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This first set of changes should be out to Beta Xbox Insiders now.

It’s nice that Xbox sets time aside for independent ideation with sanctioned “Fix Hack Learn” weeks. Especially nice when some of those projects make their way to players … ?

Kit Kat of the week: Peters Drumstick. I don't know if this is a different recipe than the Chunky Nestle Drumstick bar from a while back, but it's similar. Vanilla and caramel up front, with a believable chocolate syrup sweetness. I think in the thinner bar it feels sweeter, maybe even over?

Not me restarting Expedition 33 fifteen hours in because I sabotaged by achievement run all the way back in the prologue. Haha, oh no. That’ll teach me to check the missables!

Did you think that you could defeat me, a former theater kid, with the Punjab Lasso??

Not sure what dark magic Microsoft committed to this but, the Xbox app on Windows 11 just got a billion times more performant. A+++ Perfect timing for the next wave of PC gaming handhelds.

If anyone was having trouble taking the Alpha / Alpha Skip Ahead update earlier, we think we have it sorted out. For now, you'll have to seek it out in Settings > System > Update, but it should work. Please let me know!

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It’s nice that Xbox sets time aside for independent ideation with sanctioned “Fix Hack Learn” weeks. Especially nice when some of those projects make their way to players … ?

On console, Xbox Insiders should be seeing these new accessibility tags and filters in My games & apps and game cards soon, hopefully starting later this week!

Not going to lie, it would have been hilarious if you had to re-download the old HBO Max app for this

I had my first coffee in two weeks this morning. Felt awesome and hot and got a ton of stuff done in my first hour of work. Then I had my second coffee and have felt like death ever since.

This should be resolved now.

These two, though

A week now without coffee, legitimately wondering if I'll ever feel human again

OH SURE and I promise to try for the weird stuff (via @OhHellKell

Canadian politics is quite straightforward actually

Hard Boiled and The Killer are so back!

Wild remembering that John Lithgow got his first Oscar nomination for playing a trans woman

This one, though

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984

Oh thank goodness, I thought I was going to have to start Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 over again because I accidentally bought a terrible haircut for my character

Y’all, I cannot figure out where I put my next Kit Kat of the week, I’ve been looking all month

Sometimes I take a moment and think about the most rewarding things about working at Xbox being 1) interacting with people who use and have passion for the products we build, and 2) *being* the people who use and have passion for the products we build. It’s truly a luxury to love your work.

A distinct upgrade in the character creator. Still haven't made it past this part though.