Xbox Talks

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

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Where the heck have we been, and a quick preview of the week ahead.

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

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Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/ YouTube (video podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@XboxTalks X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/XboxOnReddit

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us for all of the latest Xbox news on...

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/ YouTube (video podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@XboxTalks X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/XboxOnReddit

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal has been approved by UK regulators - Starfield is still in the TOP 3 most played games on Xbox in the US, a month after release - Xbox Officially Welcomes the Legendary Teams at Activision Blizzard King - Phil Spencer on X: "Today is a good day to play. We officially welcome Activision Blizzard King to Team Xbox." - IRS Hits Microsoft With $29 Billion Back Tax Demand - Xbox changes how your game captures are stored prompting users to upload their clips to OneDrive - Forza Motorsport: The Ultimate Racing Game for Car Lovers – Out Now and Included with Game Pass - Blizzard feels hellish heat as fans complain about Overwatch 2 Lilith skin locked behind hefty price tag - The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Letter Of Apology Was Reportedly Generated By ChatGPT - Best Buy is exiting the physical media business for good in 2024 - Disney’s boss is reportedly being urged to consider acquiring a big game publisher like EA - Jez Corden says he was pessimistic when they announced the Square Enix/Xbox partnership but now hearing positive stuff about the partnership -

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us for all of the latest Xbox news on...

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/ YouTube (video podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@XboxTalks X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/XboxOnReddit

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us for all of the latest Xbox news on...

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/ YouTube (video podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@XboxTalks X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/XboxOnReddit

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us for all of the latest Xbox news on...

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxSeriesX/ YouTube (video podcast) - https://www.youtube.com/@XboxTalks X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/XboxOnReddit

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us for all of the latest Xbox news on...

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Starfield - "We’re reading all your great feedback on what you’d like to see improved or added to the game" - Bethesda 'talked about' using the Fallout version of Earth in Starfield, Todd Howard says - The Entire Gaming Industry Unites Against Unity’s Baffling Pricing Change - According to Unity, Xbox would be the one responsible for paying the Unity Game Pass installation fees - Cult of the Lamb dev says it will delete the game on January 1 (over unity changes) - Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its own - Microsoft Is Interested In Bringing Trophy-Like Platinum Xbox Achievements - Xbox Game Pass has over 30 million members - Microsoft will reveal "exciting" Xbox Game Pass titles at TGS - Bethesda is looking into the issue with HDR settings for Starfield - Next Mass Effect May Not Be An Open World Game - Xbox Series S and X UK sales jumped 76% on Starfield launch - Forza Motorsport Hits 60FPS On Xbox Series S, Misses Out On Some Ray Tracing Features - Starfield is No.1 in the UK boxed charts, which is impressive (almost identical to Diablo 4) - The next Sims game will be free to play without a subscription or energy mechanics - EA confirms - Introducing the New Xbox Mastercard – A New Way to Earn More Value for Gaming - Square Enix has lost nearly $2bn in market value since Final Fantasy 16’s release

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

This week we look ahead to the nearing launch of the highly anticipated Xbox release, Starfield!

The full crew is back to discuss Starfield, Discord, the Series S/Baldur's Gate 3, right to repair, and more!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

This week's topics include Final Fantasy XIV to Xbox and warming relationships between the two industry powerhouses. A new dashboard has some very vocal reception. Plus all of the week's top platform news!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Video available @ https://youtube.com/live/v62yQe40cw4

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

This is a special live episode hosted on Discord Stages including user participation as we all react to the long ABK saga coming to a near end!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the Xbox on Reddit community - Join us Live most Saturdays at Noon ET - Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass - PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Admits Starfield Xbox Exclusivity Is Not 'Anti-Competitive - Microsoft CEO says if it were up to him he would get rid of Xbox exclusives entirely - DiscussionFTC to Judge: MS could create unique COD skin for Xbox only, that would devalue PS5 COD player's PS5 purchase - Todd Howard Says Starfield Is the “Best Feeling Game” From Bethesda - STRAY | Coming to Xbox August 10 - Cyberpunk 2077 To Get Ray Traced Reflections On PS5 & Xbox Series X With Update 2.0 - CONFIRMED: The standard edition of Starfield will include a physical disc, whilst the Constellation Edition includes a code engraved into a collector's item - Activision to sunset the original Call of Duty: Warzone: The free-to-play shooter will go offline on September 21, three years after launching - Microsoft Engineers Helping Get Baldur's Gate 3 Split-Screen Working on Xbox Series S - Hitman Developer's Upcoming Fantasy RPG May Be an Xbox Exclusive - 11 Bit Studios Signs Deal to Bring Its Titles to Xbox Game Pass - Sources: Assassin's Creed Publisher Remaking Black Flag, The Pirate One - IGN: Xbox’s Perfect Dark Reboot Is Still Years Away - In 2019, Microsoft mulled trying to buy Square Enix - CD Projekt: "We need to fix the relationship with our players" - Xbox's Phil Spencer Seemingly Decided to Make All ZeniMax Games Exclusives in 2021 Meeting; IGN - Sony's partnership apparently ends with Call of Duty 2023 - Infinity Ward opens a new Studio in Barcelona - Microsoft Paid 117 million dollars for Ninja Theory - Indiana Jones Game Will Be Reportedly First-Person & Third-Person - aAvowed | Starfield | Clockwork Revolution | Forza Motorsport are now available to pre-install - The CMA filed application to delay the ABK review hearing has been rejected by CAT

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Join us Live most Saturdays at Noon ET on r/XboxSeriesX

Starfield Doesn't Have Land Vehicles or Fishing, Todd Howard Confirms - Craig Sechler “the actor who plays the adoring fan in Oblivion” posted this video on TikTok confirming he is voicing the adoring fan in Starfield - Xbox says the VR market is currently too small for it to chase - Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 releases October 24 On Xbox Series X|S - Chief of PlayStation was never really worried about losing cod as shown in new documents which rips a major hole in FTC’ argument to block the merger - Indiana Jones confirmed to be Xbox console exclusive - Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Need for Speed Unbound, The Bookwalker, Sword and Fairy: Together Forever, and More - Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass in some markets - PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan 'Pretty Sure' Call of Duty Will Remain on PlayStation in Bombshell Email - Lies of P reached 1 million demo downloads - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and many Xbox executives are set to defend its FTC case - ID@Xbox Showcase Announced for July 2023 With IGN as the Exclusive Partner - Halo Infinite needs to show "noteworthy improvements" in "quality", admits 343 Industries - “I wouldn’t say Halo is of lesser importance, but we have over 20 studios now”... Phil Spencer has explained Halo’s absence from the Xbox Games Showcase - Judge denies 'gamers lawsuit' lawyers from joining the FTC vs MS case, because it would cause more delays - Halo Infinite ends seasonal cutscenes - Vampire Survivors: 4 player couch co-op launches August 17th - After the latest patch Fallout 76 looks and runs at a smooth 60fps - Embracer Group Paid $396M For ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Rights - Quake 2 Remastered has been rated by GRAC(Korea) - First ‘Designed for Xbox’ projector arrives in the US next month for $1,600 -

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Xbox Gameshow & Starfield Direct Live Stream - part 3 (wrap up show)

We share our direct reactions to the Xbox and Starfield gameshows.

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

ABK Microsoft merger approved in EU.

Financial Times : "One EU official suggested the CMA had “overstated” Microsoft’s share of the cloud game streaming market"

The CMA's Response to the EU's decision on the Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition is a quick rebuttal

Satya Nadella: 'Wait for it all to play out' when asked about pulling out of the UK over Xbox-ABK deal

Microsoft's planned $69B Activision purchase gets China antitrust approval - report

The European Commission has required Microsoft to license popular Activision Blizzard games automatically to competing cloud gaming services

Judge has denied the Sony-supported class-action lawyers a preliminary injunction against Microsoft & Activision-Blizzard.

Take-Two CEO says AI-created hit games are a fantasy: 'Genius is the domain of human beings and I believe will stay that way'

Sega suggests it could become the latest publisher to raise game prices to $70

Darkest Dungeon 2 Console Release Planned, But No Details Yet

GTA 6 looms as Take-Two Interactive preps for massive fiscal year

Mortal Kombat 1 - Official Announcement Trailer

DREDGE now has an hour long playable demo

Overwatch 2's PvE Hero Mode Is Being Scrapped

Dead by Daylight: Nicholas Cage - Launching July 5th

PowerWash Simulator SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack Tease released

Ubisoft plans to increase the number of Assassin’s Creed developers by 40%

Plague Tale Requiem now upto 120fps

Diablo IV: You can uninstall the files from the betas / Server Slam. The full version of the game will be a different client

Xbox Talks brings all of the week's top Xbox news straight from r/XboxSeriesX to you - all in the convenient form of a weekly podcast. Moderator and user hosts will recap and discuss all that is happening in the Xbox realm, but that's not all! Watch out for giveaways, interviews, game streams, industry guests, and more!

Subscribe to stay updated on all of the latest Xbox news and happenings!

Xbox Talks is recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community. Mod and user hosts will recap the latest Xbox news, discuss new releases, and have some fun along the way. Stay awhile and listen!

This week we address the doom and gloom attitude found in some corners of the internet concerning Xbox, and why it's a bunch of, pardon our language - bullarky.

All that plus a load of Diablo updates including a newly announced beta, and all of the week's top Xbox headlines.

Thanks to everyone who joined us tonight. We have been unsure about the move away from 'Reddit Talk', and while we always enjoy doing the show - it's missing that one thing that really set it apart in the community interaction. Having you all join us to discuss this stuff live provided different views, feedback, and an overall better experience.

We are actively pursuing ways to bring you back into the show including using Discord stages. Stay tuned for more details, or drop a reply here if you have any feedback. Cheers and happy gaming!

• Redfall is launching on Xbox consoles with Quality mode only. Performance mode will be added via game update at a later date.

• Microsoft Promoted Redfall With 60 FPS Capabilities On Xbox Store Until Recent Update

• Japanese Media Criticizes Western Game Journalists' Poor Gameplay Skills In Redfall

• According to TrueAchievements.Com’s Survey, 90% of People Won’t Subscribe to Ubisoft+ on Xbox.

• Microsoft’s new Xbox Home UI is getting reworked after complaints over “crowded” backgrounds

• Controversial achievement stacks for easy Gamerscore title delisted from Xbox store

• Suicide Squad delayed till Feb 2024

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon has been rated in Korea

• PC gamepass coming to 40 additional markets

• Microsoft is experimenting with a Windows gaming handheld mode for Steam Deck-like devices

• Microsoft and British telecom provider EE to bring Xbox games through cloud to EE consumers

• Halo Franchise Director Frank O'Connor may have left Microsoft

• SEGA to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio for $1 billion

• Diablo 4 to receive additional story content every three months

• New Blizzard Survival Game Reportedly Called "Odyssey", Will Be A Multiplatform Release

This podcast does not make any ad revenue, or perform monetization of any sort. It is community oriented with the goal of generating more content for r/XboxSeriesX subscribers to participate in.

The BAFTA awards have been completed, and among some surprise winners was Vampire Survivors as GOTY. Is a game like VS worthy of such honor over something like GOW:Ragnarok? Join us as we debate that and more, plus all of the week's top Xbox headlines.

Xbox Talks is hosted and recorded live as an extension of the r/XboxSeriesX community featuring mod and users guest hosts.

• E3 2023 has been canceled
• Australian government seeks to classify all games with loot boxes as Mature
• Japan approves Microsoft-ABK merger
• These reported PSVR 2 sales figures prove that Xbox was right to skip VR (240k units in first two months)
• Aaron Greenberg: June 11th we have a DOUBLE FEATURE planned with our Xbox Games Showcase + Starfield Direct
• WD Black 1TB Expansion Card at Best Buy for $180
• The $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial seems to have been pulled from countries all around the world
• Arkane 'Very Proud' Of Lack Of Microtransactions In Redfall
• Tunic Beat Elden Ring And Ragnarok For BAFTA Game Award For Artistic Achievement
• Xbox console exclusive Vampire Survivors wins best game at the BAFTA awards.
• Vampire Survivors’ Second DLC Weaves an Enchanted Fairy Tale On April 13
• Quantum Break is leaving Game Pass
• MultiVersus Open Beta will close on June 25, full launch in early 2024
• The Fallout TV Show has finished filming"
• Introducing the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 – Core, now in red and blue

Welcome to Xbox Talks #56 - the r/XboxSeriesX community podcast

Our first show since the downfall of the Reddit Talk client, but we are undeterred. Especially on the heels of a hot news week, culminating with today's CMA and ABK developments. Listen in as we discuss all of the latest details!

Intros what have you been playing?

New Release Highlights WWE 2K23 - March 14th

Valheim - March 14th

Anno 1800 Console Edition - March 16th

Civ VI to gamepass

The Wreck - March 14th (we have an AMA)

Client Update Reddit Talks ded - moving to live stream.

News

Starfield: Official Launch Date Announcement

impressions of the Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo

5 out of 10 of the current most wishlisted games on Steam are launching on Gamepass day 1

Cities: Skylines II - Announcement

Xbox Wireless Controller – Velocity Green Design Revealed

Redfall: Crossplay confirmed between Xbox + PC Game Pass + Steam + Epic Game Store

• also all weapons can be used by any class, enemies will scale with your level or group

You no longer need to activate your Game Pass featured Game punch card on the Rewards app on Xbox

Obsidian apologizes for Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition performance issues: “Private Division is working on getting a patch out as soon as possible”

Vampire Survivors 2 unlikely unless dev finds "radically new" sequel idea

Xbox Officially Confirms No E3 2023 Show Floor Presence

Metal: Hellsinger 'Dream of the Beast' DLC Launches Later This March With Brand-New Songs

Merger Sony suggests to the CMA that Microsoft could release a buggy version of Call of Duty on PlayStation which could make gamers lose confidence "in PS"

CEO of SIE in Brussels. In his words: "I don’t want a new Call of Duty deal. I just want to block your merger.”

Microsoft confirms it will let Sony put Call of Duty on PS Plus on day one

Microsoft insists Game Pass prices ‘will not increase as a result of Activision merger’

Microsoft is now running full-page ads in the Financial Times and the Daily Mail to push for its Activision Blizzard deal to be approved by UK regulat

Outro what will you be playing?

Closing thoughts

Intros

New Releases News/Discussion/top posts

• Microsoft’s Activision deal likely to be approved by EU regulators, says Reuters

• FTC judge grants Microsoft's request for access to internal Sony documents

• Forget about CoD, the possibility of seeing Crash and Spyro games on Gamepass after the ABK deal completes excites me far more (there's more to ABK than COD)

• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty scores an 85/100 on Opencritic

• The touch controls for Wo Long are kind of ridiculous...

• Austrian court rules that FIFA's FUT packs violate the country's gambling laws

• Diablo IV - Beta details

• 'Sons Of The Forest' Dev Hints At Plans For Xbox Version In The Future

• A first-person mode may be on the way to Fortnite

• Rumor/Leak: Shin Megami Tensei V coming to Xbox, Game Pass Day 1

• There’s possibly an Xbox Series S themed toaster coming

• Sony has no console exclusivity over baldur's gate 3

• "Microsoft President Brad Smith says this is the marketplace breakdown between Xbox and Playstation."

• Phil Spencer says "Xbox will exist" even if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition is blocked...the deal is not "some linchpin to the long term" in new interview

• Rise Tarnished! Elden Ring expansion is coming!

• Halo Infinite Season 3: Echoes Within is the game's "biggest multiplayer update" yet

• ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Earns $850 Million, Sells More Than 12 Million Units in First Two Weeks

• Sharing an app I built for Xbox. It can play white noise and nature sounds for chilling/relaxing. Can run in background while gaming. Open source

• Deathloop: Thank You For 5 Million Players!

• EA Asks If Fans Are Interested in More Dead Space Remakes

• Gears of War 2 writer and director is asking fans if they'd like to see Cliff Bleszinski return to Gears.

• Fallout New Vegas Remastered Would Be "Awesome", Says Obsidian

• "Xbox Series X/S has now sold 18.5 million consoles versus PS5’s 30 million, according to a new report."

• An Xbox game made it to the Famitsu Top 30 physical software chart in Japan for the first time in 7 years (Forza Horizon 5 #15)

• Sifu is coming to Xbox in March

• Vampire Survivors has won 'Action Game of the Year' at the Dice Awards

On this week's episode Kevin, Anthony, and Jay discuss a lot of questionable 'journalism' surrounding the week's Xbox news including Starfield, Redfall, Gamepass, and more.

Mikey, Anthony, and Jay are back to recap the latest ABK developments and also discuss Hogwarts Legacy and it's big week

We plow through a few technical mishaps with our new and improved setup to hit some major developing stories in the real of Xbox news!

r/xboxseriesx mods Jay, Kevin, and Mikey recap the Xbox Developer Direct and take a stab at some release dates including Forza and Starfield.

