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Remedy CEO resigns, Xbox calls console exclusives antiquated, and China's latest Steam success

October 24, 2025 • Big Games Machine • Season 1 • Episode 3

Welcome back to The Weekly Download! Brought to you by Big Games Machine, industry experts Jack and Tom are once again going to speedrun you through the biggest stories of the week.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the departure of Remedy CEO Tero Virtala, analysing Xbox’s latest comments on console exclusivity, and examining the recent success of Escape from Duckov and the relationship between Chinese gamers and Steam.

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