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I finally beat South of Midnight and this is my TOP 3 Xbox game of all time. Hazel is such a wonderful protagonist with so much soul. The art style, Southern Folk lore, story, characters, boss fights, and OMG that soundtrack โค๏ธ. Score; 9/10๐ฅ๐บ๐พ.
#SouthOfMidnight @CompulsionGames
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American Arcadia is a fantastic game. I was very satisfied with the entire experience. The plot, voice acting, & gameplay was top notch. This game is heavily inspired by the truman show. Lastly, the ending was amazing.
My score; 11/10 ๐ฅ๐๏ธ.
@OutBlueGames @AmericanArcadia
High on Life 2 was a great experience. It's almost as great as the first game. The game dialogue is 1 of 1 & nothing is close. The gunplay is slightly better and the art style just works. My biggest complaint is no Kenny (for obvious reasons).
My score; 9.5/10๐ฅ๐.
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Lanterns was a solid show. I enjoyed it most of it. The show is carried by the actors and True Detective feel. Some on the plot points really frustrated me to why they went a certain route. The conclusion was subpar and the ring was never charged. Mre budget plz.
My score; 8/10.
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Honestly we all expected this. HS don't deserve Halo anymore. It's time for somebody else to do it. Turn 10 only value is the engine team so it makes sense to merge. Obsidian under BGS is cool I expect Inxile to do the same & all use CE3. Xbox needed change, this is good IMO.
Xbox - "Continuing Our Reset" - 'First, we are eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer.'
Activision will expand its remit to Worldโs Edge, as well as Rare. Activision will also be developing the next Halo title, led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty. A small team at Halo Studios will continue supporting the Halo community and games in-market.
Bethesda will expand its remit to include Obsidian, which will continue its current projects, including Grounded, as well as the new Fallout project made in collaboration with Bethesda Game Studios.
King will expand its remit to include Microsoft Casual Games, uniting our two global leaders in casual game design and live operations.
Playground and Turn 10 will come together as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises. These two studios have been creative and franchise partners for over a decade, and todayโs changes will formally move their work into one team.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/โฆ
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"Xbox Reset" continues:
โข Lay-offs across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer
โข Halo Studios now only a small team that will continue supporting the Halo community and games in-market
โข Worldโs Edge, Rare now under Activision
โข Activision will also be developing the next Halo title
โข Obsidian now under Bethesda (working on new Fallout game)
โข Playground and Turn 10 will come together as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises
โข Microsoft Casual Games now under King
โข State of Decay 3 day one on Game Pass
โข Agreements for Ninja Theory fell through; looking for options, closure likely
โข Consultation with Arkane remains underway
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/โฆ
Xbox - "Continuing Our Reset" - 'First, we are eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the XGS management and central functions layer.'
Activision will expand its remit to Worldโs Edge, as well as Rare. Activision will also be developing the next Halo title, led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty. A small team at Halo Studios will continue supporting the Halo community and games in-market.
Bethesda will expand its remit to include Obsidian, which will continue its current projects, including Grounded, as well as the new Fallout project made in collaboration with Bethesda Game Studios.
King will expand its remit to include Microsoft Casual Games, uniting our two global leaders in casual game design and live operations.
Playground and Turn 10 will come together as one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises. These two studios have been creative and franchise partners for over a decade, and todayโs changes will formally move their work into one team.
news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/โฆ
Blizzcon opening ceremony was ok. There was obviously lots of cool announcements and updates but WoW is still not on Console ๐ฅฒ. Every cool upcoming game was 3 years away ๐ณ. Hopefully we live long enough to play it. Blizzard is on a good path RN.
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๐บ๐ฒ James ๐ฏ๐ฒ retweeted
PHYSINT and OD! Proud to build both with @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN in Japan. A big moment for XBOX.
I don't get the all the Wolverine hate tbh. It's still going to sell millions of copies. The only complaint I have is the on rails running scenes but everything else is fine. Graphics are good, cast is legit, & the tone is nice. Modern day gamers just complain about Everything.
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Silo season 3 was amazing. I love how each character has its own story that ends up interconnecting with the main plot. We've learned more about the past which also gave us SO MUCH present day context. Now the biggest question for the events transpired is WHY?
Score; 10/10 ๐ฅโข๏ธ.
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PlayStation State of Play was a solid 7.5/10. There was a few cool surprises like Man Eater 2 and Hunters Moon. The Lego reveal was cool & the controller was ๐ฅ but again for my taste too many FF cloned games. Every Japanese game looks like FF new & old๐ฅฒ. Overall it was great.
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First look at โOPTIMUS PRIME AWAKENINGโ, starring Peter Cullen in his final performance as Optimus Prime.
The 12-minute animated short is described as a love letter to the Transformers community & Peter Cullen.
(Source: screenrant.com/transformers-โฆ)
That's awesome but my question is if they said Microsoft would fund any game, why make Kiln and Keeper? They could have made any other game and decided make a game for no one. Psychonauts 2 was amazing.. Why not a Psychonauts 3 or a new platformer like Astro bot?
Double Fine Will Develop 'Brรผtal Legend 2' if it Hits $100M Kickstarter Stretch Goal insider-gaming.com/brutal-leโฆ
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Yep Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo are all doing this after seeing how it impacts game sales. This is the norm now. Majority of the gaming TV/movies were doing insane numbers.. What I wanna see..
XB: Starfield by Expanse prod..
PS: Jak and Daxter
NT: Smash Bros
Xbox has begun pitching to Hollywood studios a package of their major gaming IP - including โHaloโ, โWarcraftโ, โElder Scrollsโ & more - to make into movie/TV adaptations.
Universal, Netflix and Paramount are currently interested.
(Source: puck.news/newsletter_contentโฆ)
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