iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 64! Sean played Fallout 76, Battlefield V, and is nearing the end of Assassin’s Creed. Luke tried his first Final Fantasy game ever, tackled some ID@Xbox titles, and continues to enjoy Black Ops 4 with friends. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: Steamworld Dig 2, FFXVPE, and Horizon Chase Turbo.

Sean: Fallout 76, The Long Journey Home, Battlefield V, Star Link.

Braking News

Games With Gold has been announced for the month of December. Qube 2 (X1), Never Alone (X1), Dragon Age II (X360), Mercenaries (OGX) https://majornelson.com/2018/11/27/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-december-2018/

This is the first time an OG Xbox title has been released as a Games With Gold title.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gets endless “Mastery Levels” for endless upgrading.

https://www.windowscentral.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-mastery-levels-allow-you-level-till-end-time

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Legacy of the First Blade, Episode 1: Available December 4. Episodic post-launch content available with $40 Season Pass or with Gold Edition.

https://www.gamespot.com/videos/assassins-creed-odyssey-first-dlc-releases-next-we/2300-6447437/

Battlefront 2 free with EA Access

https://www.windowscentral.com/star-wars-battlefront-ii-joins-ea-access-vault

Xbox Onesie available on Friday. Fallout 76 version also available.

https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-onesie-back-and-time-you-can-buy-one

Obsidian will reveal new game from two of the original Fallout's creators, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky.

https://www.windowscentral.com/obsidian-entertainment-teases-upcoming-space-rpg-steampunk-ads

inXile working on Wasteland Remaster. Inspired Fallout series.

https://www.windowscentral.com/inxile-entertainment-working-original-wasteland-remaster

Pit Stop Topics

Games we’re genuinely planning to get to over the next month (not just backlog stuff)

Luke: Sniper Elite 4

Sean: Red Dead Redemption 2

Game Pass spotlight: Darksiders 1 & 2 are both available via Game Pass

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

From Adam Leonhardt: I want to know one thing @MLSReserves hates about the Xbox. There HAS to be something. No backing out just because you’re the most positive person on the face of the planet

From @Jim7 - I want to carpool. Have you ever used your phone or tablet as a controller?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Battlefield V (11.20)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (1.18.18)

Resident Evil 2 (1.25.18)

Kingdom Hearts 3 (1.25.18)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserves

http://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri

http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 63! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke continues to enjoy Spyro: Reignited, Mutant Football League, and the back catalog of Game Pass titles. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: AC: Odyssey, Mutant Football League, and Spyro: Reignited.

Sean: Assassin’s Creed, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.

Braking News

Sony has bowed out of E3.

Phil Spencer makes clear statement that Xbox will be at E3 with plenty to announce

“A lot to share with fans at E3 2019. Always a high point of the year to witness the industry’s creativity and the energy of the community. “

Discless Xbox rumored to launch in 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/11/17/report-microsoft-working-on-a-radical-new-xbox-for-2019/

Game Pass reaches 200 titles https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/18/xbox-game-pass-over-200-games-one-x/

Adaptive Controller makes TIME’s collection of best inventions. http://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2018/5454205/xbox-adaptive-controller/  

The Black Friday Super Sale has launchedhttps://majornelson.com/2018/11/14/black-friday-starts-today-for-xbox-live-gold-members/

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

What are we thankful for in the land of Xbox gaming?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 61! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke continues to enjoy Spyro: Reignited, Mutant Football League, and the back catalog of Game Pass titles. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: AC: Odyssey, Mutant Football League, and Spyro: Reignited.

Sean: Assassin’s Creed, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.

Braking News

Sony has bowed out of E3.

Phil Spencer makes clear statement that Xbox will be at E3 with plenty to announce

“A lot to share with fans at E3 2019. Always a high point of the year to witness the industry’s creativity and the energy of the community. “

Discless Xbox rumored to launch in 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/11/17/report-microsoft-working-on-a-radical-new-xbox-for-2019/

Game Pass reaches 200 titles https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/18/xbox-game-pass-over-200-games-one-x/

Adaptive Controller makes TIME’s collection of best inventions. http://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2018/5454205/xbox-adaptive-controller/  

The Black Friday Super Sale has launchedhttps://majornelson.com/2018/11/14/black-friday-starts-today-for-xbox-live-gold-members/

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

What are we thankful for in the land of Xbox gaming?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4frGoogle Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 61! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke played a number of ID@Xbox titles and he’s got some thoughts on several of them. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: My Memory of Us, Guns Gore and Cannoli 2, Super Volley Blast

Sean: Assassin’s Creed

Braking News

XO18 is set to for this upcoming weekend.

