Ubisoft has disbanded Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s development team, so does that make the game a failure? Kaitlyn and Sam discuss the game’s launch and what may have affected its sales, including its PC release strategy, January release date, and the state of the Prince of Persia franchise. Then they dissect the reception to Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza and discuss the awesome new showrunner for the God of War series.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:04:58 – Ubisoft Disbands Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’s Team

00:34:21 – Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza Gets Mixed Reviews

00:49:15 – Amazon’s God of War Series Gets New Showrunner

00:55:09 – Outro

Stories/media discussed:

IGN – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Disbanded After Critically Lauded Platformer Fails to Meet Expectations - Report

Eurogamer – Ubisoft responds to report Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team disbanded

Polygon – Why did Ubisoft send Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown out to die?

Game – Consoles aren't dying, but they are changing

Kotaku – Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza Is Already A Divisive Adaptation Of The Beloved Games

Deadline – 'God Of War': Ronald D. Moore Boards Amazon Series As New Showrunner

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