Begun, the Consolidation Wars Have!

In the heels of Sony Interactive Entertainment announcing their acquisition of legendary Halo/Destiny developer Bungie, The X Button hosts Alejandro and Paul unpack the latest gaming industry acquisition, and both remark some of the smart elements of said acquisition, and lament the ongoing consolidation plaguing the gaming industry. Also included: Call of Duty's less nebulous future on PlayStation, Final Fantasy VII Remake's sequel information coming soon, a new Xbox exclusive by Certain Affinity, Ubisoft dumbfounding NFT response and more!

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Last week delivered the most shocking gaming news in years with the acquisition of the century. Hosts Alejandro and Paul t talk the aftershocks of the Microsoft/Activision deal and Call of Duty's future on PlayStation, discuss Blizzard's new IP, the three new Star Wars games by Respawn, the imminent PS3 backwards compatibility and more! 

"Microsoft Chooses Violence, Acquires Activision Blizzard!" Reacts: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E70DXOLLiuI

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#Activision #Blizzard #CallofDuty #Microsoft #Xbox #Gamepass #StarWars #EA

In the second episode of "The X Button" for 2022, Alejandro and Paul go through an extensive list of the games they are most excited to see released in 2022 (give or take they're delayed eventually!)

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Microsoft dropped the biggest of nuclear bombs today, announcing the industry shaking news they got into an agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard. Lot to unpack, so listen to The X Button hosts Alejandro and Paul react and sift through the aftershocks of the colossal announcement!

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Happy New Year! The X Button Podcast is back with a new year of content and hosts Alejandro and Paul give their thoughts on the games that made an impact on them through 2021, from their honorable mentions, their most disappointing games, and ultimately, their individual Top 10 Games of 2021!

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#GameoftheYear2021 #GOTY2021

In the final episode of the year for The X Button, after talking about their last batch of played games, Paul and Alejandro reminisce about their favorite moments of 2021, from the crazy podcast specific stories, to some cherished 2021 gaming memories!

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In this week's episode of The X Button, Alejandro and Paul give their extensive thoughts over the campaign for Halo Infinite, and then go over the winners of the 2021 Game Awards and its bevy of announcements!

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"In life, sometimes we need an escape. Through XCape Media, we look to be a fun escape to come together and have fun with the happenings of the videogame industry and beyond. Podcasts, video reviews and much more!"

In this week's more traditional episode of The X Button, after talking some games, Alejandro and Paul dive into the bombshell news of PlayStation finally putting out a Game Pass competitor...sort of, talk about the rather complicated future that's coming for the Battlefield franchise, the death of the original Titanfall, Take Two Interactive playing dirty with trademarks and more!

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In this week's full episode of The X Button, Alejandro and Paul discuss the week's batch of big news (Game Awards GOTY nominees, The Wall Street Journal's Activision expose, MultiVersus officially announced, Saints Row's delay and more!), and then dive into a jam packed section of games played, from Paul's disastrous experience playing Battlefield 2042, Alejandro's not surprising experience playing Far Cry 6, their collective experience playing Halo Infinite's multiplayer and Demon's Souls and so much more!

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#GameAwards2021 #Battlefield2042 #HaloInfinite #FarCry6

In this week’s mammoth episode of “The X Button”, Alejandro and Paul talk some bombshell news (Halo Infinite launching its multiplayer component early, the disaster that is Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, and more!), discuss some of the games from their backlog, and jump straight into this week’s topics: What Games We Know Are Hated that We Love, and What’s The Future of Controller Accessibility!

#HaloInfinite #GTA

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"In life, sometimes we need an escape. Through XCape Media, we look to be a fun escape to come together and have fun with the happenings of the videogame industry and beyond. Podcasts, video reviews and much more!"