The Jampack Report: Gaming News Podcast JampackSam

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 Xbox Series X and Project Sebile controller leaked
12:17 - Microsoft's next Xbox is a cloud-hybrid console
18:51 - Dishonored 3, Ghostwire: Tokyo's sequel, a new Doom and more have leaked
23:32 - Spider-Man 2 has gone gold
24:19 - Starfield has passed 10 million players
25:21 - Outro

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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 - The Crew Motorfest Reviews
36:11 - Outro

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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 to Tokyo Game Show
15:17 - Replaced delayed to 2024
18:12 - An Xbox 360 Mega Bloks set is coming
20:21 - Spyro celebrates his 25th birthday!
21:00 - Outro

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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 Remastered rumors point toward a 2025 release
20:11 - Outro

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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 Aveum reviews are in!
33:54 - Microsoft submits new proposal to the CMA
29:07 - Microsoft's PC Game Pass comes to Nvidia GeForce Now
40:39 - Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to Xbox
43:39 - Outro

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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 and Xbox Series X
17:04 - Alan Wake 2 has been delayed by 10 days
18:47 - New Xbox Game Pass games for August and Madden 24 trial
24:10 - Outro

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