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'Halo,' 'Ninja Gaiden 4,' and 'The Outer Worlds 2'

This is an Xbox &#8230; episode of Button Mash! First, Ben Lindbergh and Matt &#8220;The Matt-ster Chief&#8221; James break down what the upcoming multi-platform remake of the original Halo portends for the future of Xbox. Then, they stick with the theme by sharing their spoiler-free reactions to two new Xbox-published multi-platform games, Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2.
Host: Ben Lindbergh 
Guest: Matt James 
Producer: Devon Renaldo 
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

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Matt has been creating original art for The Ringer since 2017. In addition to his design responsibilities, he is a regular guest on the Button Mash podcast and a writer on the topic of video games.

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