The full team is back to preview the upcoming Xbox Developer Direct, talk Starfield, some really bad Twitter takes, and much more!

Jay, Mikey, and Anthony welcome in the new year with talk about all of the exciting things to come, and what we think Xbox needs to accomplish in 2023.

Xbox Talks is recorded live with audience partipation on r/xboxseriesx

Jay, Mikey, Anthony, and Raphael host the r/xboxseriesx holiday show with several guests from the community, plus We try extra hard to play santa and give away some games form the vault.

Mikey, Kevin, Anthony, and Jay discuss the $70 pricepoint of new first part games, acquisition news, Overwatch 2, Halo Infinite custom games, and more!

Xbox Talks is recorded with audience live on r/XboxSeriesX

Show with Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNqxvq9NR4&list=PLQTHda3jWMFm8K9jCM2DOQJE__3BJlSLp

In a special feature episode - Jay, Mikey, and Anthony discuss the latest developments in acquisition news with r/xboxseriesx comuunity members.

Jay, Mikey, Kevin, and Anthony are joined by some great user guests!

Recorded live on r/XboxSeriesX

Anthony, Kevin, Mikey, and jay from r/XboxSeriesX discuss all of the week's xbox news including a Seres S price drop,what's good on the Black Friday store sale, and all of the weeks top Xbox news!

• 2 years ago this week XBOX SERIES X was released
  • Gears of War is getting a live action feature film, followed by an adult animated series
  • Dave Bautista Posts Video of Himself In Gears of War Armour: 'I Can't Make This Any Easier'
  • Xbox Store now sends a notification when an item from your wishlist is on sale!
  • Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in the hit Arkham games has passed away
  • EU Antitrust employee starts backlash over personal account tweet
  • Mick Gordon (sound designer of Doom) issues statement regarding DOOM Eternal
  • AEW Fight Forever To Release Day One On Xbox Game Pass
  • Sonic Frontiers Still Isn't Reaching 60fps On Xbox Series S, Even With Sega's "Fix"
  • Halo Infinite Promises Shorter Seasons, More Consistent Content Drops, and 'Bigger Things to Come'
  • Take-Two CEO Says He'll Take 'Delays Over Flops Any Day' While Lowering Earnings Forecast
  • Remedy Entertainment have confirmed Control 2 is in development
  • Final Fantasy XVI Will Be PS5 Exclusive For Six Months
  • Modern Warfare II Crosses $1 Billion Sell-Through in 10 Days, Fastest in Franchise History
  • Red Dead Redemption franchise sales break 70 million
  • Xbox Games Boss Says New Fable Is Being Developed By A Team That Brings Quality And Passion To The Series
  • Xbox chief wants to revive iconic ‘StarCraft’ series
  • Forspoken will also arrive on Xbox Series X | S, but after January 23, 2025
  • Vampire Survivors is all of the rage, check it out on gamepass!

Xbox Talks is recorded live on r/XboxSereisX with real users as guests!

Join Kevin, Anthony, Mikey, and Jay as we discuss our/your top indie games of all time and touch on some of the week's top stories including...

• Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on Sony platforms "as long as there's a PlayStation out there to ship to"
• Microsoft takes a $100-$200 loss on all Xbox Series X|S sales
• More than one million players have already embarked on an incredible journey in A Plague Tale Requiem!
• Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Pentiment, Football Manager 2023, Somerville, and More
• Phil Spencer acknowledges ‘it’s been too long’ since Xbox’s last big first-party game
• Halo Infinite "fell short" on post-launch content, says Xbox exec
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Is the Fastest Selling Call Of Duty Game Ever, Made $600M So Far
• Atomic Heart release date confirmed : Februari 21, 2023
• Microsoft's Halo Warthog Ride-On(power wheels) Has Already Won Christmas
• Kojima rejects ‘ridiculously high’ acquisition offers to stay indie
• Congratulations to klbx67t12 - who won our first ever 'community pumpkin carving contest' with their work "Mask of Miraak from Skyrim"
• The Xbox Store will soon be better at notifications for Wish List sales and more. Xbox is testing new Store notification settings with Xbox Insiders
• $239.99 Series S Black Friday deal at Costco
• 'Epic Didn't Really Know What to Do With the Franchise,' Cliff Bleszinski on the Gears of War Sale to Xbox
• Xbox's Matt Booty: Grounded Has Topped 13 Million Players
• Microsoft Gaming CEO Excited For 2023 Xbox First Party Lineup, Future Hardware & Partnerships
• Elden Ring datamine suggests potential DLC leaves space for 30 new bosses
• Andrew Walsh joins Playground Games for the upcoming new Fable game
• Subnautica gets surprise Game Pass leaving soon date (nov 15)
• Fallout 4 is getting next-gen version in 2023
• Age of Empires is Coming to Xbox Consoles
• Persona 5 Royal is currently the highest rated game on Xbox gamepass!
• After 4 days, Persona 5 Royal is ranked #12 on Gamepass Most Played list in the US
• Retailers are still selling physical copies of Overwatch even though it no longer exists
• "It's incredibly sad Minecraft still isn't optimized after almost two years of the XSS and XSS "
• Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Says Price Hikes Are Coming, But Not Until After The Holidays
• Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the metaverse is a “poorly built video game”
• Xbox Game Pass growth is ‘slowing down’ on console, claims Phil Spencer
• Rocksteady co-founders and studio heads Sefton Hill & Jamie Walker have decided to leave the studio
• Sims 5 Playtests Start October 25
• Electronic Arts GmbH, located in Rheinauhafen in Germany, has announced it will no longer sell physical copies of its games ... games like FIFA & Battlefield can only be bought digitally."
• Disney: No IP is off limits to indie developers: SVP of Walt Disney Games explains why the entertainment giant is looking to work with indie creators
• MW2 Physical Disc only has 70mb of data on it
• Phil Spencer confirms at WSJ Live that Xbox Game Pass is profitable for Microsoft. It's around 15% of gaming revenues for Microsoft
• Xbox total revenue numbers best ever for a Q1, per latest Microsoft earnings report

This week Mikey, Kevin, Anthony, Jay, & special guest Matt talk up the week's top Xbox stories, take some user comments, and give away some kick-ass Scorn controllers!

