Ep 110: Mass Xbox Layoffs Begin, Id Software Decimated, Obsidian Focusing on Fallout

This week, Niki, Lotus, and John address the sweeping, disastrous layoffs and closures stemming from the "reset" Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has started. 00:00:00 Intro & Cup Talk 00:11:40 Xbox layoffs by the numbers 00:14:55 Id Software decimated by the moves 00:18:52 Obsidian loses staff and shifts focus to Fallout (a previous report that Avowed 2 has been canceled has been refuted by the developer since this recording) 00:25:32 Zenimax loses over 350 employees 00:29:11 350 others are left without jobs from divested and sold studios 00:32:47 IOI closes Istanbul studio after Xbox divestment 00:41:18 Hardship fund created for laid off developers 00:47:35 Bethesda union holding protests at different cities July 15 00:55:00 Niki proposes an analogy to the US Men's Soccer Team 01:02:08 Do average gamers know or care that this is all happening? 01:14:45 Niki has returned to NBA 2K26 and is having fun now 01:24:55 HIVE QUESTIONS 02:05:00 Outro & Interview Shows Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot. VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.