370: Xbox's mass layoffs, Helldivers 2 hits Xbox, Perfect Dark, Everwild, and more cancelled

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Jez and Rand gear up for peek into Xbox's future, following mass layoffs hitting hundreds of staffers at Microsoft Gaming.

We talk Contraband, Forza Motorsport, and other potentially damaged projects, we talk the cancellation of Perfect Dark and Everwild, and also discuss Helldivers 2, and whether or not Sony will bring even more PlayStation games to Xbox.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: Intro, Helldivers 2 hits Xbox.
01:00:00: New Battlefield and rising industry costs.
01:20:00: Xbox layoffs and Microsoft leadership.
02:30:00: Xbox games cancelled, Halo Studio rumors, Banjo rumors.
03:10:00: LinkedIn brain and AI, Chris Avellone hates Jez.
04:00:00: Patreon Q&A, closing thoughts.

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