The Most Horse-Powerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 87! Sean played an ID@Xbox title, Black Paradox! Luke returned to the Sea of Thieves and started playing Lost Planet. Buckle up and drive safe!

The Playlist

Luke: Sea of Thieves, Lost Planet, Power Rangers BFTG

Sean: Black Paradox, Nier Automata

Braking News

Microsoft Patent Imagines an Xbox Controller Customized for Gamers With Visual Impairment.

Controller features a bump matrix display, capable of displaying braille characters, that’s positioned where a gamer’s fingers could easily reach. The controller also features a series of paddles, reminiscent of the Xbox Elite Controller, but instead of accommodating itchy trigger fingers, they’re designed to allow gamers to quickly send chat messages, encoded in braille, using various trigger combinations. The paddles could be used for gameplay too, but the patent also suggests they’d provide an alternate way to receive braille messages using advanced haptics, with letters being delivered based on which combination of paddles were vibrating.

https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-patent-imagines-an-xbox-controller-customized-1834579413?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Scalebound was cancelled because “both sides” made mistakes according to Platinum Games director Atsushi Inaba.

Watching fans getting angry at Microsoft over the cancellation wasn't easy for us to watch. Because the reality is, when any game in development can't get released it's because both sides failed.

There were a lot of painful lessons, but that helped us grow as a studio. We obviously can't go into details about it, because there are rules of engagement as a developer. We want to make sure that the publisher who gave us a chance to make a game in the first place isn't treated poorly. The truth is, we don't like to see Microsoft take the brunt of the fan ire because game development is hard and both sides learned lessons, for sure…

https://www.windowscentral.com/platinumgames-says-scalebound-was-cancelled-because-both-sides-failed

Borderlands 3 gets a gameplay reveal. The game looks fantastic and a natural evolution of Borderlands 2. Entirely playable offline, multiple planets, more gore, and improved leveling. Much of the news has been dominated by Randy Pitchford’s social media discomforts.

https://www.windowscentral.com/borderlands-3-preview

Ghost Recon World Premiere Event on May 9. Unveiling what the future holds for the franchise.https://twitter.com/GhostRecon/status/1125441958606929920

ID@Xbox Game Fest From May 7-27, ID@Xbox will be unearthing some of the ID@Xbox program’s hidden gems for players to discover. Beginning this week until May 20, we will focus on Gaming for Everyone and feature diverse stories, voices, creators, and characters across 31 participating titles. We’ll wrap up the month (May 21-27) with an ID@Xbox Super Sale highlighting even more games that have released through the ID@Xbox program.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/05/08/id-xbox-game-fest/#VOxsqiXzCwvhKmL6.99

The Car Pool - Listener Question

Seamus McIsaac @FamousSeamus: So I just got Game Pass, any recommendations?

We answer this question often.

Obvious: Gears, Wolfensteins, Halos, Rocket League, Division, Doom.

Luke’s Gems: Dead Island, Wargroove, Return to Arkham

Sean’s Gems: Ori and the Blind Forest, Sky Force Reloaded, Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Drew MacMillan @dmacmill: What was your first game console/handheld, and why?

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Your boys are going to E3!Plugs

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