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TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 10:00 BREAKING NEWS: Sony & Jim Ryan Are NOT Happy With The 55-Page Of Demands For The FTC Case! 1:00:00 NEW Report from VGC states that current CEO Bobby Kotick will stay on IF the ABK deal falls through. 1:22:00 New Call of Duty for 2023? YUP, according to Tom Henderson Owner of  @InsiderGamingIG say a NEW "Premium" COD is releasing in 2023 despite the orig...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 The Activision/Blizzard Acquisition has heated up once AGAIN and today, we discuss the Michael Pachter interview where he says "I'm 98% Sure This Deal Will Pass & We'll Learn More In 2 Weeks!" 40:00 Hogwarts Legacy Breaks WB's All-Time Sales Record & Is Already Positioned To Be A GOTY Contender! 1:10:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the community!

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 08:00 BREAKING NEWS: The UK's CMA Has Released Its Provisional Findings On The Activision/Blizzard Merger! MANY big opinions on tonights show that saw the panel grow to 9 community members. The overall feeling is that the deal WILL go through with expected concessions. 2:25:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the Community!

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 06:00 Ed Boon Does IT AGAIN & Tweets about Mortal Kombat Vs Killer Instinct, will it EVER HAPPEN? 28:00 Redfall Controversy, Always Online Vs Offline Single Player, is "Really" a BIG deal? 1:10:00 Playground Games Reboot of Fable IS in a "Playable" state, does this mean its closer to releasing then we think? 1:35:00 Alan Wake 2 Details Revealed & i...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 BREAKING: Ubisoft+ coming to Xbox Game Pass SOON, (63) titles found Via True-Achievements with 100+ pieces of DLC, but will it cost anything extra? 31:00 Sony Interactive Entertainment has been subpoenaed by BOTH Microsoft & the FTC to provide 3rd Party marketing documents dating ALL the back to 2012! Considering how loud they have been RE: the Activision Bl...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 PlayStation had a Record Breaking 3rs Quarter & Jim "Lyning, Crying" Ryan STILL is complaining to regulators about the ABK deal.....WOW! 58:00 Is the NEW PlayStation VR 2.0 releasing on February 22nd Dead on Arrival? We ALL seen to think so, there's is NO consumer interest and the price point is RIDICULOUS! 1:30:00 SAY IT AIN'T SO Respawn Entertainment, NO T...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 FTC Losses AGAIN & what it means for the Activision/Blizzard Acquisition +Sony  Subpoenaed BY the FTC.......WOW! 30:00 BREAKING: Jeff Grubb says the "Smaller" Coalition game being developed has now been canceled due to Microsoft layoff's? 50:00 What the success of #hifirush does for #atomicheart and the effect of Game Pass in the marketplace moving forw...

Time Stamps: 01:00 Panel and Guest Intros 08:00 MLex Reveals Microsoft Is Working WIth EU Regulators After Receiving The Concerns Charge Sheet! Lulu Cheng COO of Activision takes MAJOR shots at FTC on Twitter & finally, the FTC has lost AGAIN in Federal Court against Meta!! 2:20:00 Outros Plus Special Message To The Community

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 What's On Phil Spencer's Shelf, topic lead by Crazy Lui Gaming HiFi RUSH by Tango Game Works Gets a 10 Out of 10 from IGN Japan & THIS is HUGE + the hate from the gaming journalists are REAL! WHY?? 45:00 Jim Ryan Is Crying AGAIN! Flew out to Brussels AGAIN to argue that the ABK deal is bad for the gaming industry, though we KNOW he's there to say "The ABK de...

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 08:00 Game Rant says WHAT? For the 3rd time in as many weeks, MORE negative Xbox articles, Game Rant continues to use #XboxHate for clicks! 45:00 Starfield in June says Rand Al Thor, Jez Corden & Jeff Grubb, is THIS the right month & will there be a TV Spot at the Super Bowl in 2 weeks? 1:50:00 AGAIN, according to Jeff Grubb & Co. Ninja Theory'...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 06:00 Xbox/Bethesda Developer_Direct: Did Phil Spencer & Xbox Deliver What Fans Have Been Waiting For? Did the NO DATE for Forza Motorsport ruin it for YOU? 2:05:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the community!

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 08:00 Xbox/Bethesda Developers Direct: All Of The Announcements & Reveals + We Grade Xbox's 1st Showcase 14+ members of the panel give their highlights of the BIG showcase! 2:25:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the Community!

