Xbox Game Studios |OT7| Killer News Here!?

Oh nevermind then :phil_lmao:

Yeah, nothing xbox related

Questions answered. Magic.

Next…

Who is the studio head of Undead Labs now? lol

Add it to the list of brand new studios formed in the last few years, which makes all the “All indies are disappearing! CONSOLIDATION!” fear-mongering absurd.

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I think people sometimes lose sight of the fact that for some the act of building something is what sustains them. Contentment/sustained success isn’t the end game for everyone. Some people need that pursuit of something new to keep going.

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Yeah… who is it? Man, these studios (this industry really) are so secretive/non-communicative at times.

You know it’s just consolidation when it is Xbox related though…

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Jeff left his position last year , And ( Philip Holt ) become the Studio Head over 16 months ago

https://www.linkedin.com/in/holtphilip/

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Thanks. Another ArenaNet vet then. Cannot wait to see what they’ve done with SoD3, definitely in my top 5 most wanted/anticipated.

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Just heard on RDX that there might have been a leak around Killer Instinct – a code name or something like that? Can’t find anything about it, anyone here know anything?

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Ah, this is probably @Shpeshal_Nick s rumour mill then.

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Ah, haven’t listened to the latest episode yet, will have a look. :+1:

No, he teased it for the upcoming one.

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Gotcha, thanks.

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Was finally able to get my LinkedIn access restored, and yes it appears Jeff has left Undead… but in April of 2021, not the “year ago” that some of you were claiming, and like I told one of our team members, he stopped being Studio Head but was still at the company (change of title doesn’t mean the founder is suddenly gone).

We also know that there is independent funding, but some level of support from MS as presented in the article I posted earlier, also that the LLC that owns the rights to the name and studio is Pyrtania Media created by Jeff’s family members in May of this year. Never said they were first-party here, but given the previous PR and the fact that it’s the founder of Undead Labs, I’d argue it’s still related.

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Yeah… he’s stealing Nick’s thunder :frowning:

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Killer Instinct by Arc :wink:

Poor Nick, always the same story.

God damnit, what is going on there? He keeps getting screwed

I’m curious when his guy told him about this

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Good question here by @Jez

Then the answer below “Sad Dad Game” :rofl: LMAO

Wasn’t it you @Knottian who also used these adjectives? Lol perfectly fits the description imho

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I mean, I have used that description for much of Sony’s stable but I’m in no means the person who coined the term :wink:

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