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Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Isn't Retiring, Despite Rumors Otherwise

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Isn't Retiring, Despite Rumors Otherwise https://ift.tt/tYsSWy6 The rumored Xbox layoffs arrived earlier today, and they were even deeper than expected. Microsoft made significant job cuts across the board, including the cancelation of Rare's Everwild and a new MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online team . But Xbox boss Phil Spencer still has his job, and despite rumors to the contrary, he isn't retiring. Xbox's head of communications Kari Perez told The Verge that, "Phil is not retiring anytime soon." That was in response to a rumor spread by Call of Duty leaker GhostofHope that claimed Spencer will step down from his role as Microsoft Gaming CEO after the next-generation Xbox console launch, which would pave the way for Xbox president Sarah Bond to succeed him. As that rumor gained traction, Microsoft communications chief Frank Shaw posted on X that it was made up. In response to the outcry over the layoffs, Spencer claimed that the ...
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Netflix's Obliterated Lets Cobra Kai Creators Return To Their R-Rated Roots

Netflix's Obliterated Lets Cobra Kai Creators Return To Their R-Rated Roots https://ift.tt/aAh6w7i

At a glance, it may seem surprising that Netflix's new action-comedy series Obliterated is from the same guys responsible for the long-running hit Cobra Kai. After all, Cobra Kai is about teenagers learning karate, adults coming to terms with the misdeeds of their youth, and plenty of '80s nostalgia. Obliterated, on the other hand, is filled with sex, drugs, alcohol, explosions, psychedelic trips, and the threat of a nuclear apocalypse. Put plainly, it's a far more graphic and "grown up" show than the teen-facing Karate Kid companion series. However, it's actually a very familiar comfort zone for showrunners Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald.

Before the trio pitched Cobra Kai to be made, they were actually rather successful in the world of raunchy R-rated films. Hurwitz and Schlossberg were the writers behind the Harold & Kumar films, before they teamed with Heald to write both Hot Tub Time Machine films. So, if anything, Obliterated is their way of going home again, after several years writing for teenage characters. Still, the change was a shock to the system, at first.

"It was like going off of an extreme diet and just eating like all the fast food and comfort food that you would want, because we come from that R-rated world," Schlossberg explained. "We love comedy that pushes the envelope. Working on Cobra Kai, that tone doesn't really play into the Karate Kid universe. So we don't use that part of our brains when we write Cobra Kai."

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