The Official Xbox Podcast

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we hear about the latest and greatest going on in the gaming world. Jeff talks about being reminded how amazing Elden Ring is, we hear about an exciting collab between CoD & Fallout, how Still Wakes the Deep is causing ripples in new releases and Annette raves about a quacking duck. Jenn shares the latest social impact campaigns Xbox has going on in the month of June. And if thats not enough, we discuss 2024 Gamescom plans.

00:00 Introductions

04:14 What We're Playing

22:30 Xbox News

28:50 Xbox Social Impact happenings

36:00 New Releases

42:38 Newest wave of Game Pass titles

43:49 Coming new week to Game Pass

48:31 Updates / DLC / Events

49:30 Announcements

50:18 Goodbyes

On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we uncover even more info about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while chatting with MachineGames Game Director Jerk Gustafsson and Production Director John Jennings.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 Interview

23:20 Goodbye

On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Bethany Stout (of the WoWCast) joins us to delve into World of Warcraft: The War Within with Executive Producer Holly Longdale and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. Check out our other deep dive episodes and stay tuned for more!

00:00 Introductions

02:25 Interview

21:54 Goodbyes

On this special double header episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new Ara: History Untold gameplay and learn the game’s release date from Oxide Games' President, Marc Meyer, and Xbox Game Studios' Brian Stone. Then we jump into brand new Age of Mythology: Retold gameplay with Director of Player Engagement, Emma Bridle, and Senior Director of Production, Earnest Yuen. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week!

00:00 Introductions

01:58 Ara History Untold Interview

25:40 Age of Mythology Retold Interview

52:10 Goodbyes

On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down to discuss Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater with series Producer, Noriaki Okamura. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week!

00:00 Introductions

01:26 Interview

12:11 Goodbyes

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On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new unseen Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes this week!

00:00 Introductions

00:46 Interview

25:38 Goodbyes

On this very special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik Prince takes us to Iceland, the setting for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, and speaks with Lara Derham and Dan Attwell of the Ninja Theory team on how they brought 10th century Iceland to life within the game.

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik, Stein and Lex chat about the reveal of the Xbox Games Showcase. We also sat down for interviews covering IGN's ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, Elder Scrolls Online's 10th Anniversary and Little Kitty Big City's upcoming launch.

00:00 Introductions

02:17 What We're Playing

09:31 Xbox Games Showcase News

13:45 Interview - IGN, Daemon Hatfield

31:44 Interview - Elder Scrolls Online, Matt Firor

44:10 Interview - Little Kitty Big City, Matt Wood

55:29 News Continued

01:01:05 Question of the Week

01:01:41 Goodbyes

Elder Scrolls Online Roadmap

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Jeff's joined by Ethan and Justin to unbox a custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X and chat about all the new Game Pass games released this week. We even interviewed the folks behind Another Crab's Treasure and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

00:00 Introductions

02:46 What We're Playing

09:22 Game Pass News

15:38 Interview - Another Crab's Treasure

35:59 Interview - Eiyden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

49:27 News cont.

01:02:05 Unboxing - X-Men '97 custom Xbox Series X & controller

01:05:38 Question of the Week

01:09:42 Goodbyes

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Josh Stein and Martin Garcia join Jeff in studio to chat about the great new Fallout TV series, Botany Manor, "boomer shooters," and the "cheese slices" button. The cherry on top was an interview with actor Abubakar Salim on the inspiration for Tales of Kenzera: Zau and why he wanted to create a game of his own.

00:00 Introductions

01:19 What We're Watching (Fallout, X-Men 97)

07:58 What We're Playing

19:28 Game Pass News

31:21 Interview - Abubakar Salim, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

53:52 News

58:07 Question of the Week

01:02:03 Goodbyes

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Ron Brown and Hailey Geller join Jeff to talk about everything from Botany Manor and Hollow Knight to Eternal Strands and alligator burritos. We also sat down for an interview where we learned all about the 3rd season of Call of Duty: Warzone and Warzone Mobile.