• Introducing Xbox’s latest wireless controller, Lunar Shift
• Xbox Game Pass generated $2.9 billion from consoles in 2021
• Bethesda confirms Deathloop and Dishonored universes are connected
• Starfield Has Over 250K Lines of Dialogue, Over Twice of Fallout 4
• It appears that Bethesda's next flagship RPG release, Starfield, may have its own suite of raytracing features
• Apple Music now available for Xbox
• Grounded 1.0 was your community choice for September 2022 'Game of the Month'
• Happy 10th Anniversary to Dishonored!
• Major game studios believed this company (Quantic Lab) was providing experienced, well-staffed QA teams—employees say that was a lie
• "Seagate 1TB expansion card is double price vs 1TB 980 pro in Canada... C'mon Microsoft give us some options "
• MultiVersus’ Halloween event: Non-payers must play 780+ games in 30 days to unlock everything
• NFS Unbound will allow you to not equip cartoony effects
• Need for Speed ​​Unbound will have over 140 cars at launch
• Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Will Reportedly Get Campaign DLC In Late 2023
• Microsoft accuses UK regulator of ‘adopting Sony’s complaints’ over Activision Blizzard deal
• Microsoft: One Of The Main Reasons For Acquiring Activision Is To Get Into Mobile Gaming
• Strauss Zelnick Take Two’s CEO supports the Activision Blizzard acquisition Zelnick doesn’t see competition as a threat.
• Microsoft partnering with Meta with Cloud Gaming
• The latest Elden Ring update separates damage scaling for PvP and ‘includes references to new maps’
• Blizzard is compensating Overwatch 2 players with in-game items after launch issues
• Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks with Xbox Cloud Gaming support in the wake of Stadia shutdown
• Persona 3 and 4 will get new-gen versions on Xbox Series X/S, but not PS
• New Fallout Anniversary Dynamic Background
• Phil Spencer is teasing the rumored Xbox streaming stick/console codenamed Keystone - dispelled by offcial xbox twitter who state a direction change
• Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter reiterates his desire to helm a Dead Space film adaptation "That would make a real great movie. I could do that."
• Gremlins’ Stripe coming to raise hell in MultiVersus this week
• Modern Warfare 2 has the same 'no prepaid phone' requirement as Overwatch 2 - but PC only
• Microsoft has launched a second variant of its Xbox Series X mini-fridge, which comes in a smaller 4.5-litre form factor to hold eight cans of soft drinks, as well as snacks
• Microsoft and Sony paid millions to bring Ark games to their subscription services
• ARK 2 Will Remain On Game Pass For 3 Years After Its Official Release
• Rock Band 4 DLC expansion now permanently free on Xbox Store to celebrate the game's seventh anniversary. The Rock Band Rivals expansion

Calls for store functionality in Xbox phone app

Brazil has approved Xbox Activision deal.

Phil Spencer says "We will put it on the list of things to look at." in response to a request for an option to disable Quick Resume for certain games.

CD Projekt is officially working on a Cyberpunk sequel, Witcher trilogy and more. Witcher 3 update releasing this year

Chivalry 2 comes to Gamepass

Microsoft has launched a website to explain its Activision Blizzard Acquisition

Activision Compliance Chief steps down ahead of deal

A third of Xbox Deathloop players haven't beaten the tutorial

Overwatch 2 Almost Doubles Price of Legacy Skins, Offers Expensive Premium Bundles

Possibility of Doritos Crash Course 3 is no GOOD. Turns out to be promo for DLC

Games leaving gamepass: Bloodroots, Sable, Into the Pit, more

Xbox Sales Top 17 Million

Microsoft files its case for Activision acquisition with EU competition regulator

Blizzard backtracks on Overwatch 2 SMS verification for legacy players

The Game Awards set for Thursday, December 8 at Microsoft Theater in LA

Halo's developer is reportedly switching to Unreal Engine

Dead Space remake console tax will cost you an arm and a leg

Sledgehammer Games Developing a Sequel to Advanced Warfare

Need for Speed Unbound to run at 4k/60

A new version of The Outer Worlds has been rated for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC

• Scorn Release Date Moved Up One Week To October 14th

• Cyberpunk 2077 reaches 20 Million Copies Sold

• Cyberpunk 2077 passed the ALL TIME Steam Peak Concurrent Players for The Witcher 3

• Report: GTA 6's budget could be as high as $2 billion

• Slime Rancher 2 Sells Way Beyond Expectations Despite Xbox Game Pass Launch

• Rumor: Starfield Pre-Order Could Reportedly Go Live Soon

• Native Xbox Series X|S versions of Dark Pictures: Man of Medan & Little Hope are available now as free updates

• Skull And Bones delayed to March 9, 2023

• Grounded is a critical success, 1.0 vastly improves over the initial release and it's currently sitting at 83 on Metacritic

• Electronic Arts - EA and KOEI TECMOReveal WILD HEARTS™, a New AAA Hunting Game Coming February 17, 2023

• Terraria 1.4.4 'Labor of Love' update goes live today on all platforms!

