The Xbox Series X/S preorders went about as well as the PS5s did. Did we all get one? Maybe. At least we have some good Xbox news to discuss: they have purchased Bethesda and they have a great new mobile app.

Also on the show:

Everyone’s Playing Hades

The Game Awards Will Be Back This Year

(Apologies for some background noise this week, Ciaran is moving house!)

Hosts:

Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil

Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley

Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo

Episode Timecodes

INTRO

00:00:10 - Hello

00:01:10 - Today On The Show

THE NEWS

00:01:40 - Listen To Our Bonus Episode

00:02:10 - Buying An Xbox Series X/S Was Hard

00:10:40 - People Accidentally Buying Xbox One S

00:13:50 - Xbox Storage Is Expensive

00:19:00 - Great New Xbox App

00:26:00 - Xbox Will Probably Buy More Studios

00:28:50 - Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be “Slightly Shorter”

00:34:45 - Yakuza Movie In The Works

00:37:45 - The Game Awards Are Back This December

00:44:20 - Amazon Announces Gaming Streaming Service

00:52:10 - Among Us 2 Cancelled

WHAT WE’VE BEEN PLAYING

00:57:25 - We’re All Playing Hades

01:05:50 - Kingdom of Amalur Re-Reckoning Impressions

OUTRO

01:12:30 - Episode 100 Plans

01:15:30 - Goodbye

Resources:

Eurogamer

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Be “Slightly Shorter” Than The Witcher 3 Because Players Complained The Witcher 3 Was “Too Long”

IGN

Amazon Luna: Everything We Know About The New Video Game Streaming Service

Yakuza Movie Being Developed By Sega

Kotaku

A Lot of People Accidentally Bought A Xbox One X Yesterday

It’ll Cost At Least $359 To Upgrade Your Xbox Series S/X Hard Drive

Polygon

Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards Returns Dec. 10

The Sixth Axis

Among Us 2 Cancelled As Decs Choose To Focus On Improving Among Us

VG24/7

Microsoft Will Consider More Developer Acquisitions Because It’s Harder To Build Studios

New Xbox App Beta Lets You Download Xbox Games Before You Buy Them

Arcade Couch Credits:

Music by: Dylan Blight

Art by: Cherie Henriques

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