Should We Tip Game Studios? | Words About Games Podcast #399

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:24 - We are raising money for Special Effect!

0:20:24 - Former Blizzard boss reckons you should be able to tip developers 'another $10 or $20' on top of $70 games

0:33:34 - Our thoughts on the Fallout TV show

0:49:10 - Balatro

1:00:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Tiny Tires (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2433790/Tiny_Tires/)

1:04:22 - Keanu Reeves Joins ‘Sonic 3’ as Shadow

1:09:57 - Jabba isn't just in the season pass of Star Wars: Outlaws

1:17:08 - Maybe it's the "sales expectations" and "$70 games" that are the problems

1:23:06 - IGN are hiring a video producer, just after firing a video producer

1:29:01 - UK studio Kwalee is making layoffs to create room for new hires

1:32:35 - GTA 6, BioShock publisher Take-Two to lay off hundreds and cut projects

1:36:57 - Our Nintendo Indie World showcase thoughts

1:49:46 - The Walking Dead publisher crowdfunding big-budget Invincible game

1:57:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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