# 593: The games industry is burning

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Podcast: [Throwdown Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/throwdown-show-1059824)
Published: 2026-07-17T05:03:54+00:00
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Tonight’s topics: Mexico and other countries plan to sue Sony Sony is kneecapping Crunchyroll GameStop CEO says physical games don’t matter New report claims environment of fear at Xbox Bethesda Union plans to strike over Xbox layoffs Glen Schofield announces retirement Thanks as always to Shawn Daley for our intro and outro music. Follow him on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shawndaley Where to find Throwdown Show: Website: https://audioboom.com/channels/5030659 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/throwdownshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrowdownShow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/throwdownshow Discord: https://discord.gg/fdBXWHT Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1027719155800317953

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