Show Notes
On this week's Xbox show, we've got good news on the long-dormant Splinter Cell Remake project that has us optimistic that a new Sam Fisher adventure might actually see the light of day. Plus: GTA 6 suffers a small but very weird leak, IO Interactive has a full plate that includes Hitman 4, CD Projekt Red has set a very ambitious schedule for its upcoming The Witcher trilogy, and more!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:13:30 - Splinter Cell Remake Update
00:29:50 - New GTA 6 Leaks
00:37:17 - Hitman 4 Update
00:53:05 - Witcher 4
01:03:43 - December GamePass Lineup
01:10:24 - Outro
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