ANNOUNCER: Video games on this podcast vary from E to M.
[XBOX SOUND]
– Good day, and welcome to the Official Xbox Podcast, the one podcast coming to you from inside Xbox. This week we’ll be speaking a couple of shock new recreation launch from Ubisoft and a brand new option to take pleasure in cloud gaming with Xbox with a tool that you could be have already got. Becoming a member of us on this summer time journey are short-sleeved, dwelling our greatest summer time podcast lives, Hailey Geller.
– Good day.
– Product Advertising and marketing Supervisor on Halo and Gears. How are you doing? Welcome again.
– Good. Good to be again with Ethan and your self once more. Yeah, thanks for having me.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: You mentioned you wouldn’t come again on the present except Ethan Rothamel would be a part of as effectively. How are you doing?
– [LAUGHS] I used to be the identical. Doing effectively, man, doing effectively. Thanks for having us again. Yeah, we bought to host this, I assume it is a little bit over a month in the past now. However that was tremendous enjoyable.
– Yeah.
– So good to be again right here. We did get to hang around a little bit bit throughout showcase, which was good, catch some solar. However principally we had been caught working. It is a bit of a whirlwind, that weekend, as most people in all probability think about.
– No Disneyland.
– No Disneyland.
– Yeah.
– We did do this final yr. I believe we talked about that final present. Sadly, too worn out this yr. It was loopy.
– Yeah, I believe I understand how you had been worn out, as a result of I might say an excessive amount of solar. We had been all staying on the identical lodge main into the Xbox Showcase. And at one level, I simply form of was like, oh, let me see what’s up right here on the highest ground. And I stroll exterior and there is a pool that was concerning the dimension of this mug, however sitting–
Yeah. [LAUGHS]
– You had been standing?
– Yeah, I used to be, I used to be.
– Yeah, he was sitting on the market with Malik Prince–
– Yeah.
– –who I do know you are besties with.
– Completely.
– And simply getting some solar.
– Hear, I had just a few hours to kill earlier than the primary conferences. And it was like, yeah, coming from Seattle, the place it is sometimes darkish and gloomy, it was like, instantly, I will go to the pool, get some solar, get mentally ready for the extraordinary weekend. And I do that each time. And I adore it. It is like a ritual.
– Yeah, I bought sunburned strolling from my Uber into the foyer.
– It was fairly toasty.
– That is what occurs if you reside right here for a very long time.
– We’re vampires in Seattle.
– They need to make a film about that.
– Yeah. I believe they’re making a recreation. I believe there is perhaps a recreation coming quickly. Keep tuned.
– Additionally in forks?
– No, no.
– Yeah, effectively, so talking of video games, what are you taking part in? Who needs to go first?
– Ooh, ooh, that is good.
– Do you wish to go first?
– I imply, I am gonna take up a lot time if I do.
– OK, high-quality. [LAUGHS] Nicely, I lastly performed Balatro since you two–
– Superb.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Sure.
HAILEY GELLER: –do not cease speaking about it. I really feel like we joke that each single present. It is a line merchandise out of any person’s mouth.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Completely.
HAILEY GELLER: Play Balatro the potential recreation of the yr. So I performed.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: And?
HAILEY GELLER: I preferred it.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
HAILEY GELLER: I believe I performed someplace between two to 3 hours.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: In all probability in a single go.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: That is fairly good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That is Balatro proper there.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah, didn’t understand how a lot time had handed. However yeah, it was enjoyable. I noticed I ought to by no means go right into a occupation in card gaming.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: [LAUGHS]
HAILEY GELLER: I am not good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: You gotta away from the Balatro tables in Vegas.
HAILEY GELLER: No, no. Yeah, effectively, I used to be laughing to myself. I used to be like, what when you truly may play this in actual life. And simply the truth that I ought to by no means be allowed on the desk as a result of I might get grasping and be like, no, I can positively do higher subsequent time, after which simply proceed to knock 300 points–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, proceed to lose your cash.
HAILEY GELLER: –or no matter, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I’ve had the identical thought. Have you ever ever performed this like Microsoft solitaire? I really feel everybody’s performed performed it.
HAILEY GELLER: Sure.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There’s one of many scoring issues referred to as Cumulative Vegas.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: You begin off 52 bucks, I assume within the gap, one for every card. After which each one that you simply put within the high, regardless of the heck that is referred to as the place you could have the Aces, you get 5 bucks again as a result of it is fully random. Generally you will get your self into $100,000 gap. And I am like, if they’d this in Vegas, I might be sitting there all day, simply taking part in cumulative solitaire and slowly–
– Whittling away.
– –depleting my retirement.
– Yeah.
– Precisely. So final time you had been right here, you had been the fourth episode in a row of somebody speaking about Balatro.
– OK, yeah.
– And I had not performed. And I used to be like, right here we go. Now I am a Balatro bro.
– Yeah, that is what we’re referred to as.
– Yeah, that is a factor.
– Balatro bros.
– And once I was driving house, I used to be listening to What’s Good Video games, I used to be listening to. Nice podcast, when you’ve by no means listened to it. Andrea Rene, Britt, who’s been on the present earlier than, Riana Manuel Peña, additionally a fantastic particular person, former coworker of ours. They’ve a fantastic present. And Andrea was speaking about Balatro. And she or he’s like, I’ve performed for 50 hours. And I used to be like, all proper, between the 2 of them, I gotta go house.
So I went house that night time. I downloaded it. And I used to be sitting in the lounge taking part in and my child walks in like, simply as I am beginning. She’s like, what’s this? And I am like, I do not– Balatro. And she or he’s like, no matter. So she sits down subsequent to me and she or he’s simply on her telephone. And she or he’s like wanting up. And she or he’s like, what’s a flush?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: [LAUGHS]
– And I used to be like–
– Let me let you know.
– Yeah, and I used to be like, oh, it is when the entire hand is hearts. I by no means performed poker. Does not know the very first thing about playing cards. Inside an hour, she had remodeled into, are you silly? You possibly can’t throw that joker away. You must maintain this one as a result of that is going to allow you to get a straight flush, like inside one hour.
– She knew. She knew.
– And that grew to become the sport that we performed that for like three weeks straight each night time till method too late at night time. I used to be like, do you could have college tomorrow? It is 1:00 AM. You must go to mattress now. However that is the best way Balatro is.
– It’s so addicting, it truly is. I bought my dad to observe me play as a result of he isn’t an enormous gamer. And he was instantly like attempting to supply options. After which we had been all diving in. After which earlier than you already know it, we’re all sitting on the sofa watching one particular person play. And even this weekend we had been doing the identical factor.
I used to be at a cabin journey this weekend on trip. And we had an Xbox on the primary TV. And certain sufficient, each morning somebody’s booting up Balatro. As a result of it is such a fantastic like recreation with espresso, get your thoughts working or no matter. However then we’re all simply sort of sitting there. Nobody’s making breakfast, we’re simply watching Balatro.
– It is a fantastic backseat recreation.
– Yeah.
– As a result of after just like the second recreation, I used to be like, you are holding the controller any more. I’ll have discarded a hand by chance. It is a little bit straightforward to accidentally–
– It’s. I stored doing that.
– On a controllers, particularly.
– And I used to be like, X not Y or Y not X. And I used to be like, oh jeez. However it’s a actually quick option to discover ways to play playing cards.
– Yeah.
– As a result of all my man associates, they at all times do poker nights. They usually’re like, oh, you wish to come play? And I am like, no, I do not wish to lose cash.
– Yeah, get your cash taken.
– I do not know the principles. But it surely goes over what all the pieces means. And then you definately’re like, oh, that is what you are speaking about.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, you simply want to begin introducing jokers into your poker nights.
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And it is gonna to spice issues up significantly.
– They love that, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, yeah. I’ve bought three billion factors this recreation.
– [LAUGHS] For what it is value, you would be superb at Balatro. And I play quite a bit. However I’ve completed just a few of the charity poker tournaments at work, and I get completely destroyed.
– Nicely, possibly you may be higher now.
– So I do not know if it is one to 1, yeah.
– It’s not a transferable ability.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, I do not know.
– I’m with you on that.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I am not good at betting possibly.
– While you weren’t, what, urgent X to the touch grass?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
– I do not know what button it’s to the touch grass.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, X, it’s.
– However what else have you ever been taking part in?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, so like I mentioned, I used to be touring this week. So I solely had my handheld with me, my ASUS Ally. And so–
– Solely? So principally, I solely had entry to 10,000 video games.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Every little thing. Yeah, actually all the pieces below the solar. However yeah, so I used to be taking part in a variety of simply sort of chill video games that I may play out on a towel. I used to be getting some solar, you already know, or no matter, simply huge chilling. And so exterior of Balatro, I used to be taking part in a variety of some older video games, however Wargroove.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That is an excellent recreation.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Wargroove rocks. I clearly miss the boat by a few years on that. I believe that was 2017, possibly.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, yeah, that was an ID@Xbox Sport from a while in the past. It is form of an ageless look. It is one thing of a non secular successor to Advance Wars.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So I used to be an enormous Advance Wars participant on the Gameboy SP or no matter it’s. Loads of related vibes.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah. Yeah, it is principally such as you simply management a military, however the characters are sort of enjoyable. The queen that I picked, she has a canine named Caesar. And that is why I preferred her as a result of she has a canine. And I like canine.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There’s canine troops within the recreation?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: There’s canine troops and stuff. So it’s extremely enjoyable. But it surely is sort of a Techniques sort of recreation with good music and good vibes, very enjoyable on the go. So I like Wargroove. Undoubtedly value selecting up and working round. Nice distant play on the go as effectively.
The opposite recreation that I might extremely suggest for people at house is For the King II. I have been taking part in it quite a bit.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Inform me about it.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: So For the King was on Xbox and PC. For the King II has simply come out at the moment solely on PC. But it surely’s one other sort of gamified board recreation. What do they name these? It appears to be like like Catan tiles. Is that hexagons?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That is a factor? They’re like hexagons?
HAILEY GELLER: Sure, sure.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, yeah. So that you sort of run round, nevertheless it’s like D&D accelerated. So you could have a personality. You are a warrior, you are a mage, you are a healer. And also you run round with as much as three of your pals. Or you’ll be able to management all 4 characters. And also you wish to get to the top. But it surely’s roguelite, so that you die and also you unlock extra weapons, you unlock new lessons, and also you strive once more.
So it’s extremely troublesome, tremendous gamified. It nearly feels such as you’re taking part in a board recreation of D&D with turn-based fight and dungeons. I may spend an hour speaking about this recreation. I’m an enormous fan of For the King I and II. One in all my favourite sofa co-op video games on the market and actually, actually nice on the go. So if you have not checked both of them out, test them out, For the King I and II.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That may be a good advice right here.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I trusted you on Balatro.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So, finally.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, so I am gonna burn you ultimately with a bad–
HAILEY GELLER: One other 20 hours.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, yeah, after the fifth episode in a row you are discuss For the King 2–
– Yeah, yeah.
– –I will lastly get round to it. So what do you suppose makes for a superb journey recreation? As a result of I even have some journey developing. I’ve a 12-hour flight developing on Saturday.
– That is a superb query.
– Perhaps.
– I like snackable stuff. I imply, some individuals will dive right into a story-driven recreation. For me, I like stuff that I haven’t got to be tremendous attentive to. As a result of I may need somebody speaking to me or I is perhaps on an airplane the place it is loud or possibly the flight attendant is coming by to speak.
So I just like the stuff that is like, there’s a story, however possibly I’ve to press A to get via the dialogue. Or it is simply fast, it is snappy, it is gamified. Or it is extra like board video games or arcade-style video games the place the time to enjoyable is shorter is what you would possibly wish to name it, I assume.
– You will not be mad if any person interrupts you.
– Yeah, it is like, I can pause it. Yeah, like Peggle. Peggle is a good journey recreation.
– Oh, that is a basic.
– One thing like this, yeah.
– So do you ever do that factor the place you could have an x quantity of hour flight, however you obtain 15 games–
– Yeah.
– –and then possibly you find yourself simply taking part in the factor from earlier than.
– Sure, each time.
– OK.
– Each time, yeah.
– So here is the sport I am getting ready for. So I even have a ASUS ROG Ally. I like that factor. I play it on a regular basis. I discuss it advert nauseam. It is not hashtag sponsored. I purchased my very own.
HAILEY GELLER: [LAUGHS]
– And effectively value it, modded it.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, good.
– Yeah, added a little bit extra. Nicely, I added I’ve a terabyte in there.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Ooh, this man is aware of mod.
– So I figured YouTube could make anybody an knowledgeable.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: [LAUGHS] Info.
– Though they don’t settle for any duty when you do it, proper?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, yeah, in fact.
– Mod at your individual danger. Anyway, so I did that. And so Octopath Traveler 2, that is the sport that got here into Sport Cross earlier this month. I beloved the primary one. In case you’ve by no means performed the primary one, it is also in Sport Cross and effectively value it. It is a very old-school RPG. I might say, when you loved actually Tremendous-Nintendo-ere–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, Closing Fantasy.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –Closing Fantasy video games, precisely. Closing Fantasy, I neglect, within the US, it was Closing Fantasy 2 and three. However I believe it was 5 and 6–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, that is at all times the way it goes.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –in the complete pantheon. And so it’s extremely very like that. It is referred to as Octopath as a result of there are eight paths. You begin off as any one of many characters and then you definately encounter the opposite characters. You form of reside via all their tales directly. And so that you’re simply leaping from character to character and constructing this group of eight individuals finally.
And also you’re fixing all of their issues and it form of ladders as much as a bigger factor. So persons are in numerous components of their lives. So that you is perhaps like, eh, I do not like this character that a lot. It is high-quality. You may transfer on from them fairly shortly into one thing else. So you could have a bunch of various strands. They usually go for a very long time. I keep in mind taking part in the primary one. It was my treadmill recreation. Look–
HAILEY GELLER: How do you like– [LAUGHS]
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: However that is the thing–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: It’s like flip primarily based.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, it is flip primarily based. All proper, so once I’m on the treadmill–
HAILEY GELLER: I am like, I can not do this.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, yeah, I can not do this.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: [LAUGHS]
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It is a left handed factor. I am an inverter. Perhaps I can do this. Any recreation that includes aiming, I’ll fall off.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: If I’ve to intention with the fitting stick, my mind goes into the character. After which I fall off the treadmill. And that has occurred. And I do not suggest it. However a recreation like this the place it is 2D and also you’re simply steering with one hand and then you definately simply hit A button, you faucet.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: And each immediate is like you could have an A button prompt–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Precisely.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: –which is sweet. That’s precisely the sport that is nice on the go.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Precisely. So these are treadmill video games for me or elliptical video games or no matter you would possibly do. I am not going to go exterior and endure.
– Treadmill at your individual danger.
– Sure, precisely. Yeah, by all means follow, begin sluggish. I am not working. I am going at like three and a half.
– Positive.
– I set it at 4. However subsequent factor you already know, you’ve got walked like six miles and you have some achievements. It is nice. Anyway, that is good for that. So I began it.
– I do resonate with that, although, actual fast. As a result of I can not work out with out some type of leisure.
– I usually watch TV.
– That works.
– OK, there you go.
– Yeah, however I am the identical method. I just like the I like Balatro. I like these sort of video games.
– Balatro’s excellent.
– I get so bored, I simply get off the treadmill.
– Yeah.
– Yeah, there we go.
– Anyway, I did not imply to interrupt you.
– All proper, we’re getting match, we’re taking part in video games.
– We’re getting so jacked this summer time.
– We will be in muscle shirts in two episodes from now.
– Yeah, you are gonna be in a tank high subsequent time.
– All proper, let’s discuss truly one other nice option to play video games. So let’s get into this week’s information.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, good.
– So Xbox, we’re at all times about bringing extra video games to extra gamers, discovering extra methods to play. And one thing we did a few years in the past utilizing the cloud that opened up Xbox video games to individuals that do not have consoles or perhaps a PC was taking part in via sure Samsung fashions you’ll be able to stream video games via. Nicely, now we’re coming to much more gamers.
So the Xbox app goes to be on Amazon Hearth TV gadgets. So no console required. Lots of people have Hearth Sticks. I will let you know which of them it really works. But it surely’s principally cloud gaming. So it is powered by the Microsoft service. In case you have Xbox Sport Cross Final membership, then you’ll be able to play. The app will likely be out there quickly. And this will likely be out there on the Amazon 4K Max and 4K Hearth Sticks.
– Good.
– That permits you to play a variety of the latest stuff, clearly the issues that we had been simply speaking about like Octopath Traveler II, Senua’s Saga, Hellblade II, Starfield, Forza Horizon, Fallout 76. And so the place I believe that is actually handy is you go to your dad and mom’ home. And what I might at all times do is put my Collection S in a backpack, which was a good way to do it.
However they have first rate web. And with a Hearth Stick, it is a lot smaller factor. They retail for between $49 and $59, these fashions. I believe they have already got one. You possibly can simply obtain the app and your entire cloud video games go proper over.
– It is also nice for these TVs, I get unreasonably offended once I go to somebody’s home and their TV’s mounted above a hearth.
– I am with you on that one. I am like, oh, that is nice. First row of the movie show.
– Yeah, so there’s methods to mitigate that. And I am not attempting to shade anybody within the remark part right here. However that is–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: We’re getting a variety of feedback from the fireside individuals.
– Yeah, yeah, yeah, like I like my hearth. However that is nice. That’s the precise setup the place you simply have the stick within the again and you may play and you do not wish to should mount a console, even if you wish to use a licensed mount which can be nice for this. There’s superior eventualities the place these things is nice on the go.
And I like the decision out of Fallout 76 as a result of that’s my go-to cloud gaming. As a result of I at all times am hooked on a service recreation at any time, whether or not it is ESO, 76, World of Warcraft, what have you ever. I normally choose one. However you gotta do these dailies. You wish to get your rewards completed. You gotta lock in these cosmetics. And to have the ability to log into one thing like a Hearth Stick is ideal for simply locking in these dailies.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Sure, and there is thousands and thousands of them on the market.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
– Mainly, it is much more individuals who will be capable of, if they have been listening to about Fallout 76, truly, when you’ve been watching the Fallout present on–
– You are able to do each now.
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There you go, precisely.
