Jim Ryan and Phil Spencer duke it out + Final Fantasy XVI reviews are in | This Week In Videogames // TRAIN BRAIN

Jim Ryan and Phil Spencer duke it out + Final Fantasy XVI reviews are in | This Week In Videogames

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My Immortals of Aveum preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTuzNigA0ww&t=933s&ab_channel=SkillUp
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Jim Ryan and Phil Spencer enter the thunderdome, and only one will emerge victorious. Also, Final Fantasy XVI is here and it's a touch more divisive than the early reviews first indicated.
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