Live Service Games Stink, Xbox Age Verification, EA S6E27

This week on the M2 Podcast, we dive into the highs, lows, and head-scratchers shaping the gaming industry right now. Despite a $300 million loss from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Multiversus, WB Games is doubling down on live service games with a mysterious new DC-based title. Microsoft begins rolling out age verification for Xbox users in the UK, hinting at wider global implementation. We also explore the surprising price point and design decisions behind Mafia: The Old Country, as its developers push back on assumptions about its scope. And finally, EA goes “all in” on Battlefield 6, aiming to launch it not just as a game—but as a lasting platform backed by years of development and multiple studios. 

0:00 Intro

1:11 Updates

9:09 WB Games has another live service game https://tinyurl.com/fu7ar52s 

20:46 Microsoft starts Xbox age verification in the UK https://tinyurl.com/s3kacnyz 

32:53 Mafia: The Old Country Devs Say Game Isn’t Short https://tinyurl.com/ycacff82 

41:07 EA CEO says it’s ‘all in as a company’ on Battlefield 6 https://tinyurl.com/tvzesv8z 

56:47 Outro

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