The Official Xbox Podcast

The pod has a very special unboxing that celebrates the upcoming release of Deadpool & Wolverine, we have in depth interviews with the devs behind Flintlock & EA SPORTS College Football 25 while in studio, we hear about the unique partnership between State of Decay 2 and the American Red Cross. And....we find out about the new and improved Asus ROG Ally X!

00:00 Introduction

03:40 What We're Playing

15:47 News

20:20 EA SPORTS College Football 25 Interview

34:10 News Cont.

38:42 Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

50:07 State of Decay 2 & the American Red Cross partnership

59:45 Asus ROG Ally X Interview

01:09:57 Unboxing - Deadpool's "Cheeky Controller"

01:15:25 Outro

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This week Joe chats to the creative team behind Dungeons of Hinterberg, we discuss the upcoming Overwatch 2 x TRANSFORMERS Collab & the next wave of Game Pass titles. And Malik has a gaming confession....

00:00 Introduction

03:20 What We're Playing

19:35 News of the Week

22:08 Newest wave of Game Pass titles

28:55 Updates / DLC / Events

31:25 Dungeons of Hinterberg Interview

46:40 Outro

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This week we talk about the games that are perfect for summer travel, there is a special unboxing of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Collector's Edition, & we hear the exciting news that you can soon play Xbox games on Amazon Fire TV!

00:00 Introduction

01:58 What We're Playing

12:56 News of the Week

21:58 What We're Playing cont.

28:36 Newest wave of Game Pass titles

30:28 SteelSeries App and Sound Profiles

34:03 Updates / DLC / Events

38:36 Unboxing Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Collector's Edition

41:32 Outro

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we hear about the latest and greatest going on in the gaming world. Jeff talks about being reminded how amazing Elden Ring is, we hear about an exciting collab between CoD & Fallout, how Still Wakes the Deep is causing ripples in new releases and Annette raves about a quacking duck. Jenn shares the latest social impact campaigns Xbox has going on in the month of June. And if thats not enough, we discuss 2024 Gamescom plans.

00:00 Introductions

04:14 What We're Playing

22:30 Xbox News

28:50 Xbox Social Impact happenings

36:00 New Releases

42:38 Newest wave of Game Pass titles

43:49 Coming new week to Game Pass

48:31 Updates / DLC / Events

49:30 Announcements

50:18 Goodbyes

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On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we uncover even more info about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle while chatting with MachineGames Game Director Jerk Gustafsson and Production Director John Jennings.

00:00 Introduction

00:27 Interview

23:20 Goodbye

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On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Bethany Stout (of the WoWCast) joins us to delve into World of Warcraft: The War Within with Executive Producer Holly Longdale and Game Director Ion Hazzikostas. Check out our other deep dive episodes and stay tuned for more!

00:00 Introductions

02:25 Interview

21:54 Goodbyes

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On this special double header episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new Ara: History Untold gameplay and learn the game’s release date from Oxide Games' President, Marc Meyer, and Xbox Game Studios' Brian Stone. Then we jump into brand new Age of Mythology: Retold gameplay with Director of Player Engagement, Emma Bridle, and Senior Director of Production, Earnest Yuen. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week!

00:00 Introductions

01:58 Ara History Untold Interview

25:40 Age of Mythology Retold Interview

52:10 Goodbyes

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On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down to discuss Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater with series Producer, Noriaki Okamura. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes all this week!

00:00 Introductions

01:26 Interview

12:11 Goodbyes

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On this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we dive into new unseen Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel. Stay tuned for even more special podcast episodes this week!

00:00 Introductions

00:46 Interview

25:38 Goodbyes

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On this very special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik Prince takes us to Iceland, the setting for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, and speaks with Lara Derham and Dan Attwell of the Ninja Theory team on how they brought 10th century Iceland to life within the game.

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Malik, Stein and Lex chat about the reveal of the Xbox Games Showcase. We also sat down for interviews covering IGN's ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, Elder Scrolls Online's 10th Anniversary and Little Kitty Big City's upcoming launch.

00:00 Introductions

02:17 What We're Playing

09:31 Xbox Games Showcase News

13:45 Interview - IGN, Daemon Hatfield

31:44 Interview - Elder Scrolls Online, Matt Firor

44:10 Interview - Little Kitty Big City, Matt Wood

55:29 News Continued

01:01:05 Question of the Week

01:01:41 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Jeff's joined by Ethan and Justin to unbox a custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X and chat about all the new Game Pass games released this week. We even interviewed the folks behind Another Crab's Treasure and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

00:00 Introductions

02:46 What We're Playing

09:22 Game Pass News

15:38 Interview - Another Crab's Treasure

35:59 Interview - Eiyden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

49:27 News cont.

01:02:05 Unboxing - X-Men '97 custom Xbox Series X & controller

01:05:38 Question of the Week

01:09:42 Goodbyes

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Josh Stein and Martin Garcia join Jeff in studio to chat about the great new Fallout TV series, Botany Manor, "boomer shooters," and the "cheese slices" button. The cherry on top was an interview with actor Abubakar Salim on the inspiration for Tales of Kenzera: Zau and why he wanted to create a game of his own.

00:00 Introductions

01:19 What We're Watching (Fallout, X-Men 97)

07:58 What We're Playing

19:28 Game Pass News

31:21 Interview - Abubakar Salim, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

53:52 News

58:07 Question of the Week

01:02:03 Goodbyes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This week we invite Halo Infinite's Brian Jarrard to chat in-depth about the game's Season 5 updates. We also discuss Assassin's Creed Mirage, El Paso Elsewhere, Forza Motorsport and the latest Xbox news!

00:00 Introduction

01:55 What We're Playing

02:15 Assassin's Creed Mirage

07:36 El Paso, Elsewhere

13:32 Forza Motorsport

19:09 Jeff beat Starfield

20:02 Yakuza 6

21:27 Jeff's Visit to 343 Industries

23:18 Halo Infinite S5 - Brian Jarrard

46:22 News of the Week

46:44 New Releases

47:47 Upcoming Releases

49:29 Xbox Series S Starter Bundle

50:25 MEGA Xbox 360 Collector Building Set

54:48 What's your favorite Halo game mode?

57:56 Outro

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This week we invite Chris Esaki to chat in-depth about Forza Motorsport. We also discuss Cocoon, The Lamplighter's League, Assassin's Creed Mirage and the latest Xbox news!

00:00 Introduction

04:10 Forza Motorsport Creator Event

05:52 What We're Playing

06:10 Cocoon

10:45 The Lamplighter's League

16:09 Assassin's Creed Mirage

18:01 Upcoming Releases

19:44 Chris Esaki Interview - Forza Motorsport

48:30 News of the Week

52:55 Gold Shadow Special Edition Controller

54:52 Special Olympics Partnership

57:46 Game Pass News

59:11 Who's your favorite Assassin?

01:03:34 Outro

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This week we invite Kelly Lombardi and Martin Garcia to chat about Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, EA Sports FC 24, Sea of Stars, Forza and Hispanic Heritage Month.

00:00 Introduction

02:55 What We're Playing

03:00 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

13:27 Gears of War 5

14:14 Madden NFL

16:07 EA Sports FC 24

19:56 Lies of P

23:20 Sea of Stars

32:47 New Releases

37:03 Hispanic Heritage Month

43:42 News of the Week

43:45 Cuphead Anniversary

47:25 Forza Horizon 5

49:18 New Xbox Design Lab Controllers

51:05 September Xbox Update

51:18 Outro

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00:00 Introduction

01:51 Future of the Podcast

06:08 Meet the Hosts

17:45 What We're Playing

18:00 Starfield

25:50 Lies of P

32:15 PAYDAY 3

33:41 The Crew Motorfest

33:50 Mortal Kombat 1

38:10 Mortal Kombat 1 CE Unboxing

43:50 News of the Week

54:20 Outro

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 31:41 Scott Weber, Designed for Xbox Program 42:37 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 34:57 Stephan Logier, Creative Director - 33 Immortals 48:44 Regina Reisinger (Founder, Art Director) & Philipp Seifried (Founder, Technical Director) - Dungeons of Hinterberg 57:52 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Malik Prince from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 25:18 Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director for F1 23 37:22 Panu Smuthkochorn, Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 53:22 Wrap up/ End of Show Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 19:31 James Berg, Senior Technical Program Manager for Accessibility, Xbox 39:04 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Mailk Prince and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 20:09 Christopher Plamp, Senior Vice President, Operations, Programs, and Entertainment (USO) 33:09 Warzone Ranked Play, Lawrence Metten, Associate Director, Design | Treyarch 39:16 Dan Goldenberg, Executive Director, Call of Duty Endowment: 51:12 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson & Jeff Rubenstein from the Official Xbox Podcast take a look at the ASUS ROG Ally and then chat with Shawn Yen, Product Management Director of Gaming Business Unit, ASUS. #ROGALLY #playALLYourgames Learn more: https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/ Follow ROG on social media for the latest info: FB: @asusrog IG: @asusrog Twitter: @asus_rog Tiktok: @_asusrog

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 21:34 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Jeff Magers, Design Director @ Respawn 32:47 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast

Recorded live in studio on Friday, April 14, 2023. Larry Hryb, Rebecca Gordius, Kelly Lombardi and Malik Prince discuss the latest in Xbox games and news. Plus Rod Fergusson from the Diablo IV team stops by, we talk with the direct of Ubisoft Plus (now on Xbox) and we play Minecraft Legends.

