Are We Overreacting to Blizzard's Layoffs? - Dude Soup Podcast #213

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This week the gang discusses all the signs of the impending demise of the video game industry including:

- The Q4 2018 numbers are in, and several of the big publishers and developers did not fare well. 

- Despite a record year of revenue, Activision-Blizzard lays-off 8% of its staff from non-development teams.

- EA experienced their worst single-day stock market drop in a decade, but saw newfound growth in Apex Legends.

- Will Apex Legends overshadow Anthem?

- Is the game industry headed for a recession?

- Activision offers a Guitar Hero Live refund program.

- Norman Reedus loves Death Stranding and Hideo Kojima.

- In celebration of Valentine's Day, we test our Sex IQ's!



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Sources:

https://www.cnet.com/news/activision-blizzard-begins-employee-layoffs-after-best-year-in-company-history/

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/activision-blizzard-says-layoffs-are-effort-to-focus-on-core-games-as-earnings-forecast-disappoint-2019-02-12

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/02/12/activision-blizzard-to-layoff-nearly-800-employees/#c9c11e576f56

https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190209/the-flops-are-piling-up-for-video-game-titans

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/electronic-arts-stocks-falls-10-after-earnings-miss-2019-02-05

https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/10/18212707/apex-legends-anthem-battlefield-5-battle-royale-ea

https://www.barrons.com/articles/ea-electronic-arts-stock-gain-apex-legends-upgrade-51549899288

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18220659/guitar-hero-live-voluntary-refund-program-activision-song-library-shutdown

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https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1095087548077088768

https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/06/norman-reedus-talks-hideo-kojimas-crazy-complicated-death-stranding-8453935/