Multiform: An Xbox Podcast

This week we discuss our favorite games of the decade. We also discuss the specs that have leaked about the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 so far including details about their GPUs and what their NVMe SSDs might mean for external expandable storage. Plus Vince Zampella is taking over Dice LA in addition to Respawn, Grand Theft Auto V surprise launches into Game Pass and we discuss our opinions on review score scales.

This week we go through our favorite games that we played in 2019 and look ahead to the games we are anticipating most in 2020. We also discuss what the end of the console generation has meant for games this year and which games missed the mark the most in 2019. Happy New Year!

This week we discuss the new Netflix The Witcher series and talk about our time with Untitled Goose Game. In the news CD Projekt Red has reached a new deal with the author of The Witcher books, Forza Motorsport 8 is already playable and to be revealed in 2020, Moon Studios appears to be working on an action-RPG, just “Xbox” is the name of the next generation, Wolf Among Us 2 is restarting from scratch, Ubisoft canceled an unknown project, Destiny 3 could be a few years off, full Backwards Compatability is coming to Series X at launch, you can now link your Reddit account to Xbox for some reason and more...

This week we review My Friend Pedro and give our thoughts on the new Eliminator battle royale mode in Forza Horizon 4. In the news, Xbox Project Scarlet was revealed at The Game Awards and is now the Xbox Series X. The console design was also revealed alongside its new controller. Also at The Game Awards, Ninja Theory revealed Senua’s Sage: Hellblade II, Ori and the Will of the Wisps showed a new trailer and a short delay, Gears Tactics was revealed alongside its release date, The Wolf Among Us 2 is alive again and Fast & Furious is getting a video game. In other news Sony’s MLB The Show Major League Baseball game is no longer going to be a Playstation exclusive, a Bioshock sequel is finally confirmed to be in development, Resident Evil 3 is confirmed, Final Fantasy 7 remake may come to Xbox in the future, RedBox stops renting video games and more...

This week in the news Xbox Lockhart rumors are swirling again about a cheaper digital-only next-generation system option, Remedy’s Control may or may not be coming to Game Pass, Resident Evil 3 Remake has been leaked ahead of an imminent reveal, Vanquish and Bayonetta 10th anniversary editions coming soon, Forza Horizon 4 is giving away free cars via December advent calendar, Phil Spencer has taken his Scarlett console home, Battlefront 2 is getting a new version ahead of Star Wars Episode 9’s premiere and more…

This week we discuss the recent rumors that the next Batman game is titled Batman Arkham Legacy and will be revealed at The Game Awards. Plus Tony Hawk may be coming back as a remaster or a sequel, Xbox boss confirms Scarlett will not have VR, Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be shorter than the Witcher 3, Call of Duty dumped its biggest free content drop ever, Codemasters acquired a rival racing developer and Halo Reach MCC is almost upon us.

This week we talk more about Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order and xCloud. In the news Toyota is coming back to Forza, Assassin’s Creed Ragnarok rumors sound massive, Saints Row 5 is coming, Amazon may try game streaming, Scarlett is coming to xCloud and Logitech announces kit for the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

This week we discuss our initial impressions of Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. In the news, we go over all the announcements from Inside Xbox at X019 including Everwild from Rare, Grounded from Obsidian, new game Tell Me Why, release dates for several Xbox Game Studios titles (including Halo Reach in MCC, Bleeding Edge, Minecraft Dungeons and Wasteland 3), what’s next for xCloud, world premiers for a handful of third-party titles including the stylish West of Dead and the console release of Rust, Kingdom Hearts, Yakuza and Final Fantasy games coming to Xbox, and a small tidbit on Xbox Scarlett. In other news Gears Tactics and Ori and the Will of the Wisps are coming to The Game Awards in December, Call of Duty Modern Warfare data miners find signs of battle royale, Bioware is completely reworking Anthem the next Mass Effect has begun early development and more...

This week we discuss our impressions of Afterparty and the new Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller. In the news, XO19 is coming soon with potential new game reveals, achievement design strategy, Call of Duty Modern Warfare gets its first free content expansion, the Outer Worlds fixes its font sizes, Hitman 3 is well underway, GTA V hits a gigantic new sales milestone, Ghost Recon Breakpoint has a community survey out for future improvements and more...

This week we discuss the Call of Duty Modern Warfare campaign. In the news Blizzard announced Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon, Ghost Recon Breakpoint promises fixes, Xbox Console Streaming begins testing, Battlefield 6 is not coming soon, Ubisoft adding cross-play, delayed Ubisoft games will be cross-generational, Dragon Age 4 is a long way off, EA canceled their NBA game again and XO19 is coming soon.