MMORPG managing editor Joseph Bradford joins us to discuss the week’s biggest headlines, including Starfield reviews, the Unity Runtime Fee controversy, and our favorite games from the latest Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play. Look forward to new weekly episodes of Real Time Strategy every Wednesday.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:07:41 – PAX West 2023 thoughts
00:14:17 – Nintendo Switch 2 at PAX West 2024?
00:18:10 – Starfield review codes
00:34:31 – Maintaining PR relationships
00:39:42 – The Unity Runtime Fee outrage
00:59:33 – PlayStation State of Play and Nintendo Direct highlights
01:18:36 – Outro
Stories we discussed:
Eurogamer - Starfield review - a game about exploration, without exploration
Axios - Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume
GamesIndustry.biz - Unity's self-combustion engine | This Week in Business
Polygon - Game devs say Unity's big change puts studios at risk
Find Joseph on Twitter @LotRLore, and read his work on MMORPG.
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