About this episode

In this episode, Brian and Jim discuss the latest gaming news including GTA VI pre-orders and Xbox Studios developments.

Welcome to the Power Hour Podcast. In today's episode Brian and Jim discussed the following. - intro- What are we drinking- What are we playing- Patreon Questions- Comment of the week- Weird gaming item: $3000 PS5 SSD https://x.com/charlieintel/status/2067338070853050503?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ - SMB sells for $3 million https://www.ign.com/articles/super-mario-bros-copy-sells-for-record-breaking-3-million-at-auction?utm_source=bluesky,threads,twitter - Microsoft News- Ninja theory shut down, others on chopping block https://kotaku.com/psychonauts-hellblade-south-of-midnight-studios-negotiating-xbox-closure-2000706718 - Planning to shut them down no matter what? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-already-planned-ninja-theory-closure-when-it-announced-senua-its-claimed/ https://x.com/madcap412/status/2066665250666283057?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ - GTA VI up for preorder https://x.com/rockstargames/status/2067594067030979053?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ #gtavi #xbox #ps5 Subscribe to the Power Hour Podcast !!iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drink-a-beer-and-play-a-game/id1247300838?mt=2Podbean…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Jim

Topics covered

• GTA VI
• Xbox Studios
• Gaming news
• Video game auctions
• Game development

Keywords

• GTA VI
• Xbox Studios
• Ninja Theory
• Super Mario Bros auction
• PS5 SSD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Microsoft, Ninja Theory, Rockstar Games, IGN, Kotaku, Video Games Chronicle

Products: $3000 PS5 SSD, GTA VI, Super Mario Bros

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