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End of 2018 Review

TrueAchievements PodcastJan 01, 2019

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Next gen console pricing, Series X launch titles, PS5 showcase, and more

Next gen console pricing, Series X launch titles, PS5 showcase, and more

Luke, Heidi and Sean get together to discuss the latest Xbox and PlayStation news.

They cover the pricing and launch date announcements for the Xbox Series X and S, and the PlayStation 5, as well as looking at all the launch titles coming for both systems, and the PS5 game showcase.

Sep 25, 202001:12:46
Xbox Game Showcase Review

Xbox Game Showcase Review

Yesterday Microsoft presented their long awaited Xbox 20/20 Games Showcase. It focused entirely on the games we will be able to play on the Xbox Series X and included a number of world premieres, console exclusives, and more.


We've recorded a special edition of the TrueAchievements Podcast to share our thoughts on the Xbox Games Showcase. We touch on most of the games in the event, discussing what we liked, what we didn't, what surprised us, and finally some predictions for the future.

Jul 27, 202001:05:49
End of 2018 Review
Jan 01, 201902:22:59
The Game Awards, 12 Days of Christmas Challenge and More
Dec 17, 201801:07:46
Red Dead Online Beta, Sea of Thieves Achievements and More
Nov 30, 201801:02:58
TGN Podcast: Xbox or PlayStation - who's had a better year?
Nov 23, 201801:14:12
XO18 Reaction, PlayStation Skipping E3 2019 and More

XO18 Reaction, PlayStation Skipping E3 2019 and More

Welcome to episode seven of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Ollie and I were joined by Jack, who stepped out of podcast retirement to cover for Sam, as we react to last weekend's X018 event and check out all of the hottest Xbox news that was announced, we discuss PlayStation's decision to skip next year's E3, I completed Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Jack gives us a brief summary of his time with Red Dead Redemption 2, and we take a look at the huge Xbox Black Friday sale. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

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Nov 16, 201801:00:47
XO18 Speculation and an Interview with Mike Brown from Playground Games

XO18 Speculation and an Interview with Mike Brown from Playground Games

Welcome to episode six of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, we got the chance to speak to Principle Game Designer, Mike Brown, from Playground Games about Forza Horizon 4's location, the seasons, Horizon stories, the Halo showcase event, choosing the game's soundtrack and much more. Before that, however, Sam, Ollie and I wildly speculate about what we might see at tomorrow's XO18 event. Will we see something from any of the newly acquired studios? Will Crackdown 3 really release in March? Are Ubisoft going to finally reveal a new Splintercell? We don't know, but it's fun to try and put together some of the clues and come up with conclusions!

We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

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Nov 09, 201801:02:10
RDR2, New Assassin's Creed Odyssey Achievements and Von Coins
Nov 02, 201801:12:25
Red Dead Redemption 2 Special
Oct 30, 201801:21:32
Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption 2, Black Ops 4, XO 2018 and More

Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption 2, Black Ops 4, XO 2018 and More

Oct 19, 201801:08:35
Red Dead Redemption 2, xCloud, Bully 2 Rumours and More
Oct 12, 201801:07:34
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Harry Potter RPG Leak and More

Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Harry Potter RPG Leak and More

In last week's podcast notes, I mentioned that we had been tossing around the idea of switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Thankfully, the feedback was positive, and so this week, we'd like to introduce you to the very first episode of the TGN podcast!

 


Joining me on this week's show are Ollie and Sam, as we share out thoughts on the newly released Assassin's Creed Odyssey and discuss what could be next for Ubisoft's long-running franchise, discuss the leaked Harry Potter RPG footage, marvel at the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay trailer, and look at what's now available for free in October's Games with Gold and PS Plus offerings. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One came code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. 

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Oct 05, 201801:15:16
139: Forza Horizon 4, Telltale Layoffs, Fortnite Cross-Play and More

139: Forza Horizon 4, Telltale Layoffs, Fortnite Cross-Play and More

Welcome to episode 139 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Before we get into what we've covered on this week's show, we'd like to thank all of you that took the time to provide some feedback on the format of the show. The general consensus was that reading out long lists of new achievements and new releases were boring a low point, so we've made some changes this week to only discuss the bigger games and the ones that really interest us.

We've also been swapping around some ideas internally, and one of the suggestions we thought might be worth exploring is switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Of course, that would mean we'd mostly be covering the same things we normally would be as most of the big games are multi-platform, with the odd discussion around some PS4 exclusives thrown in for good measure. If you have any thoughts (both pros and cons) on this idea, please let us know in the comments below.

