In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're diving deep into Skybound's brutal world full of superheroes in Invincible VS. This 3v3 tag fighter has characters from all across the Invincible comics and series and has them beating the heck out of each other and destroying everything in-between. 00:00 Introduction 03:13 Trailer Discussion 05:58 Working With Kirkman and Skybound 08:13 Gameplay Walkthrough 14:35 Why a 3v3 Tag Fighter? 16:35 By the FGC, For the FGC 20:20 Final Thoughts FOLLOW ...
Jun 12, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 250
On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're abuzz with excitement for Grounded 2! Marcus Morgan and Chris Parker of Obsidian Entertainment are here to give us all of the details on buggies, archetypes, the setting, and more. 00:00 Introduction 04:22 What's Different in Grounded 2 06:37 Buggies! 13:04 Archetypes 16:34 Community At The Heart 17:56 Final Thoughts FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram....
Jun 11, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 249
On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the one and only Phil Spencer at the Fallout 76 booth at Summer Game Fest Play Days. He shares his experiences playing on the ROG Xbox Ally X, working with the different development teams, which games really stood out to him during the Xbox Games Showcase, his trips to Japan, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more! 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Xbox in 2025 04:16 Studios Working Together 05:42 Year of Obsidian 06:50 Clockwork Revolution 09:19 Keepe...
Jun 10, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 248
It all begins with our annual Xbox Games Showcase, bringing you a look at upcoming titles from across our first-party studios, in addition to incredible new titles from our third-party partners around the globe. Immediately following Showcase, The Outer Worlds 2 Direct will bring you inside the walls of Obsidian Entertainment, revealing new gameplay, details, and developer insights, straight from the people making the sequel to the award-winning, first-person sci-fi RPG....
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 58 min
On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're heading back to the stars with The Outer Worlds 2! Obsidian Entertainment's Brandon Adler and Matt Singh are here to walk us through the world and factions of Arcadia, each with their own looks, environments, radio stations, and... cable management? 00:00 Introduction 02:50 The Opening Cinematic! 06:04 Trailer Walkthrough 10:26 Meet The Factions 13:59 Conflict Between The Factions 20:03 Visual Storytelling 26:17 Radio Stations 31:42 Final Thoug...
Jun 09, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 247
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're sitting down with Kate Rayner and Mike Crump from The Coalition to dive deep into Gears of War: Reloaded. We're giving you everything you need to know about this remaster including the tech specs of the visual and audio upgrades, crossplay, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more! 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Gears is back! 03:18 Remaster or Remake? 04:34 Examples of the Upgrades 07:26 Multiplayer Upgrades and Crossplay 10:40 PC Specs 12:33 Xbox Specs 13:51 E...
Jun 08, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 246
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at the historic El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, California to go hands on with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. We'll talk to the devs about remastering the game for a new generation, new skaters, new levels, and more. 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Meet Kurt and Mike of Iron Galaxy 04:04 How Do You Know You Got It Right 05:04 General Overview 06:20 Classic Parks Remastered 08:02 Waterpark! 09:29 Old Memories, New Additions 10:45 Skaters and Techniques 13:...
May 14, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 245
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with McLaren and Trisha from Stoic to talk about all things Towerborne right before it's Xbox Game Pass and Early Access release on 4/29! 00:00 Introduction 02:10 Early Access Learnings 09:38 More Changes 16:21 Narrative Addition 20:30 Feedback, Couch Co-op, and Play Anywhere 26:00 What's Next 30:32 Final Thoughts FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Apr 24, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 244
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with Fatima Kardar and Jason Ronald to discuss Copilot for Gaming and updates to Xbox Play Anywhere, cloud gaming, and more! Please note the Copilot examples are proof of concept only. Not an actual product of their respective games. For more information go to: Xbox Wire - news.xbox.com Microsoft Gamedev Blog - developer.microsoft.com 00:00 Introduction 02:18 What We're Playing 04:38 Copilot for Gaming 20:47 Xbox Play Anywhere 26:12 Cloud...
Mar 13, 2025•31 min
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at WWE 2K25 Creator Fest in Orlando, Florida! Malik dives deep with the devs and talks with Jey Uso, Xavier Woods, and Shayna Baszler about what they're looking forward to. We're also stepping into the squared circle and getting hands on with the game. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Creator Fest Tour 03:24 Interview with Jey Uso 05:49 Interview with Shayna Baszler 08:54 Interview with Xavier Woods 10:54 Gameplay 13:18 Dev Interview 15:03 The Island 1...
Mar 06, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 242
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the head of Xbox Game Studios, Craig Duncan, to discuss Avowed, South of Midnight, multiplatform releases, Fable, and more! 00:00 Introduction to Craig 03:01 Avowed 06:09 South of Midnight 07:55 Ninja Gaiden 4 09:54 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 11:09 Doom: The Dark Ages 12:04 Multiplatform Releases 14:13 Fable 17:49 Outro FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https:/...
Feb 25, 2025•20 min
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we travel to New York City to get hands on with South of Midnight and talk to the devs from Compulsion Games about the story, art, music, and gameplay of their Southern Gothic adventure. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Art Direction 05:04 Story 10:03 Music and Sound 14:35 Gameplay 25:58 Story of Empathy 27:54 Outro FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Feb 11, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 240
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we are diving deep into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche and Nicholas Maxson-Francombe. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Sandfall Interactive 02:23 World and Story 04:52 Exploration and Combat 11:34 Skills 14:05 English Voice Cast 16:33 Art Direction 19:02 World Map 22:06 Final Thoughts FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/X...
