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Jan 2021
1h 16m

Making Sense of Microsoft's Averted Xbox...

IGN & Geek Media
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What a week! There's so much to discuss on this episode, from Microsoft shockingly doubling the price of Xbox Live Gold only to just-as-shockingly walk it back later that same day, to the insane new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic rumor, to Vicarious Visions merging into Blizzard to work on...Diablo 2 (!), and more! Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More
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