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AJSN WK37B- XBOX TIME-LIMITS Cloud Gaming?!, UGLY Wolverine Models?, Dawnwalker SALES!, NO AI in SM3

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AJS News wraps up a busy gaming news cycle with a mix of sponsor talk, angry commentary, and a few hilarious digressions—anchored by three big stories:

  • Blood of the Dawnwalker’s success and design frustrations
  • Xbox/Game Pass changing cloud gaming rules
  • Growing backlash over Insomniac’s “Wolverine” character models

Sponsor & channel housekeeping

The video opens with a Helix Sleep ad (mattress/holiday discount pitch, 120-night trial, free shipping). Then the hosts transition into “AJS News” updates:

  • More reviews are coming (including Onimusha and Blood of Dawnwalker)
  • Plans for streams with the crew

Blood of the Dawnwalker: good sales, but time-gated frustration

  • The team celebrates the game hitting one million copies sold in about three days, which the hosts call especially impressive for a smaller/AA-sized team.
  • Main complaint: unique mechanics tied to timers
    • A popular mod removes the timer
    • Others massively extend it (triple the time) or remove time requirements for perks/skills
  • The hosts argue the design assumes players will replay the game—but note many players never finish even major RPGs like The Witcher 3, so time-gating exploration feels like it blocks fun rather than encouraging variety.
  • Joe/Alex promise to cover the issue more in the upcoming review.

“Space Marine 3” and the “NO generative AI” reassurance

They shift to discussion of Space Marine 3 (and other Saber titles), reacting to announcements that there will be no generative AI in those games.

  • The hosts sound relieved, framing it as a line-in-the-sand moment against “AI junk” being stuffed into unrelated projects.
  • They mock the idea of AI being shoehorned into low-interest simulator-type content.

GTA 6 on Netflix: console sales spike (and the “expensive hardware” problem)

A tangent claims a GTA 6 Netflix preview sparked hardware sales spikes for PlayStation/Xbox, followed by drops in purchases due to console costs.

The hosts highlight the dilemma:

  • Waiting for PC versions can take too long
  • Kids and peer pressure can push people to buy the expensive platform immediately

Nvidia buys Hugging Face: “fake gold rush” vibes

They react to Nvidia acquiring Hugging Face for ~$13B.

  • The hosts mock how AI hype drives absurd valuations (comparing it to “shovels in a gold rush”)
  • They express skepticism about how much money is actually flowing into productive outcomes versus hype

Xbox cloud gaming time limits: the big rage moment

This is the emotional peak of the segment.

They allege Xbox emailed the host (specifically Alex), introducing:

  • A cap of 15 hours per month for cloud gaming on Game Pass Ultimate
  • The hosts rage at the ability to add time for money, calling it exploitative and impractical because:
    • New releases can take 15 hours in just a couple days
    • Starting late in the month creates a weird lockout window where you might only finish a game if you play at the start and end of the month

They predict backlash/cancellations might force Xbox to raise the limits again, though they doubt it will affect “enough people” to matter.

Wolverine backlash: “Grandma Deathstrike” and ugly-model jokes

Next comes a scandal about ugly-looking Wolverine/Wolverine-related models, especially in a trailer:

  • A surprising target: an in-trailer older-looking character resembling Lady Deathstrike
  • The hosts repeatedly call out the faces/models as off
  • They also criticize Insomniac’s clarification (a tweet naming the character “Deathstrike”), arguing it doesn’t help

They riff on comments disputing whether the casting/modeling matches expectations from comics/actors.

Running gag:

  • They dub it “Grandma Deathstrike”
  • They joke about how she looks like she belongs in commercials / has “constipation”
  • They mock it further with lines like they’ll “beat her to death like Wolverine”

They emphasize the criticism is about model realism and character likeness (not “people being disgusting” toward performers), but they clearly enjoy mocking the end result.

War Dogs beta & launch prep: hype cycles, “potato mode,” and map tease drama

They finish with War Dogs:

  • The second beta runs longer, but Joe hasn’t played much due to editing/family matters
  • Joe plans to wait until the September 10th reset/launch window
  • Player count highlight:
    • They hit ~200,000+ on Steam (later referenced around 245,118)
    • The hosts appreciate it, but stress the game likely loses players as hype fades
  • Developers’ stated plan:
    • Aim for ~5,000 concurrent players to keep the community healthy through the hype-to-steady-state drop
  • Gameplay talk:
    • Joe uses “potato settings” (lower graphics/visibility settings)
    • He argues it reveals enemy positions unrealistically
    • Others get mad, but he calls it a fairness issue
  • Community drama:
    • Accidental map leaks (a streamer uploading something unintentionally)
    • An apology for overhyping an announcement that turned out to be “just a clip”
    • A teaser of a new map

Closing: more content coming

They close with quick notes about upcoming streams/reviews and briefly mention:

  • Sins of a Solar Empire 2: Harbinger DLC
    • A fourth faction teased long ago, now finally released
    • They celebrate it as “better late than never,” joking about the 20-year delay

Jokes / standout reactions

  • Helix mattress pitch turned into a “don’t skimp” bed-life rant (mattress = under-you essentials)
  • “Space Marine 3” AI reassurance treated like good news in a world of AI nonsense
  • Xbox cloud gaming cap: intense “this is stupid / exploitative money grab” reaction
  • “Grandma Deathstrike” mockery—calling out ugly/aged models and spoofing the trailer’s character reveal
  • “Potato mode” argument: using graphics settings to claim enemies can’t “hide” properly due to visibility glitches

Personalities appearing

  • Joe
  • Alex
  • The Angry Joe Show crew/hosts (present as “Alex/ Joe” cohosts in the subtitles)

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