Serellan is absolutely thrilled about this upcoming patch. He joined the developers after his time with both his own studio (remember the early build of the tactical shooter Epsilon?), and his time with Epic Games as an Unreal Engine Evangelist. He actually spent some of his downtime after being laid off from Epic Games to make mods for Project Zomboid, before joining the team (modding games is his thing in general before joining the industry starting with Red Storm Entertainment, and I guess...

Imagine if they called it the Top Gun: Maverick DLC? That'd be hilarious. Mav is here in spirit because his fee is so freaking high! Physically he's at the FIFA World Cup, but he's definitely here in spirit!

Also it's interesting that they didn't do a time paradox and bring in another pilot from the original Top Gun, since I'm guessing there were options to obtain a license to use that actor's voice acting and past likeness. I thought EA/DICE would've considered it, like the film...

At least Microsoft can still afford their fancy mixers with multiple floors reserved and catering. And it's assuring to know these cost-cutting measures will provide enough savings to allow Satya Nadella to assuage the Board of Directors' fears that AI development may not be an affordable venture. Imagine breaking news and watching the stock price drop... What would Satya tell the Board then? What then? So this is a huge relief to hear.


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