State of Decay 2 updates

Forge Expansion for Shadow of the Tomb Raider

PUBG news

News on Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2, and Forza Horizon 4.

www.twitter.com/Xbox  

Suicide Squad characters have joined PUBG

The Joker and Harley Quinn are now characters in PUBG. They are $45!

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/07/harley-and-joker-pubg-skins-now-available/

Starlink will be getting more content.

Luke’s close personal friends at Starlink are planning to continue support for Starlink. They also congratulated Luke on 1K. Which means they’re BFF.

StarlinkGame‏ @StarlinkGame -Congrats on the 1K, pilot! We do plan on continuing to support Starlink. Stay tuned for more information!

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

Joseph Moran @MRBadBit - Assuming the Next Box is out by 2020. As leaks and rumors suggest, is there really a reason to buy an Xbox One X. Before you say yeah the “most powerful blah blah” the console is 500 dollars, and it won’t be the most powerful for much longer. Thoughts?... Bawwww.

Blaze Knight - What Xbox game do you have the best memories with?]

@XboxCanada - We'd love to know if you've found any hidden gems in @XboxGamePass or any titles that everybody needs to try. If you're answer doesn't include #IDARB, you're missing out!

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Blizzard recently received a wide range of reactions to their mobile Diablo announcement. Reactions ranged from boos in the crowds, snarky comments, to Twitter tirades. How should gamers go about dissenting with game developers, publishers, or decisions in the gamersphere?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4frGoogle Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 61! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke tackled Spryo, struggles with the psychological challenges of deleting a game and of course, the two chat X018 reactions. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: AC: Odyssey, Grip:Combat Racing, and Spyro: Reignited.

Sean: Assassin’s Creed, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.

Braking News

XO18 brought a slew of announcements. https://kotaku.com/everything-xbox-announced-during-xo18-1830362310/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Microsoft acquires two RPG focused studios

Obsidian Entertainment (KOTOR, Fallout: New Vegas)

InXile (Wasteland, Bard’s Tale)

Crackdown 3 release date is February 15, 2019

Crackdown 1 available until November 30th, is X Enhanced

Game Pass getting a 16 new titles over the next few months. Standouts include

PUBG

Hellblade

Ori 1 and 2

14 titles getting Mouse and Keyboard support. Standouts include

DayZ

Warframe

War Thunder

Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 4, and State of Decay 2 are each getting new content

SoT - The Arena - combat heavy focused gameplay for faster and more competitive experiences

SoD2 - Zedhunter update coming with new weapons and…?

FH4 - Fortune Island - drift heavy, winding roads with lots of storm effects

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserves

http://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri

http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/makeusbetterJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/DM7CvMB

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 60! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke played so much Starlink..just...so much. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: Starlink, Outlast, Blood Sweat and Pixels

Sean: Assassin’s Creed

Braking News

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PChttps://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-game-pass-pc/

Xbox hardware up 95%, gaming revenue up 44% to $2.7 billionhttps://www.vg247.com/2018/10/24/xbox-hardware-sales-up-95-percent/

ID@Xbox Celebrates Release of 1,000 Titleshttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/30/idxbox-hits-1000-title-milestone/

3,000 Studios, 67 countries, $1B in revenue.

Examples: Studio MDHR’s Cuphead, Fullbright’s Tacoma, playdead’s INSIDE, Chucklefish’s Stardew Valley, Matt Makes Games’ Celeste, Team17’s Overcooked 2, Dark Star’s Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

Game Pass adds new games for the second week in a row.

Grip Combat Racing launches day and date.

Olli Olli 2, Sniper Elite 4, Sheltered, Rise and Shine

MORE games at XO18

Games With Gold has been announced.

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Backward Compatibility titles added today. http://mjr.mn/BackCompat

Just Cause, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

John Wahl - A MegaDad - @Wahlnut77

Which old, abandoned Xbox franchise do you see being most likely to make a successful comeback in the next few years? Perfect Dark? Viva Piñata? Crimson Skies?

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Great games vs “Fun” Games

Early impressions around the community for Red Dead are suggesting that the game is slow in the beginning, but vastly impressive. It’s certainly a contender for Game of the Year but some are saying simply “it’s not for me”.

Does a game need to be “fun” for you to enjoy it? Should everyone try a Last of Us or Red Dead simply for the experience?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs Luke: http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

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

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4frGoogle Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 61! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke played a number of ID@Xbox titles and he’s got some thoughts on several of them. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: My Memory of Us, Guns Gore and Cannoli 2, Super Volley Blast

Sean: Assassin’s Creed

Braking News

XO18 is set to for this upcoming weekend.

