Caffeinate With Samuel Adams: Daily Gaming News

With the reveal of Mortal Kombat 1, 2023 is now slated to have a Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, and Mortal Kombat, all in a single year. That's an incredible lineup of massive fighting games unlike anything we've seen in years. The summer gaming news season has officially started! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Mortal Kombat 1 officially revealed 04:28 - Mortal Kombat 1 DLC Characters Leaked 05:57 - PlayStation games won't release on PC and PS5 simultaneously 09:59 - PlayStation Showcase coming May 24 12:59 - Halo Infinite Season 4 details shared 18:29 - Microsoft Activision-Blizzard acquisition approved by EU, China 20:46 - Microsoft brings major first-party games to Nvidia GeForce NOW 23:27 - Stray could be coming to Xbox 25:13 - New Game Pass Games 28:11 - Ghostwire: Tokyo gets a major performance patch 29:59 - 3 Super Mario GBA games come to Nintendo Switch Online 31:31 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells 10 million copies ib three days 33:43 - Outro Follow me on other platf

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is officially the highest-rated game ever on OpenCritic, passing Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, and even its predecessor Breath of the Wild. Nintendo had a fantastic week, but now rumors are circulating that the new Nintendo console might be here sooner than we think. 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Tears of the Kingdom Reviews Roundup and Record 02:42 - New Nintendo console may not arrive until Spring 2024 at the earliest 12:53 - Call of Duty 2023 is Modern Warfare 3 (REPORT) 17:10 - New Mortal Kombat is going to be a reboot of the franchise 20:20 - Guerrilla Games celebrates its 20th anniversary 22:52 - Xbox May update brings improvements to the platform 24:48 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Phil Spencer's appearance on the Kinda Funny XCast this week brought a ton of quotable moments, including the head of Xbox saying that even good games won't turn the tides of the console war against PlayStation and Nintendo. 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Phil Spencer on XCast 10:48 - Xbox Games Showcase confirmed for June 11 at 10am PT 14:34 - Xbox Expansion Cards get a price drop 17:31 - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC players get shareable free trials 20:06 - Hogwarts Legacy sells 15 million copies, generates $1 billion 22:04 - Spider-Man 2 gets a free prequel comic book 24:45 - Karl Urban in talks to play Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 27:02 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

After earning glowing reviews earlier in the week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched with some massive issues on consoles and PC. For the majority of it's launch weekend, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was sitting at Mostly Negative user reviews on Steam. Now, EA has acknowledged the issues and is getting to work on fixing players' problems. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review Roundup 02:29 - Jedi: Survivor Performance Issues 10:39 - Xbox FY2023 Q3 results 14:26 - ASUS ROG Ally $600 price leaked 19:57 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to earn $1B globally 22:15 - Redfall dynamic background out now on Xbox Series X|S 23:42 - Grand Theft Auto IV turns 15 years old 24:38 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

With the CMA's decision to block Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, the odds have never looked worse for the deal to go through. Whether ABK joins Microsoft or not, Xbox has to unify their strategy and focus on delivering more games to more players - whatever it may look like. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam#microsoft #xbox #gamingnews

Between Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster and Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Microsoft has a growing problem of games skipping their platform entirely to release on PlayStation, Nintendo, PC, and even streaming services without ever touching a Microsoft console. While it's not a huge problem now, it's an issue that Microsoft should tackle now to prepare for the future. 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - More big release skip Xbox 08:12 - Sony Firewalk Studios 11:15 - The Division Day brought news on Heartland and Resurgence 14:17 - Ubisoft is turning things around with F2P games in 2023 17:00 - Xbox is building a new dashboard design 20:13 - Diablo IV has gone gold and a second beta announced 21:54 - Street Fighter 6 demo out now on PlayStation, coming to Xbox and PC this week 22:41 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

With more leadership changes at 343, Cliff Bleszinski teasing the return of lawbreakers, and the reveal of a magic FPS called Immortals of Aveum, there are tons of shakeups coming for the FPS genre in 2023. 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - Redfall at 30 FPS on consoles 01:35 - Frank O'Connor has left 343 05:01 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed to 2024 08:36 - Cliffy B teases LawBreakers return 12:02 - Immortals of Aveum looks like a magically FPS 16:11 - Inscryption is out now on Xbox 16:29 - Xbox Elite Series 2 gets more color options with Xbox Design Lab 18:10 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Redfall is going to run at 30 FPS on Xbox consoles at launch, leaving a bad taste in players mouths after months of 60 FPS trailers and gameplay. While a 60 FPS Performance Mode is coming after launch, this marks another big miss for Xbox for what could be one of their biggest new IP in recent memory. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Joseph Staten, head of creative on Halo Infinite and cinematic director on Halo CE, Halo 2, and Halo 3, is officially leaving Microsoft. With 343's struggles with their Slipspace Engine, a lack of campaign DLC for Halo Infinite, and big shifts internally at 343, the future of Halo is looking more uncertain than ever. 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Joseph Staten is leaving 343 06:34 - Sony continues to fight Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard 11:41 - Advanced Warfare 2 was in development at Sledgehammer Games 16:11 - Sony reportedly developing a PS5 remote play device, cloud gaming devices are hitting the market 23:19 - EA Sports FIFA becomes EA Sports FC 27:54 - Silent Hill 2 release date changes from TBA to Coming Soon on Steam 30:27 - Quantum Break is being removed from Game Pass over licensing issue, likely to return soon 32:45 - Xbox announces sustainable controller made partially from recycled materials, old controllers 37:17 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to da