Jan 28, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 239
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we talk to Axel Torvenius and Jens Andersson about taking the iconic Indiana Jones film franchise and translating it into the upcoming adventure-action game Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Nov 25, 2024•27 min•Season 27Ep. 38
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we head to Obsidian Entertainment to play Avowed and talk to its creators about the process and passion that goes into their games and what players can expect from their upcoming game. Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Nov 21, 2024•27 min•Season 27Ep. 236
In this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with Ashley McKissick and Jason Beaumont of the Xbox Experiences and Platforms team to discuss all the big updates to Streaming, Xbox Home, Friend Requests, and more. Then, we get our hands on 4 accessories you can get right now from our D4X program! FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Nov 20, 2024•32 min•Season 27Ep. 36
This week, we're joined by Miles and Stephanie of The Official Call of Duty Podcast, aka COD POD, to talk everything Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Oct 22, 2024•47 min•Season 27Ep. 35
This week we speak to legendary director and producer, Katsura Hashino, about his latest roleplaying game, Metaphor: ReFantazio! FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Oct 10, 2024•16 min•Season 27Ep. 234
This week we talk to the dev teams behind Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred and FC 25! We also dig into Starfield's update, Shattered Space, freeze in Frostpunk 2, and talk all of the latest Xbox news! 00:00 Introduction 01:52 What We're Playing 20:02 Diablo: Vessel of Hatred Interview 41:37 News of the Week 51:12 FC 25 Interview 1:05:00 Cipher Clear Controllers 1:08:24 Outro FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagra...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 27Ep. 233
In this week's Official Xbox Podcast, we're talking to Mena Sato Kato about all of the big announcements and news from Tokyo Game Show! FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Sep 26, 2024•14 min•Season 27Ep. 232
This week, Malik traveled to Grand Canyon National Park to meet the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 team, get hands on with the game, and explore the Grand Canyon by land and by air - in the game, and in real life! FOLLOW XBOXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Sep 25, 2024•25 min•Season 27Ep. 231
This week, Jeff went down to San Francisco to talk to BioWare and get his hands on the game everyone is excited for, Dragon Age: The Veilguard! Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast FOLLOW XBOXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Sep 19, 2024•20 min•Season 27Ep. 231
This week we're talking about Age of Mythology: Retold with Emma Bridle, recapping our time at Gamescom, digging deep into Valorant's recent release of Vyse, and all the latest Xbox news! 00:00 Introduction 02:32 Gamescom Recap 17:02 Age of Mythology: Retold 25:13 News of the Week 39:51 Interview 51:55 Razer Wolverine V3 56:10 Outro FOLLOW XBOXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Sep 05, 2024•57 min•Season 27Ep. 230
This week we dive deep in the mystery and post apocalyptic world of Atomfall! 00:00 Introduction 01:06 What is Atomfall 08:12 Gameplay 23:06 Outro Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Aug 29, 2024•26 min•Season 27Ep. 229
This week we dive deep into all of the details about Stoic's newest game, Towerborne! 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Overview 06:16 Gameplay 36:42 Outro FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox
Aug 22, 2024•37 min•Season 27Ep. 228
This week we have a sneak peek into a galaxy far far away in Star Wars Outlaws. Then, we get the latest and greatest news on what Xbox has instore at Gamescom 2024. Finally, the hosts get nostalgic when they unbox the transparent controller, the Sky Cipher Special Edition. 00:00 Introductions 01:55 What We're Playing 11:46 Xbox News 21:55 New Releases 26:05 Next Wave of Game Pass 27:24 Updates / DLC / Events 30:00 Unboxing of Sky Cipher Special Edition 35:50 Unboxing Hyperkin Controller S 38:37 ...
Aug 01, 2024•39 min•Season 27Ep. 227
The pod has a very special unboxing that celebrates the upcoming release of Deadpool & Wolverine, we have in depth interviews with the devs behind Flintlock & EA SPORTS College Football 25 while in studio, we hear about the unique partnership between State of Decay 2 and the American Red Cross. And....we find out about the new and improved Asus ROG Ally X! 00:00 Introduction 03:40 What We're Playing 15:47 News 20:20 EA SPORTS College Football 25 Interview 34:10 News Cont. 38:42 Flintlock...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 27Ep. 226
This week Joe chats to the creative team behind Dungeons of Hinterberg, we discuss the upcoming Overwatch 2 x TRANSFORMERS Collab & the next wave of Game Pass titles. And Malik has a gaming confession.... 00:00 Introduction 03:20 What We're Playing 19:35 News of the Week 22:08 Newest wave of Game Pass titles 28:55 Updates / DLC / Events 31:25 Dungeons of Hinterberg Interview 46:40 Outro FOLLOW XBOXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: ...
Jul 11, 2024•52 min•Season 27Ep. 224
This week we talk about the games that are perfect for summer travel, there is a special unboxing of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Collector's Edition, & we hear the exciting news that you can soon play Xbox games on Amazon Fire TV! 00:00 Introduction 01:58 What We're Playing 12:56 News of the Week 21:58 What We're Playing cont. 28:36 Newest wave of Game Pass titles 30:28 SteelSeries App and Sound Profiles 34:03 Updates / DLC / Events 38:36 Unboxing Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Collector's Edit...
Jun 27, 2024•43 min•Season 27Ep. 223
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 Introduct...
Jun 20, 2024•52 min•Season 27Ep. 222
