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It's time to experiment and try some new things! Thank you all for the support across 94 episodes of Xhibition: An Xbox Podcast. I'm thankful to the guests that have joined me along the way, the support across all of the content that I make, and above all else the opportunity to talk about the news and share my take each week!
This isn't the end, just the start of a new way to have these awesome conversations with you all!
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Starfield has a new release date of 9/6/2023, with more information coming during a Starfield Developer Direct after the Xbox Games Showcase on June 11.
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - Starfield gets new release date, confirmation of a Direct
07:21 - Capcom Spotlight highlights
12:49 - Paradox Announcement Show highlights
15:32 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed again (REPORT)
19:49 - Sony claims that Microsoft could release a worse version of Call of Duty on PlayStation
23:24 - Lulu Cheng Meservey says Jim Ryan doesn't want a new Call of Duty deal, only wants to block the merger
26:46 - The Wolf Among Us 2 delayed 28:44 - Hogwarts Legacy delayed on last-gen consoles
30:21 - New Velocity Green Xbox Wireless Controller announced
32:03 - Outro
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty marked a major day one release for Xbox Game Pass, bringing a great souls-like experience to more players around the world - and bringing some free marketing to spread the word about Team Ninja's latest title.
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty impressions
05:16 - LEAP impressions (thanks to Blue Isle Studios for the code!)
08:57 - Great New Games Spotlight is back on the Xbox Store
11:19 - Halo Infinite's Forge Beta passes 1M creations
14:58 - Capcom Spotlight is coming March 9
16:17 - Xbox Games with Gold for March announced
17:50 - Games leaving Game Pass in March
19:18 - Mandalorian Xbox Series X|S
20:10 - Outro
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Halo Infinite Season 3 Echoes Within launches March 7 and Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure launches on March 29, bringing plenty of Xbox action for the spring season. We're talking about game updates and DLC, Microsoft's ABK conversations in Brussels, and more on today's show!
00:00 - Intro
02:09 - Microsoft makes their acquisition case in Brussels
07:58 - Halo Infinite Season 3 and Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure are coming in March
14:43 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gameplay impressions
20:17 - Bungie and Activision win lawsuits against cheat makers
22:29 - New Game Pass games for February 2023
25:08 - Outro
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The CMA's provisional findings revealed a disclosure from Microsoft that base game sales of titles drop in the twelve months following the game's addition to Xbox Game Pass - but that's a complicated statement.
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Breaking out of live service games
05:16 - Xbox Game Pass harms game sales?
10:45 - Ubisoft will attend E3 - if there is one
12:37 - Sonic Frontiers beats sales expectations
15:01 - Wild Hearts Reviews
17:15 - Dead Island 2 releasing a week early
18:53 - Valheim comes to Xbox March 14
19:36 - Outro
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The CMA has shared their provisional findings on Microsoft's acquisition of Activison-Blizzard, saying that it could be harmful to UK gamers. The real question is, should players themselves take a step back and stop worrying about the deal?
00:00 - Intro
01:33 - CMA reveals their provisional findings
08:54 - Hogwarts Legacy reviews are in
12:46 - New Game Pass games
16:38 - Wild Hearts launches next week
17:59 - Xbox's Stellar Shift controller is out now
20:00 - Double Fine has released a Psychonauts 2 documentary
21:09 - Outro
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CrossfireX, Avengers, Rumbleverse, Knockout City, and more have all announced that servers will be going offline by the end of 2023. Following a major wave of live service games coming out over the last 5 years, does this mark a turning point toward the beginning of the end of games as a service?
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Multiple live service games announce a shutdown
09:45 - Xbox, Nintendo, and PlayStation all skip E3 2023
16:32 - Halo is switching to Unreal Engine (REPORT)
22:34 - The Coalition is fully focused on Gears 6
25:35 - A new Titanfall game was reportedly cancelled at EA
28:40 - Xbox price increase in Japan
29:56 - Xbox Stellar Shift controller color leaked
30:39 - MLB The Show 23 coming back to Xbox Game Pass
31:47 - Outro
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Last week marked the biggest week for Xbox in nearly a year, packing in a surprise first-party release, the long-awaited Xbox Developer Direct, and even the release of Goldeneye 007! @SX2Gaming joins me to talk about the Direct, the state of Halo and 343, and more - enjoy!
00:00 - Intro
03:55 - Xbox Developer Direct impressions and reactions
28:17 - 343 and the future of Halo
43:45 - Goldeneye 007 comes to Xbox and Switch
55:08 - New Xbox Game Pass additions for January 2023
01:08:35 - Xbox hopes for the rest of 2023
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Microsoft announced a massive wave of layoffs across the company, including on the Xbox side of the business. With the 343 single-player campaign team reportedly cut back, rumors are swirling that Microsoft will be outsourcing future Halo development and let 343 have a parental role on future projects.
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Major layoffs at Microsoft
02:44 - How Xbox is impacted by layoffs, specifically 343
09:29 - 343 may not lead future Halo development
13:48 - Obsidian CEO interested in another Fallout project
16:57 - Marvel's Avengers support ends on September 30
20:29 - New EA Play perks for January 2023
21:49 - Outro
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After reports of a Direct-style presentation have been swirling for months, Xbox finally shared new information on their upcoming presentation: the Xbox Developer_Direct. This event will be held on January 25 at 12pm PT and feature news on Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and The Elder Scrolls Online, with another event currently in the works dedicated entirely to Starfield.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Xbox Developer Direct confirmed
06:54 - Ubisoft faces massive losses after lackluster 2022
14:04 - Assassin's Creed Mirage will be a "love letter" to the original Assassin's Creed
17:14 - Xbox announces new sustainability features for Xbox Series X, Series S, and Xbox One
21:43 - Outro
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Arkane's Creative Director, Ricardo Bare, shared in an interview with GamesRadar that the upcoming vampire hunting title is more like Far Cry than it is Left 4 Dead or Borderlands. With the game set to launch in 2023, Redfall will likely take the spotlight in the next few months leading up to its release.
