Episode 581: Double Stuffed Episode

This week’s episode is almost two hours long thanks to the ID@Xbox Showcase and the Microsoft Xbox Series X stream.

There was also news, which includes:

  • Hideo Kojima in talks with Junji Ito bbout a new project
  • Mysterious white next-gen Xbox controller appears online
  • Fall Guys was the top game on Twitch during its beta weekend

Let us know what you think.

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