Unlocked

Ryan and Destin are joined by Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams to discuss our extended new looks at two of Xbox's biggest upcoming games: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which both Ryan and Kahlief got a lengthy behind-closed-doors look at; and Avowed, which Destin and Kahlief both got to play. We are super excited for both and we want to tell you all about them. Plus: it turns out Indy is a timed exclusive, so we discuss how Xbox fans are feeling and what it signals for the future of the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s happening, friends? It is a special gamescom edition of Podcast Unlocked. This week, we've constructed for you a very unique gamescom-specific audio episode this week. Our awesome team at gamescom have put together a number of Xbox developer interviews that we’re going to share with you back to back. Coming up, we have interviews with the developers of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, Diablo IV, Marvel Rivals, Fragpunk, Civilization VII, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.Look for another regular episode of Podcast Unlocked, where we will dig into all sorts of stuff, including my behind-closed-doors demo of Indiana Jones, which I am unbelievably thrilled about. We’ll talk about all that and more, but for now, enjoy these developer interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've played a bunch of the upcoming Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster and we want to tell you all about why we love what we've played so far. Plus: one of our most anticipated games gets delayed to 2025 but we're happy it'll get the time it needs AND avoid the Fall games rush, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks gets saved by PUBG publisher Krafton and we're pretty sure we know what game they'll make next, we daydream about Batman games on Xbox now that WB is open to licensing its IPs to other game developers, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The delay of Avowed may seem like a setback, but it could actually be a blessing for Obsidian's upcoming RPG. The hosts discuss how this shift affects Xbox’s near-term lineup and the competitive gaming landscape. They analyze the strategic timing of game releases, spotlighting past titles like Sunset Overdrive. Furthermore, the conversation touches on gaming mechanics and the challenges of console play, as well as the impact of streaming advancements on the gaming experience.

Parris Lilly from Gamertag Radio joins Ryan and Destin to discuss a number of Xbox topics this week, from the cancellation of the Paramount+ Halo TV series – which leads to a discussion about how important of a franchise Halo is to Xbox these days, and what the most important franchises are to Microsoft now – to Xbox's mixed-results financials, the devastating layoffs at Bungie, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xbox just dropped the best gaming controller we've ever seen in the literal form of Deadpool's ass! We discuss how much we adore Xbox's cake-tastic new gamepad and implore Microsoft and Marvel to make more of the one-off sweepstakes prize so we can buy one. Plus: we make our Xbox Gamescom predictions for next month's big event, Xbox Game Pass's upcoming lineup has a head-scratching gap in it, and more!Presented by Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs00:00:00 - Intro00:01:10 - Deadpool Xbox Controller00:10:59 - Wendy's Saucy Nuggs Featuring Unnecessary Inventions00:12:09 - The Underwhelming Xbox 360 Blades Dashboard00:16:40 - Coming to Game Pass00:24:42 - gamescom Predictions00:45:28 - EA Sports College Football 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had some fun this week and talked about 10 dream Xbox games we'd love to see Microsoft's massive collection of studios make, from a Halo horror game to giving one particular underrated Activision studio a chance to crack the code on a big-budget Superman game. Plus: Xbox raises Game Pass prices and reshuffles some of its tiers in a frustrating and confusing way, and more!Presented by Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast episode dives into the world of remakes, remasters, and reboots in gaming. From Assassin's Creed remakes to Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster excitement, and the head-scratching Crazy Taxi reboot, there's a lot to unpack. They also discuss the evolution of the Resident Evil series, challenges in modern gaming, and the humor and nostalgia of Crazy Taxi.

Xbox says it's going big at this year's Gamescom event, so we discuss what we think to see and what we hope to see. Plus: why we're thrilled about Capcom's just-announced Dead Rising 1 remaster, why we doubt that Beyond Good & Evil 2 will ever be released despite Ubisoft's statements to the contrary, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Excitement over upcoming Xbox exclusives like Gears of War, Fable, Perfect Dark. Discussing gameplay features, narrative structure of Black Ops 6. Anticipation for new Doom game reveals. Critique on lack of concrete release dates in Xbox Showcase. Exploration of turn-based RPG games and unique art styles.