In this episode, Arthur and I first discuss the pilot episode of the Halo TV series on Paramount Plus [SPOILERS] (06:50), Discuss Phil Spencer's comment that games can be viable without being on Game Pass (36:42), Playstation reportedly will be announcing their new codename "Spartacus" subscription service (51:31), Grand Theft Auto Plus Subscription that will be for current gen consoles only (1:12:50), A new Witcher announced and if CD Projekt Red can win back the trust of gamers after Cyber Punk 2077 (1:20:00), and lastly we discuss the open conversation of Microsoft being open to a union deal for Activision Blizzard employees after the acquisition (1:31:35).

In this episode we invited back Church to discuss the ID@Xbox conference, more video game to movie adaptations, and talking about the evolution of Hogwart's Legacy.   Praising Elden Ring (5:40)  Church's Two Cents on the disappointing Halo Infinite (18:45)  Is Microsoft in trouble with their 1st party titles? (31:34)  Post Impressions on ID@Xbox 45:34 More Videogame to TV/Movie Adaptations (58:05)  Post Impressions on the Hogwart's Legacy State of Play (1:19:35)   Linktree.com/gamers4life

In this episode we discuss the State of Play, Forspoken getting pushed back, GTA V upgrade issues, Activision Blizzard additional lawsuits and more! Predicting and criticizing how Sony Does these State of Plays (7:07)  Forspoken Pushed Back to October (23:08) God of War in Progress to be a TV series (29:22) Grand Theft Auto Next Gen Upgrade Issues  (36:12) More Activision Blizzard Suits (48:51) Free to Play Possibly Ruined Halo Infinite (1:00:00). Linktree.com/gamers4life

In this episode, Arthur and Jerrell talk about the positivity around Elden Ring (9:25) ,  the difficulty but brilliance around SIFU (4:10) , Call of Duty being pushed back and how it appears to be a bait and switch move that works in Microsoft's favor (16:00) and how we don't need one every year anyway. Knockout City Dev Team leaving EA to Publish their own game (30:26) , how the industry wants to expand accessibility in games (34:07) where people from casual to hardcore can play them, and Lastly if the video games that will be turned into movies will be respected in the future and not just cash grab opportunities (52:35)  linktree.com/gamers4life

In this episode Jerrell and Arthur update their initial impressions of Dying Light 2, Discuss the potential revival of Scalebound and Jerrell predicts that the next GTA release will be intentionally made to last for another 3 console generations.

Subscribe Today! For more content check out linktree.com/gamers4life   Phil Spencer receiving a lifetime achievement award (3:39) Is Dying Light 2 the first buggy flop this year? (9:00) GameStop investing in the NFT Marketplace (24:30) Sony Buys Bungie (32:04) Our impressions on the Gran Turismo and Ghostwire State of Play (49:34) The FTC reviews Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard (54:30)

Timeline Phil Spencer Promises the 3 COD games will be on PlayStation when released (8:01) Why is PlayStation Ignoring their Own Brand (15:54) Xbox Displayed Annual Revenue of 2021 (24:01) 3 New Star Wars Games Coming from EA Minus Battlefront (31:48) ED Boone Awarded for Arts and Sciences Achievement (49:36) Real Cartel Recruiting Mules through GTA Online (1:31:21) Check Out the Audio Episodes, Twitch Channel Instagram and more: Linktree.com/gamers4life

In this episode Jerrell and Arthur bring back Church to breakdown this game changing move of Microsoft buying Activision How did Microsoft Get Away with this  (06:45) List IPs in the acquisition (13:55) Will these games change drastically under the new ownership (32:14) Where does Tencent fit in all of this? (42:32) Where Does this leave Gears 6? (46:38) Is Having a PS5 useless at this point? (49:44) Check Out the Audio Episodes, Twitch Channel Instagram and more: Linktree.com/gamers4life

To start off the New Year Arthur & Jerrell welcome Preston back from The Music Budds to talk about PSVR 2, Dying Light Having 500 hours of gameplay and the uneasy trend of NFTs implemented in games.

In this episode wrapping up the year Jerrell and Arthur invite our friend Church to discuss the Game Awards and the Announcements that took place.