That’s in large part because yesterday also reminded us just how chaotic the game industry is. In the biggest news of the day, a series of wide-ranging layoffs at Microsoft impacted numerous Xbox studios, the latest bad news for an industry that has frankly been devastated by instability in recent years.

Neil Druckmann, the co-creator of the hit HBO series and the writer of the game on which it is based, announced Wednesday that he would be stepping away from the show ahead of its third season.

Instead, Druckmann will focus his attention on Naughty Dog, the gaming studio he runs. Craig Mazin, his partner in crime for the first two seasons, including its Emmy-winning fres