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The Official Xbox Podcast

The Official Xbox Podcast

By Official Xbox Podcast

* * The only podcast directly from Xbox at Microsoft * *
Previously known as Major Nelson Radio

Join Malik Prince, Tina Amini, Jeff Rubenstein and industry experts from inside Xbox as they discuss the latest Xbox news, share interviews with top gaming and technology personalities and give you a first hand glimpse into what it is like to work at Xbox and Microsoft.

This is the only Xbox Podcast straight from the source. Listen to the official Xbox Podcast and hear what it is like to work on hardware, games and services that reach millions of gamers around the globe.
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First live show of 2022, Safer Internet Day and OlliOlli World

The Official Xbox PodcastFeb 10, 2022

00:00
59:29
Dragon's Dogma II and GDC 2024
Mar 28, 202453:54
Dragons Dogma II, the Fallout show, CoD: Warzone Mobile & More
Mar 21, 202445:25
Halo the Series S2, MLB The Show 24 and GDC 2024
Mar 14, 202401:30:42
WWE 2K24's Launch, Xbox Partner Preview and Unboxing the new Fallout Controller
Mar 07, 202401:11:43
Dune glides onto Microsoft Flight Sim & Minecraft gets official mods
Feb 29, 202448:32
Talking Skull & Bones, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Gameheads
Feb 22, 202401:04:41
Updates on the Xbox Business
Feb 15, 202422:55
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Persona 3 Reload and celebrating Anime
Feb 01, 202449:40
Talking with the creators: Diablo IV Season 3, TEKKEN 8 & Sea of Thieves
Jan 25, 202401:26:24
Avowed Extended Gameplay Breakdown with Obsidian
Jan 22, 202425:10
Xbox Developer_Direct, Save Scumming & Looking Forward to 2024
Jan 11, 202450:20
Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Xbox and our holiday gift ideas
Dec 15, 202301:26:06
Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1, Halo Infinite & Cyberpunk 2077's Major Updates
Dec 07, 202301:11:21
SteamWorld, Thirsty Suitors and Building our own Xbox 360
Nov 30, 202354:34
Forza Game Awards nominations and taste testing edible Wonka Xbox controllers
Nov 17, 202359:32
Like A Dragon Gaiden deep dive, Xbox at the Special Olympics and our latest Transparency Report
Nov 09, 202301:09:33
2023: The best year for games? Alan Wake 2 first impressions, CoD: Modern Warfare III Early Access
Nov 02, 202301:03:24
We've Been Busy
Oct 27, 202352:25
Phil Spencer on Activision Blizzard King + Xbox

Phil Spencer on Activision Blizzard King + Xbox

This week we have a very special episode with Phil Spencer, the CEO of Gaming at Microsoft, who sits down with us to answer questions about Activision Blizzard and their teams joining the Xbox family.


00:00 Introduction

01:06 Welcome Activision Blizzard King to the team

03:26 Halo World Championships

07:37 Minecraft Live

09:07 Answering questions about Activision Blizzard King

32:52 What Games Phil's Playing

37:11 Final Thoughts

38:40 Outro


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Oct 17, 202339:41
Halo Infinite's Biggest Week of the Year Is Here
Oct 12, 202358:17
What You Need To Know About Forza Motorsport
Oct 05, 202301:04:24
Cyberpunk 2077, Sea of Stars & Hispanic Heritage Month

Cyberpunk 2077, Sea of Stars & Hispanic Heritage Month

This week we invite Kelly Lombardi and Martin Garcia to chat about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, EA Sports FC 24, Sea of Stars, Forza and Hispanic Heritage Month.


00:00 Introduction

02:55 What We're Playing

03:00 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

13:27 Gears of War 5

14:14 Madden NFL

16:07 EA Sports FC 24

19:56 Lies of P

23:20 Sea of Stars

32:47 New Releases

37:03 Hispanic Heritage Month

43:42 News of the Week

43:45 Cuphead Anniversary

47:25 Forza Horizon 5

49:18 New Xbox Design Lab Controllers

51:05 September Xbox Update

51:18 Outro


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Sep 28, 202353:24
Tokyo Game Show, Starfield, Lies of P & Mortal Kombat 1

Tokyo Game Show, Starfield, Lies of P & Mortal Kombat 1

The Official Xbox Podcast is back! This week we get to know the hosts and chat about Tokyo Game Show News, Starfield, Lies of P and so much more!


