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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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox​​​ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast/message

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

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

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 - MLB The Show 24, Ramone Russell & Ashley Sanders 01:16:32 New Releases 01:26:25 Question of the Week 01:30:03 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube

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 Wireless Controller – Fallout 01:03:03 Unboxing - PDP Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Controller for Xbox 01:06:49 Question of the Week 01:10:27 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube

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 Sim 47:54 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube

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 hardware 18:48 Game libraries and preservation 20:46 What does Xbox stand for today? 22:44 Outro Watch us on YouTube

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 of the Week 41:57 Unboxing the new Vapor Series Xbox Wireless Controllers 46:50 Free Code Friday 48:25 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube

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 46:22 What everyone is up to 52:36 Sea of Thieves S11 with Joe Neate 01:08:18 Michael Murray, TEKKEN 8 interview 01:20:00 ID@Xbox Indie Selects 01:22:07 Question of the Week 01:24:26 Goodbyes Watch us on YouTube

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 & goodbye Watch us on YouTube

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 Smith 01:11:45 Xbox Cloud Gaming on Meta Quest 3 01:14:41 Designed for Xbox Accessories Showcase 01:22:13 Free Code Friday & Goodbye Note: This is our final episode of 2023! We'll be back in January. Watch us on YouTube

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 SPOILER Question Watch us on YouTube

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

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 58:43 Goodbye Wonka Tweet: https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1724064633202626957 Watch us on YouTube

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 the Week 44:06 Dave McCarthy, COO of Microsoft Gaming 01:01:42 Just Chatting 01:04:34 Free Code Friday is back 01:08:51 Goodbye Xbox Wire: ⁠https://news.xbox.com/ Watch us on YouTube

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 Goodbye Watch us on YouTube

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

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