Multiform: An Xbox Podcast

This week in the news we discuss GoldenEye finally returning, announcements from the Tokyo Game Show including Forza Horizon’s 10th-anniversary update, Warzone 2 details announced at Call of Duty Next, Bonnie Ross leaving 343, Ubisoft is raising prices to $70 for most AAA games, September Game Pass additions including the much anticipated Deathloop, Discord voice now available to everyone, DragonB...

This week in the news we discuss Cyberpunk 2077’s recently announced Phantom Liberty expansion and version 1.6 update, the future of The Witcher games, major announcements from Ubisoft Forward including 3 new console Assassin’s Creed games (Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Codename Red and Codename Hexe), newly announced Elite Series 2 - Core controller, Midnight Suns’ new release date, Skydance New Media...

This week in the news we discuss the Halo Infinite Winter Update details including Forge and Co-Op release date, Assassin’s Creed Mirage name confirmation and rumored details, Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family officially launching in 2 countries, Quantic Dream acquisition by NetEase, a new Mafia game in development, upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 news, improvements to the Xbox mobile app search functionali...

This week in the news we discuss announcements and highlights from Gamescom Opening Night Live, Destiny 2’s Lightfall details, Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary update features, Battlefield 2042 bringing back the class system, Pentiment’s release date, Xbox Elite Series 2 white controller leaked release date, KOTOR remake’s new developer, Grid Legends coming soon to EA Play & Game Pass Ultimate, a...

This week in the news we discuss Embracer Group’s latest acquisition spree including the rights to The Lord of the Rings, Weta Workshop announcing a new LOTR game, Disney + Marvel Games Showcase upcoming at D23, Assassin’s Creed Infinity’s rumored setting, August Game Pass additions and subtractions including Death Stranding (on PC), High on Life delay to December, The Winter Soldier is the next h...

This week in the news we discuss announcements from THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase, the delays of both Hogwarts Legacy and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, evidence of an incoming white Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, Sony and Microsoft trading words in Brazil over Activision acquisition, Xbox Gamescom plans and Unity choosing Azure for its cloud partner. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including F...

This week in the news we discuss Microsoft testing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate family plans, rumors of an EA Iron Man game, Activision not releasing a Call of Duty mainline game in 2023, Square Enix looking to sell stakes in their studios, August Game Pass additions, Koch Media changing its name, and Microsoft freeing up more memory for Xbox Series S in the developer kit.  We also discuss games we’ve...

This week in the news we discuss the KOTOR remake being put on indefinite pause, the state of Star Wars video games, new leaked details on Grand Theft Auto 6, a rumored Black Panther game at EA, upcoming Xbox dashboard improvements, August 2022 Games with Gold, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Forgotten Saga DLC, LOTR Gollum delay, What Remains of Edith Finch and Outer Wilds current-gen updates, Grounded...

This week in the news we discuss Ubisoft delaying Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Assassin’s Creed Rift plus canceling Ghost Recon Frontlines and two other games, Xbox adding Discord voice chat, GTA Online expansion riffs on real life, July Xbox Game Pass additions, and subtractions, Halo Infinite’s first cross-core customization items, Destiny 2 showcase announcement, and Grounded getting an ani...

This week in the news we discuss the status of Playstion’s acquisition of Bungie and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Skate 4 free-to-play announcement, Goldeneye remaster rumors, the potential of an Apex Legends single player game, Red Dead Redemption 2 current gen update shelving rumor, a new rumor of a Japan setting for a future Assassin’s Creed game, Digital Extremes Soulframe a...

This week in the news we discuss the re-reveal of Skull and Bones, games that might be revealed at Ubisoft Forward in September, Xbox 360 games being removed from Games with Gold, Rockstar rumored pausing of more remaster projects, Xbox Gamescom plans, July Game Pass additions, Lollipop Chainsaw remake, She-Hulk leaked for Marvel’s Avengers, Biomutant current-gen update date, Hitman 3’s new map, a...

This week in the news we discuss recently unveiled Halo Infinite Co-Op details, Blizzard acquiring the developers of Spellbreak, Skull and Bones possibly coming in November, Ubisoft’s in-game events in Skull and Bones and Riders Republic related to conservation education, EA’s mishap jumping on a social media trend, and July Games with Gold. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Outri...

This week in the news we discuss A Plague Tale: Requiem’s release date, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 + 4 that almost was, Halo The Master Chief Collection potentially getting microtransactions, new PvEvP heist shooter Hyenas from Creative Assembly & Sega, June Game Pass additions, Power On: The Story of Xbox documentary awards, and Lego Brawls release date. We also discuss games we’ve been playing i...

This week in the news we discuss a few items announced at the Xbox Games Showcase: Extended, additional Starfield details revealed in Todd Howard interviews, Infinity Ward Poland hiring for an open-world RPG, announcements from the Assassin’s Creed 15th anniversary stream, Resident Evil news revealed at the Capcom Showcase, Forza Horizon’s origins as a failed Project Gotham Racing reboot pitch, Ac...

This week in the news we discuss all the announcements from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase including Starfield gameplay, Redfall gameplay, a partnership with Hideo Kojima, Forza Motorsport’s new tech, Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion, Minecraft Legends, Pentiment, Flight Simulator 40th anniversary, Grounded 1.0, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 3-5 coming to Xbox, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2 is...

This week in the news we discuss the Star Wars Jedi Survivor reveal trailer, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf title reveal, multiplatform announcements from PlayStations State of Play including Resident Evil 4 Remake, Street Fighter 6 and The Callisto Protocol, Madden NFL 23 cover reveal, Xbox turning down Marvel in 2014, June Xbox Game Pass additions, Assassin’s Creed Origins 60 fps update, June Games with...

This week in the news we discuss the merger of EA and NBC Universal that almost was, Battlefield 2042 removing 128 player version of the breakthrough mode, Fall Guys going free-to-play and coming to Xbox, Roller Champions release date, Fornite paving the way again by enabling cross-platform V-bucks currency use, Game Pass additions and subtractions for May, Witcher 3 current-gen update timing, Sku...

This week in the news we discuss the delay of Starfield & Redfall, Gotham Knights Red Hood & Nightwing gameplay reveal, EA changing FIFA to EA Sports FC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Skull & Bones release window updates, Flight Simulator Top Gun Maverick DLC release date, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel title rumors, 505 Game Showcase announcement, Dead Space remake release date and Call o...

This week in the news we discuss the Embracer Group’s acquisition of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and other IP along with Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal from Square Enix, Xbox Cloud expands to free-to-play games with Fortnite launch, IOI delaying Freelancer for Hitman 3 and a new map to later this year, New York City suing Activision related to the Microsoft acquisition, May X...

This week in the news we discuss Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 rumors, unverified Bethesda rumors, Halo’s teaser for their first narrative event, 343 phasing out the armor core system, leaked Skull & Bones gameplay and release timing rumors, leaked details on 2K’s Rocket League competitor Gravity Goal, Rocket League’s new knockout bash mode, Xbox Insiders testing a new function that reveals secret...

This week in the news we discuss Halo Infinite’s 2022 roadmap, Outriders Worldslayer expansion, Ubisoft’s Project Q team battle arena, this week’s Saints Row customization deep dive, Sonic Origins strange DLC feature-gating, late-April Game Pass additions & subtractions, Modern Warfare 2 rumors, Skydance Media’s Star Wars project announcement, the next hero for The Avengers is Jane Foster’s The Mi...

This week in the news we discuss a rumored Microsoft project for placing ads in free to play games, CD Projekt Red moving next-gen development for Witcher 3 internally, CD Projekt Red’s 2022 roadmap, sales updates for the Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, new features added to Halo The Master Chief Collection, Certain Affinity hiring for work on “new and exciting developments” for Halo Infinite, 2022...

This week in the news we discuss the Max Payne 1 & 2 remake announcement, Crystal Dynamics making a new Tomb Raider game using Unreal Engine 5, rumors of a new mainline Ghost Recon title, Ubisoft’s potential 3rd person multiplayer battle royale Pathfinder, April Xbox Game Pass additions and subtractions, episode three of the Halo Paramount+ series, THQ Nordic digital showcase, SnowRunner next-gen...

This week in the news we discuss the New Playstation Plus and how it compares to Xbox Game Pass, Fornite’s new permanent no-build mode, Apex Legends Series X|S enhancements, Xbox Game Pass Family Plan rumors, Halo The Series content coming to Halo Infinite, Halo cosmetics in Among Us, E3 2022 cancellation, April 2022 Xbox Games with Gold and our impressions of Halo The Series Episode 2. We also di...

This week in the news we discuss the announcement of a new Witcher game from CD Project Red, GTA Online launching a subscription service for new-generation console versions, a handful of rumored Ubisoft announcements, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League delay, EA Sports PGA Tour delay, Far Cry 6 The Vanishing free Stranger Things DLC, Dying Light new generation enhancements and Cyberpunk 2077 p...