Marvel's Midnight Suns creative director Jake Solomon joins us to discuss Firaxis' new superhero strategy-RPG -- including a couple of Easter eggs that big Marvel fans should look out for. Plus: Todd Howard gives a vague hint about what to expect from MachineGames' Indiana Jones game, we've got ideas for how to reinvigorate Xbox Games With Gold, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping00:03:00 - Indiana Jones Game Is a 'Unique' Mash-Up of Different Genres00:11:20 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview00:14:13 - Xbox Games With Gold for December00:24:41 - Will We Ever See a Ninja Gaiden Revival?00:28:03 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Interview w/ Creative Director Jake Solomon00:49:40 - Outro

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As Ubisoft Toronto developers discuss their design philosophy behind the Splinter Cell Remake and show off a bit of concept art, we react to their plans for Sam Fisher's long-awaited return. Plus: Dead Island 2 gets delayed again, Sonic the Hedgehog's co-creator gets arrested, Phil Spencer's "Call of Duty on PlayStation" press tour continues, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro00:03:39 - More Splinter Cell Concept Art Surfaces!00:22:32 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview00:25:19 - What’s the Deal with Dead Island 2?00:31:44 - Phil Spencer Says CoD Will Stay on PlayStation (for the 100th time)00:44:05 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

Splinter Cell Remake: Finally, We Get an Update – Unlocked 571

Our Xbox crew mourns the passing of legendary longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, discussing how his presence and performance in the Batman: Arkham games helped elevate not just those games but the entire superhero game genre. Plus: our impressions of this week's new Xbox-exclusive releases Somerville and Pentiment, CD Projekt Red shares notable news on both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3's next-gen update, and more!00:00:00 - Intro00:03:58 - Halo Infinite Forge Impressions00:07:18 - Somerville and Pentiment Are Here!00:17:13 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Preview00:20:10 - Remembering Kevin Conroy00:34:45 - Rockstar Turns Down Eminem-led GTA Movie00:45:11 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

Remembering Kevin Conroy’s Impact on Batman Video Games – Unlocked 570

Join Stella Chung, Parris Lilly, Gary Whitta, and Destin Legarie on covering the big news that Netflix announced a Gears of war movie and adult animated show in partnership with The Coalition, talking about the Halo Infinite Winter Update, and Take-Two Interactive’s new milestone with Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTAV. 00:00:00 - Intro & Our Thoughts on a Gears of War Movie/Series from Netflix00:21:25 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast!00:24:20 - Halo Infinite Winter Update Discussion00:43:37 - GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 Hit New Milestones & Outro

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Subscribe to the horror series set in the universe of “The Callisto Protocol,” the hotly anticipated game from Striking Distance Studios.  Helix Station was once the jewel of the Jovian system, but it’s been a decaying ghost ship ever since its Carpenter drive went supercritical. When a dangerous escaped criminal seeks refuge there, officers of the Black Iron Prison force a pair of veteran skip tracers to help recover him. But once on Helix, they discover murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from their past.Starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside. IGN is publishing and distributing Helix Station in partnership with Striking Distance Studios, creator of the game The Callisto Protocol. The first two episodes of The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station are available now, with new episodes dropping every Thursday. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Listen & Subscribe here!

IGN Presents | The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station

Phil Spencer went on quite a press tour this week, leaving us with a lot to discuss, including: a definitive end to the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation debate (or is it?), the ongoing Xbox first-party exclusive game drought, the prospect of price increases on Xbox hardware and/or software and/or services, and more!00:00:00 - Intro00:02:42 - Phil Spencer & Call of Duty’s Future on PlayStation00:12:20 - Will Elder Scrolls VI Be Xbox Exclusive?00:21:05 - Where Are the First Party Exclusives?00:48:17 - Outro

Phil Spencer Ends the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation Debate – Unlocked 568

Fallout 4 is getting a next-gen update for Xbox Series X|S, but is it going to be the only Fallout we get on this generation of Xbox consoles? We lament just how far away Fallout 5 probably is. Plus: Xbox sales figures continue to impress, we're concerned about the departures of the Rocksteady co-founders, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Fallout 4 Next Gen News!00:17:10 - Xbox Sales & Game Pass are on Fire00:29:04 - Silent Hill is Coming Back in a Big Way00:37:03 - More News!00:47:28 - Outro

Fallout 4 Goes Next-Gen and the Future of Fallout – Unlocked 567

The Microsoft-vs.-Sony drama over Xbox's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard took another turn for the weird this week. We examine each company's latest effort to hilariously downplay themselves and talk up the other guy. Plus: our quick impressions of the just-released Xbox exclusive Scorn and the next-gen only, Game-Pass-day-one stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Requiem; Obsidian's future with Fallout, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Scorn Impressions!00:12:20 - The Microsoft/Sony Soap Opera00:39:11 - Microsoft Lays Off Close to 1000 Employees00:41:26 - Obsidian’s Fallout Future & Outro

Xbox & PlayStation’s Activision-Blizzard Battle Gets Weird(er) – Unlocked 566

We finally get some real numbers from Xbox Game Pass, including how much revenue it generated last year and how much Xbox is paying for the Ark games on Game Pass. Plus: one of the developers of Scorn joins us to discuss the imminent new body-horror adventure game, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping00:03:28 - Xbox Game Pass Generates Billions00:13:38 - Ark 2 on Game Pass00:22:42 - Deathloop Takes Place in the Dishonored Universe?00:29:20 - Scorn Dev Interview with Lazar Mesaros00:49:25 - Outro

