I reacted to Laura Fryer's latest video, "Learning From Layoffs," bringing my own experience working in the game industry to break down exactly where things are going wrong. Laura highlights how layoffs, once a rare and last-resort move to save studios, have now turned into a disturbing trend — happening faster and more often, destroying trust, careers, and lives in the process. From my insider perspective, I explained how corporate greed, short-sighted leadership, and the obsession with unsustainable growth are the real reasons for this collapse. It's not about saving studios anymore; it's about protecting shareholder value at the expense of the people who actually build the games. Our discussion with Words of Paradise digs into why this cycle is getting worse, and what needs to change before more studios — and more careers — get wrecked. Joined by Words of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/@BoltTheWords Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMiVcpe7isQ

In a hilarious segment, Words of Paradise and I browsed through X, laughing at all the people absolutely roasting Yorch Torch Games for his hypocritical and clueless takes on Expedition 33. The memes were fantastic — completely shredding Yorch as a pathetic grifter who's trying (and failing) to hijack the success of Expedition 33 to push an agenda and build clout off bad faith outrage. It became even more obvious that Yorch isn’t a real gamer — he’s just a leech trying to weaponize gaming culture for personal gain, and this public humiliation only solidifies it. I'm joined by Words of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/@BoltTheWords Sources: - https://x.com/mariokart/status/1916344797398188242 - https://x.com/The_Epic_Mike/status/1916342302982676980 - https://x.com/khaliltooshort/status/1916334821372031004

Grifter (and obvious non-gamer) Yorch Torch is once again chasing clout on X, this time targeting Expedition 33 in a desperate attempt to stir controversy for attention. In a post, he claims the game "disrespects European culture" because its version of early 1900s Paris features apparently 'too many' black characters ... and he proceeds to compare it to characters in South of Midnight. His bad faith argument completely ignores the heart, artistry, and context behind Expedition 33's setting, showing he’s more interested in manufactured outrage than genuine gaming discussion. It's clear Yorch is just pushing a contrarian narrative to insert himself into the conversation without having any real connection to gaming or its culture. Here's the attention you ordered, Yorch! Source: - https://x.com/YorchTorchGames/status/1916128614812422296 Joined by Words of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/@BoltTheWords

Endymion stepped in and absolutely dismantled Yorch Torch Games' bad faith smear against Expedition 33 with a brutal quote tweet. He pointed out the obvious — the game isn't set in real-world France but in a fictional world called Lumière, merely inspired by French architecture. Endymion didn’t stop there, though; he questioned whether YorchTorch might actually be working for some kind of government operation meant to sabotage successful gaming movements like GamerGate by making them look ridiculous through intentionally dumb takes. Endymion made it clear: Yorch doesn’t represent real gamers or GamerGate supporters — he’s either a clueless out-of-touch grifter or something much worse. Either way, it’s a humiliating look for Yorch and a reminder that not everyone "fighting the culture war" online is actually on the side they claim to be. Source: https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/1916258913105940988 Joined by Words of Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/@BoltTheWords

Jon Del Arroz is desperately trying to invent a "GamerGate 3" movement to sell his book — and it's pure cringe. In a thread full of over-the-top outrage bait, he lays out bizarre "principles" like banning pronouns, opposing DEI, and even outlawing porn from gaming. Instead of rallying gamers, his awkward grifting attempt has mostly been met with mockery and eye-rolls. Source: https://x.com/jondelarroz/status/1915045563969733037 Joined by Will of the Fans - Sub to him here: https://www.youtube.com/@WilloftheFans

Sandfall Interactive announced that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already sold over 500,000 copies — an incredible achievement for a studio of just 33 employees. Even more impressively, the game has outperformed every Ubisoft release from the past two years on Steam, despite Ubisoft having over 18,000 employees and AAAA budgets. Adding to the irony, Sandfall’s CEO is a former Ubisoft dev, meaning ex-Ubisoft talent is now humiliating Ubisoft’s current output, including major titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, and Skull & Bones. Sources: - https://x.com/NikTekOfficial/status/1915839533960335410 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1915799688223113356 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/1915888106290418163 - https://x.com/expedition33/status/1915777375834452273

Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide at 41, just weeks after publicly saying she "had four days to live" following a bus accident. Found unresponsive at her farm in Western Australia, authorities say her death appears non-suspicious. Her family described her as a lifelong victim of abuse and trafficking. Sources: - https://x.com/ShanEdge5/status/1915943110691197300 - https://nypost.com/2025/04/25/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-victim-virginia-giuffre-dies-by-suicide-weeks-after-saying-she-had-days-to-live/

While Melonie Mac is known for casually dropping some bombs during her streams, this time... felt different — her speech came across almost slurred, like something was seriously impacting her. She’s now been banned from Twitch again, and if something deeper is going on, I genuinely hope she gets the help she needs. Sources: - https://streamerbans.com/user/meloniemac - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/1915905671859736959