Beat The Sheet - An Xbox Game Pass Challenge

On this weeks show we have thoughts on Doom Eternal as it hits Xbox Game Pass, there's new games leaving the service to discuss including indie gem Minit, Josh has a run in with a gyrating reaper in Felix the Reaper, and we wrap up the show with fresh new details on the Series X and the twitter-breaking announcement that the world of Minecraft is coming to Smash Bros.

Timestamps

[03:53] - Game Pass New Additions and Doom Eternal Thoughts

[10:06] - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass

Reviews

[12:50] - Felix the Reaper

[22:04] - Minit

News

[29:14] - Minecraft Steve joins Smash Bros

[36:43] - Xbox Series X Updates (Backwards Compatibility, Loading Times)

[48:27] - Xbox Series S|X 1TB storage drive price revealed

[51:46] - Sony's lack of news and updates

This week we run down Microsoft's gigantic $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda and what it could mean for the future of gaming on both Xbox and Playstation, we talk through some big new titles and DLC content coming to Game Pass for the first time, Josh has a run in with an angry Scotsman in Dirt Rally 2.0 and finally we close out the show reminiscing about our favourite games and memories from the Nintendo 3DS following the news that it has been officially discontinued.

Timestamps

[05:21] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions

[10:30] - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 impressions

[16:38] - Games leaving (and not leaving) Xbox Game Pass

Reviews

[18:18] - Bad North

[25:11] - Dirt Rally 2.0

News

[34:59] - Microsoft acquires Zenimax Media (Bethesda) for $7.5b

[48:21] - Nintendo Discontinues the 3DS and Our favourite 3DS games and memories.

It's a huge show this week as we run down all the big news from the PlayStation 5 Showcase, review some of our latest batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass and we take an extended vacation to the Mushroom Kingdom (and Isle Delfino) with Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

Timestamps

[2:01] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions

[04:30] - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass

Reviews

[05:35] - Panzer Dragoon Orta

[12:38] - Westerado: Double Barreled

[23:02] - Yooka-Laylee

[31:27] - Super Mario 3D All-Stars

News

[57:50] - Sony's PS5 Showcase Event

On this weeks show there are actual prices for next-gen games consoles, Ubisoft has ants in the their pants and Jump Force makes us want to jump off a cliff.

Timestamps

[2:39] - Resident Evil 7 final thoughts

[6:05] - Game Pass New Additions (Hotshot Racing, Stranger Things 3: The Game, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics)

[21:34] - Games Leaving Game Pass (September 15th - 30th)

Reviews

[24:53] - Gonner

[32:01] - Jump Force

News

[44:29] - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity announced.

[46:32] - Ubisoft Forward

[51:44] - Xbox Series S/X Pricing and Release Dates announced!

This week meet the parents takes a sickening turn in Resident Evil 7, we try to work out how to say Touhou while talking Touhou Luna Nights, it's high noon as we review Red Dead Redemption 2 and finally we break down all the big reveals and announcements from Nintendo's Super Mario 35th Anniversary event.

On this weeks show too many games have been added to Game Pass and we are not happy about it, we continue our journey into playing the Metro series in completely the wrong order, we have reviews on all-time classics Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 and finally against all odds one of the next-gen consoles actually seems to have a good launch lineup!

Timestamps

[2:40] - Game Pass New Additions

[16:18] - Games Leaving Game Pass

Reviews

[16:58] - Metro: Last Light Redux

[29:15] - NBA2K20

[40:42] - Metal Gear Solid 2

[58:19] - Metal Gear Solid 3

News

[69:01] - Sony's PS5 pre-order scheme.

[75:14] - Rachet & Clank is releasing sooner than we thought.

[78:24] - A veteran Halo writer returns to get Halo Infinite back on track.

On this week's show it's Toads in the hole in the long awaited return of the Battletoads, Red Dead Redemption 2 is already getting put out to pasture in Xbox Game Pass and it’s been a gruelling Fortnite in the battle between Epic Games and Apple.

On this week's show we've got a very thirsty Josh as Final Fantasy VII joins game pass, Kingdom Come Deliverance goes medieval on our ass and it's trouble in next-gen land as we get a release date but lose a flagship launch title for the Xbox Series X.

On this week's show we’ve got a bunch of new games added to Game Pass, including Darksiders Genesis and some spooky g-g-g-ghost ship shenanigans in Man of Medan, the scores are in for Devil May Cry V and Yoku's Island Express ahead of both games leaving Xbox Game Pass later this week then finally there's bad news for Apple users hoping to get into streaming Xbox games with Project xCloud and Al Gore's secret evil twin shows up when we talk about the shady exclusive content practices seen in the upcoming Marvel Avengers game.

On this week's show we’ve got a bunch of new games added to Game Pass, including surprise indie gem The Touryst, and some big games are leaving the service alongside a rogue title that sent us straight to the pits. Then we tear into the batch of "hilarious" physics platformer games found in game pass before finishing up with some news on Halo and Battletoads.