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We kick off this week's show with our hands-on impressions of Gotham Knights. Then, we spend the bulk of the show discussing the 10-year roadmap released by CD Projekt Red -- five Witcher games, a new Cyberpunk, and a new IP. Was it a good idea for them to be THIS transparent? What do we want out of new Cyberpunk and Witcher games? We talk about all that and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping00:04:10 - Gotham Knights Preview Impressions!00:14:13 - CD Project Red Announces Future Roadmap01:04:48 - Is Legacy of Kain Making a Return?01:11:05 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro 

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2: What We Think of CDPR’s Bold Roadmap – Unlocked 564

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:48 - Our Thoughts on the Modern Warfare II Beta00:11:18 - Grounded v1.0 is here!00:14:44 - Team Ninja is Open to Outsourcing Ninja Gaiden?00:30:14 - Splinter Cell Remake is Getting Rewritten?00:43:24 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

Who Should Make a New Ninja Gaiden? – Unlocked 563

Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay was leaked via a hacker. So now what? What do we think of the return to Vice City? What, if anything, will change about Rockstar's plan to show us the game on their terms. We discuss that as well as Diablo 4's upcoming endgame beta, hands-on impressions from the surprise demo of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:35 - Thoughts on the Rockstar GTA VI Leak00:23:27 - Going Back to Vice City00:42:38 - Over 40 Minutes of Diablo IV Gameplay Leaked00:53:18 - What Does the Rest of 2022 Look Like?00:57:10 - UK Investigates Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision/Blizzard01:15:12 - Deathloop Comes to Xbox Game Pass01:17:12 - Outro

GTA 6’s Reveal Was Ruined. Now What? – Unlocked 562

Our Xbox crew discusses a significant management shake-up at the top of 343 Industries, Sony boss Jim Ryan's public airing of Call of Duty-related grievances against Phil Spencer and Microsoft, the biggest news from the weekend's Disney/Marvel and Ubisoft showcases, the new Xbox Elite controller, and more!

Jim Ryan Isn’t Happy About Call of Duty and Xbox – Unlocked 561

Halo and 343 Industries was an arranged marriage from the start. After the latest sting of bad news – the cancellation of split-screen co-op – we spend an hour discussing 343's past, present, and future with the franchise. Is the arranged marriage working? Should Halo even be a "live service" game? It's a complex topic with no clear answers, but clearly it's time to have the conversation. Plus: September's Xbox Game Pass games, the Game Pass Friends & Family Plan goes live in a test market, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:41 - Halo Devs Cancel Split-Screen Co-op00:13:10 - What’s Happening at 343 Industries?01:00:30 - Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family is Coming!01:13:29 - More Game Pass News & Outro

343 Industries and Halo: Is the Arranged Marriage Working? – Unlocked 560

IGN's Kat Bailey joins Destin and Ryan to discuss the latest leak surrounding Microsoft's seemingly imminent Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family subscription plan. We speculate what it might cost, and how it further adds to Game Pass's already-amazing value proposition. Plus: we talk Madden NFL 23 and sports video games, debate what we want out of the just-announced new Mafia game (including when we want it to be set), and more! 00:00:00 Intro00:01:14 Madden NFL 2300:11:25 Game Pass Friends and Family00:27:25 New Mafia Game00:37:58 Cyberpunk Team Heist Game from Payday Creator00:44:34 Xbox Games With Gold00:51:10 Unlock-Block Trivia

Xbox Game Pass ‘Friends & Family’ Price Speculation – Unlocked 559

Xbox brought plenty of content to Gamescom, and now we've got a clear picture of what the holiday lineup looks like for Xbox gamers. Plus: Xbox commits to maintaining Xbox prices after Sony raised the price of PS5 in many major territories, Phil Spencer hints at his next acquisition priorities, and more! 00:00:00 Xbox Highlights at Gamescom00:23:04 Xbox's Fall line-up00:37:40 Breaking down Phil Spencer's Bloomberg interview00:47:42 Unlock-Block Trivia

Xbox's Fall Lineup Locks In – Unlocked 558

This week, Ryan’s back from a long needed vacation! We catch up on a new Lord of the Rings game coming from Weta Workshop and Private Division as well as talk about game’s we’re looking forward to hearing about at gamescom next week! We also anticipate Marvel and Disney rolling out a brand new Games Showcase next month! Tons of fun stuff today, so come join us in the comments! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:50 - Private Division Working on a LOTR Game?00:18:39 - Xbox’s gamescom Showcase News00:37:10 - Disney & Marvel’s Games Showcase Coming Sept. 9th00:46:30 - Even More Delays!00:50:16 - Outro

We Deserve a AAA Lord of the Rings Game – Unlocked 557

 With the news that the Xbox Series S Performance Boost benefiting developers after direct feedback, the Podcast Unlocked crew discusses the success of the Series S console and why they like it. In addition Activision Blizzard not only covered off on an upcoming Modern Warfare stream in the coming months, but there were also a few news bits about the merger with Microsoft that we missed last week. There was a hefty bit of news to discuss this week so join us as we discuss each story together this week on IGN's Podcast Unlocked. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:47 - Xbox Series S to Get a Performance Boost00:13:30 - Call of Duty: Next Announced00:30:45 - Xbox Game Pass Tests Out a Family Plan00:37:00 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Delayed 00:43:28 - Even More News!00:53:53 - Outro

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00:00:00 - Intro & Discord is Coming to Xbox!00:06:57 - What Other Things Should Xbox Improve?00:15:18 - Halo Infinite Co-op, No Matchmaking?00:27:24 - What is the Xbox Summer Spotlight?00:40:25 - Xbox Game Pass August00:47:55 - What Are We Playing & Outro 

Xbox Making Great Moves for Team Chat, Less so for Summer Events – Unlocked 555

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:08 - Our Thoughts on Ask Dusk Falls & FH5 Hot Wheels DLC00:08:45 - More Games Delayed to 2023!00:31:25 - What’s Up with Ubisoft?00:50:53 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro

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