Microsoft admits in a court filing as part of the proposed Activision-Blizzard acquisition that game sales suffer when games get added to Xbox Game Pass. We discuss why it doesn't really matter, why Game Pass matters for games both big and small, and more! Plus: why Kotick has to go if the acquisition is approved, Dead Island 2's release date changes AGAIN (but for the better this time!), and plenty more!
00:00:00 - Intro & Secret Single-Player Titanfall Game Reportedly Canceled by EA
00:03:36 - Xbox: Game Pass Cannibalizes Game Sales
00:23:23 - Kotick to Stay as CEO of Blizzard/Activision is Microsoft Deal is Blocked?
00:31:08 - Hi-Fi Rush Easter Egg Teases Evil Within 3?
00:41:21 - Dead Island 2’s Release Date Moves UP a Week
00:48:43 - Outro

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Xbox Game Pass: Good for Gamers, Bad for Game Sales? – Unlocked 582

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This episode is much cheerier than the last one as the news is (for the most part) much better! For instance, a new statement from the president of Square Enix strongly suggests that Xbox players will no longer be left behind on future Final Fantasy game releases – or any other game Square Enix makes. Plus: rumors of a new Doom being revealed at the upcoming Xbox Showcase heat up as Ryan implores Stella to play Doom Eternal, Assassin's Creed Shadows sounds like Ubisoft straight-up built a Splinter Cell game into it (mechanically speaking), and more!

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Another devastating wave of Xbox layoffs results in the closure of three Bethesda studios, including the makers of last year's shadow-dropped hit Hi-Fi Rush and the decorated developers of Prey. We do our best to make sense of the move from Microsoft, a company that has spent the better part of the past decade trying to add talent and get more exclusive games on its platforms.

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Trying to Make Sense of the Xbox Studio Closures – Unlocked 644

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Destin and Ryan dive into the most pleasant surprise of the week: an announcement of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, plus a fantastic reveal trailer to accompany it! We talk a bit about the first game and why we're so hyped for this one – plus why this Fall is suddenly looking mighty good for fans of first-person fantasy RPGs. Plus: Halo Infinite gets another excellent update that leads us into a discussion about more Xbox-based TV shows, we lament the single-player GTA5 DLC we never got, and more!

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Xbox Game Pass: Good for Gamers, Bad for Game Sales? – Unlocked 582

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