• Overwatch 2 asks new players to unlock characters over 100 matches

• "Console players can preload Overwatch 2 9am on Oct 4th"

• Scorn Release Date Moved Up One Week To October 14th

• PSA: There is a controller survey available for Xbox Insiders this week

• Certain Affinity Teases Unannounced Halo Project That’s “Big and New for the Franchise”

• A Plague Tale Requiem Game Length to Be 15-18 Hours Long With "No Filler"

• Rumor: Microsoft Registers New Gears of War Trademark Amidst Rumors of New Remastered Collection

• Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty hits MultiVersus today

• Battlefield 2042 will finally receive infantry-only gameplay soon

• Stalker 2 is not being delayed and the release date is still 2023

• Dead Space Remake Xbox Page is Live

• The Callisto Protocol gore: "We wanted to be as realistic as we could"

• Diablo 4 end game beta invites are being sent out

• "Let's Build a Zoo!" launch party - We are giving away three codes to the game and Dinosaur Island DLC right here on the show!

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SHOW NOTES

Ebb Software, the team behind the upcoming first-person horror adventure Scorn joined us for an AMA

Xbox Series X|S celebrates one of its strongest weeks in Japan outselling both models of PS5, after strong TGS showing and offering regional bundles

Slime Rancher 2 Dev: 'Xbox Game Pass Was An Easy Decision For Us' -

GTA 6: leak confirms the two protagonists- Lucia and Jason, GTA: Americas would be the code name

Police confirm arrest amid speculation over GTA6 leaks investigation

Phil Spencer: Xbox Will Have "Strong Lineup" In 2023 and Beyond, "Very Excited" For Kojima's Project

Microsoft Has Reportedly Made Changes To Xbox DRM To Allow Offline Play

Xbox Series X|S price increase not the right move, says Phil Spencer

Major Nelson on Xbox dashboard: “No, you can’t have the blades back”

Phil Spencer paid a visit to Kojima Productions -

Deathloop is back and better than ever

Splinter Cell remake will update the game’s story "for a modern audience"

• Message from Rockstar on recent leak - confirms legitimacy, no delay expected

Electronic Arts CEO kinda hopes Call of Duty will become an Xbox exclusive

Xbox says it ‘hasn’t given up’ on Final Fantasy 14, despite a three-year silence

• Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying a resurgence of players - says it was a “difficult decision to not develop Phantom Liberty for PS4 and Xbox One “

• Iron Man arrives in an all-new single-player, third-person, action-adventure title, now in early development from Marvel Games and EA Motive

• Microsoft Activision deal could lessen competition, says UK Competition and Markets Authority
• Microsoft still planning for 2023 to close the Activision Blizzard deal
• Split Screen Co-op cancelled for Halo Infinite
• New revamped Xbox interface (on the way) - better sorting, install locations, improved search
• Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3 Remasters Reportedly In Development
• Ubisoft: Assassin's Creed Mirage is the next Assassin's Creed game
• Xbox Series X|S have surpassed 300,000 sales in Japan
• Portal 2 is the last free Xbox 360 Games with Gold title -
• Xbox Might Get More Backward Compatible Games After Activision-Blizzard Deal
• Xbox Game Pass a "difficult" financial model for The Callisto Protocol
• Bungie warns over Destiny boss’s ‘extremely loud roar’ that’s scaring players
• Microsoft renews the 'XCLOUD' for Xbox Cloud Gaming
• xScreen for Xbox Series S now shipping in North America directly
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will be 40 hours long and have a classic quest structure
• New Mafia game confirmed, still "a few years away"
• The makers of The Division franchise have been working on a "unique story-driven open-world video game set in the Star Wars galaxy."
• Two Point Campus has reached 1 million players since launch!
• Former Payday Developer Making a Co-Op Heist FPS With New Studio
• Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family spotted on Store Backend
• Both sides’ are interested in reviving SNK vs. Capcom, says producer
• Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family Plan Confirmed, Initial Pricing Details

• Rumor Update: Amazon is NOT Going to Make a Bid for Electronic Arts
• Sony announced price hikes on PS5 due to "global economic environment"
• Xbox responds to PlayStation’s price hike confirming no immediate plan to follow suit
• Sony Had 'No Involvement' in Death Stranding Deal with PC Game Pass
• Age Of Empires IV Is Reportedly Headed To Xbox Consoles Soon
• Saints Row releases to not so great reviews
• Xbox boss expects console demand to outstrip supply this holiday
• Xbox boss expects there to be ‘less and less’ platform exclusive games in future
• Destiny 2 Lightfall launches on February 28, 2023
• 343 To Provide Update Next Week About The Future Of Halo Infinite
• Saudi Arabia is the first regulatory authority to approve the Xbox
• Activision Blizzard acquisition
• Halo Infinite - Just a few months after the mode's introduction, Last Spartan Standing is being rotated out of matchmaking
• Project Cars and Project Cars 2 are getting delisted on Oct 3rd and Sep 21st respectively
• New Tales From the Borderlands Launching October 21 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
• Rumor: Activision Working On Multiplayer Brawler Feat. Crash Bandicoot
• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord comes to Xbox in October
• Obsidian's Pentiment Releasing on November 15
• The Ascent now listed with Ray tracing on consoles
• The Lords of the Fallen reboot coming to Xbox Series X|S
• Free Play Days games will now/soon appear in your full library Games with * Gold section during the period that they are free increasing visibility
• Friendly reminder to check your storage for left over add-ons and save some space
• Lies of P will be on Xbox Game Pass since Day 1

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On this weeks show...

