The gaming industry is a bit of a mess right now.
By Michael Byrne -
Always Online Podcast: Wayfinder's New Direction And The Pros & Cons Of Running A Gaming Site Ep 517
Wayfinder is radically changing direction, The Division Heartland is no more, FFXIV's Live Letter showcases jobs changes and new jobs, and New World made its players pretty angry this week. We also welcome back Jason Winter to talk about some of the good and bad things about working for a gaming site! All that and more on this week's Always Online!
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Discussion Timestamps:
00:00 Show Intro
05:03 The Pros and Cons of Working for a Gaming Site
32:37 Interesting Gaming News (Wayfinder's New Direction, New World Player Anger, and The Division Heartland's Death)
01:01:01 FFXIV Live Letter Mini-Recap
01:06:58 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb) And Question Of The Week
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