Telltale Layoffs, EA Buy Respawn & Transparency in Gaming | The Video Game Pals Episode 29

Lay-offs, acquisitions and big conversation pieces are the docket for this episode of The Video Game Pals! We're discussing Telltale's restructuring, EA's acquisition of Respawn Entertainment and the concept of "radical transparency" in game development. PLUS: We welcome our newest Pal, the eSports dynamo herself Ms. Peggy Forde, to her new permanent position here on this week's episode of the show! The show: •Peggy's Blizzcon Experience •What we're playing this week • RANDOM QUESTION OF THE WEEK: IF there’s a 4th Injustice 2 character pack, what third party character do you want to see? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rXE2RjinkU DA NEWS: 1. R.I.P. InternetHulk, please donate to his family: https://www.gofundme.com/HulkTastic 2. Hulu is officially on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/hulu-switch 3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct: http://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-2-direct-recap-announcement/ 4. Telltale Games has laid off over 25% of its staff in a massive restructuring: https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/7/16619444/telltale-games-layoffs 5. EA is set to acquire Respawn Entertainment, the team behind the Titanfall series: https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/9/16631136/ea-acquires-respawn-entertainment-titanfall-star-wars 6. Xbox’s head of first party production, Shannin Loftis, talks about the Culture of Secrecy in Gaming with GameSpot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-exec-talks-about-the-culture-of-secrecy-in-ga/1100-6454808/ Meat and Potatoes: What do you guys think about Loftis’ thoughts on the idea of “radical transparency”? How do you feel the games industry can learn from other mediums on how to handle this issue? Should they? Music: "Swanky Ballroom Party For Sophisticated People" by Adhesive Wombat - @adhesivewombat The Video Game Pals is The Pals Network's weekly video game podcast where we talk about video games, the news and how it all makes us feel. The Pals: Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Andy: twitter.com/tiger_millions Peggy: twitter.com/MoiraiOW