With all that out of the way, let's get back to this week's episode.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we give you our impressions on 
Forza Horizon 4, we chat about last week's surprising news that Telltale have laid off the vast majority of its workforce, we cover all of the big announcements from the latest Inside Xbox stream, and Jack and Ollie dig holes in Construction Simulator 2. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.   Links:
Sep 28, 201801:12:57
TrueAchievements Episode 138
Sep 21, 201801:00:27
TrueAchievements Episode 137
Sep 14, 201849:43
TrueAchievements Episode 136

TrueAchievements Episode 136

Welcome to episode 136 of the TrueAchievements podcast. That's right, after yesterday's Gamescom special where Rich and I gave our impressions of the game's we played in Germany, I'm today joined by Jack and Ollie to have a look at the past week of news and games on Xbox.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack plays a modern take on Paperboy with The VideoKid, I find another easy completion in the shape of FullBlast, we discuss the lack of achievements in NBA 2K19: The Prelude, and we check out PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now that it's released out of Xbox Game Preview. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Sep 07, 201854:45
TrueAchievements Episode 135 - Gamescom Special
Sep 06, 201801:08:13
TrueAchievements Episode 134

TrueAchievements Episode 134

Welcome to episode 134 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With Rich off at McLaren for a special Forza Horizon 4 event, it was down to Jack, Ollie and I to wrap up all of this week's biggest Xbox announcements — and there were quite a few to go through.

 


On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I find another easy completion in 
Haunted Halloween '86, Jack finally gets around to playing DOOM, Ollie continues Dead Cells, and we share our thoughts on the 48 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay that released earlier this week. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Aug 31, 201801:13:40
TrueAchievements Episode 133

TrueAchievements Episode 133

Welcome to episode 133 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With time running out to get thing organised before we head off to Gamescom next week, Rich had to sit out for this episode. The show must go on, however, and fortunately, Jack and Ollie were on hand to join me for the usual Xbox and TA chatter.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I play the first episode of 
The Walking Dead: The Final Season and complete two games, Jack cooks up a storm in Overcooked! 2, Ollie plays Dead Cells and goes no scoping in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta, and we discuss ideas for what the next big game could be in the simulation genre. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Aug 17, 201858:50
TrueAchievements Episode 132

TrueAchievements Episode 132

Welcome to episode 132 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Rich couldn't make it to record this week's episode, but that meant that Jack and I were joined by my fellow Newshound and TA Playlist Podcast regular, Sam, as we discuss all of this week's events from the worlds of TA and Xbox. 

 


On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Sam marks his first appearance on the show by dropping some info on Shadow of the Tomb Raider from a recent preview event he attended, I got to play some new Aaero DLC, Jack tries some bull riding in 8 To Glory - The Official Game of the PBR, and we chat about the amusing experience that is Madden NFL 19's Longshot mode. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Aug 10, 201801:23:20
TrueAchievements Episode 131
Aug 03, 201844:56
TrueAchievements Episode 130
Jul 27, 201838:23
TrueAchievements Episode 129
Jul 21, 201854:57
TrueAchievements Episode 128
Jul 13, 201842:51
TrueAchievements Episode 127
Jul 06, 201801:06:12
TrueAchievements Episode 126
Jun 29, 201842:07
TrueAchievements Episode 125 - Roundup E3 with Mark and Maka

TrueAchievements Episode 125 - Roundup E3 with Mark and Maka

Welcome to the 125th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast, where Jack and I were delighted to be joined by our Editorial Manager Mark and our special guest Patrick Maka (aka Maka91) to chat about their experience at this year's E3. 

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below letting us know which game(s) from E3 you are looking forward to playing the most), we speak to Maka about running and growing his YouTube channel, we chat in depth about the games that Mark and Maka played during the show, we finally find out what the "experience" was during the PlayStation press conference, how awkward that Andew W.K. performance at Bethesda was, which game got the biggest cheer during the Xbox showcase and we find out what the Cyberpunk 2077 backstage demo looked like. We also take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Jun 19, 201802:26:04
TrueAchievements Episode 124 - E3 2018 Special
Jun 14, 201801:33:08
TrueAchievements Episode 123

TrueAchievements Episode 123

Welcome to episode 123 of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's the last show before this year's E3 begins, so we have one last chance to wildly speculate about what we might see over the course of the next week. Will we get a Skate 4 announcement? How can Xbox "win" E3? Have Microsoft purchased Playground Games? What's going on with Crackdown 3? Will there be a Gears of War Battle Royale? We have no idea, but it's definitely fun to talk about. 

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I talk about our time with 
ONRUSH, Rich gives us the low-down on the new Far Cry 5 DLC, Jack plays the pinball platformer Yoku's Island Express and we give you some info on all of the ways you can keep up to date with all of the E3 news on TA. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Jun 08, 201857:29
TrueAchievements Episode 122

TrueAchievements Episode 122

Welcome to episode 122 of the TrueAchievements podcast! We've not been playing a great deal this week, but we're excited because the E3 hype is starting to hit us, thanks to a few big game announcements over the course of the past week. 

