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In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we go back in time to take a look at motion controls on the Sega Genesis. The Sega Activator is a controller that allows players to move, kick, and punch their way through various experiences like fighting games. It is a ring of infrared sensors set up in different segments that represent individual inputs, the player would stand in the middle of the ring and interrupt the infrared beams to register inputs.

Black Ops 6 has released day one on Game Pass, the first in the series to do so. However, as what was an annual AAA release that required a purchase to access, some are concerned that the expected surge in Game Pass subscriptions will only be temporary, meaning Microsoft could have surrendered too many sales.

The Xbox Partner Preview showed off some upcoming Xbox games including titles such as: FBC Firebreak, Blindfire, Cronos: New Dawn, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and more!

Former PlayStation exec, Shawn Layden, has been sounding the alarm about what he calls a "collapse of creativity" in the gaming industry that has lead to development companies relying on blockbuster hits - ultimately killing the AA game. Is this a death sentence for the gaming industry as we know it?

In this week's Gaming Fun Fact we take a look at one of the first gaming VR experiences that not only delivered major IP titles such as Mario, but was also a portable solution over 20 years before the Oculus Quest 2's release. We are of course talking about the famous (some say infamous) Nintendo Virtual Boy.

Amazon is now selling a "no console required" Xbox bundle, as the Xbox Game Pass app lands on the Fire TV Stick. The bundle includes a Fire TV stick + remote, Xbox controller, and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month pass. Is this the beginning of the streaming-only future that some believe is coming in fast?

Xbox Game Pass is under fire from the FTC once again due to their price increase and new tiers that erodes "day one on Game Pass" for some users. The FTC's new filing includes a comment that reads "Product degradation — removing the most valuable games from Microsoft's new service — combined with price increases for existing users, is exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged"

Microsoft has integrated Nvidia's GeForce Now service into its Xbox game pages, allowing users to choose between Nvidia’s cloud gaming service and Xbox Cloud Gaming. This new feature lets players launch supported games directly from Xbox.com using either platform.

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, and Matt discussed the plethora of game announcements that happened this past week at Gamescom 2022. Then after all that, they discussed Phil Spencer's comments on console exclusives possibly going away and the recent PlayStation 5 price hike in select regions.

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, Adriano, and Matt discussed the first Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, the Embracer buying spree, Days Gone movie, and the Helldivers sequel tease.

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, Adriano, and Matt discussed logging into the PSN for PS games on PC, Take-Two's expectations for Zynga, and streaming games from Google searches.

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, and Matt discussed the new Tomb Raider and its 'team of tomb raiders' feature. The guys raise questions on whether the team mechanics will be cheap in terms of gameplay, or will somehow bring forward a microtransaction agenda for the first(?) time into the Tomb Raider series.

Next up, they discussed the retiring of Sony's accolades feature on PS5. A seldom used feature that most, including our hosts, forgot about entirely and never used. 

Then lastly, the discussion turned to the new Sea of Thieves Season 7 update and it's slew of new features including the eagerly anticipated ship ownership, ship naming, and quick stock up + loot selling features. But with this feature locked behind an in-game currency paywall, is this a fast-lane that is unfair for new players? Especially when considering other equipment in Sea of Thieves is purely cosmetic, with no in-game mechanical effect.

In this episode, we discuss the next Grand Theft Auto featuring a playable female lead, MGM losing the rights to the Tomb Raider films, Grounded's release date and more! 

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, and Matt discussed Discord making its way onto Xbox consoles, Ubisoft's Avatar delayed, and the eShop shutdown for both Nintendo 3DS and WiiU.

Welcome to the Day One Patch Podcast, where we cover the week's gaming news, rumours, reports, and more. This week Ryan, Tim, and Matt discussed the Assassin's Creed Liberation debacle, PlayStation Stars - the PlayStation loyalty program, and Bungie officially joining Sony.