Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Dead Space seems to be a franchise that always sticks in people’s minds when talking about reviving past IPs, yet with its original studio Visceral Games closing down almost four years ago, a reboot has drifted off in the eyes of long time fans. That is until new rumors of a revival began circulating around the franchise, but the question remains: will this really be a true D...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. We’re all aware of that the next installment in the Elder Scrolls franchise still won’t be releasing for awhile, especially with Bethesda’s next RPG epic Starfield slated to release next year. But just how far out are we talking? This week, we breakdown Todd Howard’s recent statements on how the Elder Scrolls 6 still should be considered in the “design” phase and what that co...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. This week, we dial back the clocks to the 1930s, roll up our sleeves, old pal, and solve a peculiar mystery in Out of the Blue Games’s Call of the Sea. From its reveal in last year’s first gameplay showing of the Xbox Series X, it remained a standout to many indie fans to keep an eye on it to drop on Game Pass this past December. Does its unique art style and puzzle based mec...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. E3 has come and gone, and with it came a bunch of new announcements, reveals, trailers, and more, specifically from our friends at Xbox and Microsoft. This week, we get you caught up on all of the past week’s E3 hype as we breakdown what you missed at gaming’s biggest (digital) event. Did Starfield’s early look appease fans? Does Halo Infinite’s changes from last year look to...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. E3 is finally upon us, and it’s all getting started with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Games Fest Kickoff Live!, with world premieres and new games galore, including FINALLY ELDEN RING BABY! This week we get you caught up on all of the new juicy games from the event as we inch closer to Xbox and Bethesda’s big day next week. Plus, Microsoft is beginning to position themselves to ha...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. It’s the most wonderful time of the year once again, as E3 makes its return, this time in digital fashion. With the big event unofficially kicking off next week with Summer Gamesfest’s Kickoff Live, I think it’s time to delve into just what we may be able to expect from Xbox’s big showing. This week, we lay out our thoughts and predictions about what we could possibly see fro...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. For one hundred straight weeks, we’ve been lucky enough to come through your speakers and talk about all of the nerdy Xbox games and news we all love, so we figured we’d have to do something special for the big milestone: and what could be more special than an episode centered around one of our favorite games of all time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This week, the origina...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda remains one of the biggest moves within the games industry, with Xbox looking to be the home of some of gaming’s biggest franchises including the Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom and more. But one of the biggest questions surrounding the move has remained somewhat up in the air: are Bethesda titles truly exclusive to Xbox platforms? Well, it lo...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The Coalition has been the driving force behind the Gears of War franchise since the studio’s inception in 2010, and with the recent success of Gears 5, fans are eager to know what’s next for the Vancouver studio. From what it sounds like, it may not just be Gears of War we’ll see from them. This week, we dive into the new reports that the Coalition has multiple projects in t...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. E3 has been in a state of flux for the past few years, struggling to find its identity between a press & industry focused event or a fan focused. While taking the year off in 2020 may have been a blessing in disguise for the industry staple, 2021’s new online iteration seems to leave many scratching their heads still. This week, we dig into what exactly an online version ...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. There’s no denying that Halo Infinite is now Microsoft’s marque game set to release this year for second year in a row. One of the biggest changes coming to the franchise is its return to PC as one of the two primary platforms, and now we finally have confirmation that the game will in fact support both crossplay and cross progression between both console and PC. This week, w...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The battle between Microsoft and Apple over Xbox’s cloud gaming service has been raging for quite some time now, with the latter’s guidelines forcing the former to find a new way to offer its service to its users on iOS devices. but since learning that Microsoft plans to to launch the service via Apple’s web browser, fans have been awaiting to get their chance to test it out ...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Hideo Kojima has been one of the most prolific and iconic designers within the gaming industry for decades, ranging from his legendary Metal Gear Solid franchise to most recently 2019’s Death Stranding. Not only has he been tied to some of gaming’s greatest franchises, he’s also been intrinsically connected to the PlayStation brand, but that could possibly change to a differe...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. For the first time in the series history, MLB the Show is coming to the Xbox ecosystem, and both gaming and baseball fans alike are hyped. But in a crazy turn of events, it’s release has just gotten even bigger with the game coming to Xbox Game Pass on the day of its release. This week, we break down the crazy development with the PlayStation Studios published and Sony San Di...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. For years now, backwards compatibility has been a feature staple within Microsoft’s line of gaming hardware, and with the newest console generation underway, it seems that isn’t slowing down, including the addition of backwards compatible titles heading to the xCloud streaming service. But while it’s a nice feature for fans of the ecosystem to have, one thing Microsoft may be...