Tim Schafer is confused about the massive layoffs destroying the gaming industry. His explanation? “Someone is being greedy somewhere.” Seriously. This is the same Double Fine boss whose studio recently cut employees and who just watched his latest campaign face backlash after making Erika Ishii a $600K stretch goal. Now Tim is telling the BBC he doesn't understand what's happening to the industry. Tone deaf doesn't even begin to describe it. I react to the interview and explain why I simply don't trust Tim Schafer anymore. Sources: - https://x.com/RinoTheBouncer/status/2102851762331975857 - https://x.com/StutteringCraig/status/2102897493612564988 - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2102889248030687344 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgQURMiW-WI - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/amnesia-fortnight-2026-indie-reboot - https://www.doublefine.com/dftv/welcome-to-amnesia-fortnight-2026-indie-reboot - https://x.com/TheMeleeJames/status/2102481639028990006

How much of Halo Studios is even LEFT?! Halo pro aPureGangster says a “very, very reputable source” told him the layoffs were absolutely brutal, potentially leaving as few as 20 developers at Halo Studios. If that's accurate... what are 20 people supposed to do? At this point, just shut down the old structure and START OVER. Halo deserves more than another leadership shuffle. It needs a clear direction, a fresh team and, most importantly, a reason for players to actually care again. Sources: - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2102723088026615876 - https://steamdb.info/app/2806050/charts/#max - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2102858801066172827 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2102711171635699899 - https://x.com/xboxBG/status/2102847782365143241 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/1940132976504782973 - https://x.com/Mr_Rebs_/status/2102865925493960751 - https://x.com/Mangalawyer/status/2102845404454998098 - https://x.com/NilesSankey/status/2102776192806048213

Double Fine's Erika Ishii disaster keeps getting WORSE. After announcing Ishii as a stretch goal, backers started openly criticizing the decision, discussing refunds and withdrawing their support. Now criticism of the campaign is being framed as “harassment.” Sorry, but criticizing a crowdfunding decision or deciding where YOUR money goes isn't automatically harassment. Meanwhile, the campaign has been losing momentum and new questions are emerging about the proposed voice acting arrangement. This damage control is becoming the real story. Sources; - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2102469604362838078 - https://x.com/ItsKiraWorld/status/2101467879166099469 - https://x.com/DoubleFine/status/2101112241391301043 - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2102471027754414538 - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/amnesia-fortnight-2026-indie-reboot - https://www.doublefine.com/dftv/welcome-to-amnesia-fortnight-2026-indie-reboot - https://x.com/wwarrior_1/status/2101920275843658213

WOLVERINE SALES HAVE PLUMMETED. According to Alinea Analytics estimates, Wolverine reached roughly 1.9 MILLION copies by early Friday. By Tuesday? Approximately 2.3 million. That's only around 400K additional copies across the entire period, INCLUDING the weekend. I checked this against my own data, and while my estimate is slightly lower, I'm seeing the SAME dramatic slowdown. If these estimates hold... OOF!! Sources: - https://x.com/JayViperTV/status/2102444898091970625 - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2099999393869099064 - https://x.com/8biteric/status/2101416036738486456 - https://x.com/maus_ignatz/status/2102484711759335810 - https://www.reddit.com/r/HighGuardgame/comments/1wl1z9e/me_after_buying_wolverine/ - https://x.com/kaiser_drago/status/2102031619703853390 - https://x.com/8biteric/status/2102412620338725111 - https://x.com/PlatoonPod/status/2102262016232636474 - https://x.com/EndymionYT/status/2102448828255510855 - https://x.com/Art3misEntr3ri/status/2102235609200742586

SUPER ASHA IS HERE TO SAVE XBOX! Asha Sharma is completely restructuring Microsoft Gaming. 268 positions are being eliminated, Activision is taking over the next HALO, Bethesda is expanding to Obsidian, Playground and Turn 10 are merging, and multiple studios have been spun out of Microsoft entirely. After YEARS of Xbox dysfunction, Asha is tearing apart the old structure and rebuilding it. It's brutal. It's massive. And it might be exactly what Xbox needed. Sources: - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/ - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2102402819764449498 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2102452967794180211 - https://x.com/IdleSloth84_/status/2102453633841328475 - https://x.com/Cyael/status/2102467967275671965 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2102451434889367607 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2102437688888750185 - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2102504368142766372 - https://x.com/_Tom_Henderson_/status/2102399802210394529 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

FIFTY SHADES OF MARATHON. Bungie poured its heart out, promised it would change, and Marathon suddenly gained roughly 1,000 players. They came... Then they LEFT. 💀 The player count started falling again almost immediately, proving that another beautifully produced Bungie apology isn't enough. Now we get another “transparent” look behind the scenes at Marathon's future. Bungie can promise anything it wants. Only the players coming back and STAYING will matter. Sources; - https://steamdb.info/app/3065800/charts/ - https://steamdb.info/app/1085660/charts/ - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2102831143536271779 - https://x.com/Bungie/status/2102065353475915997 - https://x.com/be_austin/status/2102794218880327866 - https://x.com/S14deane/status/2102853821185826856 - https://x.com/TheLegendaryMoL/status/2102970181861458004 - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2102820746368315627 - https://youtu.be/O3bGpJcYD-M?si=fUAL9labFAEMIE0r - https://x.com/PolishTamales/status/2102963432924627063 Thumbnail by @NobodyHasSpoken

HOLY CRAP. IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Microsoft just announced that ACTIVISION will develop the next Halo with an entirely new, purpose-built team separate from Call of Duty. Meanwhile, only a small team at Halo Studios will remain to support the existing Halo games and community. After YEARS of watching Halo struggle, Xbox is finally making a massive change. Another HUGE move under Asha Sharma's Xbox reset. Halo just changed forever. Sources: - https://x.com/SmashJT/status/2102407767751532867 - https://x.com/Grummz/status/2102409230242459732 - https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2102427548504232405 - https://x.com/Mr_Rebs_/status/2102400549698031795 - https://x.com/rgamingleaks/status/2102552904632573970 - https://x.com/LordCharizard33/status/2102447684632101059 - https://x.com/GeraltofGoonia/status/2102436637192188029 - https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2102398159125454951 - https://x.com/NilesSankey/status/2102412412339261939 - https://x.com/ALegendaryDrops/status/2102470146854162468