Honor The X

This week we welcome Mike "TMG FeRoCiiiTy" Brehmer to the show and discuss the Guerrilla Collective and EA Play digital conferences, a pretty big game delay, and whether or not Xbox should be in the running to purchase WB Interactive studios!   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r Mike- TMG FeRoCiiiTy   You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!   Join the Discord server and become a part of our community! http://www.honorthex.com/discord   Sources: New Games: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/06/18/next-week-on-xbox-june-23-to-june-26/ IGN Xbox Smart Delivery Interview: https://www.ign.com/videos/xbox-smart-delivery-in-depth-with-microsofts-jason-ronald Guerrilla Collective: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw8tQO1aLvKkRXpJ_fppKg Eternal Cylinder Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Ga27Sh_So ID@Xbox Video: https://www.ign.com/videos/idxbox-guerrilla-collective-roundup EA Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Ow-M-1K_c Cyberpunk Delay: https://twitter.com/CyberpunkGame/status/1273647385294626816?s=20 WB Interactive For Sale: https://www.ign.com/articles/rocksteady-netherrealm-wb-sale-att-batman-mortal-kombat

This week we break down IGN's Summer of Gaming announcements and discuss the Playstion Future of Gaming showcase!   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r   You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!   Join the Discord server and become a part of our community! http://www.honorthex.com/discord   Sources: New Games: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/06/12/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-june-16-to-19/ IGN Summer of Gaming: https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-expo-day-1-everything-announced Playstation Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo&list=PLol_ykYs3OQ6wqyFtBZQl3IkPF0jYD4JV&index=11&t=0s

This week we break down IGN's Summer of Gaming schedule, talk about Xbox compatibility plans, and talk about some interesting news from the last couple weeks!   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r   You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!   Join the Discord server and become a part of our community! http://www.honorthex.com/discord   Sources: New Games: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/29/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-june-2-to-5/ IGN Summer of Gaming: https://www.ign.com/articles/summer-of-gaming-live-stream-schedule-games-list Xbox Compatibility Article: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/28/xbox-series-x-next-generation-backward-compatibility/ Mafia Article: https://mafiagame.com/news/mafia-trilogy-announced/ Grounded Flight: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/21/join-the-grounded-flight-starting-june-9/ Mojang Logo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=81&v=YosWmbHAr2g&feature=emb_logo InExile Unreal 5 Article: https://www.ign.com/articles/inxile-confirms-next-gen-rpg-use-unreal-engine-5 Cliff Bleszinski Article: https://www.windowscentral.com/cliff-bleszinski-regrets-not-bringing-lawbreakers-xbox-one

This week we tackle all the recent gaming news, starting off with a couple remasters we'll be seeing this year and a few new events coming this summer! Our impressions are in on some of the new games from last week and we make our selections for next week. That's it right? Keenan, time for your outro! O wait, we went off script and forgot to talk about the biggest news of the week, Unreal Engine 5! Don't worry, we break it down a bit before wrapping up the show!   Timestamps: 3:45 - What we are playing? 9:17 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 being remastered. 13:22 - Mafia Trilogy. 16:48 - Kartrider beta information. 19:38 - Playstation Studios branding. 22:36 - Ubisoft Forward announced. 24:29 - Guerrilla Collective 32:28 - New game impressions. 46:09 - New games this week. 58:30 - Keenan's outro. 59:04 - Unreal Engine 5 announcement. 1:08:38 - Frankie's outro.   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r   You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!   Join the Discord server and become a part of our community! http://www.honorthex.com/discord   Sources: New Games: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/15/next-week-on-xbox-may-19-to-22/ Summer Game Fest Site: www.summergamefest.com Unreal Engine 5 Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC5KtatMcUw Kart Rider Info: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/14/sign-up-kartrider-drift-closed-beta-xbox/ Gameindustry.biz PS Article: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-12-sony-unveils-playstation-studios-brand-to-launch-alongside-ps5 Ubisoft Tweet: https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/1259876577506136064?s=20 Guerrilla Collective Site: https://www.guerrillacollective.com/