– It is low cost, too. $49.99?
– Yeah, yeah, yeah, for the Hearth Stick. After which I wish to say the 4K Max is $59.99.
– However the comfort by itself, it is positively value it, I really feel like.
– Yeah.
– It is wonderful. I do have my TV above my hearth.
– Sure! I pegged you for that.
– So I will ship you an image of the setup so you’ll be able to decide me.
– Oh, no.
– I assume in case your sofa–
– You possibly can prolong it.
– –is far sufficient again.
– Yeah.
– However I really feel like there’s simply a variety of this. After which I am like, ooh, yeah.
– I simply really feel like a variety of homes aren’t designed–
– There isn’t any the place else to place it.
– Yeah, precisely. In case you go into half the residences to lease, it is like, all of them have a hearth with it above. It is similar to, the place else am I going to place the TV, you already know? Get a Hearth Stick.
– That is a superb level.
HAILEY GELLER: Get a Hearth Stick in your hearth.
– It’s totally straightforward for me to say this when I haven’t got a hearth, so, yeah.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
– Anyway, so that’s coming quickly. So maintain an eye fixed out for that. There’s extra info over on Xbox Wire, which is information.xbox.com.
– Shout out to Cloud Group. That is nice.
– There you go.
– Yeah.
– They’re maintaining busy. Truly, my neighbor works on that.
– Good.
– Good man.
– Very cool.
– He did not inform me about it, however you already know that is him doing his job. All proper, so, yeah. I do not go over there and be like, what are you engaged on? Yeah.
– Creep in via his window.
– Yeah. [LAUGHS]
– Simply wanting in.
– So this was a shock. Ubisoft introduced after which launched Past Good & Evil twentieth Anniversary Version earlier this week. Are you conversant in Past Good & Evil?
HAILEY GELLER: No
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Acquainted, however I have not performed these video games. I’ve not performed the unique.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Nicely, it is 20 years previous, so it got here out, the unique one again in 2004. It is sort of a up to date then of Psychonauts, you already know?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Proper.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: From that OG Xbox period, that PS2 period. However now it is upgraded to 4K, 60 FPS decision and body fee, up to date controls, quality-of-life options, a lot of different various things. I used to be simply wanting on the video. And this appears to be like prefer it has that basic look. I keep in mind going again and taking part in Psychonauts earlier than Psychonauts 2 got here out a few years in the past. And it brings you again.
HAILEY GELLER: I’ve the sticker someplace.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Oh, you do? Superb. And I used to be this, and it is like that aesthetic, however working actually easily. And so it appears to be like actually cool. I had by no means performed it. I’ve heard of it. I keep in mind when it first got here out and going to see it. And I had simply by no means gotten round to taking part in it. So anyway, it is out there now.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And you may simply test that out. Thanks Ubisoft–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: It is amazing–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –for shocking us.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: –a lot of those basic video games get a lot extra mileage if you simply can improve the body fee to 60 or the decision. It has been so enjoyable to return and play a few of these video games. It truly is wonderful.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It makes them seem like the way you thought they appeared.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, however obviously–
HAILEY GELLER: It is what trendy means now.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, your mind smooths out the body fee.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: 100%.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And when you had been to return and cargo up the unique one, it is not going to seem like this twentieth anniversary version.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: No method. And I assume 2004, so most of us had been in all probability nonetheless on tube TVS or the big–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Oh, for certain.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, so–
HAILEY GELLER: Oh, the huge–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: –nothing.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Nothing, 4 by three.
– Yeah, yeah.
– Yeah.
– Yeah.
– It is also enjoyable if you had an expertise with one thing again then and it nonetheless hits the identical method immediately.
– Completely.
– I believe that is nearly the perfect a part of it’s some issues may need modified. Even at Psychonauts, it appears to be like very totally different, however you continue to have those self same lovable moments that you simply did again then that you simply do immediately, which is–
– Yeah, for certain.
– –super particular
– Yeah, only a shot of nostalgia–
– Yeah, yeah.
– –which is at all times good.
– Sure,
– Yeah.
– Sure. Talking of, nice announcement out of the Nintendo Direct, however final week, however that applies to people on Xbox as effectively, which is Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which is that they launched a trailer. It is popping out in November on Xbox. And I beloved these video games.
So the unique Dragon Quest I, II, and III, they had been referred to as Dragon Warrior once I was a child. After which sooner or later, very like Closing Fantasy, form of modified the numbering and all that sort of stuff. However I keep in mind renting this recreation, the OG I on the NES from Blockbuster. And I by no means bought to complete it as a result of I had two days. Two days to beat Dragon Quest?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: No time.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It wasn’t going to occur. So that is going to be popping out in November. It appears to be like cool. They have been doing these HD, truly sort of a similar-ish aesthetic to Octopath Traveler. So when you get into Octopath Traveler II or I on Sport Cross now, that is one thing you are going to wish to maintain an eye fixed out for. I like these video games. Dragon Quest I or Dragon Warrior might be the sport I’ve crushed essentially the most.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Actually?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That was my first ever RPG.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, cool.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And I simply grew to become obsessive about it. I do know the place all the pieces in that recreation is. II was quite a bit larger. After which the III, even larger than that. So very cool that we’ll be getting that. And yeah, it will be November 14. Loads of RPGs to play this fall, which goes to be actually cool.
And only a actual fast word about one thing popping out subsequent week. First Descendant, it is a recreation that we had a variety of info on it final yr at Summer season Sport Fest, I wish to say. However they launched a brand new trailer not too long ago. This can be a third particular person co-op motion RPG looter-shooter working on Unreal Engine 5. As you’d anticipate, it appears to be like actual fairly.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It is made by a Korean developer. And that is only a cool aesthetic on this one. So this one caught my consideration. It is popping out July 2. That is that point of yr the place you are both catching up on stuff that you have been taking part in otherwise you would possibly nonetheless be taking part in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree. I do know I’m.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, completely.
– I did take out the Blackgaol Knight–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, good.
– –since the present was over. That is like actually the primary boss. So do not get too excited.
– Nicely, nonetheless.
– I am fairly far in. I’ll say that.
– It is more durable. It is exhausting.
– It is extremely exhausting.
– The DLC is far more durable than the bottom recreation.
