Phil Spencer's Concerns Are Misplaced | Words About Games Podcast #396

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:11 - Xbox boss Phil Spencer "concerned" over layoffs due to lack of industry growth

0:43:59 - Everyone got mad about Dragon's Dogma 2 microtransactions

0:54:06 - Jim Ryan (booo)

0:59:21 - Moody is almost halfway to being a game industry veteran

1:09:46 - Indie Game of the Week - Blue Prince (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/)

1:14:13 - Princess Peach Showtime Review

1:28:31 - Vitz's Monthly Gran Turismo Newsletter

1:32:58 - Amy's official complaint about the GDC Vault

1:34:47 - Game companies need to stand up to harassment campaigns (and so do we)

1:52:47 - Take-Two has purchased Gearbox from Embracer Group for US $460 million

1:59:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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