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Xbox has decided to increase the prices of their next-gen games created specifically for the Xbox Series X|S hardware to $70. This is after being priced at $60 for the last 16 years. Phil Spencer had teased a price increase for either the console, Xbox Game Pass, or their games shortly before this announcement. This week the Unlocked crew reacts to the news and also the surprising agreement Xbox and Nintendo made to keep Call of Duty on Nintendo gaming platforms for the next 10 years.00:00:00 Intro00:02:10 Xbox first-party games price hike00:17:25 Microsoft commits Call of Duty on Nintendo systems for 10 years00:32:16 Halo Infinite winter update00:38:15 Elden Ring DLC available for free00:41:00 Remedy is working on Control 200:45:30 What we expect from The Game Awards 202200:50:10 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marvel's Midnight Suns creative director Jake Solomon joins us to discuss Firaxis' new superhero strategy-RPG -- including a couple of Easter eggs that big Marvel fans should look out for. Plus: Todd Howard gives a vague hint about what to expect from MachineGames' Indiana Jones game, we've got ideas for how to reinvigorate Xbox Games With Gold, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping00:03:00 - Indiana Jones Game Is a 'Unique' Mash-Up of Different Genres00:11:20 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview00:14:13 - Xbox Games With Gold for December00:24:41 - Will We Ever See a Ninja Gaiden Revival?00:28:03 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns Interview w/ Creative Director Jake Solomon00:49:40 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Ubisoft Toronto developers discuss their design philosophy behind the Splinter Cell Remake and show off a bit of concept art, we react to their plans for Sam Fisher's long-awaited return. Plus: Dead Island 2 gets delayed again, Sonic the Hedgehog's co-creator gets arrested, Phil Spencer's "Call of Duty on PlayStation" press tour continues, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro00:03:39 - More Splinter Cell Concept Art Surfaces!00:22:32 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Ep. 4 Preview00:25:19 - What’s the Deal with Dead Island 2?00:31:44 - Phil Spencer Says CoD Will Stay on PlayStation (for the 100th time)00:44:05 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Xbox crew mourns the passing of legendary longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, discussing how his presence and performance in the Batman: Arkham games helped elevate not just those games but the entire superhero game genre. Plus: our impressions of this week's new Xbox-exclusive releases Somerville and Pentiment, CD Projekt Red shares notable news on both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3's next-gen update, and more!00:00:00 - Intro00:03:58 - Halo Infinite Forge Impressions00:07:18 - Somerville and Pentiment Are Here!00:17:13 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast Preview00:20:10 - Remembering Kevin Conroy00:34:45 - Rockstar Turns Down Eminem-led GTA Movie00:45:11 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Stella Chung, Parris Lilly, Gary Whitta, and Destin Legarie on covering the big news that Netflix announced a Gears of war movie and adult animated show in partnership with The Coalition, talking about the Halo Infinite Winter Update, and Take-Two Interactive’s new milestone with Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTAV. 00:00:00 - Intro & Our Thoughts on a Gears of War Movie/Series from Netflix00:21:25 - The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station Podcast!00:24:20 - Halo Infinite Winter Update Discussion00:43:37 - GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 Hit New Milestones & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to the horror series set in the universe of “The Callisto Protocol,” the hotly anticipated game from Striking Distance Studios.  Helix Station was once the jewel of the Jovian system, but it’s been a decaying ghost ship ever since its Carpenter drive went supercritical. When a dangerous escaped criminal seeks refuge there, officers of the Black Iron Prison force a pair of veteran skip tracers to help recover him. But once on Helix, they discover murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from their past.Starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside. IGN is publishing and distributing Helix Station in partnership with Striking Distance Studios, creator of the game The Callisto Protocol. The first two episodes of The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station are available now, with new episodes dropping every Thursday. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Listen & Subscribe here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Spencer went on quite a press tour this week, leaving us with a lot to discuss, including: a definitive end to the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation debate (or is it?), the ongoing Xbox first-party exclusive game drought, the prospect of price increases on Xbox hardware and/or software and/or services, and more!00:00:00 - Intro00:02:42 - Phil Spencer & Call of Duty’s Future on PlayStation00:12:20 - Will Elder Scrolls VI Be Xbox Exclusive?00:21:05 - Where Are the First Party Exclusives?00:48:17 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fallout 4 is getting a next-gen update for Xbox Series X|S, but is it going to be the only Fallout we get on this generation of Xbox consoles? We lament just how far away Fallout 5 probably is. Plus: Xbox sales figures continue to impress, we're concerned about the departures of the Rocksteady co-founders, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Fallout 4 Next Gen News!00:17:10 - Xbox Sales & Game Pass are on Fire00:29:04 - Silent Hill is Coming Back in a Big Way00:37:03 - More News!00:47:28 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Microsoft-vs.-Sony drama over Xbox's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard took another turn for the weird this week. We examine each company's latest effort to hilariously downplay themselves and talk up the other guy. Plus: our quick impressions of the just-released Xbox exclusive Scorn and the next-gen only, Game-Pass-day-one stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Requiem; Obsidian's future with Fallout, and more!00:00:00 - Intro & Scorn Impressions!00:12:20 - The Microsoft/Sony Soap Opera00:39:11 - Microsoft Lays Off Close to 1000 Employees00:41:26 - Obsidian’s Fallout Future & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally get some real numbers from Xbox Game Pass, including how much revenue it generated last year and how much Xbox is paying for the Ark games on Game Pass. Plus: one of the developers of Scorn joins us to discuss the imminent new body-horror adventure game, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & Housekeeping00:03:28 - Xbox Game Pass Generates Billions00:13:38 - Ark 2 on Game Pass00:22:42 - Deathloop Takes Place in the Dishonored Universe?00:29:20 - Scorn Dev Interview with Lazar Mesaros00:49:25 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices