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Well this is it, the final episode of Beat The Sheet and our biggest episode ever!This week we've gone through every game that has come to Xbox Game Pass since 'The Sheet' began in January 2020 to create a countdown of the 50 best Game Pass games we've played during the challenge. Along the way we'll also be breaking away to give out our final ever Beat The Sheet 'Sheety' awards to some deserving winners, and we have a special Icon Award to hand out too.Thanks for listening to the show and come along to our new show, Pixel Mix, for more games news, reviews and features each and every Friday!Listen / Subscribe at: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listenFollow us on twitter: @PixelMixPodOr catch new episodes on our YouTube Channel at: bit.ly/3b6GD4oTimeStampsThe Beat The Sheet Top 50 & The Final Sheeties[02:10] - The Top 50 Explained[04:37] - #50-41 and the 1st Sheety [28:44] - #40-31 and the 2nd Sheety [01:07:53] - #30-21 and the 3rd Sheety[01:49:07] - #20-16 and the 4th Sheety[02:12:46] - #15-11 and the 5th Sheety[02:36:37] - #10-6 and the 6th Sheety[03:01:51] - #5-2 and the Final Sheety Award[03:23:10] - #1 and the Beat the Sheet Icon Award[03:29:43] - Outro and Goodbye.

On this week's show Microsoft finally catches up to our Bethesda special, we break down all of E3 in our most ridiculously huge Lightning Round ever, and we all must destroy Chaos!Note: Check out episode #41 for our Big Bethesda Special to hear more on this weeks Xbox Game Pass New Additions!Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, our new show launching June 25th!Subscribe here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listenFollow us on twitter: @PixelMixPodTimestampsXbox Game Pass New Additions[02:30] - New Additions Overview[03:15] - Bethesda Additions Overview[10:54] - Yakuza Like a Dragon OverviewXbox Game Pass Leaving Soon[13:30] - Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon Overview[14:31] - Battle Chasers Nightwar [16:58] - Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite[21:59] - The Messenger[23:35] - Monster Hunter World[27:22] - Outer Wilds[30:25] - Soul Calibur VIThe E3 2021 Lightning Round[34:40] - What is the Lightning Round?[35:57] - The Gearbox Showcase[42:04] - Capcom E3 Showcase[45:04] - Namco Bandai E3 Live[47:04] - Devolver Digital MaxPass+ Showcase[56:04] - Ubisoft Forward[01:04:04] - Square Enix Presents[1:12:04] - Microsoft & Bethesda Games Showcase[1:42:04] - Nintendo Direct

It's the long awaited Beat The Sheet World Cup special this week as 32 Games representing 32 (kind of) countries battle it out to determine who takes home the championship.Plus, news from the opening days of E3 week, including thoughts on the Battlefield 2042 reveal, Geoff Keighleys Summer Games Fest and the disastrous Koch Media Primetime event.Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, our new show launching June 25th!Subscribe here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listenFollow us on twitter: @PixelMixPodTimestamps[02:22] - Xbox Game Pass New Additions Overview[05:51] - Xbox Game Pass Leaving Soon Overview[07:17] - The Beat the Sheet World Cup Tournament[01:53:35] - Battlefield 2042 reveal[01:55:07] - Summer Games Fest Kickoff Show Highlights[02:10:51] - Koch Media Primetime highlights(?)

A quick preview episode to take you through all the great content coming to Pixel Mix, our new weekly gaming podcast, in it's first month, with the first episode launching Friday 25th June 2021:June 25th - The Pixel Mix Games Club, featuring Killer 7July 2nd - The Games of the Month Special, featuring Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade and more!July 9th - Retro Corner, featuring Strider (1990), available on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Mini.July 16th - The Monthly Rankings Special, ranking every Nintendo franchise!In each episode we'll be breaking down the latest gaming news alongside the main feature of the week.Each month will have a new episode of each type (Games Club, Games of the Month, Retro Corner, Rankings Special) so there should be something for everyone to enjoy.If you have thoughts on our first Games Club and Retro Corner games (Killer 7 & Strider) we'd love to hear from you!Get in touch with the show via email at PixelMixPod@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter (@PixelMixPod)Find links to Pixel Mix on Podcast Platforms here: https://pixel-mix.captivate.fm/listen

