<p>2024 was a year of highs and lows for the video game industry. There was a labour strike, mass layoffs and controversies around diversifying the gaming world. There were also long-anticipated new releases from big franchises and surprise indie successes from smaller developers. Culture writer Jonathan Ore and podcast host and producer Camille Salazar Hadaway join guest host Ali Hassan to talk about how the past year played out in the video game industry. Plus, comedian and culture critic Ashley Ray discusses Jamie Foxx’s new Netflix standuup special 'What Had Happened Was…' and the online reaction to it.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

CBC

Balatro and the highs and lows of gaming in 2024, and Jamie Foxx's Netflix special

DEC 18, 202425 MIN
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Balatro and the highs and lows of gaming in 2024, and Jamie Foxx's Netflix special

DEC 18, 202425 MIN

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<p>2024 was a year of highs and lows for the video game industry. There was a labour strike, mass layoffs and controversies around diversifying the gaming world. There were also long-anticipated new releases from big franchises and surprise indie successes from smaller developers. Culture writer Jonathan Ore and podcast host and producer Camille Salazar Hadaway join guest host Ali Hassan to talk about how the past year played out in the video game industry. Plus, comedian and culture critic Ashley Ray discusses Jamie Foxx’s new Netflix standuup special 'What Had Happened Was…' and the online reaction to it.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>