Xbox laid off nearly two thousand people last week. Before that, Riot laid off hundreds more. Why does this keep happening, and how does it affect people's lives? This week, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about the video game layoff epidemic and try to pinpoint the causes and effects.One More Thing:Kirk: One Piece (Netflix)Maddy: True Detective S1-S2Jason: Cultish (Amanda Montell)LINKS:Ezra Klein on the hollowing out of media: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/pitchfork-gq-internet-media.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/pitchfork-gq-internet-media.html</a>With an excerpt from Netflix’s One Piece theme by Sonya Belousova and Giona OstinelliSupport Triple Click:<a href="http://maximumfun.org/join"> http://maximumfun.org/join</a>Buy Triple Click Merch: <a href="https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last">https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last</a>Join the Triple Click Discord: <a href="http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod">http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod</a>Triple Click Ethics Policy: <a href="https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/">https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/</a>

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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.

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Xbox laid off nearly two thousand people last week. Before that, Riot laid off hundreds more. Why does this keep happening, and how does it affect people's lives? This week, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about the video game layoff epidemic and try to pinpoint the causes and effects.

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