00:00 Introductions

04:16 What We're Playing

14:55 Interview - CoD: WZ Season 3

31:57 News

46:40 Question of the Week

50:26 Goodbyes

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Annette Gonzalez Porter joins Jeff and Malik to talk about Dragon's Dogma II and all the fun indie games they played at GDC 2024. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

02:41 What We're Playing

18:40 News

27:38 GDC 2024

38:01 News Cont.

48:56 Question of the Week

52:50 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Rebecca, Ethan and Stein take over while Jeff and Tina are out of town to tell us about why they've hopped back into Fallout 76, are playing Spongebob games and getting ready for Dragon's Dogma II. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

02:06 What We're Playing

15:20 News

40:18 Question of the Week

44:15 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined in studio by Ethan Rothamel and Hailey Geller to chat about news like Cowboy Bebop coming to Overwatch 2, The Finals' new battle pass and more. We also have 3 interviews for you covering topics like GDC 2024, Halo's 2nd season and the launch of MLB The Show 24. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

01:49 What We're Playing

14:51 News

20:18 Interview - Xbox CVP, Lori Wright

41:04 Interview - Halo The Series, Kiki Wolfkill

01:02:17 Interview - MLB The Show 24, Ramone Russell & Ashley Sanders

01:16:32 New Releases

01:26:25 Question of the Week

01:30:03 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined in studio by Ethan Rothamel and Kelly Lombardi to talk about our recent Partner Preview as well as a pair of cool new Xbox controllers. We also got hyped up for this week's launch of WWE 2K24 during our interview with the game's developers. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

03:06 What We're Playing

12:09 Partner Preview Recap

24:07 News

36:47 WWE 2K24 Interview - Lynell Jinks & Bryan Williams

58:24 Unboxing - S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Xbox Wireless Controller – Fallout

01:03:03 Unboxing - PDP Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Controller for Xbox

01:06:49 Question of the Week

01:10:27 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast Tina and Jeff are back in the studio together to chat with Jorg Neumann about how the Flight Sim team brought Dune's planet and iconic Ornithopter to life. We were also joined by Minecraft's Jessica Zahn who told us all about official Add-ons making their way onto Minecraft's Bedrock Edition. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

01:52 What We're Playing

09:38 News

14:25 Interview - Jessica Zahn, Minecraft

29:20 Interview - Jorg Neumann, Microsoft Flight Sim

47:54 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined by Xbox's Ethan Rothamel to chat about Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Skull and Bones, Helldivers 2 and some more Palworld. We also spoke with Gameheads' Creator Damon Packwood about partnering with Xbox for Black History Month. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

04:31 What We're Playing

26:55 News

40:46 Interview - Damon Packwood, Gameheads

58:31 Question of the Week

01:03:14 Goodbyes

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Hear from Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty as they share updates on the Xbox business.

00:00 Introduction

00:51 Exclusivity

05:28 How does that apply to future titles?

06:26 1st party games and Xbox Game Pass

08:20 Activision Blizzard Games are coming to Xbox Game Pass

08:53 Why isn't this a change in Xbox strategy?

10:42 How is multi-platform availability good for business?

12:36 How does Xbox want to keep up with the industry?

14:38 Gaming communities

17:41 Xbox hardware

18:48 Game libraries and preservation

20:46 What does Xbox stand for today?

22:44 Outro

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined by Xbox's Josh Stein and Kelly Lombardi to talk about their initial impressions of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. We also celebrate new Anime game releases and show off the new Vapor Series Xbox Wireless controllers. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

02:36 What We're Playing

05:20 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 1st impressions

11:33 Other games we're playing

20:24 Persona 3 Reload

28:12 Anime celebration deals

35:46 News of the Week

41:57 Unboxing the new Vapor Series Xbox Wireless Controllers

46:50 Free Code Friday

48:25 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we've got a jam-packed show where we're joined by What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher, Xbox's Lex Lim and Sea of Thieves' Joe Neate. We also sit down for interviews with Diablo's Rod Fergusson to discuss Season 3 and TEKKEN 8's Michael Murray on the game's launch this week. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

03:00 What We're Playing - Like a Dragon

15:06 What else we're playing

23:08 Developer_Direct recap

29:46 Rod Fergusson, Diablo IV S3 Interview

46:22 What everyone is up to

52:36 Sea of Thieves S11 with Joe Neate

01:08:18 Michael Murray, TEKKEN 8 interview

01:20:00 ID@Xbox Indie Selects

01:22:07 Question of the Week

01:24:26 Goodbyes

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On this bonus episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we dive into even more Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel and Gameplay Director Gabe Paramo. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

01:25 What makes Avowed an Obsidian game?

