Alex's Over-the-Hill Pills

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...

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!

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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

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