Xbox Series S Revealed, Nintendo's Super Mario Direct Recap, EA's UFC 4 In-Game Ads & Marvel's Avengers Is Good-ish?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: the Xbox Series S has finally been confirmed! We react to the reveal of the new smaller console’s release date and surprisingly low price point. In other news, this week Nintendo revealed their plans for celebrating Super Mario’s 35th birthday, including the long-rumoured Switch releases of classic 3D games - but as ever with Nintendo, there are a few catches. Speaking of catches, EA added then removed in-game adverts to UFC 4 this week after a fan backlash; and Marvel’s Avengers has finally released to a middling reaction, with reviews praising the narrative elements but rejecting the service elements in another sign that publisher and player desires are often far apart. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As ever we discuss the games we’ve been playing including Mark’s first thoughts on Life is Strange 2 and Lewis’ thoughts on completing Carrion, plus shout-outs to stories including the announcement of a new Hyrule Warriors game set 100 years before Breath of the Wild, the review scores for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 and more. We finish the show with a discussion on our plans for the next-gen console launches now that the picture is almost complete - what are we buying, when, and how might gamers more broadly behave?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remember our PlayAlong game for September is Gone Home, the first-person narrative exploration game from Fullbright. Play it as we do, share your thoughts with us on social media and we’ll discuss the game on the first show in September!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find and follow PlayersToo on:</span></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PlayersToo"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/playerstoopodcast"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Facebook</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/playerstoo/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtub