More fallout from last week's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike as DLC discounts on Game Pass get eliminated in favor of Rewards points, as well as a possible cause of the 50% price increase. We discuss how we'd fix this pricing problem Microsoft's created. Plus: Microsoft squashes a rumor about its future hardware intentions, a free version of Xbox Cloud G ... Show More
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In this episode, we react to everything shown at Xbox’s latest Developer Direct, with deep dives into Fable, Forza Horizon 6, a surprise reveal from Double Fine Productions, and a brand-new project from Game Freak. Big reactions, big speculation, and a whole lot of excitement. 00 ... Show More
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Remembering 2 Xbox Greats – Unlocked 722
The Xbox world lost two wonderful people over the holidays: longtime Microsoft hardware team member Albert Penello and game industry legend Vince Zampella, whose credits include co-creating Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends, and many more. Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg ... Show More
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The GamesIndustry.biz Microcast dives into the biggest stories across the business of video games from the past week. This week, Chris Dring returns from San Francisco to bring us a better sense of the mood at GDC and how it reflects what's happening in the industry, as well as s ... Show More
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Windows 10 EU changes, Xbox Handheld/Console news, Unstoppable Robots + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 breathe it in. breathe it in deep 0:15 Win10 updates truly free in Europe 1:49 ROG Xbox Ally prices, consoles gone from stores 3:01 Skild robot brains, Gemini Robotics, ChatGPT Pulse 4:47 Micro Center! 5:32 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:44 Intel wants Apple investment 6:27 ... Show More
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Is Microsoft Working on a Premium Successor to Xbox Series X?
IGN Daily Update brings you the latest and most popular news stories to audio platforms. Be sure to check out IGN.com for more details on the news and our latest coverage on games, movies, tv, science, and tech throughout the day!
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Windows 7 usage spike, OpenAI's Sora app, Meta AI chat data + more!
Timestamps: 0:00 hit the 'Links with some bros 0:15 Windows 7 'market share' spike 2:02 OpenAI's new 'Sora' video slop app 3:31 Meta training on AI chat data 4:17 Gemini for Home, Nothing AI app store 5:05 War Thunder! 5:47 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:57 UK demands Apple backdoor again 6: ... Show More
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GTA VI's $100 Price Tag Would Doom Gaming
Scott and Josh run down a whole LOAD of topics, including the end to the PS5 Disc Drive Saga, Tekken 8, Donkey Kong, analyst predictions that GTA VI could cost players $100, two cancelled Playstation games and a brand new segment focusing on your comments. <hr><p style='color:gre ... Show More
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