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Level 8.46 - I'm An Xbox, He's An Xbox, She's An Xbox, WE'RE ALL XBOXS!

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Microsoft's weird new campaign, Gamers having feelings about Shadow of Erdtree's eligibility for GOTY; Sony mysteriously erasing the PS5's holiday price cut, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Lego Horizon and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 1:43
Microsoft launches its' bizarre "This Is An Xbox" campaign; Phil Spencer shares thoughts on the future of Xbox ports and a handheld console; Elden Ring's DLC being eligible for GOTY has gamers divided; Sony's holiday price cut for PS5 wiped from new trailer; PS5 Pro off to a better start than PS4 Pro in Japan despite its' price tag; New Horizon game rumored for launch next year; Druckmann reveals that ND's next game has been in development since 2020 but Sony is being cagey about announcing it; Astro Bot has more DLC cameos on the way; FFVII Remake Pt 3 goes into full development; The First Descendant devs make official decision on adding jiggle physics to the game; New COD bundle turns you into a Dragon Knight...which is receiving mixed responses from the fan base.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 52:16
Sean tries out Lego Horizon Adventures
DJ talks about some of his gripes with DA: The Veilguard's battle system.
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Level 8.45 - The Trump Tariffs Are Back To Hurt The Gaming Industry

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Trump's new tariffs, Sony swerving scalpers with the PS5 Pro, Black Ops 6 trying to keep non-believers engaged, GTA 6's dev update, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:09
Sony boss says PS5 Pro's price tag hasn't negatively effected sales; Lack of PS5 Pro shortages have scalpers looking foolish; BO6 devs trying to keep the "fence sitters" around after GamePass helped get them in the door;  Trump's tariffs to deal a big blow to gamers; GTA6 gets a promising development update; Sega sells Humankind studio in its' restructuring efforts; The IP for Death Stranding officially belongs to Kojima Productions; Word of backwards compatibility raises green flags for Nintendo's next gen; Hogwarts Legacy 2 to have tie-ins with upcoming HBO series; COD Mobile surpasses a billion downloads; Mass Effect show in the works at Amazon with Fast & Furious 9 writer attached.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 38:27
Sean & DJ talk about Pokemon TCG Pocket
DJ gives his early impressions on Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Level 8.44 - Pokemon TCG Pocket Takes Us Back To 1996

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Pokemon TCG Pocket's total domination, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:06
Pokemon TCG Pocket is apparently earning 3x more than Pokemon Go per day; The Monster Hunter Wilds Beta currently boasts a whopping 500k concurrent players; Despite topping UK charts physical sales for BO6 are down 10%, likely due to Game Pass; COD not to change its' development structure for Microsoft; Microsoft's gaming revenue continues to increase despite hardware sales being down; BO6 devs protest over office working policy; Nintendo Music to be a streaming service for Switch Online subs; Sony gives an update on PlayStation Studios; Ubisoft launches the first even blockchain game.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 49:01
Sean & DJ give their thoughts on the Monster Hunter Wilds Beta
DJ takes it back to grade school with Pokemon TCG Pocket and talks about his experience with BO6.
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Level 8.43 - Is It Really A Call Of Duty Launch Without Controversy?

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about the potential Switch 2 release date, Black Ops 6's controversial launch, BG3 exec blasting Ubisoft for Prince Of Persia studio's shut down and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:13
Leaks begin to narrow down the release date for the Switch 2; Black Ops 6 debuts to a mixed response on steam due to a number of performance issues and a bizarre audio decision; Xbox's PS5 ports rumored to slow down after Indiana Jones announcement; Bungie's creative team officially moves to PlayStation; BG3 exec calls out Ubisoft for Prince Of Persia's team shutting down; We take a look at the Circana report for September; Balatro drops new free card packs from acclaimed several big games; Like A Dragon: Pirate Yazuka in Hawaii boasts a longer runtime than the most recent Yakuza spinoff.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 54:36
DJ talks about his time with Black Ops 6
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Level 8.42 - Can Nintendo Pull Off An MMO?

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Sakurai's mystery game, Nintendo getting into the MMO business, Insomniac dashing our Spider-Man 2 DLC dreams, Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:35
Sakurai teases a new game in very mysterious fashion; Nintendo may very well be working on an a brand new MMO; Insomniac destroys any DLC dreams for Spider-Man 2 in its' PC port announcement; Shawn Layden lambasts the industry for the current "collapse in creativity"; IO Interactive reveals plans for its' new "Young Bond" game; We do a run down of Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview; Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox port gets an official ESRB rating; More bad news for the Tales Of Kenzara team as they receive a redundancy notice; Netflix closes its' AAA gaming studio without dropping a single game; The team behind Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown has been unceremoniously disbanded.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 47:03
DJ returns to BG3 to play with the vast suite of mods thanks to the newest patch.
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Level 8.41 - Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero Explodes On To The Scene!

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Marathon pre-orders potentially going live next winter, GameFreak's colossal data breach, Xbox's Partner Preview, Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero & much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 3:44
Hits or pre-orders for Bungie's next big release found in Destiny 2 files; New mobile RPG shooter set in the Destiny universe on the way; A huge data breach at GameFreak compromises its' employees; We get a preview at Xbox's upcoming Partner Preview; Astro Bot has out-performed every platformer not named Mario from the last decade in Europe; Sparkling Zero moves a whopping 3 million units in just a day; Black Myth: Wukong apparently only cost around 40 million to make; Jason Schreier's most recent book reveals the development of Overwatch Mobile; Steam warning players that they don't actually own the games that they pay for; PS Portal sales still going strong after a year in the wild; Recent moves from Concord Devs lead people to believe that it may be getting a free-to-play revival.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 50:32
DJ gives his early impressions on Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero
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Level 8.40 - Halo's Unreal Future Revealed!

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Halo's big move to Unreal Engine 5, Assassin's Creed Black Flag finally getting a remake, Ubisoft's Tencent buyout rumors, Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom, BG3's final patch and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:16
The future of Halo is in Unreal Engine 5 as 343 announces the devolpment of multiple projects; Assassin's Creed Black Flag is getting a remake while a Co-Op mode is being developed for Shadows; Ubisoft responds to the rumors of Tencent buying them out; Epic Games CEO the most recent person to be loud & wrong about the "death of the single player game"; Space Marine 2 dev says "over-scoping" is what's killing big budget games currently; Balatro reaches a million dollars in sales in just a week; Masahiro Sakurai ending his game design Youtube series this month; We do a Metacritic/Opencritic overview of the recent big releases in gaming.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 48:18
DJ exercises his mobile gaming muscles with Balatro!, delves deeper into Legend of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom and returns to BG3 to give its' expansive, mod-friendly final patch a spin.
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Level 8.39 - Kojima's Looking To Revolutionize Photo Mode

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ & Sean talk about Death Stranding 2's ridiculous photo mode, Sucker Punch's plan for more Ghost games, The reason behind the delay of Assassin Creed Shadows, The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom and much more!
Gaming News - Time code: 2:22
Death Stranding 2 is pretty far off from completion but it has an absolutely insane photo mode; Guerrilla focusing its' current efforts on Horizon Online; Sucker Punch is planning to expand the Ghost world outside of Yotei; We gain new context to Assassin Creed Shadows' unfortunate delay; Balatro's created in shock after it beats out the likes of Minecraft & Stardew Valley in the charts; The head of the Astro Bot team has a tough time addressing FF7's absence from the game's PlayStation celebration; The PS4 price of Horizon Zero Dawn increases after the remaster announcement; Tony Hawk drops a tease about the franchise's future.
What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 46:05
DJ gives early impressions on The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes of the Kingdom
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