00:00 Introduction

01:51 Future of the Podcast

06:08 Meet the Hosts

17:45 What We're Playing

18:00 Starfield

25:50 Lies of P

32:15 PAYDAY 3

33:41 The Crew Motorfest

33:50 Mortal Kombat 1

38:10 Mortal Kombat 1 CE Unboxing

43:50 News of the Week

54:20 Outro


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Sep 22, 202355:50
New Xbox Series X|S Storage options, the latest Xbox news and more

New Xbox Series X|S Storage options, the latest Xbox news and more

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 31:41 Scott Weber, Designed for Xbox Program 42:37 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Jun 23, 202346:54
33 Immortals & Dungeons of Hinterberg

33 Immortals & Dungeons of Hinterberg

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 34:57 Stephan Logier, Creative Director - 33 Immortals 48:44 Regina Reisinger (Founder, Art Director) & Philipp Seifried (Founder, Technical Director) - Dungeons of Hinterberg 57:52 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Jun 16, 202301:03:18
F1 2023, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month & More

F1 2023, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month & More

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Malik Prince from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 25:18 Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director for F1 23 37:22 Panu Smuthkochorn, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 53:22 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

May 26, 202358:56
Global Accessibility Awareness Day and more

Global Accessibility Awareness Day and more

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 19:31 James Berg, Senior Technical Program Manager for Accessibility, Xbox 39:04 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

May 19, 202339:48
COD Ranked play, Military Appreciation Month and more

COD Ranked play, Military Appreciation Month and more

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Mailk Prince and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 20:09 Christopher Plamp, Senior Vice President, Operations, Programs, and Entertainment (USO) 33:09 Warzone Ranked Play, Lawrence Metten, Associate Director, Design | Treyarch 39:16 Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director, Call of Duty Endowment: 51:12 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

May 12, 202355:31
ROG Ally Unboxing and Interview

ROG Ally Unboxing and Interview

Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson & Jeff Rubenstein from the Official Xbox Podcast take a look at the ASUS ROG Ally and then chat with Shawn Yen, Product Management Director of Gaming Business Unit, ASUS. #ROGALLY #playALLYourgames Learn more: https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/ Follow ROG on social media for the latest info: FB: @asusrog IG: @asusrog Twitter: @asus_rog Tiktok: @_asusrog

May 11, 202326:09
Xbox FanFest, Ravenlok, Forza Blind Assist , Coffee Talk Episode 2 & TLCOBF

Xbox FanFest, Ravenlok, Forza Blind Assist , Coffee Talk Episode 2 & TLCOBF

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 23:14 Ravenlok, Vanessa Chia 32:01 Xbox FanFest, Brina Hatcher 39:09 Forza Blind Driving Assists, Neha Chintala & Brandon Cole 53:41 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly Dust, Sarah Johana 1:06:11 Play The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Bartłomiej Lesiakowski 1:14:11 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #
May 05, 202301:14:59
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and more

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and more

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 21:34 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Jeff Magers, Design Director @ Respawn 32:47 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast

Apr 28, 202334:45
Live Show Recorded April 14, 2023

Live Show Recorded April 14, 2023

Recorded live in studio on Friday, April 14, 2023. Larry Hryb, Rebecca Gordius, Kelly Lombardi and Malik Prince discuss the latest in Xbox games and news. Plus Rod Fergusson from the Diablo IV team stops by, we talk with the direct of Ubisoft Plus (now on Xbox) and we play Minecraft Legends.

Apr 15, 202359:16
MLB The Show 23 and the PUBG 6th Anniversary

MLB The Show 23 and the PUBG 6th Anniversary

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 36:35 PUBG 6th Anniversary - Chris Linn, Lead Producer at PUBG Madison 44:10 MLB The Show 23 - Ramone Russell, Product Development Communications & Brand Strategist 57:42 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Apr 07, 202359:31
Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure & AOE2:DE Free Play weekend

Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure & AOE2:DE Free Play weekend

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 34:05 Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Kelly Boyle & Chris Phillips, Playground Games 50:27 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Free Play Weekend, Alex Liu World's Edge 59:54 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Mar 31, 202301:05:08
GDC 2023

GDC 2023

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Joe Skrebels Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 30:55 Developer Acceleration Program, James Lewis 41:30 Xbox Game Studios, Cristin Cox 53:54 10 Years of ID @ Xbox, Chris Charla 1:08:43 Sustainability At Xbox, Trista Patterson 1:27:45 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Mar 22, 202301:33:50
International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 


00:00 What We are Playing & News

23:49 International Women’s Day - Jeff chats with Andrea Rene , What’s Good Games 

