Episodes
Published 12/21/12
The hundredth Xbox World podcast is the team's last ever show, filled with stories from the old days and some special guests. In our final episode, Tim unmasks Mr. Loggerman, Andy tells a story and Mike makes a phone call. Thanks for listening and thanks for reading the magazine, everybody.
Published 12/21/12
With Andy H on holiday, Mike hosts a very special STRONGcast in which Andy Kelly and Tim actually talk about games. Dishonored gets some love, the team choose which games they'd go back and re-review, Peter Molyneux's Curiosity makes everyone smile, and Mike sends Andy a very zen text about Assassin's Creed 3 at three in the morning.
Published 10/07/12
Andy H, Mike and Dan talk vidyagame sport, with lots of chat about NHL '13, NBA 2K13 and the ongoing PES/FIFA war. Elsewhere, Mike goes mental for Borderlands 2, and the team try to work out what Cliff Bleszinski will do next.
Published 10/07/12
Andy H, Mike and Andy K talk Borderlands 2, Day Z, and two NDA'ed games they may or may not have played. With that done, it's onto the first ever developer draft, as the boys from Xbox World use an unlimited budget to build their ultimate games publishers.
Published 09/13/12
Andy, Mike and super-guest Dan Dawkins resume regular STRONGcast business by talking Halo 4, revealing pretty much everything they know about GamesCom, before answering your reader questions, and taking the ultimate on-air sweet test.
Published 08/10/12
After weeks in the wilderness the XBW STRONGcast is back. This powerful return to form sees a four-man team of Andy, Mike, Tim W and Rob talking about Walking Dead, Spec Ops, Halo Anniversary and… a whole bunch of other stuff, as we discuss the topis YOU submitted. Look out for 80s movie chat, the ending of Batman, and - as always - heaps of next-gen banter.
Published 07/20/12
There's one perfect fit and sugar this one is it. The classic Xbox World crew are reunited this one-off Xbox World STRONGcast E3 predictions special. That was the plan; in reality, Mike, Tim, Rob Taylor and Matt Pellett veer wildly from one topic to another, occasionally returning to the topic at hand - E3, Halo 4, Gears 4, Forza, Fable, and … er… Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Published 05/11/12
Like The Avengers, the regular STRONGcast team unite for this 13th outing. Andy, Mike and Matt talk Assassin's Creed 3 gameplay, why Dishonored is the new BioShock, and the worst seduction technique in the world. Plus, find out why Matt is dreading this year's E3...
Published 05/11/12
It's the a podcast so STRONG it comes with a warning - if you haven't finished Mass Effect 3, skip the first 27 minutes wherein Mike, Andy, and Andy 2 cover Mass Effect's ending in detail. Reunited after a month apart, our three heroes get to work designing a "shocking" moment for Black Ops 2, make some predictions for E3, and address rumours about the next generation Xbox in between some truly shameful jokes. It's one of those podcasts.
Published 04/27/12
In this STRONGcast Andy, Mike and Matt talk about the next Xbox's monstrous hardware specs, redesign Splinter Cell for Ubisoft, explain why critics who hate Ninja Gaiden 3 are wrong, and reveal the terrifying truth behind the Belgian food industry.]
Published 03/23/12
To celebrate the launch of Mass Effect 3, Andy H, Mike and Andy Kelly tell you everything you need to know about the game. Without ANY spoilers. We talk big decisions, playing multiplayer for a perfect ending, and discuss the ins and outs of same-sex romances.]
Published 03/09/12
In this special Podcast Andy, Mike, and Matthew discuss… everything YOU want us to talk about, in this Reader Takeover special. Topics include erasing games from history, creeping on girls over XBL and what the team did before Xbox World.
Published 02/24/12
Andy, Matthew, and special guest Andrew Kelly discuss the death of UK games shops, and what that means for the future of Xbox. Mike is absent, shooting guns in LA, so the team discuss the possible carnage while also taking time to answer your reader questions.
Published 02/10/12
Andy, Mike, Matthew, and special guest Tim Weaver discuss Resident Evil 6, The Darkness 2, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Metal Gear Solid. Matt mentions the Oscars and it turns out everybody hates every film Terence Malik has ever made. Weird.
Published 01/27/12
The team take a look back at the highs and lows of 2011, get bored halfway through, then discuss their resolutions and look forward to the year the world ends in the first STRONGcast of 2012.
Published 01/13/12
It's the Xbox World 2011 Christmascast and something of a retro special. Mike, Matt Castle, and GUEST STAR TIM WEAVER talk Christmas past - the best Christmas games, their fondest Christmas memories, and the harsh reality of retro gaming. Also! The team go wildly off topic to discuss Batman, GI Joe, and... South Korean cinema.
Published 12/22/11
This week the team chat Metal Gear Revengeance, explain the real secret behind Mass Effect 3's success, bemoan the lack of toasted sandwiches in Bath, and answer your probing questions.
Published 12/16/11
Published 12/09/11
Published 11/18/11
Aaaaaand we're back! Episode One of the STRONGcast 'Reloaded' has everything: two hello's, one goodbye and a whole lot of Xbox chatter. GTA V, Arkham City and Battlefield 3 are the main topics in an episode ram-packed with STRONG gaming talk.
Published 11/04/11
All good things must come to an end, and so must all great things too. Tim, Mike, Matt, Striker AND Jem get together to talk about the latest gaming developments. Don't be sad though: we'll be back in a new format soon enough...
Published 10/07/11
STRONGcast Friday's back and we're back up to full strength for this week's 'cast. Mike returns from Japan with stories of TGS and toilets, Matt's been wading through the latest releases and the team debates one of gaming's worst plot holes.
Published 09/23/11
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dead Island and GamesCom fallout make up the majority of this episode's chatter as Tim, Mike and Matt recover from the redesign (and in one case, cheats death) and answer your questions.
Published 09/02/11
In this week's episode Dep Art Ed John Strike joins the team as Mike sends back GamesCom impressions from the show floor. Those left behind discuss the newly announced Borderlands 2 and the escalating war between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3.
Published 08/19/11