Id Software, Obsidian, and More Xbox Layoffs - Kinda Funny Games Daily 07.07.26

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We have more news on the studios hit by Xbox layoffs, IO Interactive closes a studio, a new report on Xbox Game Pass numbers.

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Run of Show -
00:00:00 - Start
00:09:52 - Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off
00:24:45 - The Outer Worlds And Grounded Studio Obsidian Losing Around 25 Percent Of Its Staff To Xbox Layoffs
00:28:19 - SuperChats
00:34:16 - Ad
00:36:30 - BREAKING
00:39:03 - IO Interactive closes a studio and gains ownership of Project Fantasy IP
00:54:43 - Microsoft Expected Game Pass Would Have 77 Million Subscribers by Now but It Reportedly Only Has 30 Million
00:56:50 - 'Don't Kill the Disc' — Independent Retailer Launches Petition Calling on PlayStation to Keep Physical Games, Gets Over 115,000 Signatures
01:00:38 - Wee News!
01:06:04 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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