Xdrive Megabox16 Apr 2021

#9. Games as a Service

Hello! This week Jymbo and Mike are answering the ultimate question: are Games as a Service really evil incarnate, or is there hope for them yet?

To provide an entirely unbiased, well-researched base to this we have sunk many hours (over many years) into live service games in preparation: Red Dead Online, No Man's Sky, Fortnite, COD Warzone, Plants vs Zombies... Nothing gets past our eagle eyes and twitchy thumbs.

Last ep of the season next ep! Please share questions, thoughts, requests for topics next series to xdrivemegabox@gmail.com, Twitter or Instagram. And enjoy!

Show notes

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News

Deathloop delayed to September

Streets of Rage 4 updates coming

E3 is happening on line

Mario has gone

Disco Elysium has voices

What are we playing?

Jymbo: Red Dead Online

Mike: Bugsnax, Disco Elysium, Haven

Topic of the show: Games as a Service

Questions:

- Which live service games make our Naughty and Nice lists?

- What's the future of Games as a Service?

- Is there an antidote?

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