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich gives us his thoughts on 
Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Jack discovered that Disco Dodgeball Remix does exactly as it says on the tin, I play a game I can't talk about until next week, and we speculate about Fallout 76 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Jun 01, 201849:29
TrueAchievements Episode 121
May 25, 201851:30
TrueAchievements Episode 120

TrueAchievements Episode 120

Welcome to the 120th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! We recorded this week's episode a day early as Rich, Jack and Ollie are all recovering today after spending yesterday at the Great Escape Festival. Unfortunately, that means we missed the chance to talk about all the things revealed in yesterday's Black Ops 4 reveal, but it does mean that you get a super early upload, ready for the commute home later day.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich reached 200,000 Gamerscore last weekend and chats about his stream, we talk about the latest easy Xbox completion in the shape of InkSplosion (only two of us have completed it though), Jack gives us his impressions of Descenders, I finally manage to complete Mutant Football League, and we discuss the crazy trailers that dropped for RAGE 2. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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May 18, 201850:37
TrueAchievements Episode 119
May 11, 201850:44
TrueAchievements Episode 118

TrueAchievements Episode 118

Comments Welcome to the 118th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Unfortunately, Rich was unable to record this week due to a vicious case of man-flu, but on the upside, it did mean that Ollie could join Jack and I to explain why he was screaming during Tuesday's Mixer stream. Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too stream

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too, I continue the location grind in Assassin's Creed Origins, and we share our thought on the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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May 04, 201855:14
TrueAchievements Episode 117
Apr 27, 201847:51
TrueAchievements Episode 116

TrueAchievements Episode 116

Comments Welcome to the 116th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! The sun is shining and it's the start of the weekend, but before we rush off to fire up our barbecues and head to the beer garden, Rich, Jack and I sat down to talk about this week's best new Xbox releases and gaming news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we all give our early impressions of the BAFTA-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, I throw shovels at people in Far Cry 5, Rich fumes about Quantic Pinball Babylon 2055 Pinball, Jack describes The Adventure Pals as incredible and we chat about this week's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 rumours. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Apr 20, 201854:45
TrueAchievements Episode 115
Apr 13, 201845:55
TrueAchievements Episode 114

TrueAchievements Episode 114

Comments Welcome to the 114th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Two of our hosts crashed out of this year's GTASC on Wednesday, but one still remains!

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Rich still loves Far Cry 5but did take a day away from playing it to attend an ID@Xbox showcase event, Jack astounds us with his baseball knowledge and I play the final episode of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Apr 06, 201854:15
TrueAchievements Episode 113
Mar 30, 201848:17
The History of TrueAchievements
Mar 27, 201801:54:13
TrueAchievements Episode 112
Mar 23, 201856:16
TrueAchievements Episode 111

TrueAchievements Episode 111

Welcome to the 111th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's been an extremely busy week at TGN with all of our 10th birthday celebrations. If you're tuning in hoping to hear the promised special edition of the podcast where we discuss the history, present and future of the site, you'll have to wait a couple of days longer, but rather than leaving you without your regular TA fix, we decided to record a normal episode.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we've all jumped into the TA birthday challenge and played far more games than we have time to talk about, Rich has been checking out Burnout Paradise Remastered, Jack got confused with NORTH, and I stayed up far too late attempting to fix roads in Cities: Skylines. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Mar 16, 201850:37
TrueAchievements Episode 110

TrueAchievements Episode 110

Welcome to the 110th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Sorry for the late upload of this episode, but with all the excitement and planning needed for our 10th Birthday celebrations for next week, and the start of our latest community challenge we ended up recording a little bit later than we usually do.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below about your experience on TrueAchievements), Rich tells us why he almost requested a refund for Gravel, Jack completes three games and checks out Deep Rock Galactic, I start polishing off some of the games from last year's Bean Dive, we talk about all of this week's big game announcements, and Rich shares some details about next week's birthday celebration. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Mar 10, 201801:08:59
TrueAchievements Episode 109

TrueAchievements Episode 109

Welcome to episode 109 of the TrueAchievements podcast! The UK maybe be suffering from the consequences of the Beast from the East, but Rich, Jack and I braved the cold for a cosy chat about this week's biggest announcements from the world of Xbox. 

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Rich tried to figure out what was going on in 
Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 and played Microsoft Mahjong (Win 10) on a train to stay in this year's GTASC, Jack checks out Claybook, and grab another quick completion in the shape of The Station. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Mar 02, 201851:24
TrueAchievements Episode 108
Feb 23, 201848:55
TrueAchievements Episode 107

TrueAchievements Episode 107

Welcome to episode 107 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unavailable to record again this week, but we enlisted the help of Ollie, who is the latest addition to the TGN development team.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Jack talks about the joys of playing two versions of Murdered: Soul Suspect at the same time, Ollie gets confused by Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and I step into the octagon to check out EA SPORTS UFC 3. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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Feb 16, 201801:09:42
TrueAchievements Episode 106
Feb 09, 201801:06:54
TrueAchievements Episode 105
Feb 02, 201801:01:05
TrueAchievements Episode 104
Jan 26, 201835:17