Welcome to The Nerd Chat Episode #89: The Achievement Debate. This week on #thenerdchat: Are achievements and trophies bad for gaming?  Are you as excited as we are for the upcoming Xbox Developer_Direct? Is it a big deal, little deal, or no deal at all with talent leaving Playground Games to start up Maverick Games? What 10 games would you pick for a Fantasy Critic League in 2023? We talk about all of this and more on this week's episode of #TNC. Thank you so much for listening, and as always, #seeyouonline.

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0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

2:15 Shoutouts

6:20 XBOX NEWS - News #1: Xbox announces Xbox Developer_Direct 1/25/23

15:05 Halo was the #1 show on Paramount Plus last year, Season 2 is in production

19:30 Forza horizon leads leave to start Maverick Studios

27:40 Are achievements and trophies bad for gaming?

42:35 Coming to game pass and leaving for January 2023

44:35 Ubisoft has cancelled 3 games and has delayed Skull and Bones yet again

49:45 END OF NEWS - Xbox and Oreo ultimate crossover partnership in Europe

54:10 The Nerd Chat Fantasy Critic League 2023

1:30:35 Announcement of 4 teams and our picks

1:33:00 The best food we had this week

1:35:25 Closing and end of show

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