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The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 57! Sean played Hollow Knight. Luke played more Hollow Knight, Forza Horizon 4 and State of Decay Daybreak. Buckle up and drive safe.[Press Record When It Is Safe To Do So]

Drive By ShoutOuts.

Hi Rachel Avery!

Congrats to Playstation on name changes. Welcome to almost 2006 because you can’t really change your name without sacrificing your firstborn.

Braking News

Forza Horizon 4 reaches 2 million players

More than 4.6 million hours of Forza Horizon 4 gameplay have been watched across Mixer, Twitch, YouTube and Facebook as of Oct. 9***

Players have logged more than 822.7 million miles

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/10/forza-horizon-4-sees-two-million-players-in-its-first-week/

Darwin Project also hit 2 million downloads

October 2018 update rolling out now

New Avatars, Alexa/Cortana integration, Dolby Vision, New Narrator https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/11/october-2018-xbox-update-available-now/

Project XCloud -

Uses the Azure cloud to stream console games to tablets, phone

https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/10/08/project-xcloud-microsofts-global-game-streaming-service

Connect your controllers via Bluetooth or use on-screen touch

Consoles remain the flagship - already up and running, not for public use yet

Microsoft is close to acquiring Obsidian (KOTOR, Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity)

Deal is 90% done

MS cancelled a game that nearly killed the studio near X1’s launch (Stormlands) but that was pre Phil Spencer

https://kotaku.com/sources-microsoft-is-close-to-buying-obsidian-1829614135  

The State of the Xbox Empire:With obsidian rumors what plausible studios would you want Xbox to target next?

Microsoft’s currently contains 12 studios

343 Industries – Halo series

Microsoft Casual Games – Solitaire, Mahjong, Minesweeper, Treasure Hunt

The Initiative

Turn 10 Studios – Forza Motorsport

Undead Labs – State of Decay

Lift London

Mojang – Minecraft

Ninja Theory – Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Playground Games  – Forza Horizon series

Rare

The Coalition – Gears of War series

Compulsion Games – We Happy Few

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has the best launch in franchise history

Origins sold twice as fast as Syndicate. No definitive number son Odyssee yet.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/10/assassins-creed-odyssey-has-the-franchises-best-launch-sales-of-this-generation

Warface is now available on Xbox One with exclusive content. If you’re not up for Black Ops or you’re pinching pennies, it’s free. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/09/warface-now-available-for-free-on-xbox-one/

For Honor (Former Games With Gold) getting a graphical remaster

10.16 - new lighting, PvE elements, part of the “Marching Fire” update https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/12/for-honor-graphical-remaster-launching-with-marching-fire-on-october-16/

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

What announcements would make XO18 worthwhile?

Splinter Cell?

Perfect Dark?

Conker?

Project Spark?

Ryse 2?

Why is Luke excited for Starlink?

Deals with Gold [definitely a skippable segment if running long]

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 25% off

As predicted...

Games with Gold

Xbox One: OvercookedXbox One: Livelock Xbox 360: Stuntman Ignition Xbox 360: Hitman Blood Money

Upcoming Titles:

Forza Horizon 4 (10.2)

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (10.5)

CoD: Black Ops 4 (10.12)

Red Dead Redemption 2 (10.26)

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.15)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Mega Man 11 (10.2)

WWE 2K18 (10.9)

LEGO DC Villains (10.16)

Starlink: Battle for Atlas (10.16)

Soul Calibur VI (10.19)

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Plugs

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Sean: http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancaprihttp://patreon.com/makeusbetter