Multiform: An Xbox Podcast

This week in the news we discuss Todd Howard's comments on the future announcement of Indiana Jones, the September Xbox software update, Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show plans, the future of E3, the ESRB rating board showing console versions of System Shock Remake coming, and September Xbox Game Pass additions and subtractions. We also discuss our thoughts on Starfield so far. Finally, we reflect on the last 5 years of Multiform Podcast and its new shape as we go into the unknown. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod 

This week in the news we discuss our first impressions and beginning hours with Starfield (finally!), Embracer group closing Volition, Elder Scrolls 6 entering production, Redfall’s future, 1001 Starfield billboards, Cyberpunk 2077 team beginning to move to Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 contents, SAG-AFTRA strike potentially could expanding to video games studios, Microsoft finally adding automatic OneDrive uploads for game clips, and Borderlands launching a all-in collection named Pandora’s Box.  We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Starfield and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod 

This week in the news we discuss announcements from Gamescom 2023, Xbox selling Activision Blizzard cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft, official console wraps, Baldor’s Gate 3 dropping split-screen for Xbox Series S, Star Wars Dark Forces remaster announcement, TombRaider.com news sign-up appearing, and Destiny 2: The Final Shape showcase details.  We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, World or Warships Legends, Spider-Man, and Age of Empires IV. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss the officially revealed Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 details, the sunsetting of the Xbox 360 storefront, Assassin’s Creed Mirage release date moving up, Alan Wake 2 delaying release date, Embracer’s mystery deal partner that fell through, leaked video of Master Chief crossing over into Rainbow 6 Siege, DC Universe Online coming to current generation consoles, Minecraft being rated for current generation consoles in Germany, and August Game Pass additions. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, World of Warships Legends, and Marvel SNAP. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss the reveal that Avowed was originally co-op, Keith David succeeding Lance Reddick as Zavala in Destiny 2, Take-Two continuing to tease GTA 6 for next year, Rockstar acquiring a popular mod team, Quake 2 remaster announcement from Quakecon, EA shutting down multiplayer servers for some additional older titles, Assassin’s Creed Mirage potential microtransactions, and New Zealand becoming the latest country to approve the Activision acquisition. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including World of Warships Legends, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Forza Horizon 5, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss the flimsy rumors of an Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivious remake, Xbox now selling controller repair parts, Game Pass additions and subtractions for the first half of August, Discord streaming coming to Xbox consoles, keyboard-to-controller mapping coming Elite Series 2 and Adaptive Controller, Killer Instinct 10 year update, Lego Harry Potter saga leaks, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor last-gen version announcement, new Stormcloud Vapor wireless controller, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 release date, and Red Dead Redemption port skipping Xbox to come to PS4 and Switch only. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Dirt 5. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox, the new Xbox dashboard that is rolling out now, Immortals Fenyx Rising sequel being canceled, Tencent buying a majority interest in Techland, Monster Energy tie-in leaked images confirming name and title art for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the final month of Games with Gold, and the addition of PayPal Pay Later and Venmo to Microsoft store accepted payment methods. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Spec Ops: The Line, World of Warships: Legends, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss the extension of the Activision Blizzard acquisition deal timeline, Xbox Live Gold being retired and replaced by Xbox Game Pass Core, Call of Duty 2023 allowing carryover of content from Modern Warfare 2, Mortal Kombat 1 confirmed DLC characters and July Xbox Game Pass additions. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Spec Ops: The Line, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week we discuss the ruling in the FTC v Microsft hearings and subsequent fallout, appeals, and 10-year deals. In other news from the week Call of Duty 2024 is rumored to be set in the Gulf War, The Boys have come to Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, EA has formed a new studio to make a single-player Black Panther game, 2005’s Need for Speed Most Wanted Remake leaked as coming in 2024, Xbox adds reporting for in-game voice chat, Larry Hyrb a.k.a. Xbox Live’s Major Nelson is leaving Microsoft after 22 years, the Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family test is ending in August, and Everspace 2 confirmed as day-one for Xbox Game Pass in August.  We also discuss games we’ve been playing including A Plague Tale: Requiem, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Exoprimal, Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga, and Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod

This week in the news we discuss the possibility of a Red Dead Redemption Remaster and what that might look like, what a PlayStation 5 Pro might mean for Xbox, NBA2K24 receiving cross-play for the first time in the series, Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s new approach to historical education, July Xbox Game Pass additions and subtractions, Disney Speedstorm release date, and Xbox’s Gamescom plans in 2023. We also discuss games we’ve been playing including Diablo IV, The Crew 2, Need for Speed Unbound, Grid Legends, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.  You can email the show at [email protected] or reach us on Twitter @multiformpod