Greg Canessa

Game development guy @ Xbox, PopCap, Blizzard, Activision, Sony and Google. Creator of Xbox Live Arcade. Hard core gamer, foodie & gadget nut.

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Project Hail Mary is fantastic, great adaptation of the book. Best movie I have seen in a while. Go see it.

#projecthailmary

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Huge thanks to @DMC_Ryan and the IGN crew for the invitation to join this week’s Podcast Unlocked to discuss the recent events at Xbox. Great discussion and retrospective, salute to @XboxP3, and wishes for Xbox’s future under @asha_shar’s leadership. I hope you give it a listen.

[Ryan McCaffrey @DMC_Ryan]

I try not to toot my own horn with the content I make, since inevitably you can't please everyone, but I'm really proud of how today's new episode of Podcast Unlocked turned out.

It's almost 2 hours long and I thought we had a great, nuanced discussion about Phil, Asha, etc.

[Ryan McCaffrey @DMC_Ryan]

New Podcast Unlocked is here!

Former Xbox exec @gregcanessa joins us to break down Phil Spencer's retirement and Asha Sharma's appointment as new CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

We look back at Phil's time as the boss, and give some unsolicited advice to Asha: https://t.co/RkAG8Iw93S

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Congratulations @XboxP3 on an amazing run leading @Xbox. I have nothing but respect and admiration for what you accomplished, and the industry is better off for you having been in it.

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

So excited to share that Sequence is being acquired by Polygon Labs!

This deal brings together our best-in-class infra stack for apps, games and payments, with one of the largest and most successful companies in blockchain/crypto. Together, we'll be powering a vertically integrated platform to address fragmentation and interoperability, improve the user experience, and go after the $2.5T+ global payments industry.

Huge congrats to the amazing team we've built at @0xsequence, and here's to our next chapter together at Polygon!

https://t.co/u8g63MA8ek

https://t.co/DhP39BCU3r

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

@Qwik Oh no. Horrible news.

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

@DMC_Ryan The book is awesome

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

It was a total blast and distinct honor being on Episode 700 of Unlocked this week and chatting with @DMC_Ryan @vicious696 Michael Higham about XBLA, the early days of Xbox, and what's going on in the business today. Thanks to IGN and shoutout to the team at Xbox past and present

[Ryan McCaffrey @DMC_Ryan]

Unlocked 700 is here! @vicious696 joins us to talk to former OG Xbox executive @gregcanessa – aka the creator of Xbox Live Arcade.

Greg shares FASCINATING behind-the-scenes stories from the past + keen biz-side insights on what's going on with Xbox now: https://t.co/IJf7jUmVlo

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Holy crap, Blue Prince is amazing. It’s such an awesome thing in our industry that a game can come out of the blue and totally surprise you with how amazing it is. This was the type of game XBLA was created for.

Go play this game - Xbox, PS or Steam. Well done @dogubomb.

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Just rolled credits on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Fantastic game, must play. 10/10 for me. Let’s hope this is the first of a series.

[Ryan McCaffrey @DMC_Ryan]

Our wonderful friend Seth Macy (he's not on Twitter/X), who hosts NVC & spends all day finding you great deals on gaming & tech, just got awful news: his wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer. If you would be so kind as to consider donating to help: https://t.co/BRgcbwSCLZ

[Sequence @0xsequence]

⏰ The countdown begins: the biggest drop of the YEAR is almost here! 😲

Don’t miss the @EdenOnline_exe Niji Warrior FREE mint on Dec 11, 2024

From Netflix's Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix to Ubisoft's crossover universe, this is where iconic IPs meet web3 gaming.

Built on @arbitrum, powered by Sequence

⭐ Register for your chance to get an exclusive Niji Warrior ID Card on https://t.co/N8IqfZ9BG5

[Dean Takahashi @deantak]

Immutable and Sequence team up on Web3 in-game and cross-game experiences https://t.co/aMIxGr0NAN via @GamesBeat #Immutable #Sequence #web3gaming

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Beyond excited to share that Sequence has entered into a strategic partnership with Immutable, the world's largest web3 gaming ecosystem, as their full-stack infrastructure provider for the Immutable blockchain and portfolio of 400+ games + future titles!

[Sequence @0xsequence]

We just announced a strategic partnership with @Immutable 🔥🎮✨

Together, we’re combining Sequence’s world-class developer solutions with Immutable—web3 gaming’s largest ecosystem—to give devs the ultimate toolkit to onboard players, boost monetization, and build next-level gaming experiences.

Sequence’s battle-tested, industry-leading gaming stack is now integrated into Immutable’s expansive ecosystem and zkEVM platform.

🧵Let’s dive into some the of the components 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿
https://t.co/9lWk4qrQUN

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

Am I the only one who was checking the calendar to see if it was April 1 when reading this?

https://t.co/YmjdFxdgIJ

[Greg Canessa @gregcanessa]

@thecolossalcave Thanks, great post. When will these versions ship?