– Appropriate. And we will get again into that. However anyway, so maintain an eye fixed out for First Descendant subsequent week. And I might check out a few of these movies. And there is a variety of stuff that appears actually good.
– While you mentioned First Descendant, I assumed you had been speaking about The Descendants TV present. And I used to be like, the place’s Dove Cameron?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: The prequel of Dove Cameron.
– Yeah, so the place is she?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: The place is she on this recreation? It will be a fantastic DLC.
– Not a playable character.
– That was the one the place everybody’s the kids of the bad–
– Yeah, it is like fairy tales, science-fictiony.
– Yeah.
– I do not actually keep in mind what it’s, however there’s three.
– Like Maleficent’s daughter, I believe that was–
– One thing like that.
– –that was Dove Cameron. And I can not keep in mind the remainder. My child was into it at one level. And I’ll have watched all of them.
– [LAUGHS] Yeah. Cross advocate.
– For subsequent time you’ll be able to catch up and watch it once more.
– It is a kind of stuff you sit down and you are like, why am I watching this? After which it is like, when’s the following one? The subsequent one, I may watch it proper now.
– That is like all that Disney Channel originals, although. In case you return and watch them, you are like–
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah.
– –oh, that occurred.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There goes your day.
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah.
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It is gone.
– It was a distinct time. It was a distinct time. There was quite a bit much less leisure, quite a bit much less entry.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah. All proper, have you ever performed Shadow of the Erdtree? We sort of omitted that. We talked about it fairly a bit final week.
– Nicely, so I’ll say, I had talked about twice now that I used to be out of city this weekend. However the one motive we introduced an Xbox on the journey was due to Erdtree. It was truly particularly Erdtree. And it was Stein’s xbox, Josh Stein, buddy of the present. And so I awakened just a few days and actually would come, get up off the bed, and Stein’s already on taking part in. So I have not performed but. I’ve watched Stein. It is positively on my record. I am an enormous Souls fan. And my god, it’s troublesome.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Out of the final week, three nights I’ve had desires about Shadow of the Erdtree.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Actually?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That I am like taking part in it. I am not in that world, fortunately, however I am like–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Horrifying.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, besides I awakened, it was two days in the past that I used to be truly in a position to beat the boss who I am caught on.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: After which I awakened and realized, no, I am not even near having the ability to beat this boss.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, no.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: However I believe that means–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: You are manifesting it.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –that’s what I am manifesting.
HAILEY GELLER: You are manifesting it.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: It is gonna occur.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I will should respec, I believe. I do not wish to get into names and stuff. As a result of persons are into the lore.
– Yeah.
– I will be trustworthy, I do not essentially know what is going on on. However I really feel like there’s a little bit bit extra as a result of it is a extra concise story on this explicit one.
– Additionally they’re simply kings of environmental storytelling. So even when you’re not listening to the names and stuff, you sort of get the gist of what is going on on simply by watching the sport.
– This, I believe, had faster payoff, although, since you’re coping with a extra restricted set of characters on this DLC, primarily as a result of in the primary recreation you’ve got killed all people.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Sure, sure.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There’s no one left. So that you’re following Miquella, which you encountered that within the first two minutes. However then there is a couple different characters that persons are speaking about. And one in all them, one in all them is kicking my butt.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, OK.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I used to be doing actual effectively till that time. So going via, catching my Scadutree Fragments, I am on stage 12, I wish to say–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –of that, so we have to repair it.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Generally you simply must sleep on a boss. I’ve positively been stuck–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: You do, sure.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: –for hours on any Souls recreation boss. And it is similar to, I simply must go to mattress after which reset after which I will be high-quality.
– So what my reset has been, I used to be going to return to it. I took yesterday off as a result of I used to be so, like–
– Tilted?
– Yeah, possibly that is the time period I am on the lookout for. And I used to be like, let me do that recreation that I have been eager to strive. It got here out proper earlier than we went out to Showcase, so I have not had an opportunity to strive it. And that’s Hypercharge– Unboxed.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, attention-grabbing.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So it is a recreation, I’ll say, the builders of this recreation have been actually, actually cool with the group, I assume. You may need seen some movies over the course of the final truthfully two years of this recreation that is motion figures preventing in a retailer and a bed room.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: You recognize what I am speaking about.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, I do know precisely what you are speaking about.
HAILEY GELLER: I don’t know what you are speaking about.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Think about Toy Story–
HAILEY GELLER: Inform me.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Think about Toy Story the sport.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Sure, precisely.
HAILEY GELLER: Toys that speak?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Toy Story FPS, you already know?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: And struggle, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And this jogs my memory, truly takes me again to Quake III Enviornment, which was the primary PC recreation I used to be tremendous into as a child. And there was a mod or some form of fan made stage the place you are working round a bed room and also you’re leaping on the stapler or preventing beneath the mattress. You had been actually tiny and it was a lot enjoyable. And that is the vibe of this complete recreation. You are these motion figures. The truth is, if you respawn, you come out of your packaging, like there is a story in it.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: That is good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: And it is actually cool. And I am certain you are seeing the footage proper now. And when you see it, it is positively value a shot. There’s each a single participant journey, which works a little bit bit like a tower protection the place you could have a few minutes the place you are defending these areas and also you’re amassing cash and increase partitions and turrets and issues like that.
And then you definately go into the preventing mode the place waves of enemies come via, that are toys. And I used to be taking part in the primary spherical. These little toy robots are like, doo, doo, doo, doo. And you are like, simply blowing them up. And you are like, is that every one you bought? After which the following spherical, these glider airplanes come via they usually’re parachuting in different enemies and these exploding form of slime toys.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Oh, good.
– And there is a variety of intelligent particulars in right here, a variety of issues that nearly are callbacks to the video games you’ve got performed, even simply the books on the cabinets. The extent of element or humorous little puns or jokes on issues that you simply in all probability had as a child. And also you get to choose all these totally different motion figures and also you’re amassing issues. It is form of very very like an old style really feel to it, however with actual excessive constancy, working actually easy and looking out nice.
Then I jumped into multiplayer. And this was bringing me again, like old skool. There’s matchmaking, however I went into the server browser. And it was like 4 on 4. And I am like, oh, this one has seven individuals. And I can stability it out to eight. And I leap in. I simply had just like the time of my life, simply going via and simply working round this kitchen. And this explicit stage was in a kitchen.
And also you’re leaping and preventing behind the microwave and the sink and up on the cabinets and respawning in cupboards. And you’ve got a fantastic angle. And also you die and also you instantly respawn. And also you’re taking part in to 100, purple versus blue. And it was a lot enjoyable. So this workforce has been doing nice. They have been actually excitedly tweeting out. Each time they promote one other 10,000, they have been doing nice. I do not know precisely the place they’re at proper now.
– They’re doing very well.
– Yeah, yeah. They’ve simply been so grateful to the group. And simply their relationship with the group, I believe, has simply been inspirational. And so I wished to play it. I wished to speak about it right here on the present. Hypercharge– Unboxed, actually suggest you strive it out. And I believe in co-op is the place it is actually going to sing. As a result of you’ll be able to play that journey recreation in co-op. They offer you bots in any other case, however I believe this is able to be–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Extra enjoyable.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That is completely your Friday night time recreation.
– Yeah, I like the sound of this. The truth is, you deliver up Friday night time, the group I play with on Friday was gushing about this recreation this week.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: OK, good.
– And I hadn’t seen it till they introduced it up. After which wanting up on-line, to your level, just like the creators are so good they usually’re so concerned locally. So it is positively on my record to take a look at. It appears to be like, to your level, simply enjoyable.
– Yeah, I will have a look at getting them on the present. I might love to listen to extra about it–
– Yeah.
– –the issues they’re doing. As a result of the extent of element, it is a labor of affection, you’ll be able to inform. There’s collectibles. They usually did a lot greater than they wanted to do, I really feel like.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Proper.
– That they had one thing good. And I believe if it was simply working across the bed room and being military males motion figures–
HAILEY GELLER: GI Joe.
– –that would have been good. That may have been adequate, however they went thus far past that that I simply love the element. And there is simply tons of unlockables and tons of causes to return.
– Good.
– There’s not dolls in it, although, are there?
– Ooh. I do get freaked out by dolls.
– Identical.
– Are there some freaky issues?
– Yeah, like, no dolls.
– Like Billy dolls, yeah.
– I would not say. There’s 14 ranges within the marketing campaign. I didn’t–
– Oh, god.
– So who is aware of what–
– The final mission.
– I will get to, yeah, I do not even know if I will get to 14. I will get to 2. [LAUGHS]
– There was nothing that creeped me out, nevertheless it’s like an actual enjoyable, breezy aesthetic.
– Not haunting.
– It was the alternative of Elden Ring.
– Yeah, yeah, OK.
– It was a superb factor to palate cleanse–
– Yeah.
– –yeah, earlier than I’m going again and take a look at to–
– That is superior.
– –run towards that wall once more. A few issues we talked about video games coming to Sport Cross. Let’s discuss a few of them had been coming. Now they’re right here. EA FC 24 out there now. I do not know when you’ve been watching the Euros in any respect.
HAILEY GELLER: Are you going to any of the matches? I used to be going to say–
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: No, once I can, I am going house and watching.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So it is going out concurrently the Copa America, which is occurring within the US.
HAILEY GELLER: Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: US received their first match 2-0, which was nice. Yesterday as we’re taping this, it was a tremendous match. They’re on throughout lunch, the Euros. So like Italy versus Croatia, which was like wild, like late winner and all that stuff.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Very cool.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: If you do not have time to observe them for us throughout the day, then you’ll be able to simply play them at night time EA FC 24 which is within the Vault, they nonetheless name it the Vault. It is out there now. In case you have a Sport Cross Final, then you definately’ve bought entry to EA Play and all of the video games therein.
– Very good.
– A pair different video games now out there on Sport Cross, SteamWorld Dig and SteamWorld Dig 2. These are in all probability fairly good journey video games, Metroidvania varieties.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Sure, that is precisely what I used to be going to say truly. These are precisely what come to thoughts, video games like SteamWorld Dig and Spelunky which can be like excellent on a little bit display screen.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Sure, and Robin Hood– Sherwood Builders, this one appears to be like fairly cool as effectively. We talked about it a little bit bit extra final week. They’re all out now. So a lot to play, despite the fact that it tends to be one of many slower occasions of yr when it comes to new releases. Numerous stuff coming to Sport Cross. And really wanting ahead into July, some nice stuff coming which have already been introduced.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
– So I am actually wanting ahead to issues like Kunitsu-Gami– Path of the Goddess and Dungeons of Hinterberg and only a bunch of different stuff.
– It is the right time of the yr to search out these indie darlings and stuff too, simply dive into a few of these fast video games coming to Sport Cross you might by no means have heard of.
– Precisely. Now, once I’m taking part in these video games, I wish to hear ’em actual effectively.
– You gotta hear ’em good, yeah.
– And it is a good factor we have a {hardware} knowledgeable.
– [LAUGHS]
– –on the present that may inform us about one of many new SteelSeries.
– Yeah. Yeah, so a few issues from SteelSeries. First off, a fantastic accomplice with design for Xbox {hardware}. I am an enormous fan of SteelSeries. My day by day driver proper now could be the Arctis Nova Professional, which one of many headsets I wish to speak to you people about immediately is simply that one.
It simply got here out in white, which I do know it is black or white. These are your choices immediately. However it is a very good headset. It is extraordinarily premium. It is coming in at $349.99. It comes with, I assume you wish to name it a bay for the headset. And that is the place you cost your batteries, adjusts your audio settings.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So totally wi-fi?
– Absolutely wi-fi. Yeah, and it is cool. It comes with a battery that plugs into your headset. After which it additionally has a second battery that expenses within the bay. It simply pops out and you turn ’em. So you do not ever actually lose audio.
– So in case your battery dies when you’re playing–
– You simply swap them actual fast.
– –yeah, you need not say I am completed taking part in for now, I gotta put it again on the dock.
– Proper, or wire in or something. You simply have one other one. So it connects to your PC and your Xbox or it connects to your Xbox and a USB system. So some individuals use their telephone maybe. I do know a variety of people that do this. However you are going to get unbelievably good high quality from that headset. You are going to get some actually cool issues that I will discuss as effectively.