State of Decay 2 updates

Forge Expansion for Shadow of the Tomb Raider

PUBG news

News on Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2, and Forza Horizon 4.

www.twitter.com/Xbox  

Suicide Squad characters have joined PUBG

The Joker and Harley Quinn are now characters in PUBG. They are $45!

https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/11/07/harley-and-joker-pubg-skins-now-available/

Starlink will be getting more content.

Luke’s close personal friends at Starlink are planning to continue support for Starlink. They also congratulated Luke on 1K. Which means they’re BFF.

StarlinkGame‏ @StarlinkGame -Congrats on the 1K, pilot! We do plan on continuing to support Starlink. Stay tuned for more information!

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

Joseph Moran @MRBadBit - Assuming the Next Box is out by 2020. As leaks and rumors suggest, is there really a reason to buy an Xbox One X. Before you say yeah the “most powerful blah blah” the console is 500 dollars, and it won’t be the most powerful for much longer. Thoughts?... Bawwww.

Blaze Knight - What Xbox game do you have the best memories with?]

@XboxCanada - We'd love to know if you've found any hidden gems in @XboxGamePass or any titles that everybody needs to try. If you're answer doesn't include #IDARB, you're missing out!

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Blizzard recently received a wide range of reactions to their mobile Diablo announcement. Reactions ranged from boos in the crowds, snarky comments, to Twitter tirades. How should gamers go about dissenting with game developers, publishers, or decisions in the gamersphere?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs

Luke:http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

Sean:http://twitter.com/seancapri http://twitch.tv/seancapri

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/makeusbetterJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/DM7CvMB

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 60! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke played so much Starlink..just...so much. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: Starlink, Outlast, Blood Sweat and Pixels

Sean: Assassin’s Creed

Braking News

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PChttps://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-game-pass-pc/

Xbox hardware up 95%, gaming revenue up 44% to $2.7 billionhttps://www.vg247.com/2018/10/24/xbox-hardware-sales-up-95-percent/

ID@Xbox Celebrates Release of 1,000 Titleshttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/30/idxbox-hits-1000-title-milestone/

3,000 Studios, 67 countries, $1B in revenue.

Examples: Studio MDHR’s Cuphead, Fullbright’s Tacoma, playdead’s INSIDE, Chucklefish’s Stardew Valley, Matt Makes Games’ Celeste, Team17’s Overcooked 2, Dark Star’s Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

Game Pass adds new games for the second week in a row.

Grip Combat Racing launches day and date.

Olli Olli 2, Sniper Elite 4, Sheltered, Rise and Shine

MORE games at XO18

Games With Gold has been announced.

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Backward Compatibility titles added today. http://mjr.mn/BackCompat

Just Cause, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

John Wahl - A MegaDad - @Wahlnut77

Which old, abandoned Xbox franchise do you see being most likely to make a successful comeback in the next few years? Perfect Dark? Viva Piñata? Crimson Skies?

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Great games vs “Fun” Games

Early impressions around the community for Red Dead are suggesting that the game is slow in the beginning, but vastly impressive. It’s certainly a contender for Game of the Year but some are saying simply “it’s not for me”.

Does a game need to be “fun” for you to enjoy it? Should everyone try a Last of Us or Red Dead simply for the experience?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs Luke: http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

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

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/makeusbetterJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/DM7CvMB

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 60! Sean played Assassin’s Creed. Luke played so much Starlink..just...so much. Buckle up and drive safe.

What We’re Playing

Luke: Starlink, Outlast, Blood Sweat and Pixels

Sean: Assassin’s Creed

Braking News

Microsoft plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PChttps://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-game-pass-pc/

Xbox hardware up 95%, gaming revenue up 44% to $2.7 billionhttps://www.vg247.com/2018/10/24/xbox-hardware-sales-up-95-percent/

ID@Xbox Celebrates Release of 1,000 Titleshttps://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/30/idxbox-hits-1000-title-milestone/

3,000 Studios, 67 countries, $1B in revenue.

Examples: Studio MDHR’s Cuphead, Fullbright’s Tacoma, playdead’s INSIDE, Chucklefish’s Stardew Valley, Matt Makes Games’ Celeste, Team17’s Overcooked 2, Dark Star’s Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

Game Pass adds new games for the second week in a row.

Grip Combat Racing launches day and date.

Olli Olli 2, Sniper Elite 4, Sheltered, Rise and Shine

MORE games at XO18

Games With Gold has been announced.

