Welcome to the Power Hour Podcast. In this episode Brian and Jim discuss the following.

- intro

- What are we drinking

- What are we playing

- Patreon (thank Brian E for signing back up for $1 tier)

- Skillshare and GG.net

- Xbox to have free cloud gaming https://www.theverge.com/report/791213/xbox-cloud-gaming-free-ad-supported-version 

- Future Xbox hardware not happening ? https://x.com/xmbgx/status/1974631967246450997?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- Xbox responds https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xboxs-next-gen-console-hardware-plans-arent-cancelled 

- Gamepass loses 300 million https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-reportedly-estimated-that-game-pass-led-to-usd300-million-in-lost-sales-of-black-ops-6-with-82-percent-of-copies-sold-being-on-the-game-pass-less-playstation-5/ 

- Metal:Hellsinger dev shut down amid owner cuts https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/funcom-is-closing-metal-hellslinger-developer-the-outsiders 

- Official statement https://x.com/wario64/status/1975222121782722652?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- Rolling stone ranks top 20 nes games https://x.com/stealth40k/status/1977471709155352956?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- NormieView: Bitmap Books / WellRedMage book fiasco https://x.com/bitmap_books/status/1974835943459705066?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- The alleged tweets https://x.com/meijin3_/status/1974887192918126874?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- St1ka’s side https://x.com/st1ka/status/1975112360533852623?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- Update https://x.com/bitmap_books/status/1975315793010376786?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ 

- Voicemail

#metalhellsinger #gamepass #xbox

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