However I wish to put a pin in as a result of if that value level is a little bit too wealthy in your blood possibly, take a look at the Nova 5X Wi-fi. As a result of this factor simply got here out, I believe, a month in the past. It is a little bit bit cheaper. This one’s coming in at $129.99. And it would not have the bay like the opposite one does, nevertheless it has a very cool app, which is basically what I am right here to speak about immediately. Like SteelSeries new app does all of the administration for you on this headset. It has personalized sound profiles that exist on each these headsets and EQ presets, which is simply equalizer presets.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Not emotionally intelligence?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: No, no, not emotional intelligence. Yeah, my first guess too.
HAILEY GELLER: It might be that, too.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, it might be a bit.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: In case you placed on headphones whereas persons are sleeping, you are displaying excessive emotional intelligence.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah, precisely.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: So all of it works out.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Wow, there you go.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: That is an marketed characteristic.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: [LAUGHS] Yeah, one option to deliver us house.
HAILEY GELLER: Successful.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: However I believe one of many issues that is difficult about audio is audio is for the typical particular person, powerful, to know your ranges, to know your bass, your treble, all this stuff. I believe most individuals do not actually wish to fiddle with that or have to fret about it. And so SteelSeries has bought your again. They’ve uploaded the app and the bay with tons of of presets. In order that they have issues like Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex Legends, Name of Obligation.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Malik.
– What’d you say?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Malik.
– Yeah, Malik.
– He isn’t utilizing that Apex.
– I’m wondering if he simply reset it to default at this level. That is the one one he makes use of. However Fortnite, a variety of video games, a number of the high video games you’ve got been taking part in, they’ll have presets for them. So it is easy to leap in, swap your factor, swap your preset to the sport you are taking part in, and also you’re off to the races.
After which one of many different issues, along with extra bandwidth on the microphone of the 5X, which is one other cool characteristic for people which may be gaming in loud environments, additionally they have very nice options the place if I get a telephone name, I can swap, I can take that decision with out shedding my audio on Xbox. I am an enormous fan of that.
So there’s simply a variety of, when you’re somebody that is going to be gaming on the go or gaming with two gadgets and even simply taking calls along with your telephone when you’re taking part in, each these headsets are actually, very nice. Once more, the Arctis Nova 5X, which is the extra inexpensive one with the companion app and the white Nova Professional Wi-fi, which is their flagship. It’s totally good, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I see you did not deliver one in for me.
– I did not. I knew you’d take it from me, so I needed to lock ’em up.
– You are not flawed. We could have an unboxing right here in only a minute. However earlier than that, I additionally wish to name out a few updates which can be an actual recreation changer for some video games which can be out now. I have been very excited for this one because it was introduced, I wish to say at Summer season Sport Fest earlier this month. Was it earlier this month? I used to be going to say final month. We’re nonetheless in June.
– We’re nonetheless in June.
– By some means. So for Road Fighter 6, M. Bison, my most important.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: The legend.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: He’s again for Road Fighter 6 Season 2, together with new combo trials, missions, and extra. So principally, you find yourself getting this character pack. I wish to say it is Character Pack 2. Additionally it will be later together with Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui from King of Fighters, which is fairly certain the primary time they’ve had that sort of crossover. So I am actually enthusiastic about that. However Bison, I’ve seen a few of these combos and he is come a great distance from even like Road Fighter IV, the place I used to be fairly heavy on Bison again then. Fairly good.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I did not know you had been such a preventing recreation man.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I imply, I got here up in that period, within the arcade preventing period. So Road Fighter and Mortal Kombat, it was an entire social expertise. And there was a form of a component nearly hazard, being a child. And if there was like somebody older there, you nearly needed to have deference to them. As a result of they might have the higher positioning on the arcade machine.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah.
– Enjoying individuals just about, you are comfy, you are kicking again. You’ve a way of safety. Once we had been going there–
– –on the sofa.
– Sure, precisely.
– You are a lot larger than me. Is it value it for me to beat you, to the extent that I used to be in a position to beat them.
– Or get my quarters stolen.
– Yeah, yeah. However when you stored working up towards them. There can be individuals the place I might stroll into the arcade and I might see them taking part in, and I might be like, nope, not immediately.
– That also occurs at Jupiter, when you ever go to Jupiter.
– Just like the planet?
– No, Jupiter, the bar in Belltown. It is like an arcade.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I might not have recognized that.
– Have you ever ever been there?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: No.
– Oh, it is wonderful.
– Barcade?
– It is an arcade bar. However they’ve preventing video games there. And it is the identical factor the place you see individuals simply doing their little dance.
– It is intimidating.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, yeah.
– I am intimidated by it.
– There’s a variety of arcade bars, Seattle’s a superb barcade.
– You gotta go there. It is wonderful.
– OK, I should go there. I have been to Shorties.
– OK.
– Shorties is nice.
– It is simply down the street from there, yeah.
– Good to know, good to know.
– See, I am providing you with suggestions on our– [LAUGHS] They embrace gaming.
– Yeah.
– I respect that. A pair new updates right here that you simply may not discover in your native arcade. Disney Dreamlight Valley has now the Fortunate Dragon replace. This one’s about Mulan–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Let’s go.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –including the Mulan realm, with Mulan and Mushu, the little dragon becoming a member of the Valley. As a brand new recruit, you’ll be able to help Mushu across the coaching camp and hone your abilities with Mulan, difficult your power, precision, and endurance. The Majesty and Magnolias Star Path brings ornament objects product of magnolias, together with a brand new dream model for Mulan. The Star Path is working from June 26 via August 14. There’s additionally a free mini-event in recreation to have a good time the discharge of Inside Out 2.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Blowing up field places of work.
– Yeah, all I maintain seeing is that–
– I have not seen it.
– I maintain seeing this TikTok of Unhappiness doing this little dance–
– Yeah.
– –I am guessing at Disneyland or one thing like that. Everybody’s doing a dance, and she or he’s going, you already know, similar to the look of unhappiness.
– Completely. I simply noticed it. I went to a 21-and-up-only theater as a result of that is sometimes the place I’m going. And that theater was full. It was nearly full.
