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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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