@jonclarke.xboxera.com & @jessenorris.xboxera.com have been playing Battlefield 6 and we will have a Campaign Review live for you tomorrow at 8 AM PDT/11 AM EDT US time with a MP review early next week.

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀 4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/... RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

Time for the latest in gaming #HEADLINES with @jonclarke.xboxera.com and @jessenorris.xboxera.com! This Episode: -Xbox died and rose again in one weekend -Xbox Hardware rumours -What's next for Halo? -Studio Closures -Google Lose And more! youtu.be/d_prhBfEU7g

'SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato' is a funny and charming adventure title that encapsulates Latin American culture in its visual style and music. Even if it is a rather unpolished experience. Check out our review of the game right over here!

It's Sunday, so that means more Getting Liminal With Lucy as she plays more Stardew Valley, live! youtu.be/ieuoFJOix28

Tired: Subscription is THE future of video games Also tired: Subscription has NO future in video games Not really wired but better than the other two: Subscription is just one part of the options available, will work for some players/games, won't work for others. It's fine.

There are presently no plans to cancel any planned Xbox hardware. The plans outlined by Sarah Bond and AMD, multi year partnership for first party hardware - they're still the plans as of right now. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xb...

wtf

Every few months there are rumors that Xbox will exit the hardware market, but this announcement was 3 months ago and I (my opinion) do expect them to continue releasing dedicated gaming hardware. It just won't be the closed ecosystem boxes like we've seen before.

This WEEKEND on #GCP The Gaming Circle Podcast: @xboxera.com's @jessenorris.xboxera.com joins us for the conversation We're OfCourse talking Games but we're also talking about ✅Gamepass plan changes ✅Price hikes ✅EA going Private & more LIVE Saturday 10am ET US 👇🏿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJM5...

Too many games to review them all, but damnit @xboxera.com we are trying! I think most of the team is working on 2 or more reviews right now, I love it. My favorite part of the job.

🚨 Reps. Jayapal, Pocan and Huffman just came out in opposition to NSPM-7

I see "Game Pass devalues games and is killing the industry" is back in vogue. Free to Play titles are far bigger and far more detrimental to gaming's future than anything else. Game Pass is barely a spec on the ass of F2P in the 'devalue full-priced games' argument.

Xbox and PlayStation have been eating small to moderate losses on every console this generation with wholesale prices that are maybe 10 percent lower than retail and tariffs are going to add $100+ per unit at this rate. What did people think was going to happen?

I like that the entire games media establishment is whistling past the graveyard of a 40 percent tariff on game consoles going into effect next month unless 1) a trade agreement China has no incentive to sign happens or 2) the Supreme Court actually upholds a lower court ruling for once.

I was right, damnit!

The existential threat to the types of SP/MP paid games we all know and love is not Subscription Services. It is f2p. Adding major f2p incentives/perks to a sub service has far more potential benefit for that platform than adding even a large SP release, 10s of times more 'growth opportunities'.

Pro-tip, before replying, know that even seeing this post likely puts you into that hyper enthusiast bucket, so the actions of you and your immediate cohort likely do not match those of the general gaming audience.

Hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players are really keeping things going, especially in the non f2p gaming space. According to Circana's Q3 2025 Future of Games, only 4% of US video game players buy a new game more often than once per month, with a third of players not buying any games at all.

"Steam is the best value in gaming". I doubt companies can afford to keep putting out the games you love if you only buy them at 75%+ off during steam quarterly sales.

I wish review coverage of games could make the same money as rumors about them before launch. The only part of game coverage that interests me is doing reviews, but there's little to no money in it...

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SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:

Never thought I'd live long enough to see Dudley Dursley be Eric Northman's power bottom

Checking this one out, thanks to @hyperkin.bsky.social The Competitor.

Well, shit. That's not good. xboxera.com/2025/09/29/e...

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.” Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins? www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

This weekend is reinforcing the -- "I hate microtranscations in games! who wants to be john wick in fortnite that badly!?!?" proceeds to spend $500 a month in Magic the Gathering IP crossovers -- archetype

Forum mods quickly learn who habitual line steppers are and the answer for them is almost always “no” & it’s fine to swiftly suspend and ban them for anything even questionably close to the line. Wasting your time with semantics is entertainment to them so they should be summarily destroyed imo.

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Apple was at it again with Foxconn when making iPhone 17. Unsafe working conditions, unpaid wages, forced overtime. The usual. And this: "China Labour Watch suggested that Apple representatives were aware of these conditions, as they were present at the facility during production." ...

"what is xbox thinking charging that for the ally x" my sibling in christ 1) it's an asus product, 2) lenovo's legion Go 2 starts at $1150 ($150 more than the ally x), and the cheaper legion go S (w/steam) starts at $650 (#50 more than the ally, w/half the storage).

Fucking finally www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Time to check out the latest in gaming #HEADLINES with @jonclarke.xboxera.com and @jessenorris.xboxera.com! - Forza Horizon 6 heads to Japan! - Ghost of Yotei Reviews are in! - Hades 2! - More TGS news! All this and more, so jump in! youtu.be/17isYHtdAXU

They really think 'The Last of Us Day' is going to become a thing, huh?

i think this picture, from a public promo stream for a video games starring one of the most popular comic book characters of all time owned by the disney corporation, should be used on every single story about storefronts taking down lgbt content

Is it fun leaking a show a few hours before it airs? It's so weird to me.

The pr folks behind puzzle quest immortal edition sent me all of these cookies and I am going to die of sugar intake

With PS5 Pro adoption where it's at and its price point, 3rd parties deemphasizing support for the Pro's bells and whistles would not surprise me in the least.

Wow, Gunnar Optiks cooked with this one. Look unbelievable in person. gunnar.com/products/bor...

Time for Gaming News & #HEADLINES with @jonclarke.xboxera.com and @jessenorris.xboxera.com! - OD! Kojima! - Perfect Dark concept art - Xbox Console Price increase! - Jump Space sells big! - ID@Xbox invest in Game Pass Jump in! youtu.be/Uzyq-jAPbcE

So the main thing Sony has gotten from their Bungie purchase is the knowledge of how to FOMO merch blog.playstation.com/2025/09/23/g...

If we don't find an alternative to Tylenol it can only good happen

Once more: the best evidence shows that Tylenol taken during pregnancy is not harmful. **This question is settled.** The benefit of reducing discomfort and fever is extremely important at a time when the fetus is developing. Pregnant women - Tylenol is safe. sciencebasedmedicine.org/tylenol-and-...

What a crazy, incredible last few months it has been. We are incredibly lucky @xboxera.com to get invited to so much, have so many reviews to cover, and get the incredible support that we do from our community on Patreon. Makes things feel real, special, and I can't wait to see what we do next.