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Backward Compatibility titles added today. http://mjr.mn/BackCompat

Just Cause, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

John Wahl - A MegaDad - @Wahlnut77

Which old, abandoned Xbox franchise do you see being most likely to make a successful comeback in the next few years? Perfect Dark? Viva Piñata? Crimson Skies?

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show

Great games vs “Fun” Games

Early impressions around the community for Red Dead are suggesting that the game is slow in the beginning, but vastly impressive. It’s certainly a contender for Game of the Year but some are saying simply “it’s not for me”.

Does a game need to be “fun” for you to enjoy it? Should everyone try a Last of Us or Red Dead simply for the experience?

Games with Gold

Battlefield 1 (11.1 - 11.30)

Race The Sun (11.16 - 12.15)

Assassin’s Creed (11.1 - 11.15)

Dante’s Inferno (11.16 - 11.30)

Upcoming Titles:

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.14)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Darksiders 3 (11.27)

Just Cause 4 (12.4)

Plugs Luke: http://twitter.com/MLSReserveshttp://mixer.com/insipidghost

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

iTunes: https://goo.gl/CMv4fr Google Play: https://goo.gl/3Z3ege

Support on Patreon: http://patreon.com/makeusbetterJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/DM7CvMB

The Most HorsePowerful Podcast On The Internet, The Xbox Drive is back with Episode 59! Sean played Assassin’s Creed and Forza Horizon 4. Luke played Starlink: Battle For Atlas, Guns Gore & Cannoli 2, and more evergreen titles. Buckle up and drive safe.

Braking News

Left 4 Dead 1&2, Portal: Still Alive, Orange Box now Enhanced for X

Gamers have played over 1 billion hours of Xbox 360 and Original Xbox games on Xbox One    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/18/classic-valve-titles-enhanced-backward-compatibility/#e3CaiGjvAyqk4xQq.99

Forza Horizon 4 ranks 7th on NPD for September, doing so with only five days on the market.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-24-npd-marvels-spider-man-was-the-biggest-playstation-exclusive-launch-ever

Sinner: Sacrifice For Redemption launches into Game Pass, also out on other systems.

The game looks like a boss-battle heavy, souls like game. Fascinating art style of grayscale.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/18/sinner-sacrifice-for-redemption-xbox-one-and-xbox-game-pass/

Dead Island Riptide, Hello Neighbor, Outlast, >Observer are now available in Game Pass!

2Spooky for Halloween Event

https://majornelson.com/2018/10/22/xbox-game-pass-dead-island-riptide-de-outlast-and-more-arrive-in-time-for-halloween/

More news about Rockstar. Our angle: How will this affect the sales of RDR2? Do we think communities will respond to this by voting with their wallets? Will the industry be changed?

Compare to micro-transaction debate/changes made to EA Battlefront, WB Shadow of War

Employees could be removed from the credits. Bonuses are tied to finishing coupled with review scores.

https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466

Fallout 76 B.E.T.A launched on Xbox One in specific zones. Other consoles a week later.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-76-betas-date-release-time-on-xbox-how-to-/1100-6462394/

Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode delayed to Spring 2019

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-24-battlefield-5-gets-its-battle-royale-mode-spring-2019

The Car Pool - Listener Questions

Josh Stapleton @MTTGStreetTeam: People tend to think cartoony games are "Nintendo games" and 3rd person action/adventure are "PlayStation games". What is an "Xbox game" (FPS space shooter like Gears or Halo?), and does first party Xbox exclusives need to focus on those types of games or break the mold?

Juan Pedro Garcia‏ @JPGARCIA04 I tend to think Xbox has hits in almost every category.  Halo halo 1st person shooter, gears third person shooter, Ori is a platform, Forza is racing.

Cruise Control - Topic of the Show [Possible Topics added]

What announcements would make X018 worthwhile?

Deals with Gold

Spooktober event - LOTS of spooky games on sale for 360 and Xbox One. Of note, many of these titles are available in Game Pass. Their extra content, season passes, and DLC is on sale though.

Games with Gold

Xbox One: Overcooked Xbox One: Victor Vran Xbox 360: Stuntman Ignition Xbox 360: Hitman Blood Money

Upcoming Titles:

Red Dead Redemption 2 (10.26)

Hitman 2 (11.13)

Fallout 76 (11.15)

Battlefield V (11.20)

Under the Radar:

LEGO DC Villains (10.16)

Starlink: Battle for Atlas (10.16)

Soul Calibur VI (10.19)

Just Cause 4 (11.3)

Spyro Reignited (11.13)

Plugs

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