Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar Games - Episode 64

In a rather shocking announcement last week Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games (sorta) announced he would be leaving the company in March. We discuss what that could be for the future of Rockstar’s games and what else Houser could be planning.

Also on the show:
IEM Australia Won’t Be At Sydney
ESA Promises To “Shake Things Up” At E3 2020
Apex S4 Impressions
Dylan’s Ring-Fit Thoughts

Hosts:
Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil
Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley
Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO
00:10 - Hello
01:00 - On The Show This Week
THE NEWS
01:35 - IEM Won’t Be Returning To Sydney
07:35 - ESA Shaking Things Up For E3
15:45 - New Mafia Game Announcement Rumoured For Soon
23:20 - New Call of Duty Details
33:00 - Platinum Games Teasing Bunch Of Stuff
WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING
38:35 - Apex Legends S4
48:10 - Ring Fit Adventure
53:20 - MTG: Mana Strike
55:55 - Pokemon Go PVP
MAIN TOPIC
59:45 - Dan Houser Leaves Rockstar Games
OUTRO
01:09:20 - Andy Samberg
01:10:50 - Question Of The Show
01:11:20 - Wrap-Up

Resources:

GamesIndustry.Biz’Dan Houser Departs Rockstar Games’
’ESA Promises “To Shake Things Up” For E3’
’Take-Two Stock Slumps Following Dan Houser’s Departure From Rockstar’
IGN’Activision Confirms New Call of Duty In 2020, But Not The Developer’
’Platinum Games Is Teasing A New Game’
Press-Start
’IEM Woi’t Be Returning To Sydney In 2020’
Push Square
’Hangar 13’s Nex Mafia Game Is Likely To Be Revealed In The Coming Months’

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Art by: Cherie Henriques

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