– Everybody’s speaking about Nervousness, one of many characters in Inside Out 2. So I have not seen that TikTok, however my timeline has been flooded with memes about your anxiousness versus the anxiousness that the character has within the film. And I am like, relatable.
– Yeah, completely.
– Nicely, so there’s going to be rewards on this via July 17, together with Nervousness and Ennui, Envy, and Embarrassment.
– There you go.
– There you go. So earlier than you watch the film, I assume, you would play that.
– Play the sport. [LAUGHS]
– Oh, I did not understand. Is it Ennui? Is that boredom?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Ennui, is that the way you say it?
– I believe it is boredom.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah.
– Positive, yeah. I believe she’s boredom. Yeah, yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah.
– I do not know truly, no. [LAUGHS]
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I pronounced your title accurately.
– You probably did, yeah, that you simply used all of it.
– The one factor for the–
– Yeah.
– So UFC 5, simply in time for Worldwide Struggle Week and UFC 303. UFC 5 introduces 15 new rostered fighters and Corridor of Fame alter egos. In order that’s the largest replace since launch for UFC 5.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Good.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: A bunch of stuff hitting there. Additionally, Ghostrunner has its warmth pack out there immediately on Xbox Collection X and S. It is the third beauty pack the place, look, there’s heat-themed katanas and bikes. In order that works for me.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I imply, say much less.
– You recognize what else is popping out subsequent week?
– What?
– What?
– Closing Fantasy XIV– Dawntrail Growth. I hit the mic. They’re going to make me retape this. That is high-quality. So now we have the collector’s version. Truly that is the digital collector’s version. And I believe we’ll unbox this right here. So Closing Fantasy XIV got here out earlier this yr on Xbox. That is the primary main, main replace to hit FFXIV because it got here out on Xbox. You all are right here simply in time.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Sure.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Take a look at this.
– That paintings is simply superior.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: I adore it. I just like the gold field. I nearly do not wish to open it, but–
HAILEY GELLER: Shiny.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: –we should.
– Yeah.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: We merely should. So which one in all you is tearing into this factor?
– Ethan. [LAUGHS] As a result of I’ll rip the tab.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Since you did not deliver the headset, so that you’re unboxing this.
– Come on.
– All proper. So a little bit bit extra info right here. Truly early entry for Closing Fantasy XIV– Dawntrail begins tomorrow, June 28. Full launch is July 2. Blue seas, clear skies, and boundless prospects await in Dawntrail, the latest enlargement pack for the critically acclaimed Closing Fantasy XIV On-line. Discover uncharted territories with acquainted faces, as you uncover new tribes, confront formidable threats, develop your horizons as hope’s gentle dawns as soon as extra. All proper, what can we bought right here?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: So that is the statue right here.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: There’s an expertly crafted Viper determine. That is the Warrior of Gentle as a Viper. Take a look at that. All proper.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Two swords?
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Two swords. Pose it. I am informed that there is an adventurer’s material map inside.
HAILEY GELLER: I really feel like Dora.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Yeah [LAUGHS]
HAILEY GELLER: Gonna lay it out.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Take a look at this.
HAILEY GELLER: The wrong way up. Cute.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: That is actually fairly.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Superb. There’s additionally the Never-ending Journey Pocket book. And there’s an adventurer’s pen case, which I imagine that’s.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: That is good. Take a look at this.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Have you ever all performed FFXIV?
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I’ve, yeah.
HAILEY GELLER: No.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: What class did you select?
– Oh, effectively, so I am at all times rogues. Regardless of the title is in any recreation, it is like if I am daggers and archery, that’s what I play.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Yeah, I respect that.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I actually do not deviate from that. Yeah, yeah. So I am a sucker for that. I have not performed Closing Fantasy in a few years. I have not performed because it got here to Xbox. And it is on my record as soon as I get out of my Fallout 76 kick and transfer on to the following service recreation. My spouse and I, like I mentioned, we sort of rotate between them. However yeah, at all times rogue and my spouse at all times goes tank. So she will be able to take the pictures.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: What an influence couple.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Significantly, come on. Yeah, she does all of the work, and I am similar to, arrow.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: [LAUGHS] I am serving to.
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: I am serving to, yeah. [LAUGHS]
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Superb. All proper, so Dawntrail popping out subsequent week, however early entry means it is out tomorrow. In order that is perhaps your weekend confirmed. And yeah, Closing Fantasy out there now on Xbox, Closing Fantasy XIV. I do know lots of people had been very excited when that occurred. Lots of people participated within the beta. And now with the primary main replace, we’re all caught up with the entire content material.
– Superb.
– So that virtually wraps us up this week. Please be at liberty to observe us on twitter.com/xboxwire for this and, in fact, the entire information all through the week. And we’re additionally on youtube.com/xbox and on Spotify, Apple Podcast, wherever finer podcasts are offered. Hailey Geller, Ethan Rothamel.
– Hey.
– Hey.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Thanks a lot for becoming a member of us this week. Any last ideas from you?
– Ooh. The one one I’ve is simply at all times a thanks. I like if you guys invite me on the present. Shout out to the manufacturing crew as at all times. And yeah, it is simply enjoyable to get to geek out each week with you guys. So that is nice.
JEFF RUBENSTEIN: Superb. All the time good to have you ever, Hailey?
– I will plus one which. And thanks for instructing me about new video games. I actually preferred Balatro. So yeah, I will should play the Toy Story, not Toy Story one.
– Yeah, Hypercharge– Unboxed.
– Yeah.
– I am certain subsequent time I see you, you may have put in considerably extra hours in Balatro and hopefully in Hypercharge as effectively. And I hope you all do too. So thanks for becoming a member of us. Subsequent week, Canada Day, Independence Day, no podcast week. We will take that week off.
After which after we come again, we’ll even have a cool distant episode with Malik, your good buddy Malik will likely be becoming a member of us from San Diego, in addition to somebody from the UK, our editor-in-chief of Xbox Wire, Joe Skrebels. You would possibly know him from IGN. Fairly the podcaster, he’ll present us all the way it’s done–
ETHAN ROTHAMEL: Good.
– –with 100% extra accent than now we have this week. So thanks a lot. Hope you could have a fantastic week. In case you have a vacation developing subsequent week, take pleasure in that as effectively. We’ll see you quickly.
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