Episode 565: Xbox Series X and PS5 Go Pro

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:21 am
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This week’s episode features more news about the next generation of consoles, while the Gaming Flashback takes a look at the unfairly overlooked arcade racer Blur.

The news includes:

  • Bloodstained‘s roguelike mode has been cancelled
  • Xbox Series X and PS5 to come with Pro variants
  • Obsidian’s survival game of tiny children, Grounded, has a Steam page

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