We discuss the Xbox 20/20 road map leading up to the Xbox Series X launch and what that entails. Then we review this weeks Inside Xbox show and talk about all the newly shown games! Finishing off the show, Keenan talks about his experience with the game Supermash and we go through the games releasing this week on Xbox!   Timestamps: 0:33 - What are we playing? 4:55 - EA's next gen upgrades. 12:22 - Xbox 20/20 16:14 - Inside Xbox discussion. 1:04:01 - New game impressions. 1:07:58 - New games this week. 1:15:50 - Outros   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r   You can also subscribe to the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!   Join the Discord server and become a part of our community! http://www.honorthex.com/discord   Sources: Inside Xbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCTPu1aUsTE&t=613s EA Upgrade Gamesradar Article: https://www.gamesradar.com/eas-upcoming-games-will-let-you-upgrade-them-to-run-on-next-generation-consoles-for-free/ EA Upgrade Polygon Article: https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/7/21250755/xbox-series-x-smart-delivery-ea-madden-nfl-21-ps5 Xbox 20/20 Article: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/05/xbox-2020-the-future-of-xbox/ Ascent Exclusive: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-ascent-announced-as-xbox-series-x-optimized-exclusive-ign-first Scorn Kickstarter FAQ: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1777595379/scorn-part-1-of-2-dasein/posts/2830766 Call of The Sea Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_6-PDDA2o0&feature=youtu.be Xbox Wire Roundup: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/07/inside-xbox-may-2020-episode-news-recap/ IGN Aaron Greenberg Article: https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-xbox-aaron-greenberg-addresses-fan-response Next Week on Xbox Article: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/08/next-week-on-xbox-may-12-to-15/

We kick off Honor The X 2.0 with our new focus on YouTube and the visual side of the show, although the audio version will still carry on! On our return back, we discuss the highlighted features of the Xbox Series X console and speculate a bit on pricing. Shifting over to games we have some discussions and initial impressions of the Fallout 76 Wastelanders update, Gears Tactics, Doom Eternal, Grounded, the Sea of Thieves: Ships of Fortune update, and the newly announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla! We then introduce a new segment where we read through all the new games coming to Xbox this week and pick an unknown indie to try out. We'll give our impressions of these games during a future show! Rounding things out we finish with some Xbox related stats and new event announcements!   Timestamps: 1:54 - What are we playing? 4:00 - First thoughts on Xbox Series X. 12:43 - Xbox Series X pricing speculation. 19:05 - Fallout 76 Wastelanders update impressions. 27:45 - First impressions of Gears Tactics. 33:03 - Doom Eternal first impressions and full game thoughts. 37:48 - Thoughts on Obsidian's Grounded game. 46:55 - Sea of Thieves: Ships of Fortune thoughts. 57:40 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla trailer impressions. 1:09:10 - New games coming out this week. 1:23:52 - Interesting Xbox financial stats. 1:32:17 - Upcoming Xbox 3rd party event. 1:45:28 - Outros   Links: http://www.twitter.com/Keenan_Linds11 http://www.twitter.com/FrankCruser   Gamertags: Frankie - Cruser Keenan - Admir4lSnackb4r   Sources: Interview With Phil Spencer: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/14/20965239/xbox-project-scarlett-price-performance-ps5-phil-spencer-interview IGN Interview With Phil Spencer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8-lszhflhQ Grounded Cover Story: https://www.gameinformer.com/magazine Assassins Creed Valhalla Site: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/valhalla New Games: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/01/next-week-on-xbox-may-5-to-8/ Xbox Event Tweet: https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1255889762864361472?s=20 Aaron Greenberg Tweet: https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1255890770009055232?s=20 Tom Warren Tweet: https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1255614689553285120?s=20