About this episode

The episode discusses various gaming topics including Gears Of War, Halo, and recent Xbox news.

Ah, like the good ol' days! It's time to talk a lot of Halo and Gears. Interestingly, one franchise has handled the baton pass much better than the other. Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement.0:00 - Intro13:03 - Most Anticipated Games for the year20:52 - Why do people care about Bethesda?30:25 - The great Xbox outage1:00:32 - Rebs Gaming on future of Halo1:27:51 - Xbox optimizing download speeds1:30:58 - Xbox’s gamescom plans1:33:40 - The layoffs have begun at Double Fine1:42:33 - Avatar Legends suddenly delayed on Xbox1:49:26 - Stalker 2’s first expansion has a date1:51:25 - Dragon Age Remasters dream is dead2:03:12 - A new Cyberpunk game has leaked2:07:03 - Looking Ahead At Game Releases - August 20262:13:08 - What We’re Playing2:32:11 - Gears Of War E-Day3:04:12 - Xbox’s ad supported game streaming has arrived3:22:21 - Fable’s release date snag3:37:09 - Wrap up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• Xbox
• Gears Of War
• Halo
• Bethesda
• gaming news
• game releases
• Xbox outage

Keywords

• Gears Of War
• Halo
• Bethesda
• Xbox outage
• gaming news
• game releases
• Cyberpunk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bethesda, Double Fine

Products: Gears Of War, Halo, Avatar Legends, Stalker 2, Dragon Age Remasters, Cyberpunk

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