Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Another week, another acquisition; this time in the form of Sony acquiring Destiny developer Bungie. What does this mean long term for the gaming industry, specifically Microsoft and the Xbox ecosystem? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show when they drop every Fr...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. While EA may no longer have an exclusive licensing deal for the Star Wars IP, one of it's fan favorite studios in Respawn Entertainment will still be in their plans, as it was announced the developer is working on three new Star Wars games including the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order. Does this highlight a potential new approach to support from EA and its development teams? All...
Jan 28, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. In an astronomical move, Microsoft has announced its intent to purchase third party giant Activision-Blizzard for a staggering $68.7 billion. With gaming staples like Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Starcraft, Crash Bandicoot and more becoming Microsoft properties in the near future, what does this mean for the broader games industry in general? Does Sony respond w...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. It's that time of year again: Game(s) of the Year discussions! With so many diverse experiences coming out of 2021, such as Resident Evil Village, Halo Infinite, Deathloop and more, did your favorite game make our top list? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show wh...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. It's a brand new year, which means it's time for our Xbox & PC gaming picks & bets for 2022! Will Starfield actually release on 11/11/2022? Could we see Microsoft release a new piece of gaming hardware in the new year? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. With the Halo Championship Series's first major tournament in the books with the Raleigh Kickoff Major, it leaving competitive Halo fans with a sour taste in their mouth off the bat. What needs to change and how can Microsoft and 343 pivot to improve the competitive scene in Halo Infinite? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. With the success of exclusive titles like Halo Infinite & Forza Horizon 5, along with published hits like Psychonauts 2 and Deathloop, could 2021 potentially be Xbox's best year ever? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show when they drop every Friday morning! ▶...
Dec 24, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The Game Awards have come and gone once again, and this year's show brought TONS of surprises from both announcements and award winners. Did your favorite game from this year bring home any accolades? All of this and more coming up on the newest episode of the Game Pass Gamecast! Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show when they drop every Frid...
Dec 17, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. This is it. After six long years, we’ve finally arrived at the day: Halo Infinite has officially launched its campaign, meaning the full package is out now! As the dust begins to set, we take a long look at 343 Industries’ newest outing for the Master Chief and why it’s not only his biggest adventure yet, but his most important, with our campaign review. Does it live up to th...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Travis is riding solo again (next week we're back to normal shows) to brings you a quick check-in on the world of Xbox and PC gaming including what the future may hold for Titanfall, with Respawn deciding to end sales of the first game. Are Respawn's hands tied? Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show when they drop every Friday morning! ▶️Game...
Dec 03, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Travis brings you a quick Thanksgiving update regarding the horrible situation involving Activision-Blizzard and CEO Bobby Kotick. Where do we go from here? Be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a show when they drop every Friday morning! ▶️Game Pass Gamecast YouTube: https://bit.ly/2M8OtfW ▶️ 📲Game Pass Gamecast Twitter: twitter.com/GPGCPodcast 📲...
Nov 26, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. It’s official: in a surprise move, 343 Industries hasn’t delayed. But shadow dropped early the release of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode. That means you can jump in right now and rack up those Overkills for free on Xbox and PC. That means this week, we’re giving our review in progress for Master Chief’s multiplayer experience, including all of our praises and criticisms. Do...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Playground Games has been on quite the rolls for years now, with their successful run of Forza Horizon releases, and its newest project Forza Horizon 5 is continuing the trend; only this time, the arcade/sim racing mashup is shattering expectations. This week, we discuss how Playground Games has managed to not only make one of the highest reviewed games of the year, but also ...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Doom and Quake will always be naturally tied to each other, as they seem to offset each other throughout their long histories. But with the critically and commercially successful reboot of Doom in 2016 and its 2020 followup Doom Eternal, is Microsoft looking to bring the grand daddy of arena shooters back to glory? This week, we examine the new job listings available at id So...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. We’ve finally gotten to see a new look at Halo Infinite’s campaign, and while the timing was cutting it pretty close, many fans were relieved to actually see marginal improvements since its last showing. But will it be the refresh the franchise needs? This week, we break down all of the new info regarding Halo Infinite’s campaign overview, and why its new approach to open env...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Many franchises are known to take some time off for a variety of reasons: poor performance financially and critically, developers wanting to tackle a new IP, and more tend to lead the conversation. But one franchise has been asked by fans to see a return for quite some time now, and of course that is Splinter Cell. While 8 years off is a long time, are we finally seeing the l...