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This week, Ryan’s back from a long-needed vacation! We catch up on a new Lord of the Rings game coming from Weta Workshop and Private Division as well as talk about games we’re looking forward to hearing about at Gamescom next week! We also anticipate Marvel and Disney rolling out a brand new Games Showcase next month! Tons of fun stuff today, so join us in the comments!

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:50 - Private Division Working on a LOTR Game. Here's what we want.
00:18:39 - Xbox’s gamescom Showcase News
00:37:10 - Disney & Marvel’s Games Showcase Coming Sept. 9th
00:46:30 - Even More Game Delays!
00:50:16 - Outro

This week, Ryan’s back from a long needed vacation! We catch up on a new Lord of the Rings game coming from Weta Workshop and Private Division as well as talk about game’s we’re looking forward to hearing about at gamescom next week! We also anticipate Marvel and Disney rolling out a brand new Games Showcase next month! Tons of fun stuff today, so come join us in the comments!

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:04:50 - Private Division Working on a LOTR Game?

00:18:39 - Xbox’s gamescom Showcase News

00:37:10 - Disney & Marvel’s Games Showcase Coming Sept. 9th

00:46:30 - Even More Delays!

00:50:16 - Outro

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 With the news that the Xbox Series S Performance Boost benefiting developers after direct feedback, the Podcast Unlocked crew discusses the success of the Series S console and why they like it. In addition Activision Blizzard not only covered off on an upcoming Modern Warfare stream in the coming months, but there were also a few news bits about the merger with Microsoft that we missed last week. There was a hefty bit of news to discuss this week so join us as we discuss each story together this week on IGN's Podcast Unlocked.

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:01:47 - Xbox Series S to Get a Performance Boost

00:13:30 - Call of Duty: Next Announced

00:30:45 - Xbox Game Pass Tests Out a Family Plan

00:37:00 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Delayed 

00:43:28 - Even More News!

00:53:53 - Outro

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00:00:00 - Intro & Discord is Coming to Xbox!

00:06:57 - What Other Things Should Xbox Improve?

00:15:18 - Halo Infinite Co-op, No Matchmaking?

00:27:24 - What is the Xbox Summer Spotlight?

00:40:25 - Xbox Game Pass August

00:47:55 - What Are We Playing & Outro

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As two more big games get pushed into 2023 (Lord of the Rings: Gollum and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora), we take a look at the crush of major releases coming to Xbox next year and discuss what we're most looking forward to. Plus: a discussion on Ubisoft's latest Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell project cancellations and why we've been a bit disappointed in the major publisher in recent times.

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:08 - Our Thoughts on Ask Dusk Falls & FH5 Hot Wheels DLC 00:08:45 - More Games Delayed to 2023!
00:31:25 - What’s Up with Ubisoft?
00:50:53 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

00:00:00 - Intro 

00:01:08 - Our Thoughts on Ask Dusk Falls & FH5 Hot Wheels DLC

00:08:45 - More Games Delayed to 2023!

00:31:25 - What’s Up with Ubisoft?

00:50:53 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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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