First-party Xbox games are going to cost you $70 in 2023, which is really the best reason to subscribe to Game Pass right now.

What We're PlayingCliff: Pentiment, Rocket League

Colby: Stitch, Eastward

Dylan: Pokemon: Scarlet

News* MS is Raising First Party Game Prices to $70 * Callisto Protocol Performance Issues Are Due to a “Clerical Error” * MS Compares Sony to Blockbuster…and I Guess They Are Netflix? * 300 QA Workers Unionize at Zenimax * You Won’t Guess What Engine This LOTR Game Uses

Questionsmonotone screaming: Do you think automatic map generation was a good thing to introduce into games?

Primefan: What are your thoughts on metal hellsinger?

Brooke: What is your favorite non-weapon based attack?

Cheap/Free GamesEpic Games

• Saints Row IV Re-Elected
• Wildcat Gun Machine

Xbox Game Pass

• Eastward (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service (PC)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
• Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 6
• Chained Echoes (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 8
• Metal: Hellsinger (Xbox One) – December 8
• High On Life (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 13
• Potion Craft (Console and PC) – December 13
• Hot Wheels Unleashed – Game of the Year Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15
• Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 15

Playstation Plus

• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (PS4)
• Biomutant (PS4 and PS5)
• Divine Knockout: Founder's Edition (PS4 and PS5).

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/premier-vr

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