# GameHounds 826: Everything BUT the Steam Machines

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Podcast: [GameHounds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gamehounds-7281466)
Published: 2026-07-13T00:38:00+00:00
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## Resource

SPECIAL STEAM MACHINE REVIEW IN PREVIOUS PODCAST! CHECK IT OUT! Edie and Nick talk about the subsequent fallout of the XBox layoffs, plus how Double Fine and Obsidian have soft landings from the XBox job cuts, id Software less so. Fun fact: id Software is unionized. Cue raised eyebrows. Ubisoft rewards the Black Flag Resyched team's successful launch with mass firings. And Asha Sharma? She's doing fiiiiine! In fact, hours after axing 3,200 jobs from XBox studios, she gets a new gig on the Fed's Board of Governors to help *improve operations efficiency*. You read that right! Great stuff, guys! Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep us going into year 15: Come watch us live every Sunday at noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern. You'll hear the pre- and post-show hijinks!

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