00:00:00 - Intro & SDCC Info!

00:02:18 - Halo Infinite Co-op Campaign Beta is great!

00:13:15 - Halo Veteran Devs Start a New AAA Studio

00:39:56 - Grounded Gets a TV Adaptation

00:47:58 - As Dusk Falls & New Game Pass Games

00:55:00 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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Lots of Halo Infinite talk this week! First we discuss our hands-on impressions of the just-released online co-op beta, then we dive into the wave of key staff departures from the Infinite development team and wonder if it’s a bad sign for a game that’s supposed to be a long-term platform for the future of Halo. Plus: Grounded gets a TV show adaptation, and more!

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 - Intro & SDCC Info!
00:02:18 - Halo Infinite Co-op Campaign Beta is great!
00:13:15 - Halo Veteran Devs Start a New AAA Studio
00:39:56 - Grounded Gets a TV Adaptation
00:47:58 - As Dusk Falls & New Game Pass Games
00:55:00 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:08:56 - Halo 2 Earthcity Demo Returning?

00:27:00 - Respawn Hiring for an Unannounced Single Player Game

00:36:03 - Skull and Bones Finally Gets a Release Date

00:45:55 - Games with Gold Removing Xbox 360 Games Soon

00:50:25 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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The Halo caretakers and developers at 343 Industries are making a major piece of lost Halo history playable: the infamous Halo 2 E3 2003 campaign demo that never made it into the final game. We react to this fantastic surprise and recall the Halo 2 hype from that time. Plus: a plea for proper, native Xbox Game Pass support on the Steam Deck, our thoughts on the potential Apex Legends Universe single-player game that Respawn might be making (aka Titanfall 3?), our reaction to the long-awaited gameplay reveal of Skull & Bones, and more!

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:56 - Halo 2 Earthcity Demo Returning? 00:27:00 - Respawn Hiring for an Unannounced Single Player Game 00:36:03 - Skull and Bones Finally Gets a Release Date 00:45:55 - Games with Gold Removing Xbox 360 Games Soon 00:50:25 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

As a talented and decorated game developer joins BioWare to work on the next Mass Effect game, we discuss what the nature of her role means for when we can reasonably expect Mass Effect 5 to get done. Spoiler: it's probably going to be quite a while! Plus: predictions for Ubisoft's just-announced September showcase, your chance to try out Halo Infinite's campaign co-op mode, and more!

TIMECODES:
00:00:00 - Intro & GotG writer Mary DeMarle joins BioWare
00:24:01 - Ubisoft 'Multi-Game' Showcase Coming in September
00:34:04 - GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption remasters scrapped?
00:41:56 - New Co-op mode for Halo Infinite
00:49:12 - Game Pass Games for July
00:54:40 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

00:00:00 - Intro & GotG writer Mary DeMarle joins BioWare

00:24:01 - Ubisoft 'Multi-Game' Showcase Coming in September

00:34:04 - GTA IV and Read Dead Redemption remasters scrapped?

00:41:56 - New Co-op mode for Halo Infinite

00:49:12 - Game Pass Games for July

00:54:40 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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Yes, you're reading that right: Xbox Series X and S outsold the PS5 in Japan, of all places, both individually and combined. We discuss this small victory for Xbox in Japan as well as the bigger picture. Plus: we debate the proposed inclusion of microtransactions in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and their effect on the industry at large (including the upcoming Diablo 4), our reaction to Overwatch 2 overwriting the original game, and more!

TIMECODES
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Xbox Outsells PlayStation in Japan
22:57 - Halo Master Chief Collection Gets Microtransactions
43:39 - Will Microsoft Change Blizzard's Microtransaction Tactics?
51:38 - Overwatch 2 Replacing Original Game
59:10 - July Xbox Games With Gold
1:00:11 - DICE Doubling Down on Battlefield
1:06:54 - Tony Hawk 3 and 4 Remasters Cancelled
1:11:31 - Trivia and Outro

0:00 - Intro

1:25 - Xbox Outsells PlayStation in Japan

22:57 - Halo Master Chief Collection Gets Microtransactions

43:39 - Will Microsoft Change Blizzard's Microtransaction Tactics?

51:38 - Overwatch 2 Replacing Original Game

59:10 - July Xbox Games With Gold

1:00:11 - DICE Doubling Down on Battlefield

1:06:54 - Tony Hawk 3 and 4 Remasters Cancelled

1:11:31 - Trivia and Outro

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We take one last, definitive look back on the Xbox Showcase and the Xbox Showcase Extended now that the dust has settled. We've got some constructive criticism for Microsoft, but we also gush about our favorite games from the event, such as High on Life, Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Starfield.

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If you missed it when it aired live, here's our reaction show immediately following the Xbox Showcase from Sunday, June 12. We discussed the long-awaited gameplay reveal of Starfield, what Xbox's exclusive lineup for the rest of this year looks like, Redfall, Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 reactions, our favorite games of the show, and more!

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