This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir discuss Microsoft's closing its Activision Blizzard King deal, Epic Games being good and evil, Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes parting ways, more dodgy Roblox news, Pete Hines leaving Bethesda, why Mario games are Christmas games, John's rekindled love of Alan Wake, the zaniness of Twin Peaks's third season, and Matt Smith's acting chops!
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John is a Perth-based writer who loves coffee, portable gaming and sitcoms (in that order). He writes to deconstruct gaming as an art form and highlight what makes the medium so fascinating and worthwhile.
On Doublejump Radio 099, we chat about layoffs at Epic Games, Naughty Dog, The Creative Assembly, Twitch, Team17, and Puny Human; Screen Australia's new games funding programs, the arrests of dodgy ex-Ubisoft executives, former employees suing BioWare, Nintendo shutting down the 3DS/Wii U eShops, Cai's quest for an Alan Wake thermos, John's love for Cocoon, and Abir's appreciation of The Creator!
This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Abir chat about Switch 2 at Gamescom, Embracer Group selling Gearbox, AAA games on iPhone 15 Pro, Donald Mustard leaving Epic Games, Stig Asmussen leaving Respawn, more shady Unity news, and some more Starfield shenanigans!
This week on Doublejump Radio, John and Abir discuss the PS5 Slim, PS5 game streaming, John Ricciatello leaving Unity, Disney purchasing EA, Avalanche Studios Group employees unionising, Ubisoft indefinitely delaying XDefiant, Horticular, Japanese Drift Master, and Robocop: Rogue City!
This week on Doublejump Radio, John, Cai, and Abir chat about last week's Nintendo Direct and State of Play presentations, Ascendant Studios laying off staff, Unity apologising, that huge Xbox leak, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Batman: The Animated Series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and more!
This week, John, Cai, and Abir discuss Volition's shut down, SAG-AFTRA and video games, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Final Fantasy XVI on PC, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Starfield, Batman: The Animated Series, and more!