Ubisoft has disbanded Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s development team, so does that make the game a failure? Kaitlyn and Sam discuss the game’s launch and what may have affected its sales, including its PC release strategy, January release date, and the state of the Prince of Persia franchise. Then they dissect the reception to Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza and discuss the awesome new showrunner for the God of War series.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:58 – Ubisoft Disbands Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s Team
00:34:21 – Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza Gets Mixed Reviews
00:49:15 – Amazon’s God of War Series Gets New Showrunner
00:55:09 – Outro
Stories/media discussed:
Eurogamer – Ubisoft responds to report Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team disbanded
Polygon – Why did Ubisoft send Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown out to die?
Game – Consoles aren't dying, but they are changing
Kotaku – Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza Is Already A Divisive Adaptation Of The Beloved Games
Deadline – 'God Of War': Ronald D. Moore Boards Amazon Series As New Showrunner
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