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Redfall is "More Like Far Cry"
07:12 - ASUS ROG Raikiri Pro controller announced
09:28 - Razer Edge 5G Handheld Detailed at CES 2022
13:56 - PlayStation's new Project Leonardo accessibility controller revealed
15:07 - Hitman 3 gets a new name and bundles in Hitman 1 and 2 content
17:02 - Games with Gold for January 2023
18:20 - Outro
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Happy New Year! With an entire new year of games upon us, this week's episode of Xhibition is dedicated to five games that I'm looking forward to in the year ahead - and the thumbnail isn't spoiling all of the surprises. Enjoy!
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High On Life, the new FPS from Justin Roiland and Squanch Games, has set records on Game Pass for the biggest Day One Game Pass launch of the year, and the third biggest game pass launch to date. It was also the third most popular game on Xbox last week, behind only Warzone and Fortnite.
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - High On Life's record-setting Game Pass launch
05:55 - Microsoft shares new details on exclusivity
10:51 - Hideo Kojima shares details on his new Xbox project
13:38 - Sifu is coming to Xbox and Steam
14:45 - Outro
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Squanch Games has finally launched High On Life, a new FPS from the mind of Justin Roiland. We're talking about my first impressions of the game and covering the review roundup to see just how high the marks for High On Life really are.
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - High On Life reviews and impressions
08:04 - Amazon is publishing the next Tomb Raider
11:26 - Microsoft offers Sony 10 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus
16:51 - Halo Infinite gets Christmas cosmetics in Winter Contingency II
19:02 - Setting up consoles ahead of the holidays
21:26 - New Pentiment dynamic background for Xbox Series X|S
21:59 - Dead Space has gone gold
22:44 - Outro
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This week I am joined by Luke Lohr of the @XboxExpansionPass to talk about The Game Awards, our personal games of the year, the lack of Xbox at this year's show, the FTC's lawsuit that seeks to block the Activision-Blizzard deal, and more. Enjoy!
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00:00 - Intro 02:58 - What have we been playing?
12:33 - Favorite announcements from The Game Awards
27:27 - The overabundance of 7's this year
34:36 - Our favorite games of the year
41:50 - Lack of Xbox at The Game Awards
57:51 - FTC sues Microsoft to block Activision-Blizzard deal
1:07:02 - Outro
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Reviews are in for The Callisto Protocol and Marvel's Midnight Suns, both leaving players shocked for opposite reasons. The Callisto Protocol is getting mixed reviews, while Midnight Suns is bringing in glowing marks nearly across the board. Never judge a game by its trailer!
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - The Callisto Protocol Review Roundup
07:21 - Marvel's Midnight Suns Review Roundup
09:59 - Halo's Multiplayer Creative Director is leaving 343
13:24 - Frostbite Effects Set is overpriced
15:44 - ID@Xbox Winter demo event is coming on Dec. 6
16:56 - New games coming to Xbox Game Pass
20:14 - Xbox Mini Controller Hoodie is available now
21:27 - Outro
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According to The New York Times, Microsoft offered Sony a 10-year contract to keep Call of Duty on the platform after their acquisition of Activision-Blizzard closes in 2023. This is only the beginning, since Phil Spencer has said that the company wants to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation "as long as there is a PlayStation" to release it on, but that's not stopping hardcore PlayStation players from jumping to conclusions.
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Microsoft offers Sony a 10-year Call of Duty contract
09:55 - The Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade lands December 14
11:50 - Hyperkin is bringing back the Xbox 360 controller
14:10 - Xbox Home UI tweaks are coming for Xbox Insiders
17:00 - Outro
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During a recent episode of The Verge's Decoder podcast, Phil Spencer shared that Xbox's standalone cloud gaming device (Project Keystone) has been put on hold because the current price is too high to make sense in the current Xbox ecosystem.
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Xbox's Project Keystone is on hold
08:22 - A Plague Tale Requiem impressions
12:27 - Pentiment impressions
17:09 - Battlefield 2042 is coming to Game Pass Ultimate
23:09 - Discord now has complete Discord integration
24:47 - Game Pass Ultimate users can now get 3 free months of Apple Music and Apple TV+
26:33 - Outro
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Pentiment reviews are in, and Obsidian's experimental budget title is bringing in positive reviews across the board to mark Xbox's strongest game of the winter season.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Pentiment gets positive reviews
07:55 - Control sequel officially confirmed
10:06 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla could be coming to Xbox Game Pass
11:38 - Xbox Series S - Gilded Hunt Bundle announced
16:01 - Outro
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Halo Infinite's Winter Update brings network campaign co-op, Forge, Match XP Beta, and more to the game alongside two new maps, one new mode, and a free 30-tier battle pass. As the game turns one year old, is this enough to bring players back?
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Halo Infinite Winter Update overview
14:26 - EA and Marvel sign a three-game deal, starting with Iron Man
16:14 - Modern Warfare II has smashed CoD sales records
19:02 - New Game Pass games
22:24 - Outro
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