Episodes
On this episode Elaine and I discuss the recent news out of the Halo camp with the delays to co-op & forge as well as the awesome new console & controllers and everything else that came out of Xbox at gamescom.
Published 08/26/21
Published 08/26/21
On this episode Sean Capri from the Xbox Drive steps in to talk games we're playing, Grand Theft Auto remasters, the Xbox UI up-rez, Phil Spencer's Steam Deck and a lot more.
Published 08/19/21
On this episode we chat more Ender Lillies, Dying Light, and Donnie’s reviewing Golf Club Wasteland! Then we catch you up on Xbox’s plans for Gamescom and the latest ID@Xbox showcase.
Published 08/12/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine talk about Donnie's new gaming laptop and what game kept him up until 3am in the morning. We also discuss playing Ender Lillies, the Halo Infinite flight test, and Last Stop. This week in the news we chat about Halo dataminers, new games coming to Game Pass and the Annapurna Interactive showcase.
Published 08/05/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine talk about the importance of open house to start the school year, the biomes of Forza Horizon 5, Xbox’s latest earnings and a bunch more.
Published 07/29/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine are playing and loving Death’s Door and we open the show by telling you all about our first impressions. After that we catch up on the news - what’s going on with Ubisoft, Skate 3, are we excited for Steam Deck & the latest updates coming and going with Xbox Game Pass.
Published 07/22/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine talk about life’s many stresses after Donnie has a bad day at the office. After the duo turn their attention to Donnie’s new game room, Magic The Gathering and Resident Evil. In the news we talk about The Coalition’s demo, Forza’s new additions to Horizon, and Jeff Grubb’s Xbox Roadmap for 2022 & 2023.
Published 07/15/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine talk about Assassin’s Creed Infinity, the new FPS Boost to Dark Souls, & answer the question - is physical media more valuable than digital media?
Published 07/08/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine play Scarlet Nexus, Sea of Thieves & Doom Eternal. In news we discuss what’s going on with Bloober Team & Konami, Control announcing 2 new games, Phil Spencers latest interview and more.
Published 07/01/21
This week around the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine get back to normal, back to ole weekly on Wednesday recording and Donnie def needed it this week on the homefront. Elaine got a new TV, Donnie beat Wrath of the Druids and sold game pass to new people. Design Labs is back, Xbox has TVs now?! Fun was had by all.
Published 06/24/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine are joined by a returning Nathan and a cameo from Sean Capri as the group recaps everything that was announced at the Xbox E3 presentation today. So many games. So many coming to Game Pass. It was a great showing from Xbox, a great day to be in the ecosystem. Make sure you follow and support Jeff Grubb on Twitter, Patreon, & the GamesBeat Decides Podcast!
Published 06/13/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine are joined by a returning Jeff Grubb from VentureBeat.com. We chat a bit about games that we have been playing - Biomutant, Scarlet Nexus, Doom, The Wild at Heart. After that we discuss the wild week in gaming news with recent reveals of Dying Light 2: Stay Human & Far Cry 6. AND FINALLY we close the show with our big Pre E3 discussion with what Xbox & Bethesda has planned for E3 and listen to your questions. Make sure you follow and...
Published 05/29/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine chat a little more about what they’re playing - Resident Evil, Dead Rising 4, and of course more Tetris. In the news this week we discuss what’s happening over there with WB Interactive, the new games coming to Game Pass, Xbox’s E3 & Road Map ahead and Starfield being confirmed as an Xbox/Game Pass exclusive.
Published 05/20/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine chat up some very early impressions of Resident Evil Village before discussing the big Xbox UI update for May, what’s going on with the Coalition and how Xbox & Bethesda are currently planning out their E3.
Published 05/13/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine chat about genetics, Returnal, should roguelikes have suspends and/or save points, rumors about IO interactive and The Coalition’s future projects, FPS Boosts & how the Apple vs. Epic battle could impact others in the future & A BUNCH MORE. Big episode yall, hope you like it!
Published 05/06/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine played some games this week! We talk about our latest impressions with Xbox cloud streaming, Nier Replicant, Second Extinction, Judgement, and Lost Words Beyond the Page. After that we jump into the FPS boost news from last week, upcoming Xbox Game Pass announcements, rumors that Forza is in Mexico & Xbox potentially making a Star Wars game & more!
Published 04/29/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine catch up on life before getting into what they think about MLB The Show day one debut on Xbox Game Pass. We also get into the recent Game Stack Live updates, Free to Play actually being free now, and Xbox Cloud Streaming coming to browsers and a bunch more.
Published 04/22/21
This week on the Xbox Empire put on your tinfoil hats people because we’re diving down the rumor mill rabbit hole. Donnie & Elaine are joined by Rebecca over from the Nintendo Shack to discuss all these recent rumors of a budding Nintendo & Xbox partnership and what that could look like for us gamers in the future.
Published 04/15/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine break down the INSANE news that MLB The Show is coming to Xbox Game Pass on LAUNCH DAY! We also discuss the return of E3 and what that might mean for Xbox and Bethesda, Jeff Grubb's megaton that Xbox is in talks with Kojima productions, and what EA is doing to up their golf game. 
Published 04/08/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine chat A LOT about the Razer Kishi controller for game pass and mobile gaming + Narita Boy. Up next we chat about Cyberpunk’s latest updates before Donnie goes off the deep end discussing yet ANOTHER Golf game on the horizon and a bunch more on this episode.
Published 04/01/21
IM SO SORRY ABOUT THE MICROPHONE - Its new and somehow our call program defaulted to my webcam mic, I did as much as I could to improve it as much as possible. Hopefully its good enough that you dont turn this show off. This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine sit down to discuss Xbox’s big Indie Game Showcase. The good and the bad and while even though we thought there is room for improvements, we still very much enjoyed seeing 10+ new indie games we can’t wait to play. We also do a...
Published 03/27/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine are joined by returning alumni Coach Mo as we discuss the surge of enthusiasm that is currently swirling around Xbox after a week of constant announcements. We recap all of the games coming to Game Pass (SOOO MANY), the FPS Boosts, system enhancements, updates and new game announcements and more! This is the big empire show, we hope you like it.
Published 03/18/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine welcome Sean Capri back over from the The Xbox Drive (Baww) to discuss BETHESDAY! Thats right, today Xbox took us all on a deep dive into Bethesda and what their addition means to Xbox and Xbox Game Pass.
Published 03/12/21
This week on the Xbox Empire Donnie & Elaine chat about the latest updates from Halo Infinite, a bunch of sports games coming to Xbox Game Pass, the future of cloud gaming on Xbox, Epic Games buying Fall Guys, and answer the most important question - How would we make ourselves as an NPC in a video game?
Published 03/04/21