Xbox has accused Sony of paying developers Game Pass ‘block fees’ -

Microsoft shoots down Sony’s claims that its Activision acquisition is anti-competitive -

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Beta Dates Confirm PlayStation Exclusivity Window - competitive -

Microsoft claims it ‘simply wouldn’t be profitable’ to make Call of Duty Xbox exclusive -

Battlefield 2042 players want to boycott EA following refund denial - is appears some are being granted depending on region -

“GTA 6 will be a creative benchmark for the series, for the industry and for all entertainment” – Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two -

Hogwarts Legacy delayed to February 2023 -

User Opinion - When will Microsoft/Xbox start to ban 3rd Party adapters like XIM and Cronus?

Multiplayer games are suffering. -

Call of Duty pulls DLC after plagiarism accusation -

Klobrille: "It looks like Xbox is preparing to bring new games to Xbox Cloud Gaming which aren't part of Xbox Game Pass." - Xbox later repsonds this was an error -

Subnautica creators are revealing their new sci-fi IP at Gamescom 2022 on August 23rd -

Overwatch to stop selling loot boxes on August 30 -

Xbox Game Pass Will Reach 100M Members Thanks To ActiBlizz & Cloud Gaming, Claims Pachter -

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Microsoft Defends Activision Blizzard Acquisition, Claims Studio Makes No “Must Have” Games

Sony states their concerns about Microsoft's Activision acquisition - " can influence users' to “switch consoles”. no one can replicate what COD can offer and gaming studios can't create a title that can compete with the series.

Square Enix has reportedly confirmed it’s ‘looking to sell stakes’ in its studios

Someone finally beat the $20,000 Halo 2 No Death challenge

Microsoft Starts Testing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Family Plan

Diablo 4 Playtests Reportedly Creating 'Positive Buzz' At Blizzard

Activision Blizzard Increases Development Headcount by 25%

User Opinion - The state of Minecraft on Xbox is a huge disappointment and the marketing has been dishonest

Halo Infinite's open world saw "significant scaling back" from original design

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Ghost Recon Wildlands, Turbo Golf Racing, Two Point Campus, and More

There is now an official way to report games with broken or discontinued achievements to Microsoft, if the game is not delisted

MultiVersus Is The Most Popular Free-To-Play Game On Xbox Right Now

'Xbox Moda' - Did Among Us VR just leak a xbox VR headset?

[Tom Warren] Series S could see a performance boost soon

Microsoft Rewards Now Available in 38 New Countries

Logitech announces a dedicated cloud gaming handheld that supports Xbox Cloud Gaming and more -

Halo Infinite Players Are Already Doing Amazing Things In The New Forge Mode -

Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC has sold 1 million+

‘Scorn’ - Playthrough will take between 6-8 hours and file size is around 50gb

Overwatch 2 survey potentially points towards $45 skins

Activision's active player base falls below 100 million for the first time since 2019

Rumor - "A new source that has corroborated, that the Elite V3 will be tied to a major release in 2023. Also a peripheral for Forza will be released in 2023... assume it will be a steering wheel"

Calico Gets Review Bombed On Xbox, Dev Calls For 'Better Moderation'

Ed Boon Dispels Rumors that Mortal Kombat 12 Would Be announced at EVO 2022 - "“It's time for Street Fighter and other great fighting games to be in the sun! Let's enjoy that!"

user opinion - With Forza, Redfall and Starfield coming up in 2023, Xbox should consider doing more pre-release presentations for exclusives.

Phil wants to play a different GoW, KOTOR is caught in delay season, Xbox makes 16b in revenue, and more!

Xbox Talks records live most Fridays on r/XboxSeriesX

Xbox Talks recorde with a live audience on r/XboxSeriesX most weekends. On this week's show we discuss...

Discord on Xbox, Lootboxes, and take a look at the state of the Xbox communities on Reddit

Kevin attends and recaps the 'Dusk Falls' launch party, Skate is going free to play, what are you buying from Ultimate Xbox Sale, and more!!

Mid-summer is slow for news, but we found some anyways! Starfield leaks, Megaman Battle Network skips Xbox, and Guardians of the Galaxy takes another victim.

We round up all of the latest Xbox news and take some user feedback on some recent releases. Join us for live recordings every Friday on r/XboxSeriesX

Live reactions following the big show. Was Starfield up to the hype? What was missing, and what surprised!

Moments before the big show, we take some last second impressions, and Kevin gives us an on-scene walk through of the show floor! Too see our show simulcast please check out our video feed at https://www.youtube.com/c/XboxTalks/videos

Microsoft Bethesda Gameshow Predictions

Jeff Grubb says expects a lot of gameplay to be shown at the Xbox showcase. Last year Xbox mandated the studios to have gameplay ready for the showcase

Someone (rare employee) Recently Unlocked An Achievement In GoldenEye 007 For Xbox

Obsidian guaranteed to be at the show

Xbox Engineering Lead Eden Marie - "We All Miss Snap Mode, But I Don't Think It's Coming Back"

Xbox Game Pass Will Be Getting More 'Surprises' In June 2022

Xbox design lab changes incoming

• u/xbox confirms a june 9th return

Final Fantasy VII Remake Removed As PlayStation Console Exclusive Ahead of Xbox Showcase

• This follows news from the dev team that an 'announcement' was coming soon

Street Fighter 6 Coming to Xbox

Sniper Elite 5 takes No.1 in the UK boxed charts this week. 92% of physical sales on PlayStation platforms (it’s on Xbox Game Pass, so no big surprise)"

Topic of the Week...

This official GP account response to Kotaku.. + greater discussion about gamepass value

Other news...

