Launch day for Microsoft's XBox Series X has come and gone, and the new console is now in the hands of the lucky gamers who managed to get a pre-order -- or... maybe not so much. We're rounding up the headlines surrounding the Series X's launch to see how well Microsoft did in kicking off the ninth gen.

But before that, of course, we've got game announcements to cover (like upcoming remasters for Mass Effect and Sam and Max Save the World), and then it's on to the news. This week, we're talking about the drop in the stock prices of several video game companies seemingly in response to the announcement of a promising COVID-19 vaccine, SEGA's "voluntary retirement" mandate for 650 of its employees, Twitch's apology for (and clarification of) the handling of its recent DMCA crackdowns, and The Rock's partnership with Microsoft to donate XBox Series X consoles to children's hospitals.

Then finally, we'll wrap up the show with a look back at the original XBox on the console's 19th anniversary.

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