On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we uncover even more info about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while chatting with MachineGames Game Director Jerk Gustafsson and Production Director John Jennings. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Interview 23:20 Goodbye Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Jun 14, 2024•24 min•Season 27Ep. 221
On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Bethany Stout (of the WoWCast) joins us to delve into World of Warcraft: The War Within with Executive Producer Holly Longdale and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. Check out our other deep dive episodes and stay tuned for more! 00:00 Introductions 02:25 Interview 21:54 Goodbyes Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xb...
Jun 13, 2024•23 min•Season 27Ep. 220
On this special double header episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new Ara: History Untold gameplay and learn the game’s release date from Oxide Games' President, Marc Meyer, and Xbox Game Studios' Brian Stone. Then we jump into brand new Age of Mythology: Retold gameplay with Director of Player Engagement, Emma Bridle, and Senior Director of Production, Earnest Yuen. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week! 00:00 Introductions 01:58 Ara History Untold Inter...
Jun 12, 2024•53 min•Season 27Ep. 219
On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down to discuss Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater with series Producer, Noriaki Okamura. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week! 00:00 Introductions 01:26 Interview 12:11 Goodbyes Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox ...
Jun 11, 2024•13 min•Season 27Ep. 218
On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new unseen Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes this week! 00:00 Introductions 00:46 Interview 25:38 Goodbyes Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox...
Jun 10, 2024•27 min•Season 27Ep. 217
On this very special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik Prince takes us to Iceland, the setting for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, and speaks with Lara Derham and Dan Attwell of the Ninja Theory team on how they brought 10th century Iceland to life within the game. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Xbox Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
May 17, 2024•25 min•Season 27Ep. 216
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik, Stein and Lex chat about the reveal of the Xbox Games Showcase. We also sat down for interviews covering IGN's ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, Elder Scrolls Online's 10th Anniversary and Little Kitty Big City's upcoming launch. 00:00 Introductions 02:17 What We're Playing 09:31 Xbox Games Showcase News 13:45 Interview - IGN, Daemon Hatfield 31:44 Interview - Elder Scrolls Online, Matt Firor 44:10 Interview - Little Kitty Big City, Matt Wood 5...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 27Ep. 215
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Jeff's joined by Ethan and Justin to unbox a custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X and chat about all the new Game Pass games released this week. We even interviewed the folks behind Another Crab's Treasure and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. 00:00 Introductions 02:46 What We're Playing 09:22 Game Pass News 15:38 Interview - Another Crab's Treasure 35:59 Interview - Eiyden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 49:27 News cont. 01:02:05 Unboxing - X-Men '97 cu...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 27Ep. 214
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Josh Stein and Martin Garcia join Jeff in studio to chat about the great new Fallout TV series , Botany Manor , "boomer shooters," and the "cheese slices" button. The cherry on top was an interview with actor Abubakar Salim on the inspiration for Tales of Kenzera: Zau and why he wanted to create a game of his own. 00:00 Introductions 01:19 What We're Watching (Fallout, X-Men 97) 07:58 What We're Playing 19:28 Game Pass News 31:21 Interview - A...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 27Ep. 213
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Ron Brown and Hailey Geller join Jeff to talk about everything from Botany Manor and Hollow Knight to Eternal Strands and alligator burritos. We also sat down for an interview where we learned all about the 3rd season of Call of Duty: Warzone and Warzone Mobile. 00:00 Introductions 04:16 What We're Playing 14:55 Interview - CoD: WZ Season 3 31:57 News 46:40 Question of the Week 50:26 Goodbyes Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Faceb...
Apr 04, 2024•52 min•Season 27Ep. 212
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Annette Gonzalez Porter joins Jeff and Malik to talk about Dragon's Dogma II and all the fun indie games they played at GDC 2024. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 02:41 What We're Playing 18:40 News 27:38 GDC 2024 38:01 News Cont. 48:56 Question of the Week 52:50 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/xbox Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox...
Mar 28, 2024•54 min•Season 27Ep. 211
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Rebecca, Ethan and Stein take over while Jeff and Tina are out of town to tell us about why they've hopped back into Fallout 76, are playing Spongebob games and getting ready for Dragon's Dogma II. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 02:06 What We're Playing 15:20 News 40:18 Question of the Week 44:15 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/user/xbox Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox...
