The Depressing Aftermath of Xbox’s Huge Layoffs – Unlocked 699

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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We sort through the aftermath of Xbox's devastating layoffs from last week, including updates on the status of where Perfect Dark was, what's left of the Turn 10 team, how Microsoft's AI investments may have played a part in all of this, and much more. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:42 - Perfect Dark00:16:40 - The Future for Halo00:26:05 - Elder Scrolls Online Dev's Comment on Cancelled MMO00:34:37 - Xbox Layoffs Updates & Turn 1000:49:35 - Romero Games' Unannounced Cancelled Project00:56:12 - Founder of Dishonored and Prey Dev Arkane Slams Game Pass01:06:52 - What Now?01:18:31 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's episode of Unlocked IGN's weekly Xbox show, there is a lot of aftermath to last week's devastating Xbox layoffs.
0:12.5	We will talk about perfect dark and how real or not that gameplay demo from last year was.
0:19.3	We've got an update on the Fortsa Motorsport team
0:22.9	or what is left of them at turn 10.
0:26.4	We hear a little bit about the project from Xenomax Online Studios,
0:31.2	the new MMO they were working on.
0:33.3	Romero games and the game they were working on for Microsoft.
0:36.9	So, so much more.
0:38.6	Join us.
0:39.2	All right, guys, let's head for the stadium and grab some high ground.
0:42.3	Copy that?
0:42.9	I'll drop near the checkpoint.
0:44.1	I'll take the building on the left.
0:45.5	And watch out for any teams going for the same spot.
0:47.8	I'm in position.
0:49.9	Whoa, that does not sound good.
0:53.6	Play it down. play it down.
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1:04.3	Let's do this.
1:05.3	Search EE Broadband.
1:06.9	To verify I see EE.com.uk slash claims.
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