Hey everyone and welcome to episode 259 of DPad experience recorded Friday, January 27th

Intro – Whatcha been up to?

Rick – Marvel Snap, Marvel Midnight Suns

Rob -GOW, Tactics Orgre, Triangle strategy 

Tommy – SMT V

Bernie – Elden Ring, Arceus

DPad Discussion

So, what’s in the news

1. Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct January 2023: Everything Announced
   
2. Forspoken’s Original Pitch/Plan Reportedly ‘Unrecognisable In The Product As It Is Now’
   
3. The Last of Us Show
   
   1. The Last Of Us Episode 2 Had Largest Percent Viewership Increase Over Premiere In HBO History
      
   2. The Last Of Us Fans Convinced HBO Has Cast Abby For Season 2
      
   3. HBO’s The Last of Us Renewed for Season 2
      
   
   
4. ‘I cried all night’: Millions of Chinese lose access to ‘World of Warcraft’ and other hit games
   
5. Microsoft’s Changes to Xbox Console Leave Republicans Outraged
   
6. WoW Classic Lead Protests Activision Blizzard’s Employee Ranking Policy, Is Fired
   
7. Delayed 3 Times Already, Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Won’t Launch Until April At The Soonest
   
8. Squanch Games
   
9. Far Cry 7 And A Multiplayer Far Cry Game Reportedly In The Works
   
10. AEW Wrestler Kenny Omega Gets a Cameo in Like a Dragon: Ishin! as the One-Winged Angel
    
11. Fortnite Dead Space Skin Out Now With Isaac Clarke And Exclusive In-Game Challenges
    

What’s out this week

1. Forspoken (PlayStation 5, PC) – January 24  – Read review
   
2. World War Z (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) – January 24  – Read review
   
3. Hi-Fi Rush (Xbox Series X/S, PC) – January 25
   
4. Hitman World of Assassination (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – January 26
   
5. Dead Space (Remake) (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – January 27  – Read review
   
6. GoldenEye 007 (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch) – January 27