24: Alex's Over-the-Hill Pills
24: Alex's Over-the-Hill Pills  
Podcast: The Nextlander Podcast
Published On: Thu Nov 18 2021
Description: New releases from Halo, Battlefield, and Grand Theft Auto have us feeling a bit like it's 2002 this week, the latest revelations about Activision misconduct might just spell the end for  Bobby Kotick, Panic's Playdate is delayed by the battery gremlins, Xbox has over 70 new back-compat games (and maybe a 1 Vs. 100 revival), and Alex schemes to hang onto his 30s eternally. All that and more, in this here podcast! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro 00:01:25 Happy Birthday Alex 00:04:20 Set your baud rate 00:05:30 Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta (Xbox, PC) 00:31:02 Battlefield 2042 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) 01:01:32 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch) 01:18:04 Custom soundtrack support in games 01:21:34 Break 01:21:38 News 01:22:34 Activision and Bobby Kotick news 01:43:12 The Playdate is going to be delayed 01:47:58 Saints Row reboot delayed six months 01:49:20 Possible name and setting for Quantic Dream's Star Wars game? 01:57:05 Somehow Hot Coffee continues to scald in the PC release of GTA 01:59:25 Is Xbox bringing back 1 vs 100 in some form? 02:05:56 No more backwards compatible games after this batch for Xbox 02:15:14 Don't forget about Skate 2 and also we're shutting down the servers 02:16:29 Interview with Xbox's Jason Ronald 02:35:44 Wrapping up and thanks 02:38:01 Mysterious Benefactor Tier 02:39:52 Nextlander content and updates 02:42:12 See ya See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.