The Last Of Us HBO Reactions And More Games Industry Layoffs | GI Show
The Game Informer Show
Game Informer
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2023
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In this week's episode of The Game Informer Show, host Alex Van Aken returns from a secret trip to Japan with Marcus Stewart. The pair chat with Kyle Hilliard about the first two episodes of HBO's The Last Of Us series and share their initial reactions to the show. Unfortunately, the video game industry was subject to massive layoffs this week, with reports of large companies like Microsoft, 343 Industries, and Bethesda reducing their workforce by over 10,000 employees. At the same time, on the media side, our talented peers at Giant Bomb, GameSpot, and Fandom were also affected.
During The Playlist, the crew chats about recent games they've been playing, including Tchia, PlateUp!, Pentiment, and The Case Of The Golden Idol.
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The Game Informer Show is a weekly gaming podcast covering the latest video game news, industry topics, exclusive reveals, and reviews. Join host Alex Van Aken every Thursday for a chat about your favorite games – past and present – with Game Informer staff, developers, and special guests from around the industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:12 - Fandom + Microsoft Layoffs
00:21:42 - The Last Of Us HBO Show
00:32:07 - The Playlist/Tchia
00:37:01 - PlateUp!
00:46:07 - Pentiment
00:50:02 - The Case of the Golden Idol
00:56:03 - Housekeeping and Listener Questions
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Game Informer Show, everyone. |
| 0:23.1 | This is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. |
| 0:26.4 | Join us every Thursday for a discussion of the latest gaming news. |
| 0:29.9 | And exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff and special guests from around the industry. |
| 0:34.9 | I'm your host Alex Van Aiken back from Japan. |
| 0:38.9 | I'm not telling you where, but I'm back. |
| 0:42.9 | And today I'm joined by Kyle Hillier. |
| 0:45.9 | How are you doing, Kyle? |
| 0:47.9 | Hey, I never went anywhere. |
| 0:48.9 | I've been here in Minnesota. |
| 0:50.9 | Thanks for handling hosting last week. |
| 0:53.9 | I listened. |
| 0:54.9 | It was a good episode. |
| 0:55.9 | It was cool to hear Reeves back on the show. |
| 0:58.9 | It was a very good listening while traveling abroad. |
| 1:03.9 | So thank you for handling all of that. |
| 1:05.9 | Thanks for letting me take it from you. |
| 1:08.9 | I tried to have another Blake has bad opinion segment. |
| 1:11.9 | I was hoping. |
| 1:12.9 | But he was busy. |
| 1:13.9 | We had a couple bands we were going to talk about, |
| 1:15.9 | but I will save those for next time. |
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