Games We're Most Looking Forward To In 2024 & Beyond | Words About Games Podcast #404

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Vitz and Moody take over for the first section of this episode thanks to technical issues, and the very end of the podcast also basically falls apart. I'd apologise for that, but Discord is turning into a worse and worse product as time marches on.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:06:00 - Call of Duty 2024 will launch into Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has reportedly decided

0:17:46 - IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more

0:27:49 - Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever

0:36:40 - Indie Game of the Week - Until Then (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/Until_Then/)

0:37:55 - Amy returns

0:39:24 - What games are we most looking to playing in 2024 and beyond?

1:49:07 - Paper Mario remake confirms companion is trans after references removed from original 2004 translation

1:52:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (this is where Discord basically dies, feel free to stop watching/listening here)

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