On this week's show we battle for honor in... For Honor, Pearlman takes one final pounding as West of Dead returns, we take a final pounding of our own in Wizard of Legend and Balan Wonderworld has claimed it’s final victim.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!Coming soon: Pixel Mix - The Pick 'n' Mix Gaming Podcast, launching June 25th!TimestampsXbox Game Pass New Additions[01:56] - New Additions OverviewReviews[03:11] - For HonorXbox Game Pass Leaving Soon[09:34] - Leaving Soon OverviewReview Recaps[09:50] - West of Dead (Original Review in Episode 3)[15:12] - Night Call (Original Review in Episode 4)[22:21] - Observation (Original Review in Episode 5)Reviews[26:52] - Ace Combat 7 Review[32:52] - Wizard of Legend ReviewNews[42:06] - The full E3 schedule reveal[55:43] - PlayStation continues to bring games to PS4[01:02:41] - Yuji Naka leaves Square Enix

On this week's show we’re going to need a bigger podcast as we sink our teeth into Maneater, we try our best to cover approximately 5000 kingdom hearts games, the Sonic Central 30th Anniversary show reminds us of our favourite video on the internet.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!The Sonic 25th Anniversary Train wreck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NL50_W_mgUTimestamps[00:00] - Introduction & A Big AnnouncementXbox Game Pass New Additions[07:29] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[08:59] - Conan Exiles[14:51] - MechWarrior 5: MercenariesReviews[21:31] - ManeaterXbox Game Pass Leaving Soon[35:02] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[36:13] - Surviving Mars[45:19] - Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD ReMix Review[01:08:56] - Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue ReviewNews[01:27:48] - Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Celebration Announcements[01:32:35] - Sonic Central 30th Anniversary Showcase[01:44:09] - Horizon Forbidden West State of Play[01:46:51] - Far Cry 6 Gameplay reveal thoughts[01:49:31] - Nintendo Switch Pro announcement expected before E3

On this week's show we drop into Knockout City as the new leaving soon titles deliver us a knockout blow, somehow Pikmin has found its way onto the service and we’ve beat so much game pass that it’s now just repeating itself.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[02:13] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[03:48] - The Wild at Heart[08:26] - Knockout CityReviews[14:39] - The Catch: Carp & Coarse Fishing[21:01] - SnowRunnerXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[31:18] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[34:08] - Assetto Corsa[40:06] - Void BastardsNews[48:03] - Nintendo locks fast travel behind an Amiibo[56:20] - Timesplitters and Free Radical are back[01:00:23] - Overwatch 2 goes 5v5, blindsides eSports teams

On this week's show we join the So Solis Crew in Just Cause 4, we buckle up for another trip to the wild west in Red Dead Online, Koei Tecmo comes up with an idea so stupid it might be genius, and has Psychonauts made us suddenly not care about Psychonauts 2?Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[05:41] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[07:44] - Final Fantasy X | X-2[09:35] - Red Dead OnlineReviews[16:34] - Just Cause 4: Reloaded[28:05] - PsychonautsXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[42:05] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[42:37] - Final Fantasy IXNews[01:02:04] - Ubisoft moves towards more Free to Play titles[01:07:32] - Sega are making a "Super Game"[01:11:08] - EA Play event set for July[01:13:58] - Koei Tecmo wants to make a Mario game[01:17:09] - Sony reveals number of games in development for PS5[01:22:54] - The Nintendo Switch calculator

On this week's show FIFA is back and so is Volta for some reason, Game Pass trolls us with an expertly timed miserable horror adventure, Ubisoft tries their best to turn extreme sports into a bland open world experience and can Dragon Quest Builders fix the miserable torrid existence that is the wreckage of our stupid lives.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[05:40] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[08:33] - Dragon Quest Builders 2 [17:30] - Outlast 2 ImpressionsReviews[28:17] - Fifa 21 Review[32:27] - Steep ReviewComing Soon[47:18] - Coming soon to Xbox Game PassXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[51:11] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[53:09] - Dungeon of the EndlessNews[01:03:59] - 74 new FPS boost titles added for Xbox Series consoles[01:07:19] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 to be a 3 month Xbox exclusive[01:11:30] - Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Sega are coming to E3 2021

On this week's show we ask the probing questions like “Who was asking for a Destroy all Humans remake?”, we’ve got a Dino Crisis on our hands in Second Extinction, Game Pass sets us up for tough DayZ ahead with a rough set of Leaving Soon titles, and Konami hates you and they want to make sure you know it.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/3b6GD4o) to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[04:41] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[07:01] - Second ExtinctionReviews[15:16] - Destroy All Humans!Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[29:54] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[33:33] - Alan WakeWhat are we Playing?Reviews[38:56] - Descenders[51:24] - Max: The Curse of BrotherhoodNews[01:03:17] - Konami withdraws from E3 2021[01:07:02] - Toys for Bob demoted to a Call of Duty support studio[01:11:25] - PlayStation State of Play thoughts

On this week's show it’s the return of gaming’s second most popular Cloud in Final Fantasy 7, we go to bat for big rounders in MLB The Show, and Sony run a grift that would make even 2K Games jealous. For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA!Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[04:01] - New Additions Overview[06:29] - MLB The Show 21 Review[22:58] - Coming soon to Xbox Game PassXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[26:13] - Leaving Soon Overview[27:12] - For The King ReviewWhat are we Playing?[44:36] - Plants Vs Zombies Review[56:27] - Final Fantasy 7 ReviewNews01:19:46 Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to PC and iOS01:24:28 Ubisoft's E3 conference date revealed01:29:50 Sony reverses decision to close PS3 and PS Vita stores.

On this weeks show it's time for a different kind of Xbox Cloud Gaming in Rain on your Parade, we try to stay level-headed in the worlds longest tutorial and we run down all the games highlighted in Nintendo's Indie World Showcase event.For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA!Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[04:40] - New Additions OverviewReviews[06:23] - NHL 21[18:32] - Rain on your ParadeXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[29:49] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[31:55] - Fractured Minds[38:58] - Levelhead[55:13] - Moving OutNews[01:04:06] - Nintendo Indie World Showcase impressions[01:35:30] - Resident Evil Showcase news

On this weeks show the biggest franchise in gaming returns to Xbox Game Pass with GTA V, we get into the groove with Wargroove and in this weeks What are we (EA) Playing we finally get tangled up in Unravel 1 & 2.For every review of our podcast during April Podchaser & Captivate Audio will be donating to Meals on Wheels to help fight against senior hunger and isolation across the USA!Please leave us a review here to help a good cause: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/beat-the-sheet-an-xbox-game-pa-1254087Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow!TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[04:35] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[06:45] - Zombie Army 4: Dead WarReviews[17:21] - Grand Theft Auto VXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[31:14] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[32:54] - WargrooveWhat are we (EA) playing?Reviews[50:13] - Unravel[01:02:53] - Unravel 2News[01:16:19] - E3 Returns for 2021[01:20:33] - The Last of Us remake & Issues at PlayStation development studios

It's a wild week in the world of Xbox Game Pass as this weeks new additions see us taking on god damned electro freaks in Outriders, travel back to the 80's in Narita Boy and a Sony developed game is revealed to be launching straight in to Game Pass later in the month.After that we have animals in mechs and moon deliveries in our leaving soon titles, we take you through all the Original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles now available to play on mobile with Xbox Cloud Gaming and we discuss the disappointing end of digital game purchases on older PlayStation consoles. Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow!Chat about this weeks episode with us on the YouTube version of the show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHoQwRGNpdoTimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[03:18] - New Additions OverviewImpressions[04:22] - OutridersReviews[21:10] - Narita BoyComing Soon[35:43] Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[41:06] - Leaving Soon OverviewReviews[43:02] - Deliver us the Moon[56:31] - Gato RobotoFeature of the Week[01:03:29] - Original Xbox & Xbox 360 Cloud Gaming ImpressionsNews[01:36:24] - Sony Confirms shutdown for PS3, PSP and PS Vita stores.

On this week's show we create the universe in Genesis Noir and try to follow 8 stories at once in Octopath Traveller. Then we go for a day out to the theme park in our feature of the week before taking you through all 22 of the Indie games announced for Xbox Game Pass during this weeks ID@Xbox Event.Like the show? Leave us a review, follow us on Twitter (@BeatTheSheet) or Subscribe to our YouTube channel to help us grow!Find this weeks episode on our YouTube Channel to come and chat with us about the show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzT_TM_dSqTrZoHw7vOiUeA TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[03:31] New Additions OverviewImpressions[04:51] - Octopath Traveller [15:36] - Yakuza SeriesReviews[20:28] - Genesis Noir ReviewXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[33:01] - Leaving Soon RecapFeature of the Week - A Day at the Theme Park[34:22] - OverviewReviews[35:05] - Train Sim World 2020[47:07] - Planet Coaster[01:02:37] - Two Point HospitalNews[01:09:26] - ID@Xbox Indie Games Showcase Overview[01:15:30] - Impressions on the 22 games revealed for Xbox Game Pass

On this weeks show we take over 1920's Chicago in Empire of Sin, it's X-Wing vs Tie Fighter in Star Wars Squadrons, and Josh's favourite game of the last console generation finally comes to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass.TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[01:54] - OverviewReviews [04:04] - Empire of Sin[23:54] - Star Wars Squadrons[37:44] - UndertaleXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[01:02:22] - OverviewReviews[01:03:36] - Hyperdot[01:10:11] - Journey to the Savage PlanetNews[01:20:29] - EA Play comes to Xbox Game Pass for PC[01:24:21] - Xbox Series S is finally staying in stock[01:26:02] - Square Enix Presents event recap.[01:33:20] - Upcoming ID@Xbox Twitch Event