A new Western Digital Xbox Expansion Card leaked early, featuring 1TB of memory and a $179.99 price tag. We're talking about this, Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure impressions, the lackluster Diablo IV Xbox Series X, and more on today's show! 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure impressions 05:18 - Western Digital Xbox Expansion Card leaked 09:04 - Diablo IV Xbox Series X bundle revealed 12:32 - Vampire Survivors DLC 2 on the way 14:13 - Redfall is one month away 15:52 - Best Game Pass game of March poll 17:27 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

I was able to stay away from podcasting for roughly two weeks - let's get back to the roots with the return of The Jampack Report, a weekly gaming news show that's available on podcast services around the world! Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Frontline, a spin on the battle royale genre that brings objective-based gameplay into a massive free-to-play PVP shooter. While there have been many competitors in the battle royale space, it's been difficult for any team to compete as Call of Duty: Warzone continues to dominate. 00:00 - Intro  00:31 - Battlefield 2042 Open Beta  02:43 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Frontline Announced  07:37 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light comes to Game Pass for PC  10:12 - Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remaster Leaks  13:19 - Xbox Web Store Cloud Gaming Update  14:43 - Outro   Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/jampacksam

After years of remasters and remakes, PlayStation has officially acquired Bluepoint Games. As member of the PlayStation Studios family, Bluepoint is now working on "original content" rather than a direct remake of a previous game, marking a major leap for the company.    00:00 - Intro  01:00 - PlayStation Acquires Bluepoint Games  05:43 - Twisted Metal F2P Game Rumors  09:32 - Twitch testing "Boost" paid promotional feature  13:35 - Marvel's Avengers and Scarlett Nexus come to Xbox Game Pass  15:34 - Battlefield 2042 Beta Dates  17:24 - Outro   Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/jampacksam

After massive success as a PlayStation exclusive, Ember Lab has said that it will "look into other platform releases" post-launch. While there's currently no timeframe for release, it looks like Kena will be making its way to other platforms in the near future.    Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/jampacksam

Industry insiders have reported that Quantic Dream, the studio behind Detroit: Become Human and that is involved in ongoing legal issues over workplace misconduct, is nearly two years into development of a new Star Wars game. Details are sparse, but the game is said to be a large departure from the team's traditional quick-time-event approach.    Quantic Dream Story: https://kotaku.com/what-we-ve-heard-about-a-quantic-dream-star-wars-game-1847708431   New Switch Controller: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fcc-points-to-nintendo-switch-controller-announcement-this-week/   Halo Infinite Flighting: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-september-2021   Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam  Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam  YouTube: http://youtube.com/jampacksam

Sony Santa Monica's Creative Director, Cory Barlog, has shared that Ragnarok will conclude the Norse saga for Kratos and Atreus because of how long it takes to create a AAA God of War title. See the full interview on Kaptain Kuba's channel Why God of War Ragnarok Ends the Norse Saga via Eurogamer Battlefield 2042 Delayed via Twitter Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/jampacksam

After 4 years, Nintendo has finally added the ability to add up to 10 Bluetooth audio devices to the Nintendo Switch with System Update 13.0. While this is welcome news... IT'S BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME?!   Subscribe to the main channel: https://www.youtube.com/jampacksam   Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!   Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Okay, so this isn't even an episode of The Jampack Report, but I wanted to let the audio listeners know about the changes coming to the content that I create - including to the podcast. As an independent content creator, it's time to break out of the template that I've created for myself and focus on experimenting more and pushing myself to create something new and diverse. As I mention here, I'm launching Xhibition: An Xbox Podcast to keep my podcasting drive going, along with implementing some other changes that free up my schedule to focus on creating more organic content. I appreciate all of the love and support that The Jampack Report and my other content has received over the years and look forward to continuing to create even more expansive and engaging shows in the months and years ahead.  "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca (also from Oasis' "Closing Time") 

Xbox's Major Nelson has announced new ways that the company is celebrating 20 years of Xbox, starting with a new line of merchandise and wallpapers available across Xbox, PC, and mobile devices. Plenty of news is coming in the months ahead has both Xbox and Halo celebrate two decades as leaders in the gaming industry.  Here are today's stories:  - Celebrating 20 Years of Xbox - Xbox Game Studios to work with Tencent's TiMi on new game experiences - E3 2021 ONLINE PORTAL AND APP DETAILS OFFICIALLY REVEALED - Two new DualSense wireless controller colors hit shelves starting next month - Play At Home 2021 update: Free in-game content and more - Ghostrunner 2 Confirmed For New-Gen Consoles And PC Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/thejampackreport

Sega's latest financial report has shared some insight into the company's plans for the future, including the launch of a "Super Game" that the company projects will make 100 billion yen, or roughly 900 million dollars. Here are today's stories:  - Sega says it plans to release a ‘Super Game’ within the next five years - Nibellion on Twitter - The PlayStation 5 Is Starting to Look Like the Revolution It Promised - Battlefield 6 Will Come To Last-Gen Consoles, Is Still Slated For Holiday 2021 Release - Xbox Insiders Console Purchase Pilot - Gabe Newell teases the possibility of bringing Steam games to console - Destiny 2 cross-play accidentally switched on early Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date!  Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/thejampackreport