.
Ubisoft announced this week that they would be ceasing support to XDefiant, the free to play FPS FPS that released back in May 2024. Along with this news, Ubisoft also announced the closure of their SF studio and the layoffs of 143 people.
Snap Aim Podcast episode 29 coming at you with a spicy take on if video game DLCs and Expansions should be considered for Game of The Year Awards instead of being in its own category. This episode comes a few days after The Game Awards decided to change their rules to allow for a DLC to be considered for their Game of The Year Award which has divided the gaming community's opinions.
The Australian government just proposed a ban on social media from kids aged 16 and under. Here's the breakdown of that news and why it could be good (or bad).
Episode 27 of Snap Aim Podcast is here and I'm talking all about the Nintendo leaks that include the codename of the next Nintendo Switch console, a lawsuit against Bungie claiming they stole someone's content for their Red War expansion, and Nintendo's new clock Alarmo needing a Nintendo Online subscription to work properly.
Welcome to Episode 25 of Snap Aim. Stella chats with Mark Medina about the PS5 Pro and whether or not they'll be buying it.
Join Stella for this special holiday episode where she talks about the new regulations China is implementing to reduce online gaming spending and obsessive and addicting gaming behaviors.
Stella Chung and Blessing Jr talk about what games they're playing and dive into their experience with console wars.
