10 months ago I was in the parking lot of the veterinary cardiologist crying tears of sadness. My Boxer, Daisy, had been diagnosed w/serious heart disease at just 3 years old. Today I cried there again, but out of joy. Defying all odds, she is CURED. Normal ♥️ size/function! 🥲

Gonna need to clear a lot of space on my Series X hard drive this month. I should probably start now to get ready.

$SHNY $DULL ±3X daily resetting GLD-linked ETNs.

Loved our conversation. Plenty of nuance, which of course the podcast format allows. Plus a fun teaser for next week's episode! 😁 Looking forward to sharing this with you all tomorrow morning.

Unlocked records in 15 minutes. If anything is going to happen right after we record this week, can it please be something really fun and exciting this time?

How I'd fix the Xbox Game Pass pricing problem: Offer 4 day-one games per year (1 per quarter) OF THE USER'S CHOICE on the $15 tier. This way people can choose a few of the "75+" day-one games from Ultimate, then just buy any other big releases once they've used their 4. Win-win

I don't normally go for these, but MAN that is cool. He's even holding the most visually interesting new gun from The Dark Ages too. 👀

Always an awesome gift idea for literally anyone. I have this and I read it over and over to my daughter when she was little.

Updating to add some great suggestions from the replies: Alan Wake Lost Odyssey Geometry Wars (XBLA) Shadow Complex (XBLA) Trials HD (XBLA) Replacing: Halo 2 ("Not a 360 game, dummy!" I say to myself) Arkham City ODST Assassin's Creed 2 Mass Effect 2 (you can't JUST have ME2!)

Record highs and sector insights. 📈 In the latest episode of the Sector SPDR Podcast, the team reviews September’s performance, highlights a record for total AUM across the lineup, and breaks down short interest trends as investors position for Q4.

That'd be fun! What should the 20 games be? Here's my list (leaning heavier on exclusives here): Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo 3: ODST Halo Reach Gears of War 1 GTA 4 Fable 2 BioShock Dead Rising Oblivion Skyrim Fallout 3 GRAW COD4: MW1 Mass Effect 1 Mass Effect 2 Batman: Arkham City

The difference between THIS bad-news cycle for Xbox compared to others is that it's more about the brand itself now, which seems not as fixable as their previous lack-of-great-games problems. The damage now – exacerbated by retailers cutting bait on Xbox – feels unrecoverable.

Live look at Phil Spencer addressing the team at Xbox HQ:

If I were Microsoft I'd lean REALLY hard into the Xbox 360's 20th anniversary that's coming up in just under seven weeks. Let nostalgia take over the messaging for a while.

Tucker Carlson asked Ted Cruz if Jews under Netanyahu have any connection to the Jews of the Bible. I posed the question to Netanyahu himself.

Sigh...

What an Xbox week, LOL. I'd like to fast-forward to when Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4, and The Outer Worlds 2 come out, please.

If you haven't had enough of me chatting about the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike this week, there's more of it on the new episode of Next-Gen Console Watch 😁 https://t.co/83S6vruNO3

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Oh! Yesterday was my 23rd anniversary in games media. I try not to take for granted how lucky I am to continue to get to do this for a living. Thanks to all of you who've read my work in Official Xbox Magazine, watched me on OXM Report, & read/watched/listened to my IGN stuff ❤️

New Unlocked is here at the YT link below or on podcast feeds. The topics: -The Game Pass Ultimate price hike & the bigger picture -The ROG Ally X pricing -EA's future after their record-breaking private-equity buyout. Check it out if you're interested:

Physical copy of Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 has arrived, YESSSSSSSS!

New Unlocked is here at the YT link below or on podcast feeds. The topics: -The Game Pass Ultimate price hike & the bigger picture -The ROG Ally X pricing -EA's future after their record-breaking private-equity buyout. Check it out if you're interested:

ICYMI late yesterday: