Ep 121: New Xbox Layoffs, Activision Making Next Halo, Bungie Reviving Destiny

This week, Lotus, John, and Niki tackle a very busy week of games news, including a new round of Xbox layoffs, Xbox studio consolidation, Activision making the next Halo game, and Bungie's unvaulting of Destiny 2 content.00:00:00 Intro & Niki's big trip00:14:30 Xbox's latest layoffs and consolidations00:50:42 Undead Labs goes independent; State of Decay 3 still aiming for 2027 release00:56:55 World's Edge loses half staff and one upcoming project00:58:34 King union wins their collective bargaining agreement; will avoid strike01:01:11 A sudden discussion about cigarettes and food waste01:09:25 The People Make Games Bobby Kotick story01:17:30 Tim Schafer opens up a bit about Microsoft turmoil01:21:35 Bungie isn't done with Desinty after all01:41:40 Lotus finished Roman Sands RE:Build01:47:47 How Niki made their Annie's Mac n Cheese01:50:32 Niki played Control Resonant and loves that it is divisive02:05:45 The Travis Scott track on the GTA6 soundtrack is pretty good02:07:00 HIVE QUESTIONS02:46:30 OutroThanks for listening!Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot.VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/joinVGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.