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Marvel's Midnight Suns creative director Jake Solomon joins us to discuss Firaxis' new superhero strategy-RPG -- including a couple of Easter eggs that big Marvel fans should look out for. Plus: Todd Howard gives a vague hint about what to expect from MachineGames' Indiana Jones game, we've got ideas for how to reinvigorate Xbox Games With Gold, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping

00:03:00 - Indiana Jones Game Is a 'Unique' Mash-Up of Different Genres

00:11:20 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview

00:14:13 - Xbox Games With Gold for December

00:24:41 - Will We Ever See a Ninja Gaiden Revival?

00:28:03 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Interview w/ Creative Director Jake Solomon

00:49:40 - Outro

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As Ubisoft Toronto developers discuss their design philosophy behind the Splinter Cell Remake and show off a bit of concept art, we react to their plans for Sam Fisher's long-awaited return. Plus: Dead Island 2 gets delayed again, Sonic the Hedgehog's co-creator gets arrested, Phil Spencer's "Call of Duty on PlayStation" press tour continues, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:39 - More Splinter Cell Concept Art Surfaces!

00:22:32 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview

00:25:19 - What’s the Deal with Dead Island 2?

00:31:44 - Phil Spencer Says CoD Will Stay on PlayStation (for the 100th time)

00:44:05 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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Our Xbox crew mourns the passing of legendary longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, discussing how his presence and performance in the Batman: Arkham games helped elevate not just those games but the entire superhero game genre. Plus: our impressions of this week's new Xbox-exclusive releases Somerville and Pentiment, CD Projekt Red shares notable news on both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3's next-gen update, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:58 - Halo Infinite Forge Impressions

00:07:18 - Somerville and Pentiment Are Here!

00:17:13 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Preview

00:20:10 - Remembering Kevin Conroy

00:34:45 - Rockstar Turns Down Eminem-led GTA Movie

00:45:11 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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Join Stella Chung, Parris Lilly, Gary Whitta, and Destin Legarie on covering the big news that Netflix announced a Gears of war movie and adult animated show in partnership with The Coalition, talking about the Halo Infinite Winter Update, and Take-Two Interactive’s new milestone with Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTAV.

00:00:00 - Intro & Our Thoughts on a Gears of War Movie/Series from Netflix

00:21:25 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast!

00:24:20 - Halo Infinite Winter Update Discussion

00:43:37 - GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 Hit New Milestones & Outro

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Subscribe to the horror series set in the universe of “The Callisto Protocol,” the hotly anticipated game from Striking Distance Studios.  

Helix Station was once the jewel of the Jovian system, but it’s been a decaying ghost ship ever since its Carpenter drive went supercritical. When a dangerous escaped criminal seeks refuge there, officers of the Black Iron Prison force a pair of veteran skip tracers to help recover him. But once on Helix, they discover murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from their past.

Starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside. IGN is publishing and distributing Helix Station in partnership with 
Striking Distance Studios, creator of the game The Callisto Protocol. The first two episodes of The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station 
are available now, with new episodes dropping every Thursday. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts.
 

Listen & Subscribe here!

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Phil Spencer went on quite a press tour this week, leaving us with a lot to discuss, including: a definitive end to the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation debate (or is it?), the ongoing Xbox first-party exclusive game drought, the prospect of price increases on Xbox hardware and/or software and/or services, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:42 - Phil Spencer & Call of Duty’s Future on PlayStation

00:12:20 - Will Elder Scrolls VI Be Xbox Exclusive?

00:21:05 - Where Are the First Party Exclusives?

00:48:17 - Outro

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Fallout 4 is getting a next-gen update for Xbox Series X|S, but is it going to be the only Fallout we get on this generation of Xbox consoles? We lament just how far away Fallout 5 probably is. Plus: Xbox sales figures continue to impress, we're concerned about the departures of the Rocksteady co-founders, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Fallout 4 Next Gen News!

00:17:10 - Xbox Sales & Game Pass are on Fire

00:29:04 - Silent Hill is Coming Back in a Big Way

00:37:03 - More News!

00:47:28 - Outro

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The Microsoft-vs.-Sony drama over Xbox's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard took another turn for the weird this week. We examine each company's latest effort to hilariously downplay themselves and talk up the other guy. Plus: our quick impressions of the just-released Xbox exclusive Scorn and the next-gen only, Game-Pass-day-one stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Requiem; Obsidian's future with Fallout, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Scorn Impressions!

00:12:20 - The Microsoft/Sony Soap Opera

00:39:11 - Microsoft Lays Off Close to 1000 Employees

00:41:26 - Obsidian’s Fallout Future & Outro

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We finally get some real numbers from Xbox Game Pass, including how much revenue it generated last year and how much Xbox is paying for the Ark games on Game Pass. Plus: one of the developers of Scorn joins us to discuss the imminent new body-horror adventure game, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping

00:03:28 - Xbox Game Pass Generates Billions

00:13:38 - Ark 2 on Game Pass

00:22:42 - Deathloop Takes Place in the Dishonored Universe?

00:29:20 - Scorn Dev Interview with Lazar Mesaros

00:49:25 - Outro

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We kick off this week's show with our hands-on impressions of Gotham Knights. Then, we spend the bulk of the show discussing the 10-year roadmap released by CD Projekt Red -- five Witcher games, a new Cyberpunk, and a new IP. Was it a good idea for them to be THIS transparent? What do we want out of new Cyberpunk and Witcher games? We talk about all that and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping

00:04:10 - Gotham Knights Preview Impressions!

00:14:13 - CD Project Red Announces Future Roadmap

01:04:48 - Is Legacy of Kain Making a Return?

01:11:05 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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