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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:00 - Intro & SDCC Info!00:02:18 - Halo Infinite Co-op Campaign Beta is great!00:13:15 - Halo Veteran Devs Start a New AAA Studio00:39:56 - Grounded Gets a TV Adaptation00:47:58 - As Dusk Falls & New Game Pass Games00:55:00 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:56 - Halo 2 Earthcity Demo Returning?00:27:00 - Respawn Hiring for an Unannounced Single Player Game00:36:03 - Skull and Bones Finally Gets a Release Date00:45:55 - Games with Gold Removing Xbox 360 Games Soon00:50:25 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:00:00 - Intro & GotG writer Mary DeMarle joins BioWare00:24:01 - Ubisoft 'Multi-Game' Showcase Coming in September00:34:04 - GTA IV and Read Dead Redemption remasters scrapped?00:41:56 - New Co-op mode for Halo Infinite00:49:12 - Game Pass Games for July00:54:40 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices