M2 Podcast

Phil Harrison, head of Stadia, leaves Google, Asus is developing its very first gaming handheld PC, the ROG Ally, to compete with the Steam Deck, Nintendo has agreed to offer free lifetime repairs of Nintendo Switch controllers, Activision's Call of Duty Ricochet anti-cheat team has introduced a number of new measures designed to reduce unfair play, and a rumored Sony "cloud-streaming han...

MultiVersus will be back in the summer of 2024, Resident Evil 4 Remake is off to a strong start after selling more than three million copies in its first two days, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft Paris has reportedly suffered from crunch culture, members of US Congress are reportedly looking into the PlayStation console&#3...

Amazon’s latest round of layoffs adds to the 18,000 job cuts that have already been announced,1047 Games, creators of the sci-fi shooter Splitgate, announced a trio of new hires who'll take up director roles, an AI so advanced that it can program a game that real people can play, Valve announces Counter-Strike 2, a free replacement for CS:GO, and the European Commission will decide on whether...

Microsoft has signed a fourth deal for Call of Duty access with Ubitus, a white-label cloud gaming service that has helped many publishers stream their games to Nintendo Switch, the Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order requiring Epic Games to pay $245 million to consumers to settle charges, game developers are working shorter hours, shifting economic headwinds haven’t slowed development...

This week’s episode covers Microsoft has announced it'll be holding this year's Xbox Games Showcase on 11th June, Starfield‘s release date has been delayed into the second half of the year, A new PlayStation patent hopes to fix your posture while you’re playing, a new entry in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series has been announced, Immersive Gamebox and other in real life video games are p...

This week’s episode covers The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is taking its next steps into esports competitions, and it’s adding chess and Just Dance to the mix, Microsoft is bringing a preview of its PC Game Pass service to 40 new countries today, Nintendo and Nvidia have both penned deals with the US tech giant in recent months, and all the new games releasing in March! 0:00 Intro 0:33 U...

This week’s episode covers Bungie studio has been locked in legal conflict with AimJunkies for nearly two years, Valve has permanently banned over 40,000 accounts in Dota 2, Microsoft has presented research suggesting that Sony’s PlayStation has a 70% share of the global console market versus Xbox’s 30%, Rainbow Six Siege revealed its Mousetrap system, a 10-year legal agreement will bring Call of...

This week’s episode covers Twitch Con will be coming to Las Vegas and Paris in 2023, MultiVersus has seen a drastic decrease in the number of daily players and has seen its peak player count on Steam dropped more than 99% since launch, Embracer Group has confirmed that a total of five Lord of the Rings video games will be released in the next two years. Dead Island 2 has moved its release date up...

This week’s episode covers Nintendo revealing that its Switch game console sold 8.2 million units in the final three months of 2022 and this brings the total number of Switch consoles sold to 122.55 million, Microsoft and Activision have both responded to the Competition and Markets Authority's concerns over Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Hogwarts Legacy has broken the record for viewe...

This week’s episode covers Sony canceling the PlayStation Plus Collection, Apex Legends Mobile is not long for this world, Electronic Arts canceling a game based on the popular Apex Legends and Titanfall franchises, Rumbleverse will no longer receive support, Redfall will require players to be permanently connected online, and Turtle Rock Studios working on next game as it confirms Back 4 Blood wo...

This week’s episode covers the first physical E3 event in four years is set to take place in June, European Union and the UK aren’t expected to decide on the Activision deal until April, The Day Before has been delayed by eight months, Xbox and Bethesda are giving fans the first developer showcase of 2023, Twitch is sharing a road map for features it’s working on for 2023, Bungie issued a Destiny...

This week’s episode covers Microsoft said it will lay off 10,000 employees this year, Forspoken showcase recommends 24GB of RAM, RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT, and 150GB worth of SSD, decade-old PlayStation 4 is slowly being phased out by Sony, the European Parliament voted today to adopt a report calling for the European Commission to address several issues in the games industry that it believes will be...

This week’s episode covers our Podcast REBRAND, personal updates, Xbox and Bethesda’s new broadcasts, Xbox Energy Saving Mode, Ubisoft is in a mode of total crisis from Skull and Bones, Cancelled Games, and New Cuts, Ubisoft Plus may prevent damage, FTC Delays could rescind the Microsoft and Activision deal, and full discord support to Playstation 5 Rumored! 0:00 Intro 0:59 Updates 7:41 Xbox And B...