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 08:00 Opening Conversation with a sprinkle of EVERYTHING, we also discuss Square/Enix and Forespoken's failure! 36:00 WILL Tango Game Works NEW IP HiFi Rush be at the Xbox/Bethesda Developers Direct? 50:00 With the INCREDIBLE success of The Last Of Us TV adaption on HBO, what are our excitement levels for the Fallout TV show on Amazon? 1:12:00 Sony subpoen...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 NEW Game Rant article starts the "Hate Train" for Bethesda's next Space RPG! Will Starfield Get a "Fair Shake" from reviewers when its released?  35:00 Microsoft Is Set Up To Be The Most Dominate Publisher In Gaming For The Next 18-24 Months! 1:10:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the community!

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 06:00 Redemption For Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics as the solely developed PS5 Exclusive  Forespoken is being reviewed VERY poorly. There IS something to be said about a game NOT being issued to the gaming media for review before release. 40:00 IS the Gears of War Collection, developed in UE5 a myth or reality? Well, according to a screen capture twitted...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 343i Layoffs 60+ & Halo Infinite's Single Player Expansion Halted, Is THIS The End Of Master Chief PLUS, Gaming Journalist from Kotaku attacks Phil Spencer & the Xbox Fanbase publicly. FYI, there are NO traditional show notes as we covered (2) topics in and out of order!  2:05:00 Panel Outros and Special Message to the community!

Time Stamps: 01:00 Panel and Guest Intros 08:00 Microsoft/Xbox hit with mass layoff's. Upwards of 11K people no longer working for the company ahead of quarterly financials due next week. 343i has laid off 60+ members of the Single Player team with more to come. 1:30:00 Rumor: Scalebound In Active Development, Can Platinum Games/Xbox Bring Back The Infamous Action RPG? 1:55:00 Outros Plus Special...

Time Stamps: 01:00 Community Guest Intros 08:00 The BIG controversary surrounding #Mundfish, developers of the "Bioshock Esq" #AtomicHeart defends themselves on social media concerning their views on the war. The panel breaks down this VERY sensitive topic. 43:00 Are Xbox gamers hoping there will be a #QuantumBreak 2? Well, actor Shaun Ashmore wants to be a part of and tells Xbox publicly that he'...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 NEW Report: EU Commission to levy a list of concerns for the proposed 68.7 Billion Dollar ABK Deal, this was expected and MS has announced that they are working with EU regulators as we speak! 22:00 NEW Starfield marketing found on the box art for the Xbox Series X in China, what does this mean? Well, IMO its means Starfield is releasing MUCH sooner than we thin...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 NEW Report suggests that CDPR's Cyberpunk 2077 IS coming to Xbox Game Pass, maybe its the 1st BIG 3rd Party Game in January? 40:00 Google/Nvidia Have Concerns Regarding The ABK Merger. They basically "Pulled A Playstation"! Market Leaders in their respected fields have an "Issue" with competition.....WOW! 1:15:00 Jeremy Penter of ACG fame claims that Obsidian's...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 RUMOR: Golden Eye Remaster Launching into Xbox Game Pass at the end of January!! YES PLEASE! 13:00 NEW Info from the Chillan Regulators Re: the Activision /Blizzard merger: NO Concessions and it doesn't see an issue with the proposed acquisition!  THIS has been the consensus around the globe as we wait for the CMA and EU Commission to levy their decision! &...

Time Stamps: 01:00 Panel and Guest Intros 08:00 Bethesda's Starfield Getting Its Own Dedicated Show CONFIRMED by Xbox, THIS is HUGE! 50:00 Xbox Developers Direct CONFIRMED For Jan 25th will have BIG Gameplay reveals that include Forza Motorsport, Redfall & Minecraft Legends. There will also be NEW gameplay footage of Elder Scrolls Online! 1:39:00 WOW, that NEW Dead Space trailer was PURE FIRE!...

Time Stamps: 01:00 Panel and Guest Intros 05:00 Playground Games loses BIG talent, 10 Devs leave to start a New AAA Studio called Maverick Games. 38:00 Is Bethesda's BIGGEST IP in a decade playable......? YES IT IS and the "Word on the Street" is that the Devs "Over Delivered" on its quality! We break down OUR expectations! 1:05:00 The BIG Xbox Developers Direct coming on January 25th, 2023 with M...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 BREAKING NEWS: Xbox CONFORMED Event for later this month, details releasing THIS WEEK! 32:00 Square Enix ONCE AGAIN, shoots themselves in the foot! THIS "Bad Behavior" that I will NOT support!! 1:00:00 The INSANE Value coming into #XboxGamePass in #2023 is UNREAL and exceeds $4200, its a deal that can NOT be beat! Link is provided in the show notes! 1:25:00 LET'...

TIME STAMP INFO: 01:00 Intros 05:00 NEW Report CONFIRMS that PS5 standing Vertical WILL damage the unit over time causing the console to eventually fail, the BIG question here? Did SIE know about the defect?? 1:00:00 Head of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer get nominated for the Variety 500 most influential people in 2022, an award that is WELL deserved! 1:20:00 Xbox Game Studios In 2023 & Beyon...