Engaget Summary (2023-06-16 06AM)

Source: Engadget Podcast: Reddit’s revolt, MacBook Air 15 and Mac Studio reviews

Summary
Redditors are protesting the company’s API cost rise that will affect third party users. The hosts and Ryan Broderick discuss whether these protests will create any change or not. MacBook Air 15 and M2 Mac Studio are also reviewed.

Fact

👥 Redditors are protesting the cost rise of the company’s API, which is essential for third-party users.

💻 Apple’s new M2 Mac Studio is more powerful than Mac Pro.

🕹️ The US Federal Trade Commission is attempting to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision/Blizzard.

Source: Why the ‘Oxenfree II’ team became Netflix’s first game studio

Summary
Netflix’s first video game team, Night School Studio, was acquired just two months after the company revealed its formal push into video game publishing. Night School’s co-founders were in the market for a partnership and were casually talking with Netflix employee Bill Holmes about potential publishing deals when he asked if they would ever be interested in joining Netflix.

Fact

🎮 Netflix’s first experiment in video games was a mobile title based on Stranger Things in 2017, which was developed by Texas studio BonusXP.

💿 Netflix had been offering mobile experiences and interactive streams based on popular shows since 2017.

💸 Night School Studio’s debut game, Oxenfree, was a breakout success in 2016, which was followed by Afterparty in 2019 and Next Stop Nowhere in 2020.

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