Mar 21, 2024•45 min•Season 27Ep. 210
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined in studio by Ethan Rothamel and Hailey Geller to chat about news like Cowboy Bebop coming to Overwatch 2, The Finals' new battle pass and more. We also have 3 interviews for you covering topics like GDC 2024, Halo's 2nd season and the launch of MLB The Show 24. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 01:49 What We're Playing 14:51 News 20:18 Interview - Xbox CVP, Lori Wright 41:04 Interview - Halo The Series, Kiki Wolfkill 01:02:17 Interview - ...
Mar 14, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 27Ep. 209
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined in studio by Ethan Rothamel and Kelly Lombardi to talk about our recent Partner Preview as well as a pair of cool new Xbox controllers. We also got hyped up for this week's launch of WWE 2K24 during our interview with the game's developers. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 03:06 What We're Playing 12:09 Partner Preview Recap 24:07 News 36:47 WWE 2K24 Interview - Lynell Jinks & Bryan Williams 58:24 Unboxing - S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Xbox Wirel...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 27Ep. 208
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast Tina and Jeff are back in the studio together to chat with Jorg Neumann about how the Flight Sim team brought Dune's planet and iconic Ornithopter to life. We were also joined by Minecraft's Jessica Zahn who told us all about official Add-ons making their way onto Minecraft's Bedrock Edition. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 01:52 What We're Playing 09:38 News 14:25 Interview - Jessica Zahn, Minecraft 29:20 Interview - Jorg Neumann, Microsoft Flight ...
Feb 29, 2024•49 min•Season 27Ep. 207
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined by Xbox's Ethan Rothamel to chat about Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Skull and Bones, Helldivers 2 and some more Palworld. We also spoke with Gameheads' Creator Damon Packwood about partnering with Xbox for Black History Month. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 04:31 What We're Playing 26:55 News 40:46 Interview - Damon Packwood, Gameheads 58:31 Question of the Week 01:03:14 Goodbyes Listen to us on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎧 https://podc...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 27Ep. 206
Hear from Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty as they share updates on the Xbox business. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Exclusivity 05:28 How does that apply to future titles? 06:26 1st party games and Xbox Game Pass 08:20 Activision Blizzard Games are coming to Xbox Game Pass 08:53 Why isn't this a change in Xbox strategy? 10:42 How is multi-platform availability good for business? 12:36 How does Xbox want to keep up with the industry? 14:38 Gaming communities 17:41 Xbox hardware 18:48 Game libr...
Feb 15, 2024•23 min•Season 27Ep. 205
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're joined by Xbox's Josh Stein and Kelly Lombardi to talk about their initial impressions of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. We also celebrate new Anime game releases and show off the new Vapor Series Xbox Wireless controllers. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 02:36 What We're Playing 05:20 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 1st impressions 11:33 Other games we're playing 20:24 Persona 3 Reload 28:12 Anime celebration deals 35:46 News ...
Feb 01, 2024•50 min•Season 27Ep. 204
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we've got a jam-packed show where we're joined by What's Good Games' Brittney Brombacher, Xbox's Lex Lim and Sea of Thieves' Joe Neate. We also sit down for interviews with Diablo's Rod Fergusson to discuss Season 3 and TEKKEN 8's Michael Murray on the game's launch this week. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 03:00 What We're Playing - Like a Dragon 15:06 What else we're playing 23:08 Developer_Direct recap 29:46 Rod Fergusson, Diablo IV S3 Interview...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 27Ep. 203
On this bonus episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we dive into even more Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel and Gameplay Director Gabe Paramo. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 01:25 What makes Avowed an Obsidian game? 03:19 Mission location 05:19 Combat and weapon loadouts 10:14 Crowd control and elemental damage 12:49 Branching dialogs and companions 16:16 What is Shatterskarp 19:07 What it's like developing the game 22:39 What the Avowed title means 23:43 Final thoughts ...
Jan 22, 2024•25 min•Season 27Ep. 202
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we chat about what we did and what games we played over the holiday break, the upcoming Developer_Direct and what we're looking forward to in 2024. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 00:52 What we did during the break 05:46 What We're Playing 17:58 News of the Week 44:54 Free Code Friday & Goodbye Note: There will be no podcast next week due to the Developer_Direct. We'll be back on 1/25! Watch us on YouTube 🎧 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...