It's our biggest show ever this week as we toss a coin to our Witcher in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Microsoft finally welcomes Bethesda to the Xbox family with a huge set of Xbox Game Pass additions, and we celebrate with a definitive ranking of every Bethesda game available on Game Pass (and some which will be available soon!)Timestamps Xbox Game Pass - New Additions [02:34] - OverviewXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[05:10] - Overview Reviews[05:45] - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Feature - Ranking Every Bethesda Game on Xbox[45:15] - Overview[46:22] - Doom (1993)[58:47] - Doom II (1994)[01:06:25] - Doom 64 (1997)[01:13:03] - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002)[01:19:21] - Doom 3 (2004)[01:25:40] - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)[01:31:04] - Fallout 3 (2008)[01:36:55] - Fallout New Vegas (2010)[01:41:25] - Rage (2011)[01:45:22] - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim[01:50:03] - Dishonored (2012)[01:56:00] - Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)[02:01:43] - The Evil Within (2014)[02:06:27] - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (2015)[02:08:24] - The Elder Scrolls Online (2015)[02:12:14] - Fallout 4 (2015)[02:17:28] - DOOM (2016)[02:21:54] - Dishonored 2 (2016)[02:29:14] - Prey (2017)[02:34:23] - Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)[02:38:52] - The Evil Within 2 (2017)[02:42:25] - Wolfenstein II: The New Collosus (2017)[02:48:18] - Fallout 76 (2018)[02:52:39] - Rage 2 (2019)[02:56:17] - Wolfenstein: Youngblood (2019)[02:59:30] - Doom Eternal (2020)[03:03:26] - The Final RankingsNews[03:10:35] - Phil Spencer speaks out on Bethesda Xbox exclusivity[3:15:26] - Square Enix event coming this week[3:16:16] - Outro

On this weeks show Xbox Game Pass thanks us for last weeks sports special by adding even more sports to the service. In our leaving soon titles we battle monsters & demons in Castlevania spiritual successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and sibling love goes too far in Alvastia Chronicles. Finally we talk through the latest rumours on the Nintendo Switch Pro and Sony's bananas new controller plans.TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[02:49] - OverviewReviews[05:29] - Football Manager 21: Xbox Edition[25:01] - Madden NFL 21[34:39] - NBA 2K21Xbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[48:15] - OverviewReviews[51:15] - Alvastia Chronicles [01:05:44] - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night[01:19:48] - KonaNews[01:33:23] - Potential Nintendo Switch Pro details[01:41:46] - Microsoft shoot down game reveal rumours[1:50:26] - PlayStation's bananas new controller patent

In a rare bonus episode we rank the sports of Xbox Game Pass with rankings based on not only the games but also what we think of the sport itself.Note: This feature was recorded before the announcement that NBA 2K21 was coming to the service, this means that the sport of Basketball has instead been represented by NBA Live 19.We're sorry, Basketball.TimeStamps[02:20] - Cricket 19 & Cricket[08:00] - F1 2019 & Formula 1[15:05] - Fifa 20 & Football[22:32] - Fight Night: Champion & Boxing[29:36] - Madden NFL 20 & American Football[39:21] - Moto GP 20 & Moto GP[42:00] - NBA Live 19 & Basketball[50:45] - NHL 20 & Ice Hockey[58:52] - Rory McIlroy's PGA Tour & Golf[01:09:21] - Skate 3 & Skateboarding[01:15:05] - SSX & Snowboarding[01:22:42] - UFC 3 & Mixed Martial Arts[01:31:11] - The Final Rankings

On this week's show Xbox Game Pass once again puts us in the mud in Dirt 5, we go for the Snail Victory in Killer Queen Black, and we drop our shining pearls of wisdom about this weeks Pokémon Direct and PlayStation State of Play events. TimestampsXbox Game Pass - New Additions[03:19] - OverviewImpressions[06:00] - Elite Dangerous ImpressionsReviews[09:44] - Dirt 5 Review[25:44] - Killer Queen Black ReviewXbox Game Pass - Leaving Soon[33:35] - OverviewNews[34:50] - EA pulls the plug on Anthem[38:03] - Sony's Japan Studio is being shut down[42:30] - PlayStation State of Play reveals[01:07:11] - New Final Fantasy 7 mobile games announced[01:11:38] - Pokémon Anniversary event reveals