Xbox Cloud Gaming now has over 10 million players

Exclusive: Microsoft continues to iterate on an Xbox cloud streaming stick codenamed 'Keystone'

Xbox says its cloud streaming device requires more development time

Xbox Game Pass Family Plan Reportedly Priced As Low As $25 - rumor form TimDog

Halo Infinite devs restore tank gun after community pushback

Halo Infinite's head of design Jerry Hook leaves 343 Industries

Some good news, stalker 2 development resumed

Sniper Elite 5 hits gamepass

Orcs Must Die! - Xbox Games With Gold Quietly Adds Another Free Game (May 2022)

Saber Interactive is bringing the board game-inspired tactical RPG, Gloomhaven, to Xbox in 2023

'Sonic 06' is listed again on the Xbox Store

Capcom suggests it could revive some of its dormant game series

Xbox Reportedly Turned Down Star Wars KOTOR Remake - A possible explanation could be Microsoft’s lack of faith in Aspyr to deliver a worthy remake that fans would come to expect.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Ships October 28th

343's PSA To Halo Fans: 'Please Don't Attack And Accuse People In This Community'

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Upcoming Xbox Bethesda Gameshow, @MultiVersus Alpha discussion, spoiler free Halo the Series impression (we will record our full impressions soon), and checking in on state of FPS on the Xbox platform.

Join us for live recording on the r/XboxSeriesX subreddit!

The full crew is joined by several user guests to discuss the latest Xbox news including a Starfield delay, outage and DRM issues, and much more!

Recorded LIVE on r/XboxSeriesX

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XBOX NEWS

Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase June 12

Battlefield 2042 spotted with gamepass icon

Finally! They are working on adding the option to reveal secret achievements. Its a big W for achievement hunters.

Both Activision/Blizzard and Microsoft Shareholders have approved acquisition

Latest NPD hardware numbers (game console sales in the U.S.) indicate three things:

Overall hardware supply still bad (revenue down 24% from year ago)

Xbox Series was the best-selling hardware platform for both March 2022 and the first quarter in dollars

It was the best March on record for Xbox hardware

PS5 in really short supply (beaten by Switch in units in Q1, by Xbox in $ in Q1)

Xbox nearly acquired Westwood Studios before EA purchased them, and made multiple attempts to acquire Blizzard 20 years ago - Ed Fries on the Xbox Era podcast

Game Pass is now available in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

Chris Novak, Xbox’s head of research and design who has been at Microsoft for nearly 20 years

Xbox Job Recruitment Post Suggests it's Not Done With Acquisitions

GAME NEWS

The Shadowrun Trilogy is coming to consoles in June (Day 1 Game Pass)

Operation Monarch featuring Godzilla and King Kong coming to Warzone May 11th

Star Wars Jedi 2 is reportedly new gen only and won’t release until 2023

Modern Warfare sequel will be "the most advanced experience in franchise history" - Activision adds the Warzone experience "features groundbreaking innovations to be revealed later this year."

Digimon Survive Will Officially Release In Late July

Tales From The Borderlands Sequel Announced For This Year

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands co-developer is being bought by Borderlands studio

Halo Infinite Roadmap released - Season 2 details, when to expect Season 3, Forge, Campaign Co-Op and more

Part one of our double feature episode (this upload includes both parts) discussing episode 4 of Halo the Series: Homecoming

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Part two of our double feature episode (this first part was Halo talks) discussing the latest Xbox news including Lego Star Wars, a new Mass Effect, Bugsnaxx to Gamepass, and everything else that happened this week in Xbox!

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Xbox paying for chip prioritization? Halo MP Season 2 news, next gen bullet time with a possible Max Payne reboot

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117's past and a fan favorite character is revealed

(Please note episodes 1 and 2 are covered in the regular 'Xbox Talks' episodes)

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Halo series Ep 2. a potential Gamepass family plan, Sony's Expanded PS+ Offering , E3 cancelled

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The Halo Series, A new Witcher Title, New Cloud Division, Fury Controllers & More!

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Phil Spencer on the lack of first party games in the first quarter, Hogwarts Legacy news, and Tunic talk!

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Metacritic acclaim, Xbox Series consoles are selling well,should they bring back an Xbox showcase? Plus, our first video test!

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Phil Spencer talks respect, more Elden Ring discussion, and Guardians of the Galaxy to Game Pass!

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All things Elden Ring, as well as that guy Gabe from Valve opening the door to Gamepass on Steam...

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Andrew Upton joins the crew for a discussion of Upspec Gaming's new Series S portable display - "xScreen" - followed by a rundown of the week's news

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Can you go back to 30 fps gaming? Phil Spencer and Psychonauts 2 receive some bling. Sony shakes up the industry with a major acquisition.

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Blizzard announces a new project, the community crosses the million users mark, and we give away two fantastic prizes!

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After a few days of digestion, we dive a little deeper into the big acquisition including the future of COD, Blizzard, and Xbox as a whole.

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We record an emergency after hours show to discuss and take reactions to a major industry shakeup as Microsoft announces their intention to purchase Activision/Blizzard for nearly $70 Billion!

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We look forward to a new year, and discuss the current state of some popular FPS.

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We share in some holiday cheer as users discuss what they received, what they're playing, and what they're looking forward to in the new year!

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On this week's Xbox talks we are joined by several users discussing the week's news, including The Game Awards, Halo Infinite campaign release, and 360 'no scope' lawn kills.

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We discuss our excitement for the about-to-release Halo Infinite campaign, and also touch on some of the controversies surrounding multiplayer. If that wasn't enough, we highlight some new Starfield news, a renewed focus on game clips and sharing by Microsoft, the "end" of Titanfall, and why Sea of Thieves continues to be so popular years after release.

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On this week's episode we discuss a big week in Xbox news including Halo multiplayer, Forza Horizon 5 hitting 10 million players, a new Warner Bros 'Smash clone', some early struggles for BF 2042, which new FPS had the strongest start, and what can be done about players who rage quit ranked Halo matches.

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This is where it all began. What was meant to be a simple software test and sound check, turned into our first full fledged episode. The audio is a bit rough as Reddit Talk was still mobile only.

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