42:20 International Women’s Day - Larry chats with Nathalia Scrimshaw, Team Xbox

53:47 Show Wrap -up


Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 


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Mar 10, 202356:35
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Halo Infinite Season 3 and Pinball FX

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Halo Infinite Season 3 and Pinball FX

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 


00:00 What We are Playing & News

14:07 Pinball FX- Larry chats with Akos Gyorkei, Marketing Director, Zen Studios

26:53 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - Jeff chats with Emmanuel "MASTER" Rodriguez

Team NINJA Community Manager

41:54 Halo Infinite, Season 3  - Larry chats with Brian Jarrard, 343 Industries

1:07:31 Show Wrap -up


Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 


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Mar 03, 202301:20:53
Official Xbox Podcast - LIVE

Official Xbox Podcast - LIVE

Recorded live in studio on Friday, February 10, 2023.

Larry Hryb, Jeff Rubenstein and Malik Prince discuss the latest in Xbox games and news. Plus James Monosmith shows off the latest from the Xbox Gear story and Will Powers from Razer joins us to discuss the Razer Edge 5g gaming device.

Mar 03, 202358:54
Safer Internet Day & Minecraft

Safer Internet Day & Minecraft

For Saffer Internet Day 2022,  Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson chats with Allison Matthews from the Minecraft team about "Privacy Prodigy,” the new privacy-themed world from Minecraft Education. 


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Feb 06, 202307:39
Goldeneye comes to Xbox

Goldeneye comes to Xbox

Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson talks with Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan and "Goldeneye" producer James Thomas about the release, now available on Xbox Game Pass.

Feb 03, 202316:13
Monster Hunter Rise, Elder Scrolls Online & Minecraft Legends

Monster Hunter Rise, Elder Scrolls Online & Minecraft Legends

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 


00:00 What We are Playing & News

23:09 Monster Hunter Rise - Jeff chats with Hiroyuki Minamitani, Capcom producer

33:52 Elder Scrolls Online - Larry chats with Richard Lambert about Necrom &the Scribes of Fate DLC

45:18 Minecraft Legends - Rebecca chats with Craig Leigh, Mojang Studios

1:00:52 Show Wrap -up


Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 


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Feb 03, 202301:07:58
Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall and the Developer_Direct

Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall and the Developer_Direct

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.  00:00 What We are Playing  25:45 Hi-Fi Rush - Kelly Lombardi chats with John Johnas, Creative Director 48:00 Redfall - Jeff chats with Karen Segars, Design Director 56:41 Show Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Jan 27, 202358:28
The Persona series and more

The Persona series and more

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 


00:00 What We are Playing 

15:48 Jeff Rubenstein chats with Tori Winkler on Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable 

29:42 Show Wrap up


Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 


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Jan 20, 202339:02
Pentiment & Herman Miller Gaming

Pentiment & Herman Miller Gaming

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebeccas Gordius and Malik Prince from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   

00:00 What We are Playing  
22:23 Sandro Odak from Team Xbox Germany chats with Josh Sawyer about "Pentiment"
37:59 Jon Campbell, Herman Miller Gaming
52:06 Show Wrap up  Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  

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Jan 13, 202354:18
Welcome to 2023

Welcome to 2023

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebeccas Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   
00:00 What We are Playing  
26:45 Scott Brodie, "We Are the Caretakers" Founder and Design Director, Heart Shaped Games
35:57 Show close  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  
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Jan 06, 202339:22
End of year 2022

End of year 2022

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about 2022 in gaming, try their hands at (gift) wrapping and learn about Ara: History Untold in our last show of 2022.


Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   
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Dec 18, 202201:04:32
Justin Roiland and High On Life

Justin Roiland and High On Life

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson as he chats with Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty) about his latest game "High On Life" now available on Xbox Game Pass 

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Dec 15, 202228:43
Riot Games, Diablo IV, Assassin's Creed The Last Chapter, Online Safety

Riot Games, Diablo IV, Assassin's Creed The Last Chapter, Online Safety

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   

00:00 What We are Playing  
32:53 Andrei Van Roon -  Head of League Studios, Riot Games  
42:07 Darby McDevitt-  Assassin's Creed The Last Chapter
58:32 Joe Shely - Game Director, Diablo IV
1:05:40  Kim Kunes, GM Xbox Online Safety  
1:18:53 Show close  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  
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Dec 09, 202201:24:22
Heading into the holidays!
Dec 02, 202234:16
Holiday Xbox Deals, the latest gaming news and more
Nov 18, 202243:43