In this week's full episode of The X Button, Alejandro and Paul dive into some juicy news that came out of the recent quarterly earnings report for companies like Activision, Square Enix and Take Two, and then talk some games like some early impressions of games like Mario Party Superstars, Forza Horizon 5 and Call of Duty Vanguard & more!

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In this week's "The X Button, Alejandro and Paul discuss crazy news (Ubisoft embraces NFT's and Blockchain Games, Microsoft and Sega make an alliance, Red Dead Redemption Remaster & More!), and then talk some  games like Paul's gushing over his recent playthrough of Resident Evil Village and Alejandro's brief experience with Guardians of the Galaxy and his ongoing full playthrough of the Metroid Prime Trilogy!

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In this week's episode of the X Button, Alejandro and Paul go through some interesting news tidbits (Halo Infinite's Campaign Overview, Horizon QOL details, Guardians of the Galaxy Reviews and more), they're joined by their friend PJ AKA Jayohkay for a spoiler filled talk about the good, the bad and the what could be improved about Metroid Dread!

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In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro and Paul go off on a couple news (Nintendo pushing its luck with the Nintendo Switch Online, DC's games talk, September NPD results & more), and then are joined by their friend Zac to talk their recently played games before discussing this week's topic: the highs and lows of Metroid Dread!

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#Metroid #MetroidDread #Nintendo

In this week's full episode of The X Button, hosts Alejandro and Paul tackle the bevy of news from September 27-October 3rd (PlayStation buys Bluepoint! Konami is back & more!), talk about their recent gaming experiences (Halo Infinite, Gamepass Smorgasbord, Castlevania: Advanced Collection), argue about their wildly different experiences over the "Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin" demo, and reveal the story of how they chose their preferred console to play! 

Watch us replay the Halo series in the road to Halo Infinite!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKgBUa_Umg&t=552s

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - Intro/Housekeeping

3:45 - We're Playing Through The HALO Series!

Press X for News (News from the week of September 27 - October 3rd)

07:37 - PlayStation acquiring Bluepoint

12:49 - Konami is making a comeback

29:53 - Insomniac's Spider-Man 2 going on a darker direction

36:46 - Twisted Metal coming back via Destruction All Stars dev

40:10 - Nintendo denies Bloomberg's report about 4K dev kits for Switch

43:30 - God of War Ragnarok's reason for delay revealed!

49:24 - Grand Theft Auto remasters get rated in South Korea

52:25 - Notable game releases of the week (Alan Wake Remastered, Far Cry 6, New Nintendo Switch + Metroid Dread)

Games We've Been Playing 

58:25 - Thoughts on Smash's Final Character Reveal (Sora!)

1:06:00 - What has Alejandro played (Halo Infinite Flight, bunch of Gamepass stuff

1:15:43 - What has Paul played (Destiny 2, Spider-Man Remastered, Death Stranding Director's Cut, Castlevania: Advanced Collection)

THIS WEEK'S TOPICS

1:29:15 -  TOPIC #1: STRANGER OF PARADISE RAVE & RANT!

1:51:21 - TOPIC #2: Our Console Preference History Revealed!

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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 "The X Button", the new video format of splitting the show into two topics doesn't affect the audio version, and in turn gives us more meaty discussions in regards to a previous week's bevy of news and the games we're playing, and the topic at hand! Join cohosts Alejandro and Paul as they discuss the big news from September 20-27 (Chris Pratt as Mario? Titanfall 3 confusion? The Last of Us TV Show first look!), and then move on to talk about their recent thoughts on big games like Deathloop/Kena/Death Stranding, and then move into these weeks topics like the value of the masterpiece, and what games we thought we wouldn't like, that we ended up liking!

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In this week's "The X Button", Paul and Alejandro GUSH over their child like joy over "Kena: Bridge of Spirits", talk about Quantic Dream developing a new Star Wars game and the divisive nature of the studio's games, an update on the recent happenings over the Apple vs Epic lawsuit, and then go on a full discussion about game's as a tool for education in this week's topic!

Starting next week, the current format of the show is being split into two individual posts over the week. The news section becomes its own show on Mondays. What we've been playing and this week's topics out on Wednesdays!

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Arkane's "Deathloop" has finally come out as the big high profile exclusive for the PlayStation 5 in 2021, and hosts Alejandro and Paul give their extensive thoughts on one of the year's highest profile games. 

For this week's news, "Dying Light 2" and "Battlefield 2042" get delayed to less than ideal dates, all signs point to Insomniac's "Wolverine" aiming for an M rating, "God of War" creative director Cory Barlog explains why "God of War: Ragnarok" concludes the Norse saga for the series and NVIDIA accidentally leaks a bunch of potential unannounced games. Finally, Paul brings back our weekly topics from our early episodes, where we focus this week on elements from games we wish would stop, and what things we wish could come back. All this and more in a new episode of "The X Button"!

Paul is working on "Sea of Choices"!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LCIV13J4x4&ab_channel=SeaofChoices

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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!"

The X Button hosts analyse the highs and lows of the long belated PlayStation Showcase for 2021, from the excitement of the KOTOR Remake, Marvel's Wolverine, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, to the less exciting third party repeat showings!

Watch our Live Reaction to the Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fymYGKpPQXw&ab_channel=XCapeMedia

"The X Button" is now shifting episode release dates to Fridays moving forward!

Time Stamps:

-Paul survived Hurricane Ida: 0:28 - 8:13

- What Have We Been Playing: 8:14 - 11:58

PlayStation Showcase  Analysis

- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake: 11:59 - 19:28

- Project EVE: 19:29 - 23:07

- Tiny Tina's Wonderland: 23:08 - 26:30

- Forspoken: 26:31 - 35:18

- Rainbow Six: Extraction: 35:19 - 38:08

- Alan Wake Remastered: 38:09 - 41:30

- Grand Theft Auto V: 41:31 - 44:43

- Ghostwire Tokyo: 44:44 - 47:44

- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: 47:45 - 48:52

- Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines: 48:53 - 50:44

-Deathloop: 50:45 - 52:48

-Kid Am Nesia: 52:57 - 53:52

-TChia: 53:52 - 55:07

PlayStation Studios Announcements

- Uncharted The Legacy of Thieves Collection: 55:08 -  59:42

- Marvel's Wolverine/Marvel's Spider-Man 2: 59:43 - 1:06:13

- Gran Turismo 7: 1:06:14 - 1:06:49

- God of War Ragnarok/Closing Thoughts: 1:06:50 - 1:31:43

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Art by: Zachity Jones AKA Pathological Loser  

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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!"