The XB2 — A Gaming Podcast

Rand and Jez discuss a pretty slow week in Xbox news! EA claims they don't get enough credit for how they work with acquired studios, we discuss Back 4 Blood, Xbox Game Pass numbers and success, Back 4 Blood, and more!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez suit up for another Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss the Xbox Series X|S sales figures, the big Halo Infinite preview, thoughts on The Ascent and Xbox Game Pass "quality," 2021 game delays, and much, much more!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez tackle this week's big Xbox and gaming news! We share our impressions of Psychonauts 2 and Death's Door, we discuss EA Play, Dead Space, and the idea that EA is turning over a new leaf (??), and also, the big lawsuit at Activision Blizzard, and the cowardice of CEO Bobby Kotick.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez gear up for another Xbox Two show! This week, we discuss Phil Spencer's recent comments to the media about building "risky" narrative games, Valve's handheld Steam Deck surprise, "easy mode" in games, and much, much more.  Intro and Superchats: 00:00 Steam Deck: 1:05:00 Phil Spencer, Xbox, and acquisitions: 1:28:00 Easy mode in games: 2:08:00 PlayStation x Netflix, and outro: 2:22:00 Follow Rand at @Rand_Al_Thor_19 on Twitter and YouTube, and Jez at WindowsCentral.com and @JezCorden!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Jez and Rand for episode 177 of the Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we discuss the latest Xbox acquisition rumors, the Switch OLED and the state of Nintendo, PlayStation acquisitions, and the Kardashians (...?)  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Rand and guests for a post E3 analysis showcase! With Jez taken ill, Rand is joined by various Xbox community guests to talk all things Xbox E3, along with the post-E3 show featuring Parris from Gamertag Radio. The crew discuss Hellblade II's video doc, Bethesda's marketing chief Pete Hines addressing exclusivity to PlayStation fans over exclusivity, and much, much more!  Timestamps: Intro: 00:00:00 Xbox and Bethesda E3: 00:12:00 Pete Hines discusses exclusivity: 01:08:00 Xbox's extended E3 show: 01:18:00 Hellblade II: 01:34:00 Xbox Design Lab: 02:00:00 Everwild Rebooted: 02:06:00 Silent Hill conspiracy theories and outro: 02:23:00 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez gear up for a unique Tuesday show of the Xbox Two podcast! This week, again, it's all about E3! Xbox's blockbuster showcase gave us a glimpse at the future of the platform, and we discuss all of the games from Halo Infinite, to Forza, to Starfield, and beyond. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @JezCorden and @Rand_Al_Thor_19, and catch up with Rand on YouTube by searching for Rand Al Thor 19!  Timestamps:  Intro: 00:00 Xbox won't replace consoles with cloud: 21:00  Xbox showcase analysis: 35:00 Everwild rebooted: 2:20:00  Xbox's extended E3 show and acquisitions: 2:27:00 Q&A and outro: 2:46:00 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🍤 Join Jez, Rand, and a range of guests for this week's special E3 2021 show preview! We're joined by Iron Lords Podcast' Lord Cognito, XboxERA's Shpeshal Nick, the one and only Timdog, and YouTuber ColtEastwood to discuss all things Xbox E3 2021.  We explore rumors of studio acquisitions, discuss Microsoft's media interviews with Phil Spencer and Satya Nadella, Banjo and nostalgia, Battlefield 2042 ditching the campaign, SHRIMPS, and MUCH more. 🍤 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand get into another week's worth of Xbox news, ahead of the big E3 2021 event on June 13! This week, we discuss rumors about studio acquisitions, we talk announcements at the E3 show itself and discuss the culinary art of mayo on fries... 🤔 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand discuss another week of Xbox news! This week, we discuss Xbox and Bethesda at E3, Xbox's internet DRM check, Xbox's marketing practices, click bait and divisive journalism, and much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices