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:...

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:...

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...

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....

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,...

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 🎧...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 🎧...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 🎧...

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...

This week we invite Chris Esaki to chat in-depth about Forza Motorsport. We also discuss Cocoon, The Lamplighter's League, Assassin's Creed Mirage and the latest Xbox news! 00:00 Introduction 04:10 Forza Motorsport Creator Event 05:52 What We're Playing 06:10 Cocoon 10:45 The Lamplighter's League 16:09 Assassin's Creed Mirage 18:01 Upcoming Releases 19:44 Chris Esaki Interview - Forza Motorsport 48:30 News of the Week 52:55 Gold Shadow Special Edition Controller 54:52 Special...

This week we invite Kelly Lombardi and Martin Garcia to chat about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, EA Sports FC 24, Sea of Stars, Forza and Hispanic Heritage Month. 00:00 Introduction 02:55 What We're Playing 03:00 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 13:27 Gears of War 5 14:14 Madden NFL 16:07 EA Sports FC 24 19:56 Lies of P 23:20 Sea of Stars 32:47 New Releases 37:03 Hispanic Heritage Month 43:42 News of the Week 43:45 Cuphead Anniversary 47:25 Forza Horizon 5 49:18 New Xbox...

The Official Xbox Podcast is back! This week we get to know the hosts and chat about Tokyo Game Show News, Starfield, Lies of P and so much more! 00:00 Introduction 01:51 Future of the Podcast 06:08 Meet the Hosts 17:45 What We're Playing 18:00 Starfield 25:50 Lies of P 32:15 PAYDAY 3 33:41 The Crew Motorfest 33:50 Mortal Kombat 1 38:10 Mortal Kombat 1 CE Unboxing 43:50 News of the Week 54:20 Outro Watch the show over on YouTube 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/xbox FOLLOW...

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 31:41 Scott Weber, Designed for Xbox Program 42:37 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # # --- Send in a voice message:...

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 34:57 Stephan Logier, Creative Director - 33 Immortals 48:44 Regina Reisinger (Founder, Art Director) & Philipp Seifried (Founder, Technical Director) - Dungeons of Hinterberg 57:52 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to...