On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the news stories that crossed our paths this week, including the update on last week’s episode talking about Xbox’s state of business update.

• Tomb Raider collection comes with trigger warning at the beginning of the game from Crystal Dynamics https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomb-raider-1-3-remastered-has-a-warning-about-racial-and-ethnic-stereotypes/

• Immortals of Aveum cost roughly $125 million to make https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/it-was-a-truly-awful-idea-to-spend-125-million-on-immortals-of-aveum-former-developer-says/

• PS5 in the latter stages of its life cycle https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-entering-the-latter-stage-of-its-life-cycle-sony-says

Microsoft Business update roundup:

• 4 games going to other platforms, to be revealed by each respective studio, stated it is not Indiana Jones and Starfield https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-confirms-its-bringing-four-games-to-rival-platforms/

• 34 million paid up users for game pass https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-has-34-million-fully-paid-subscribers/

• Diablo 4 is the first Activision Blizzard game coming to Game pass at the end of March https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/diablo-4-is-the-first-activision-blizzard-game-coming-to-game-pass/

• They remain dedicated to the platform with development on their next system with an update coming in December https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-claims-its-next-console-will-be-the-largest-technical-leap-you-will-have-ever-seen/

• More games are likely to come to other platforms

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