The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast

Thanks to some PDF attachments submitted as part of the FTC filings, the future of Xbox has been partially shown off. With a new digital Xbox Series X, a new Xbox controller, and a cloud-hybrid game platform planned for 2028, we now know what to expect from Microsoft's gaming division - or at least, some of it. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Phil Spencer's response to the leaks 03:03 - A Digital Xb...

PlayStation's State of Play and Nintendo's Nintendo Direct outline what the companies have coming in 2024 - but PlayStation isn't showing much beyond Spider-Man 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. What's next for one of the gaming industry's biggest players? 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - PlayStation State of Play Recap 17:49 - Nintendo Direct Recap 30:18 - Mortal Kombat 1 Reviews 33:06 -...

Starfield is officially the biggest launch of all time for Bethesda Game Studios, passing all previous launches including Fallout 4 and Skyrim. 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Starfield passes 6 million players and 1 million concurrent players 04:56 - Reports say Switch 2 was shown off at gamescom 08:22 - Jean-Claude Van Damme in Mortal Kombat 1 11:16 - Discord streaming is now on Xbox 13:12 - Xbox is going...

Bethesda Game Studios' first new IP in 25 years is finally here! Starfield has an 88 on Metacritic, but is that good enough for a game that is so important for Bethesda and for Xbox? 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Starfield Review Roundup 06:31 - Layoffs at Gearbox Publishing 07:59 - Volition Games has shut down 13:37 - Pete Hines says Redfall will be good "eventually" 17:40 - Bloodborne Rema...

gamescom Opening Night Live brought plenty of looks at new games coming soon, from Black Myth: Wukong and The Crew Motorfest to Assassin's Creed Mirage and Little Nightmares 3! We're talking about the biggest news from this year's show and more - enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - gamescom ONL 2023 recap 24:20 - PlayStation Portal is launching at $199 29:12 - Armored Core 6 and Immortals of...

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Marketplace will shut down in July 2024, marking an end to nearly 20 years of buying Xbox 360 games. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Xbox 360 Marketplace is shutting down 06:28 - Baldur's Gate 3 is the highest-rated game of the year 11:30 - Starfield, The Crew Motorfest, and Assassin's Creed Mirage have gone gold 13:41 - DC Universe Online is coming to PS5 a...

The long-rumored new model of the PlayStation 5 leaked on Twitter last week, showing a slightly smaller and slimmer version of the PS5 with what looks to be a removable disk drive. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - New PS5 model leaked on Twitter 05:00 - PlayStation beats Xbox to 4K cloud streaming 12:43 - Modern Warfare 3 officially revealed 16:06 - Devolver Delayed pushes multiple games to 2024 18:25 - Resi...

Baldur's Gate 3 isn't launching on Xbox alongside the PS5 version in September, and recent comments from Larian Studios' director of publishing suggest that the game won't launch on Xbox until 2024. 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Baldur's Gate 3 not launching on Xbox until 2024 07:03 - Xbox will be at gamescom 2023 13:03 - Quake 2 remastered announcement coming at Quakecon 2023 15:05 -...

New updates to Rockstar's website include an updated logo and a Nintendo Switch platform option for the 2010 game, meaning that an announcement of a remake or remaster could be on the way. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - New Red Dead Redemption logo and Switch mention 07:17 - Tecent is acquiring Dying Light studio Dying Light 12:16 - Xbox and Square Enix are going to partner closely on future games 16:44 -...

A new report from gaming industry insider Tom Henderson has shared that PlayStation 5 Pro developer kits are supposedly shipping to developers by November 2023, with the console potentially releasing in November 2024. 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - PlayStation 5 Pro reportedly coming in 2024 05:48 - Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle revealed at SDCC 09:17 - PlayStation's Project Q leaked ahead of...

While players have been focused on the FTC vs Microsoft case, the ID@Xbox team teamed up with IGN for a showcase packed with awesome indies coming to Xbox and other platforms in the months ahead! We're hitting the highlights of the show, talking about EA's new Black Panther game, and a potential Need for Speed Most Wanted remake on this week's show. Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Trophy...

New documents from the FTC vs Microsoft show that Microsoft thinks PlayStation could have a PS5 Slim on the way later this year at “the same reduced price point” as the PS5 Digital Edition at $399. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - PS5 Slim potentially leaked by Microsoft 05:43 - Scorn coming to PS5 this fall 07:51 - Smoke and Rain coming to Mortal Kombat 1 11:50 - Diablo 4 Season 1 launches July 20 14:40 - I...

The FTC vs Microsoft court case is now over, and we saw some massive statements coming from PlayStation, Xbox, and third parties that give a peek behind the scenes at the craziness of gaming industry politics. Let's get into some of the biggest stories from the week. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

The Microsoft vs FTC case is in full swing, and the first two days brought some massive headlines ranging from game exclusivity to Jim Ryan making false public statements about PlayStation's concerns about Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard. 00:00 - Intro 01:56 - New emails show Jim Ryan's true thoughts on the Activision-Blizzard acquisition 05:46 - Call of Duty was almost not on Xbox 08:35 -...

The Xbox Games Showcase may have taken the spotlight, but the Xbox Games Showcase Extended shared deeper dives and extra surprises that are sure to make Xbox fans more excited than ever for the future of the platform. 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Recap of Xbox Games Showcase and Ubisoft Forward podcasts 01:47 - Xbox Games Showcase Extended developer interviews overview 03:58 - Keanu Reeves talks Cyberpun...

This week's Ubisoft Forward proved that the company is set to deliver some incredible games from legacy franchises and massive new partners - from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws to Assassin's Creed Mirage and XDefiant, there is plenty to look forward to from Ubisoft's catalog of games. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Star Wars Outlaws 03:04 - Assassin's Creed Mirage 05:29...

From AAA first-party games like Fable and Avowed to massive third-party games like Star Wars Outcasts and Persona 3 Reload, the 2023 Xbox Showcase brought plenty of incredible games - and the Starfield Direct topped off the show with a deep dive into what could be Xbox's game of the generation. 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Xbox Showcase recap 23:12 - Starfield will run at 30 FPS on console 27:30 - Th...

Geoff Keighley kicked off Summer Game Fest yesterday, and it was packed with announcements ranging from AAA games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Spider-Man 2 to Alan Wake 2 and Mortal Kombat 1. Today's show goes over the highlights of everything you might have missed. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampack...

A new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier gives a behind the scenes look at how bad the development of Redfall really was, with some anonymous developers even sharing they had hoped Microsoft would cancel the game. 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Summer Game Fest kickoff schedule 07:54 - Redfall devs hoped the game would be canceled 14:29 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart coming to PC 17:01 - New Xbo...

Last week's PlayStation Showcase presented plenty of awesome games... just not many that are exclusive to PlayStation 5. We're talking about all of the biggest announcements from last week's show, including their new handheld Project Q, on this week's podcast! 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - PlayStation Showcase/Spider-Man 2 06:06 - Assassin's Creed Mirage 07:29 - Alan Wake 2 08:43 - Fin...

With the reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, 2023 is now slated to have a Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, and Mortal Kombat, all in a single year. That's an incredible lineup of massive fighting games unlike anything we've seen in years. The summer gaming news season has officially started! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Mortal Kombat 1 officially revealed 04:28 - Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Characters Leaked 05:57 - P...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is officially the highest-rated game ever on OpenCritic, passing Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, and even its predecessor Breath of the Wild. Nintendo had a fantastic week, but now rumors are circulating that the new Nintendo console might be here sooner than we think. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Tears of the Kingdom Reviews Roundup and Record 02:42 - New Nin...

Phil Spencer's appearance on the Kinda Funny XCast this week brought a ton of quotable moments, including the head of Xbox saying that even good games won't turn the tides of the console war against PlayStation and Nintendo. 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Phil Spencer on XCast 10:48 - Xbox Games Showcase confirmed for June 11 at 10am PT 14:34 - Xbox Expansion Cards get a price drop 17:31 - Xbox Gam...

After earning glowing reviews earlier in the week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched with some massive issues on consoles and PC. For the majority of it's launch weekend, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was sitting at Mostly Negative user reviews on Steam. Now, EA has acknowledged the issues and is getting to work on fixing players' problems. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review...

With the CMA's decision to block Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, the odds have never looked worse for the deal to go through. Whether ABK joins Microsoft or not, Xbox has to unify their strategy and focus on delivering more games to more players - whatever it may look like. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://...