Episode 216Microsoft has laid off over 9000 employees, heavily crippling and outright killing some of their Xbox studios. Today, we discuss this tragic layoff, examining the ramifications for Xbox and where this leaves them in the broader games industry landscape. As always, we conclude with the games we're playing (Monster Hunter 4U, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach). This episode was recorded in July 2025. Intro and outro music composed for Gametalk by Dylan Chase ([email protected]).Questions or comments? Check us out on YouTube, Instagram, Tiktok, and Bluesky at @PodcastGametalkOr chat us up in Discord - discord.gg/JZCj5QnTimestamps:0:00 - Opening Banter6:21 - Microsoft Layoffs and AI Ambitions12:51 - Perfect Dark Canceled and The Initiative Closed17:46 - Everwild Canceled and Rare Crippled28:29 - Project Blackbird Canceled32:55 - John Romero's New Game Canceled and Turn 10 Cut Down38:53 - Halo and Call of Duty Studios Have Layoffs53:59 - Monster Hunter 4U, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, and Monster Hunter Wilds1:05:55 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach1:18:32 - Streamer Support for Texas Flooding

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