Level 8.3 - PalWorld Has The Gaming World In A Chokehold

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This week on the Press X to Start Gamer's Digest: DJ, Jordan & Marcus talk about Xbox's Developer_Direct, PalWorld holding Steam's servers at gunpoint, TLOU2's No Return mode borrowing from iconic roguelikes and much more!

Gaming News - Time code: 3:55

• We give our thoughts on Xbox's first Dev Direct of the year; PalWorld almost shuts down Steam servers with launch; Microsoft confirms its' plan to release is first party games on all platforms; The first game from Former CD Projekt devs looks a lot like a vampire game; BG3 brought in over $650 Million in sales on PC alone in 2023; Larian CEO believes that the subscription model makes it harder for good content to be released; The Last Of Us 2 Remastered's No Return mode apparently based on the likes of Hades & Dead Cells.

What Have We Been Playing - Time code: 1:09:32

• Jordan traverses the darkly psychedelic landscape of Alan Wake 2
• Marcus returns after a long hiatus to briefly talk about Overwatch 2, Spiderman 2 & Baldur's Gate 3

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