Shared Save: A Gaming Discussion Podcast

Halo, Xbox's flagship IP, has arrived on PlayStation for the first time and based on early sales estimates, its not doing well. GameFreak's Beast of Reincarnation is also out this week to middling reviews but is it actually bad? Plus, Sam shares this thoughts on Big Walk! Much to discuss

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#Halo #Xbox #BeastofReincarnation #GamePass #Gaming #Podcast

This week - Kevin and Sam are joined by GamingTrend's David Burdette to preview Gears of War E-Day multiplayer suite. Halo Campaign Evolved is also officially here... we have thoughts AND PlayStation has announced the God of War: Laufey release date, putting it squarely up against Fable.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

7:30 Halo Campaign Evolved Discussion

27:00 The Incident at Galley House

29:00 Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls

40:00 Gears of War E-Day Multiplayer Preview

1:01:00 God of War: Laufey Release Date - Is Fable in trouble?

1:17:00 Xbox's Bad Financials and Asha Sharma's Plan for Success

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#Gears #GearsofWar #Preview #Laufey #GodofWar #Fable #Halo #Xbox #Gaming

This week, Kevin is joined by The Expansion Pass to chat about Xbox expanding their backwards compatibility program to PC - taking one more step towards a universal library. This nostalgia is perfectly timed with a remake of Halo launching - so lets talk all about it.

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

10:00 Halo Campaign Evolved & Splatoon Raiders Impressions

45:00 Xbox Backwards Compatibility on PC

58:00 Xbox Ad Streaming Tier

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#Xbox #Halo #teeto #Nintendo

In a light news week, Kevin and Sam take a break from industry news (as there really isn't any) and instead - have a gaming podcast about GAMES! Let's chat: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Ascend to ZERO, DMC and more!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

6:00 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Impressions

18:00 DMC: Devil May Cry

27:00 Meccha Chameleon

36:00 Ascend to ZERO Review

49:00 Top 3 Games of 2026 So Far

1:05:00 Patreon Topic

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#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagResynced #AscendtoZero #Gaming #Indie #UbisoftPartner #DMC #Games #GamingPodcast #Xbox #PS5

The Xbox layoffs are here - Asha Sharma has promised the biggest shakeup in Xbox history. This means mass layoffs affecting multiple teams, studios going independent and being sold. Where does Xbox go from here?

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

8:00 AC Black Flag Impressions

18:00 Xbox Reset, Layoffs, Studio Futures and More

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#Xbox #Gaming #NinjaTheory #Compulsion #DoubleFine #UndeadLabs #assassinscreedblackflagresynced #ubisoftpartner

In another wonderful week of gaming news, more rumors about the upcoming Xbox layoffs with Arkane potentially being closed and Blade being cancelled. PlayStation takes the first step towards the all digital future - closing PS3, Vita stores and announcing no more physical games in just 18 months time..

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

13:00 PlayStation Exiting Physical Games in 2028, Closing PS3/Vita Stores

54:00 Xbox Canceling Blade? Closing Arkane?

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#Xbox #PlayStation #PS5 #Gaming

This week - Valve reveals the price of the Steam Machine but is it DOA? GTA 6 has revealed its price and pre-orders are live but not without controversy!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

17:00 Steam Machine DOA?

30:00 Xbox Price Increased... Again

56:00 GTA 6 Pre-orders and controversy

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#SteamMachine #GTA6 #Valve #Rockstar #Gaming #PS5 #Xbox

In an absolutely miserable week of news: Reports suggest Xbox looks set to shutter multiple first party studios along with mass layoffs. These teams include Hellblade creators Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and the Tim Schaffer led Double Fine amongst potential others. How did we get here, what went wrong, much to discuss...

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro & Whatcha Playing

24:00 Xbox Studio Closures

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#Xbox #NinjaTheory #DoubleFine #Compulsion #Gaming #Podcast

This week - Kevin and Sam recap the Nintendo Direct which has brought forth the long rumored Ocarina of Time remake and given JRPG lovers plenty of reasons to be excited. Meanwhile, Xbox has outlined their plan for the next 100 days to "reset" the business and it reveals just how bad things are behind the scenes...

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

4:00 Games We're Playing

30:00 Nintendo Direct Recap

1:05:00 Is Xbox setting Gears up to fail on purpose?

1:20:00 Xbox 100 Day Reset and Mass Layoffs Coming

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This week's massive episode has Kevin and Sam spend over two and a half hours breaking down every game announced at PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Games Showcase. Huge reveals of God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation combined with Xbox reintroducing some exclusivity for Gears of War E-Day gives us much to discuss!

Time Stamps:

3:00 State of Play recap

52:00 Summer Game Fest recap

1:37:00 Xbox Showcase recap