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. With the success of franchises like Pillars of Eternity and the new fan favorite Outer Worlds, Obsidian is looking to really make a splash with its first true Microsoft published project Avowed. While we’ve gotten a glimpse at what Obsidian’s second team is working on with the Outer Worlds 2, fans have been eagerly awaiting for the same with the fantasy-heavy RPG, and it soun...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Perfect Dark is looking to be the first of many high profile projects from Microsoft’s newly founded studio, the Initiative, but when news recently broke that Square Enix’s Crystal Dynamics had been tapped to lend a hand to the new AAAA studio, concern set in amongst some fans. This week, we examine what exactly could be going on with Perfect Dark’s development, and if concer...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Halo Infinite is in the midst of its second Technical Preview ahead of its December launch, and while most of the reception has been quite positive, some lingering questions still remain unanswered. This week, we dive into our thoughts on where the game stands currently, as we await the second half of the test that welcomes Big Team Battle this weekend. Does the new map, Behe...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Halo’s formula has seen some changes over the years, both good and bad, ranging from small changes like UI and HUD teaks to more large scale iterations like art design and advanced movement, but one thing that has stayed relatively similar was progression: until the upcoming Halo Infinite that is. While many have praised the battle pass implementation of 343, are they handlin...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The internet has never shied away from the rumor mill, not to mention leaks galore, so it comes to little surprise that a recent list of potential upcoming games was leaked via a datamine of Nvidia’s popular streaming service GeForce Now, but how legitimate is the list? This week, we breakdown the recent report of potentially unannounced games coming to PC via datamined info ...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. For months now, we’ve been hearing about a mysterious remaster collection that includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City and San Andres in what seems to be a palette cleansing move to tide us over until the inevitable GTA 6. But a recent fan-made remake of the former two has popped up only to be met by legal action by Rockstar’s parent company, Take Two. But do they have the leg...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. With each week that passes, we grow closer and closer to the launch of the newest entry in Microsoft’s flagship franchise, Halo Infinite, and while a lot of excitement is building around its gameplay, more questions seem to be arising in other regards, such as player progression. This week, we examine the controversy surrounding 343’s decision to tie player progression solely...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. It’s official: Halo Infinite finally has a release date and it's coming later this year on December 8th. While the excitement is starting to build around the return of Master Chief, some major features will not be available at its launch, including campaign co-op and Forge. Now the question remains: DOES Halo Infinite need to launch this year? This week, we discuss the landsc...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. We’ve finally gotten our first official look at Call of Duty: Vanguard, and the fan reaction seems to be a bit of a mixed bag. With the iconic FPS franchise making its seventh return to WWII, it begs the question: could we ever see Call of Duty slip in a major way? This week, we examine the reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard and what Activision and Sledgehammer Games has to do ...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. The summer of gaming shows is slowly starting to creep to an end, and it looks like Microsoft is getting set to cap off the summer with a new showcase at this year’s Gamescom. This week, we look at what Microsoft might have up our sleeves for us at the upcoming event, including new looks at previously announced first party titles, new reveals of third party games, and more. C...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Halo Infinite’s first Tech Preview has come and gone, and with it came a ton of buzz within and around the gaming community. While more previews are to come ahead of the game’s Fall 2021 launch, was this first flight exactly what Infinite needed? This week, we discuss our first hands on impressions with Halo Infinite, and just what exactly it did so right (and potentially so ...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. We’re finally almost ready to go hands-on with Halo Infinite with its upcoming Technical Preview this weekend, and while a lot of questions will be answered during it, a whole new set of questions seem to be popping up as well. This week, we set the stage for 343’s big weekend for Halo Infinite and what you and your fellow Spartans need to know if you made the invitation-only...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Blizzard Entertainment has long been home to some of gaming’s biggest franchises including Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch just to name a few; yet it seems like it’s become home to something far more sinister since its Activision acquisition: a culture which reinforces misogyny and disgusting behavior. This week, we breakdown the details stemming from the two year investigati...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Join the Bonus Accessory crew every Friday as they dive head first into all things Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, & PC gaming. Valve has finally pulled the curtain back on its newest device called the Steam Deck, a portal gaming PC with all of the bells and whistles found on a traditional gaming PC or laptop. While it’s an impressive piece of tech, will it be a practical one? This week, we get you caught up on all the details on Valve’s newest piece of hardware and what the future may look like for i...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 109
