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 🎧 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.com/Xbox

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 🎧 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.com/Xbox

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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialxboxpodcast Xbox Wire: https://news.xbox.com/ Gameheads site: https://gameheadsoakland.org/ FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox​​​ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty share updates on the Xbox business, discussing exclusivity, the inclusion of Activision Blizzard games in Xbox Game Pass, the importance of gaming communities, the evolution of the gaming industry, and Xbox hardware and game preservation.

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 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/user/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.com/Xbox

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 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/user/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.com/Xbox

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 🎧 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.com/Xbox

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=PL0il2l-B_WwapNQtqa4Fr75ozqe3vHIQi&si=_r9M-FRN4Sc5S2Ze 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

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 🎧 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.com/Xbox

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 🎧 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.com/Xbox