The Official Xbox Podcast

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

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 🎧 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

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 🎧 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

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 🎧 Xbox - YouTube FOLLOW XBOX Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xbox​​​ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Xbox​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Xbox