Join Sikamikanico, Shpeshal Nick and our very special guest, Destin Legarie from IGN as we go over the news of the week!
From the resounding success that is Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite and the latest coverage, Sega and Microsoft and more.
e also cover Community Questions and visit our Superchats along the way!
Jump in!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Going live
00:00:10 – Intro
00:00:32 – Hi all and Hi Destin!
00:01:55 – Forza Horizon 5
00:05:18 – Can a racing game win GOTY?
00:12:40 – Halo Infinite
00:19:40 – Xbox 20th Anniversary, what do we expect at the show?
00:31:59 – Sega and Microsoft “strategic alliance”
00:36:48 – We go off on a tangent about where gaming is heading…
00:43:23 – We then go off on a tangent about Microsoft and numbers…
00:48:09 – We talk about Destin
00:55:15 – Destin….Abandoned isn’t Kojima
00:58:06 – Superchat about Game Preservation
01:07:25 – Can we talk about Forza Horizon’s “early access”?
01:17:38 – Destin shouts out our Patrons!
01:19:22 – Community Questions
01:21:06 – Community Question #1 – beastmode10: How does IGN organise their “IGN First” coverage?
01:22:48 – Community Question #2 – Doncabesa: XboxEra Extra Life charity stream
01:24:54 – Community Question #3 – Somnia: What got you into games journalism?
01:31:40 – Community Question #4 – Knottian: What hobby of yours has been affected by COVID?
01:40:11 – Destin’s son stops by and we talk children
01:45:31 – Superchat about accessibility which led to…
01:46:54 – A discussion about Halo…again
01:55:15 – Community Question #5 – n0tjack: How will the Q4 Xbox lineup affect console sales?
02:01:27 – Superchat about our favourite 3D platformers of the last 2 generations
02:04:20 – We say bye to Destin
02:07:15 – Community Question #6 – Frank Ortiz: What if Killer Instinct is being made at Zenimax?
02:10:49 – Nick regrets ever mentioning Bully 2
02:14:46 – Community Question #7 – Morventhus: Let’s talk about dormant IP
02:18:14 – Community Question #8 – Cerys: How late would you stay up “to get lucky”?
02:20:52 – Superchat about Activision and their lack of portfolio diversity
02:24:50 – Community Question #9 – Kraken56: Playground’s Fable
02:33:24 – Community Question #10 – Frank Ortiz: Legal documents and the Sega alliance
02:28:19 – Community Question #11 – Commanderbuck: When does “Holiday” start for you?
02:37:33 – Community Question #12 – DirtyFlint: Make engine sounds pls
02:38:00 – Community Question #13 – biglo25: Anything more about the Anniversary stream?
02:39:44 – We just got our Arx Fatalis scoop!
02:44:55 – Community Question #14 – Phalaxis: Forza Horizon future expansions?
02:48:17 – Community Question #15 – Creaky Legs: GPU and Ultimate Editions/DLC. Also, why no Halo CE and 2 BC?
02:56:05 – Community Question #16 – DeoGame: What’s the next “big thing” in game genres
03:04:11 – Community Question #17 – Good Old Collingwood: Your favourite Xbox community members?
03:11:55 – Community Question #17 – Proven: Heard anything about the Anniversary stream?
03:16:05 – Wrapping up
03:20:10 – Nick gets his own T-Shirt
03:22:32 – Ciao for now!
03:23:08 – End
