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It's all about Halo this week – save for our first hands-on impressions of Gears of War: E-Day's impressive Horde Siege multiplayer mode at the end of the episode – as we discuss not only our thoughts on the just-released Halo 1 remake, Campaign Evolved, but also the future of Steve Downes in the role of Master Chief, what we'd want (and in Halo 2's case, demand!) from potential remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3, where the mainline series goes from here, and more!

00:00:00 - Halo: Campaign Evolved
01:06:32 - Gears of War: E-Day
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Fallout: New Vegas game director Josh Sawyer will lead a new Fallout game at Obsidian, giving RPG fans what they've wanted for a long time, even if it's under less-than-ideal industry circumstances. We talk all about this huge new development for Xbox, including what engine it might run on. Plus: id Software is still very much alive, but what will they do next? We debate that before we conclude by lamenting the reported cancellation of a Halo multiplayer project from the studio run by the multiplayer lead on Halo 2.

00:00:00 - Intro & -Obsidian Cancels Avowed 2 for Fallout

00:34:16 - What Engine will Obsidian use for Fallout?

00:44:14 - Future of id Software
01:02:01 - Cancelled Halo multiplayer
01:14:45 - Outro
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The axe has fallen at Xbox, and while the result is thousands more job losses, the silver lining is that no studios are being closed. We try to figure out who might've bought Undead Labs (State of Decay 3) and Ninja Theory (Senua), as well as what the now-independent Double Fine might be working on. Plus: Game Pass's failures and how it might evolve moving forward, and more!

00:00:00 - Intro & Xbox Layoffs

00:20:52 - Future of State of Decay 3

00:30:21 - Future of Ninja Theory

00:35:39 - Future of Double Fine

00:41:56 - Future of Bethesda

00:58:39 - Physical Discs & Project Helix

01:11:30 - Future of Game Pass

01:30:05 - Outro
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Another dreadful week of Xbox news brings reports that State of Decay 3 may get canceled and developer Undead Labs might be shut down, with Arkane and its Marvel's Blade project potentially suffering the same fate. We give our reactions, and also discuss how we'd "reboot" Xbox around its biggest franchises, as it's reported that new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants to do.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:46 - State of Decay 3 Might be Cancelled

00:24:07 - Development on new The Elder Scrolls & Fallout

00:52:59 - Xbox Might Cancel Blade

01:04:34 - Hideo Kojima’s OD

01:21:13 - Outro
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Money is the name of the game this week, from Xbox's third round of price cuts that see the Series S now start at $500 and the Series X start at $750 to GTA coming in at $80 for the base game and $100 for the Ultimate Edition to the Steam Machine pricing reveal and what it might mean for Project Helix. Plus: brutal Bungie layoffs, our "Game of the Year So Far" picks, and more.

This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, MIchael Higham, Miranda Sanchez, and is produced by Nick Maillet
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