03:19 Mission location

05:19 Combat and weapon loadouts

10:14 Crowd control and elemental damage

12:49 Branching dialogs and companions

16:16 What is Shatterskarp

19:07 What it's like developing the game

22:39 What the Avowed title means

23:43 Final thoughts & goodbye

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we chat about what we did and what games we played over the holiday break, the upcoming Developer_Direct and what we're looking forward to in 2024. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

00:52 What we did during the break

05:46 What We're Playing

17:58 News of the Week

44:54 Free Code Friday & Goodbye

Note: There will be no podcast next week due to the Developer_Direct. We'll be back on 1/25!

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're excited to have Adam Smith, Larian Studio's Lead Writer, on to talk all about Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox. Also, the gang is joined by Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire's Editor-in-Chief, to talk all about The Game Awards, our Xbox Year-in-Reviews and what we're playing over the holidays. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

02:25 What We're Playing

24:31 News of the Week

41:44 Our Xbox Year in Reviews

47:48 Baldur's Gate 3 Interview - Adam Smith

01:11:45 Xbox Cloud Gaming on Meta Quest 3

01:14:41 Designed for Xbox Accessories Showcase

01:22:13 Free Code Friday & Goodbye

Note: This is our final episode of 2023! We'll be back in January.

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This week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast is chonky. Malik joins Jeff to talk about Rollerdrome, Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves. Plus, we also had in-depth interviews with both the Cyberpunk 2077 and Call of Duty: Warzone teams about their major updates. Enjoy!

00:00 Introductions

02:09 What We're Playing

10:00 News of the Week

22:45 CoD Warzone Interview - Ted Timmins

43:01 Cyberpunk 2077 Interview - Monika Janowska

59:27 Free Code Friday & Goodbye

01:04:48 Bonus Cyberpunk 2077 SPOILER Question

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In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're joined by Xbox's own Annette Gonzalez Porter and Josh Stein. We talk about what games we're playing, the best go to comfort games and check out a completed Mega Bloks Xbox 360.

00:00 Introductions

05:35 What We're Playing

17:34 ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program

23:50 Xbox Social Team Projects

32:06 News of the Week

47:18 What's your favorite comfort game?

49:48 Mega Bloks Xbox 360 Show & Tell

53:45 Goodbye

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In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're joined by the Studio Head of Turn 10 Studios, Dan Greenawalt, to talk about Forza Motorsport's Game Awards nominations. Plus, Social Marketing Manager, Hailey Geller, brought us a custom Wonka themed Xbox and a chocolate controller!

00:00 Introduction

02:08 What We're Playing

05:40 The Game Awards nominations

14:35 Forza Studio Head - Dan Greenawalt interview

30:39 News of the Week

53:05 Unboxing custom Wonka Xbox + edible controller

58:43 Goodbye

In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we invite Brittney Brombacher from the What's Good Games Podcast and Jenn Panattoni, Head of Social Impact at Xbox to talk about Like A Dragon Gaiden and our Special Olympics partnership. We also sat down with our new Chief Operations Officer, Dave McCarthy, to chat about how we help protect our players.

00:00 Introduction

06:47 What We're Playing - Jenn

08:53 What We're Playing - Britt

25:11 Xbox's Special Olympics Livestream

28:20 News of the Week

44:06 Dave McCarthy, COO of Microsoft Gaming

01:01:42 Just Chatting

01:04:34 Free Code Friday is back

01:08:51 Goodbye