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!
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, 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 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, Cai and Abir chat about the Australian government vs. gambling in video games, SAG-AFTRA video game actors voting in favour of striking, Jim Ryan leaving SIE, Hideki Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames, Capcom's president questioning current game pricing, Valve's failed appeal against its EU fine, and our impressions of Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update!
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!