Multiform: An Xbox Podcast

This week we share our thoughts on new release PC Building Simulator. In the news Saints Row is finally confirmed to be getting a new game! THQ Nordic has 3 unannounced games coming to Gamescom and has acquired two additional studios. Minecraft Super Duper Graphics Pack is canceled. Splinter Cell might not be returning how we would want it to. Call of Duty 2020 has a fresh round of rumors and leaks. Need for Speed Heat has been formally announced. Bioware ‘s Anthem producer left the studio. Inside Xbox is returning to Gamescom with Gears 5 details. Destiny 2 cross-save has a launch date. 4A Games is making another Metro game. Plants vs. Zombies shooter potential name leaked. A heavily requested feature has come to Wolfenstein Youngblood. Forza Motorsport 6 is going end of life soon after it leaves Games with Gold.

This week the ESA announced that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are introducing policies to require loot boxes to disclose their odds starting sometime in 2020. Rocket League also announced that they would be removing loot crates by the end of this year with more details to come. Apex Legends is getting a limited-time event that offers solo play. Gamescom is coming up and we know some of the publishers making announcements of some sort. Call of Duty Modern Warfare is going to have dedicated servers! Microsoft purchased the publishing rights for Psychonauts 2 and Wasteland 3 from Fig investors. Anthem finally received its end game activity called Cataclysm with the release of version 1.3. Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 25 million copies. Gears 5 is getting a custom Xbox One X, controller, headset, keyboard, and external hard drive. Gears of War 4 is free on Games with Gold if you want to take advantage of the “Road to Gears 5” challenges before Gears 5 launches.

This week Multiform turns 1 year old! Plus impressions on the new features in Madden 20, more Lego Forza Horizon 4 discussion, Blazing Chrome scratches a Contra itch, Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes is here and a lot of discussion on what’s off with Wolfenstein Youngblood. In the news Ninja made a big move to stream exclusively on Mixer. The Halo Infinite E3 trailer had a hidden audio message. Call of Duty Modern Warfare revealed multiplayer gameplay and details including the gunsmith, killstreaks, crossplay and beta details. IO Interactive is working on a new IP. Previews for The Outer Worlds are out in the wild. Destiny 2 Shadowkeep has been delayed. Halo 3, 4 and Reach file shares are being migrated to MCC very soon. No Man’s Sky Beyond has a release date. Ghostbusters 2009 is getting a remaster this year. The next Need for Speed title leaked. Gears wants you to get a tattoo for their next commercial. Garfield is getting a cart racer. Cortana has been cast for Showtime’s Halo show.

This week we give our thoughts on Ghost Recon Wildlands Mercenaries and new release Wolfenstein Youngblood. A preview of what’s new in Madden 20 before its release next week. News from Quakecon Year of Doom, Cuphead is coming to Tesla cars in August, Xbox financial health and performance, the next Xbox update is changing the home screen UI and removing Cortana, Mixer is making changes to help keep communities friendly and support streamers including enabling monetization for all, Rainbow Six Quarantine narrows down its release date window, inXile has an unannounced Multiplayer VR title in the works, The Initiative hired more level designers from God of War, a custom controller for Gears 5 has leaked.

This week Fate of Atlantis finally wrapped up in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and we got to play the Gears 5 Tech Test including Arcade Versus, Escalation and Tour of Duty. Plus we discuss a few details of Marvel’s Avengers that trickled out of SDCC. Ghost Recon Wildlands got a big update with a robust new mode ahead of its sequel releasing this fall. GameStop is experimenting with new store designs. The Xbox Super Game Sale is here with deals on games, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and the Hyperkin Duke. Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 might finally be coming to Xbox. Tropico 6 and Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD are coming to Xbox. DragonBall Z Kakarot has more playable characters. Game Pass updates for the 2nd half of July announced.

This week Treyarch revealed a new mode for Call of Duty Modern Warfare multiplayer, some details have been revealed about Ubisoft’s Gods & Monsters, Ubisoft is clamping down on misuse of Story Creator Mode for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Amazon Game Studios is working on a Lord of the Rings Free to Play MMO, Division 2’s first expansion is coming soon and adding raid matchmaking, Xbox Germany mistakenly said Final Fantasy 7 remake was coming to Xbox, the July Xbox System Update is out now, Psychonauts 2 delayed to 2020, Marvel’s Avengers gameplay reveal coming at SDCC, Gears 5 ditches smoking, Cuphead is coming to Netflix and Xbox accounts now recycle after 2 years of inactivity.

This week in the news we discuss Remedy acquiring the publishing rights to Alan Wake, Potential Sony studio acquisition, Gears 5 tech test details announced, Netflix The Witcher first images, Halo Reach PC insider test was leaked, CD Projekt Red has 3 teams working on Cyberpunk 2077, Losing Progress in Games, Call of Duty Modern Warfare is adding reload while aiming, July additions and subtractions to Game Pass and Xbox Lockhart may live after all.

This week in the news we discuss Halo Infinite confirmed details, Jedi Fallen Order gameplay details, details on the development of Black Ops 3 and 4 at Treyarch, Battlefield V finger guns, PUBG announced a new studio and game, Forza Horizon 4 is adding another Lego car, unskippable ads in NBA 2K19, Crackdown 3 received new DLC, EA executives gave up their bonuses, Gears Tactics is likely coming to Xbox in addition to PC, details on Apex Legends Season 2 and 343 is migrating custom content from 360 Halo games to Master Chief Collection.

This week we’re playing Kingdom Come Deliverance, Mortal Kombat 11, Wolfenstein 2 and Forza Horizon 4 Lego Speed Champions. In the news we discuss new tidbits about Cyberpunk 2077, EA defending loot boxes, Microsoft may have cancelled the 2nd console codenamed Lockhart, Gears 5 monetization and movie details, Fortnite could have been cancelled, EA claims Anthem isn’t dead yet, Dragons in Apex Legends, Story Creator Mode in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and more hints at a Playground Games RPG.

This week we discuss all the big announcements and trailers from E3 2019! Including Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a studio acquisition, a new internal studio, the next console (Project Scarlet), xCloud, a new series 2 Elite controller, Battletoads, Bleeding Edge, Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, DragonBall Z Kakarot, Elden Ring, Forza Horizon 4 Lego Speed Champions, Gears 5, Halo Infinite, Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft Dungeons, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Doom Eternal, Deathloop, 12 Minutes, Fallout 76 NPC’s, Watch Dogs Legion, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Rainbow 6 Quarantine, Uplay+, Roller Champions, Gods & Monsters, Marvel’s The Avengers, Destiny 2 Shadowkeep, Darksiders Genesis, Destroy All Humans Remake, Gamertag changes, the final backward compatibility additions, games coming to Tesla cars and our overall thoughts on the E3 2019 show.