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Microsoft has been on a bit of a spending spree over the past few years, picking up tons of studios and even publishers to show their increased commitment to gaming. But now it looks like they may just be picking an entity that seems to be a central piece to every modern gamer’s set up: Discord. This week, we tackle the latest buzz surrounding reports that Microsoft is curren...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Square Enix just wrapped up their first of multiple digital events of the year, and we’ve got updates on some of the biggest games coming from the long time publisher including a new look at the upcoming entry into the Life is Strange franchise. But is their approach a good barometer for what we can expect from their peers in terms of messaging moving forward? This week, we e...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The "T"’s have been crossed, the "I"’s have been dotted, the ink is dry, which means it’s official: Microsoft has officially finalized their purchase ZeniMax, and in turn Bethesda. So now that one of gaming’s most popular entities is within the Xbox fold, the biggest question remains: What’s next? This week, we explore the acquisition of Bethesda, and with it now finalized, w...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Elden Ring continues to be one of the industry’s most anticipated titles, after the tremendous critical acclaim that From Software’s titles have received over the years. At the same time almost nothing is officially known about it, aside from George RR Martin’s involvement via a CGI trailer in 2019. That is, until now. This week, we examine the recent footage and information ...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Diablo hasn’t necessarily had the hottest of streaks over the past generation, capped off with the meme worthy announcement of Diablo Immortal for mobile. But with the recent announcements of not only Diablo 4 but the long rumored remaster of Diablo 2, has the narrative started to turn a corner for the better? This week, we look at the announcement of Diablo 2 Resurrected and...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Rainbow Six continues to dominate both the competitive and casual FPS scene with over 15 million new players added this past year alone. While all seems golden on the front, a big question has left fans of the series puzzled: just what the hell is Rainbow Six Quarantine and is it still coming out? This week, we dissect the fresh info on the franchise’s newest entry, and why i...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Through its rollercoaster development, Halo Infinite still remains Microsoft’s headline title for the first year of the Xbox Series X’s life and beyond with its supposed 10 year plan. But it doesn’t sound like that’s the only thing coming from the Halo universe. This week, we examine the new reports surrounding the second Halo project we previously reported on that developer ...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has surprisingly become one of the most anticipated releases for many in 2021, after it was finally revealed late last year. While excitement has still stayed high on the project, many aspects and details regarding it have remained hidden as its Spring release date has begun to creep up. That is until recently. This week, we examine the new ...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Activision studio Vicarious Visions has been on quite the roll of late. From their outstanding work on the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remake collection to most recently developing the critically acclaimed Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake, the Albany studio has really stood out in Activision’s stable of studio. But with recent restructuring within the gaming giant, it ...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. As more time goes on, we are beginning to learn that the story of Cyberpunk 2077’s development hasn’t been written in pencil, but instead pen, as more allegations of low pay, excessive crunch, and what appears to be an additional two year release window seem to have all been on the table. So this week, we examine these new reports brought forth, what this looks like for the l...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. MachineGames, known best for their development on the newest iteration of the Wolfenstein series, has received praise for their ability to tell interesting narrative with bombastic set pieces in first person shooters. But the Swedish developer is set to put that skill set to the test, in a direction that many weren’t predicting: by developing a new Indiana Jones game. This we...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The new year is finally upon us, and as we finally close the book on the bottomless pit of negativity that was 2020, we turn our attention to 2021. Specifically what Microsoft has in store for us. This week, we examine what many are calling Series X’s true launch year, 2021, and what the green brand is bringing to the table for its stable of fans. What exclusives that aren’t ...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. As the shitshow that is 202 finally wraps up, it’s that time again where we look back on what we loved the most in the gaming world in 2020. That’s right, it’s Game of the Year time, but this time with a little bit of a twist. What games stood out to us? What moments in games made us ecstatic? We dive deep into the best of the best of the year that was 2020. Also, the Residen...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Cyberpunk 2077’s abysmal launch continues to be the biggest story in gaming. From it’s misinformed return policy pushed by CD Projekt RED, which in turn cause Sony to pull the game from its digital store & Microsoft to accept all refund attempts, to the potential of a class action lawsuit towards CD Projekt RED for misrepresentation of what the game is, the story seems to...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Cyberpunk 2077 is out in the wild and the discussion surrounding the game has been anything but unanimous. From the completely disastrous, and frankly unplayable, state that the console version of the game was shipped in, to the poor communication between CD Projekt Red and its consumers, and the complete debacle of refunding those who felt the desire to do so, it’s not been ...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 79