Jan 11, 2024•50 min•Season 27Ep. 201
On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we're excited to have Adam Smith, Larian Studio's Lead Writer, on to talk all about Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox. Also, the gang is joined by Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire's Editor-in-Chief, to talk all about The Game Awards, our Xbox Year-in-Reviews and what we're playing over the holidays. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 02:25 What We're Playing 24:31 News of the Week 41:44 Our Xbox Year in Reviews 47:48 Baldur's Gate 3 Interview - Adam Smith 01:11:45 Xbox C...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 26Ep. 112
This week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast is chonky. Malik joins Jeff to talk about Rollerdrome, Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves. Plus, we also had in-depth interviews with both the Cyberpunk 2077 and Call of Duty: Warzone teams about their major updates. Enjoy! 00:00 Introductions 02:09 What We're Playing 10:00 News of the Week 22:45 CoD Warzone Interview - Ted Timmins 43:01 Cyberpunk 2077 Interview - Monika Janowska 59:27 Free Code Friday & Goodbye 01:04:48 Bonus Cyberpunk 2077 SPO...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 26Ep. 111
In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're joined by Xbox's own Annette Gonzalez Porter and Josh Stein. We talk about what games we're playing, the best go to comfort games and check out a completed Mega Bloks Xbox 360. 00:00 Introductions 05:35 What We're Playing 17:34 ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program 23:50 Xbox Social Team Projects 32:06 News of the Week 47:18 What's your favorite comfort game? 49:48 Mega Bloks Xbox 360 Show & Tell 53:45 Goodbye Watch us on YouTube 🎧...
Nov 30, 2023•55 min•Season 26Ep. 110
In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're joined by the Studio Head of Turn 10 Studios, Dan Greenawalt, to talk about Forza Motorsport's Game Awards nominations. Plus, Social Marketing Manager, Hailey Geller, brought us a custom Wonka themed Xbox and a chocolate controller! 00:00 Introduction 02:08 What We're Playing 05:40 The Game Awards nominations 14:35 Forza Studio Head - Dan Greenawalt interview 30:39 News of the Week 53:05 Unboxing custom Wonka Xbox + edible controller 58:...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 26Ep. 109
In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we invite Brittney Brombacher from the What's Good Games Podcast and Jenn Panattoni, Head of Social Impact at Xbox to talk about Like A Dragon Gaiden and our Special Olympics partnership. We also sat down with our new Chief Operations Officer, Dave McCarthy, to chat about how we help protect our players. 00:00 Introduction 06:47 What We're Playing - Jenn 08:53 What We're Playing - Britt 25:11 Xbox's Special Olympics Livestream 28:20 News of th...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 26Ep. 108
In this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we debate if 2023 is the best year ever for gamers, play through Jusant and Alan Wake 2, and chat with the Creative Director of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 What We're Playing - Jusant 08:00 What We're Playing - Alan Wake 2 24:13 New Releases 29:37 Is 2023 a better year for games than 2007? 31:59 Upcoming Releases 40:34 Interview: David Swenson, Creative Director for CoD: MWIII 54:19 Reading Your Comments 59:56 Go...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 26Ep. 107
In this Halloween-themed episode our hosts get dressed up to chat about Xbox's Vegas Sphere takeover, the recent Xbox Partner Preview show and give their own spooky game suggestions. 00:00 Introduction + Costumes 07:01 Vegas Sphere + Jeff at Twitchcon 12:32 Xbox Partner Preview discussion 25:40 News of the Week 33:18 Spooky Game Pass suggestions 35:16 Upcoming games 36:47 What We're Playing 45:29 Community Q&A 49:27 Goodbye Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/ Watch us on YouTube 🎧 Xbox ...
Oct 27, 2023•52 min•Season 26Ep. 106
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 Watch us on YouTube 🎧 https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...
Oct 17, 2023•40 min•Season 26Ep. 105
This week we invite Halo Infinite's Brian Jarrard to chat in-depth about the game's Season 5 updates. We also discuss Assassin's Creed Mirage, El Paso Elsewhere, Forza Motorsport and the latest Xbox news! 00:00 Introduction 01:55 What We're Playing 02:15 Assassin's Creed Mirage 07:36 El Paso, Elsewhere 13:32 Forza Motorsport 19:09 Jeff beat Starfield 20:02 Yakuza 6 21:27 Jeff's Visit to 343 Industries 23:18 Halo Infinite S5 - Brian Jarrard 46:22 News of the Week 46:44 New Releases 47:47 Upcoming...
Oct 12, 2023•58 min•Season 26Ep. 104