Kyle and Michael sit down to talk about the M2 Podcast's first year with two hosts and their favorite topics of the year. What aged well and what didn’t age well? Most intriguing story and the most surprising story? Also, many analytics to wrap up the year before upgrades to the podcast and the many future plans that are in store for the listeners. 0:00 Intro 0:45 Updates 15:30 What aged well? 25:...

In this week’s episode, we dive into a full recap of the 2022 Game Awards and the many game announcements that took place. Including some movie adaptations and performances by artists and musicians. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Updates 5:53 Game Trailers: 7:28 Returnal (PC) 7:44 Hellboy: Web of Wyrd 9:36 Viewfinder 10:48 Atomic Hearts 11:59 Preshow Highlights 13:08 Hades II 15:07 Judas 17:10 Suicide Squad: Kil...

This week’s episode covers Ninteno’s shutdown of the Smash World Tour where organizers are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, Summ Games Fest is back and before E3, earning money on Discord, Manufacturing and return policies are affecting the environment, Moore’s Law is still going strong but very expensive, and your December Video Game releases! 0:00 Intro 0:29 Updates 9:30 Nintendo Shuts D...

This week’s episode is devoted entirely to Black Friday Deals!  Prebuilts, Peripherals, Retail Stores, Video Game Deals, Streaming Services and so much more! 0:00 Intro 1:41 Updates 7:22 PreBuilds     CyberPower PC Deals http://bit.ly/3Xu61XF     Origin PC Deals http://bit.ly/3i814Ur     NZXT http://bit.ly/3EVjrEO 22:47 Peripherals &...

This week's episode dives into Elgato's new stream deck MK.2, Dead Island 2 delayed for what feels like the 100th time, Xbox transparency report reveals a ban of up to 5 million accounts in just half a year, Phil Spencer canceling out the Xbox Keystone project due to cost and finally some Nvidia RTX 4080 reviews with performance benchmarks and price! 0:00 Intro 0:25 Updates 7:25 Black Friday Speci...

This week's podcast covers Razer’s new customizable PS5 Controller, Wolverine V2, Battlefield 2042’s return to a complete game with free day passes to play, Kickstarter Pimax Portal is making massive promises for virtual reality headsets, AMD’s next-gen GPUs RX 7900 XTX and XT prices and release dates announced, and Nintendo put on another Indie Developer showcase that depicts some promising games...

This week's podcast covers Elgato’s hefty new 4K Webcam that can do 60 frames per second, Microsoft losing money on Xbox consoles, EU still investigating the Microsoft and Activision deal, Playstation Plus losing subscribers, Playstation VR2 launches in February and November Video Game Releases! 0:00 Intro 0:25 Recap 15:02 Elgato’s 4K webcam https://bit.ly/3fp97eB 24:24 Microsoft Loses on Every Xb...

Rode has announced a new division dedicated to audio equipment designed to serve the needs of the gaming and streaming community, The Witcher remake is being rebuilt from the ground up utilizing Unreal Engine 5, Co-Founders of Rocksteady are leaving the studio, Facebook and Quest company Meta is currently getting raked over the coals by investors, due to yet another quarter of massive losses in it...

This week's podcast covers CEO Dave Scott told employees that G4TV will be canceled due to lack of viewership, Microsoft is planning to lay off nearly 1,000 workers across multiple divisions, developers argues that Xbox has “turned out to be an albatross around the neck of production”, SILENT HILL Transmission reveals the latest news for the SILENT HILL series, never before seen gameplay and a new...

This week's podcast covers Brain cells in a petri-dish playing a video game version of Pong, Facebook's Meta Quest Pro will cost $1,499 and releases October 25th, Spider-Man: Miles Morales and other Playstation Exclusives are coming to PC, Xbox calls Playstation too big to fail over talks of the Activision-Blizzard deal, GeForce RTX 4090 benchmarks and what these new GPUs mean for the future of PC...

This week's podcast covers Valve’s new Steam Deck Dock is now available for order, Overwatch 2 was a victim of a DDoS attack on launch day, Horizon Zero Dawn is already up for a remaster along with several other Playstation titles and will be sold at full price, Intel Core i9-13900KS is unleashed and beats up on the new AMD processors, CD Projekt Red makes plenty of claims of their current project...

This week's podcast covers Skull and Bones getting delayed (we called it earlier), Logitech's new G Cloud Gaming Handheld device that competes with Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck, Hacker's hacking 2k Games' support desk, and Rockstar game leaks included in the GTA 6 development, Playstation rewards program to give you better customer support, Intel's 13th generation processors arrive October 20th...