PM In The PM

Starfield is having massive success despite all the negativity around Bethesda's latest masterpiece We got a double dose of game shows today with PlayStation State of Play and a Nintendo Direct! We take a look at the shows and how they did. #starfield #stateofplay #nintendodirect

Microsoft attempting to close the ABK deal by Monday.. despite Lina Kahn and the FTC's last ditch effort to appeal Judge Corley's decision What are the possible scenarios here for Xbox ... where does the CMA stand now as well ... posturing until the last minute.

We take a look at the last 6 months of 2023 and a look forward of whats to come Starfield, Spider-Man 2, Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom What a year for gaming 2023 is Diablo IV Season 1 More gaming news! #xboxpodcast #gamingpodcast #starfield

Splinter Cell VR is Cancelled, Ghost REcon Frontline - CANCELLED, Avatar Frontiers of Pandora delayed, 2 more unannounced Ubisoft games are cancelled... what is going on at UBISOFT!??   Are PlayStation diehards starting to question PlayStation and feel like they are being taken advantage of?  Discord is coming to Xbox making it the first console to be able to utilize Discord voice chat.  Thoughts on games we have been playing, Stray, As Dusk Falls, Hot Wheels Forza, Power Wash Simulator and more

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PM in the PM Episode 33: PlayStations NEW Rewards Program - PlayStation Stars  PlayStation is offering a new loyalty program called PlayStation Stars Assassins Creed Leaks have emerged regarding the new games coming Bandai Namco has been hacked and there are also some leaks regarding games coming in the future Skate 4 was just announced that it is going to be a free to play live service game and be called Skate  PlayStation Plus has a decent July lineup shaping up also Haven studios acquisition by Sony has been finalized   

source : https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-11-jade-raymonds-haven-studio-is-already-inspiring-other-playstation-studios-and-not-just-with-its-game 

source : https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23207209/skate-free-to-play-developers-interview-ea 

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PM in the PM Episode 32: God of War Ragnarok - THIS YEAR  #podcast #livepodcast #xbox #playstationpluspremium #naconconnect also Nacon Connect Skull and Bones and more!!  

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PM in the PM Episode 31: What About Bob? 

Xbox Activision Blizzard 

Embracer Group New Creative Assemply Game

PM in the PM Episode 30: E3-NOT-E3: Winners & Losers  #podcast #livepodcast #xbox #playstation #nintendo #summergamefest #stateofplay 

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PlayStation hopes to release 10 live service games by 2026. The acquisition of Bungie is just the next step in this new direction.  We discuss this and lots more on the episode.  #playstationacquiresbungie #playstationloveservicegames #bungieacquisition   

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With the acquisition of Activision Blizzard there is a lot of buzz in the air about what does this mean for Activision Blizzard and all of their amazing development studios. How will Xbox work with these teams. If these comments from Phil Spencer and to be believed it is all good news for gamers around the world!   Lets deep dive on the future of this deal with some Fun Speculation.. Activision Blizzard / Zenimax Bethesda / Xbox ...   Also our impressions of Rainbow Six Extraction!

State of the Industry... Xbox Series X/S sales staggering!, Sony prepping for Spartacus & Patent for possible BC, Phil & Sarah Bond Interviews....  Hitman TRILOGY to GP/possible IO Interactive Acquisition!!??... Red Dead Redemption 2 update and Red Dead Redemption 1 remake?!?   WOAH LOTS TO TALK ABOUT!! GONNA BE A LONG ONE

Huge news with Ubisoft Plus coming to Xbox. We are deep diving into what does this mean for Xbox & Ubisoft going forward.. how will it be implemented! Xbox is making huge strides bringing games like Rainbow Six Exctraction to Game Pass... What does this mean for other future 3rd party content and Game Pass.. Does Xbox need VR? PlayStation revealed the impressive PSVR2

A full on Splinter Cell Remake is happening and it is being handled by Ubisoft Toronto and will be utilizing the Snow Drop Engine being utilized by game like The Division, Avatar as well as the unannounced Star Wars game from Ubi Massive.   How will they handle Splinter Cell and can they achieve bringing Splinter Cell back to the glory days with this remake. Will it have Spies vs Mercs. Will Michael Ironside reprise his role as Sam Fisher. There is lots to speculate about but when you are talking about one of the best franchises of all time.. its a lot of fun!  Listen in to Pong and Mav deep dive on this game.

NEW PLANS FOR THE BATTLEFIELD FRANCHISE!   Huge move by EA moving Vince Zampella into a new role as boss of BATTLEFIELD. EA is making big moves with their Battlefield franchise and Vince will take the lead .. what are the plans and can Vince Zampella save Battlefield 2042 and the future of this franchise!   

We are talking about the surprising or maybe not so surprising after all DOMINATION of the Xbox Series S this Holiday season... What is driving this success?? Also GODD HOWARD and the Team at Bethesda are giving us more info about STARFIELD the next MEGA RPG from the best Western RPG team out there... and more!!  Episode 6!  

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Halo Infinite launched, Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan want change at Activision, are The Game awards credible

Wow there are a lot of Anniversaries happening right now! From Xbox and Halo's 20 yr celebration to Xbox Series and PS5 1 year, Skyrim 10 yr.. etc.. there is a lot going on to look back on... lets dive in to the episode with Anniversaries Galore!  

 Every Thursday at 7pm et PM in the PM with Pong and Mav

Pong and Mav breaking down the Alliance between Sega and Microsoft.. but more importantly what does this mean for Xbox now and in the future? Lets Speculate.  Ouch Square Enix just threw Crystal Dynamics under the bus.. but why? Lets dig into it!

Pong and Mav are discussing multiple Xbox Project Leaks! What do we know about all these games! Also giving thoughts on the Halo Infinite Campaign Overview trailer and what we learned about the new game. PlayStation PC is an official thing now!

There were some interesting things said during recent interviews from Phil Spencer and Matt Booty, Lets deep dive into their comments and break down what we may have learned from these two!   

Welcome to the premiere episode of PM in the PM with Pong and Mav! Thank you all for joining us for this new show that will air every Thursday at 7pm et!