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 36:35 PUBG 6th Anniversary - Chris Linn, Lead Producer at PUBG Madison 44:10 MLB The Show 23 - Ramone Russell, Product Development Communications & Brand Strategist 57:42 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 34:05 Forza Horizon 5 Rally Adventure, Kelly Boyle & Chris Phillips, Playground Games 50:27 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Free Play Weekend, Alex Liu World's Edge 59:54 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Joe Skrebels Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 00:00 What We are Playing & News 30:55 Developer Acceleration Program, James Lewis 41:30 Xbox Game Studios, Cristin Cox 53:54 10 Years of ID @ Xbox, Chris Charla 1:08:43 Sustainability At Xbox, Trista Patterson 1:27:45 Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 

00:00 What We are Playing & News

23:49 International Women’s Day - Jeff chats with Andrea Rene , What’s Good Games 

42:20 International Women’s Day - Larry chats with Nathalia Scrimshaw, Team Xbox

53:47 Show Wrap -up

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 

00:00 What We are Playing & News

14:07 Pinball FX- Larry chats with Akos Gyorkei, Marketing Director, Zen Studios

26:53 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - Jeff chats with Emmanuel "MASTER" Rodriguez

Team NINJA Community Manager

41:54 Halo Infinite, Season 3  - Larry chats with Brian Jarrard, 343 Industries

1:07:31 Show Wrap -up

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Recorded live in studio on Friday, February 10, 2023.

Larry Hryb, Jeff Rubenstein and Malik Prince discuss the latest in Xbox games and news. Plus James Monosmith shows off the latest from the Xbox Gear story and Will Powers from Razer joins us to discuss the Razer Edge 5g gaming device.

For Saffer Internet Day 2022,  Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson chats with Allison Matthews from the Minecraft team about "Privacy Prodigy,” the new privacy-themed world from Minecraft Education. 

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Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson talks with Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan and "Goldeneye" producer James Thomas about the release, now available on Xbox Game Pass.

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 

00:00 What We are Playing & News

23:09 Monster Hunter Rise - Jeff chats with Hiroyuki Minamitani, Capcom producer

33:52 Elder Scrolls Online - Larry chats with Richard Lambert about Necrom &the Scribes of Fate DLC

45:18 Minecraft Legends - Rebecca chats with Craig Leigh, Mojang Studios

1:00:52 Show Wrap -up

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.  00:00 What We are Playing  25:45 Hi-Fi Rush - Kelly Lombardi chats with John Johnas, Creative Director 48:00 Redfall - Jeff chats with Karen Segars, Design Director 56:41 Show Wrap up Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  Subscribe to The Official Xbox Podcast | https://anchor.fm/officialxboxpodcast # # #

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 

00:00 What We are Playing 

15:48 Jeff Rubenstein chats with Tori Winkler on Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 3 Portable 

29:42 Show Wrap up

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebeccas Gordius and Malik Prince from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   

00:00 What We are Playing  
22:23 Sandro Odak from Team Xbox Germany chats with Josh Sawyer about "Pentiment"
37:59 Jon Campbell, Herman Miller Gaming
52:06 Show Wrap up  Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebeccas Gordius from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   
00:00 What We are Playing  
26:45 Scott Brodie, "We Are the Caretakers" Founder and Design Director, Heart Shaped Games
35:57 Show close  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  
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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about 2022 in gaming, try their hands at (gift) wrapping and learn about Ara: History Untold in our last show of 2022.

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   
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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson as he chats with Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty) about his latest game "High On Life" now available on Xbox Game Pass 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Kelly Lombardi from Team Xbox for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.   

00:00 What We are Playing  
32:53 Andrei Van Roon -  Head of League Studios, Riot Games  
42:07 Darby McDevitt-  Assassin's Creed The Last Chapter
58:32 Joe Shely - Game Director, Diablo IV
1:05:40  Kim Kunes, GM Xbox Online Safety  
1:18:53 Show close  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  
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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Kelly Lombardi for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with special guests for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more. 

Special Co-hosts:

Malik Prince, Xbox Influencer relations

Kelly Lombardi, Xbox Games Marketing

00:00 What We are Playing 

17:57  Sonic Frontiers, Takashi Iizuka

24:21 Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jorg Neumann & Tyson Weinert, President & CEO, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

46:55 Wrap up 

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with special guests for discussions about as latest news in gaming, chats with developers and more.  

Special Co-hosts:
Steve Saylor, Accessibility Advocate
Ethan Rothamel, Designed for Xbox  

00:00 What We are Playing
27:45 Curtis Brown, Logitech G Cloud Handheld
32:30 Adam Isgreen, Age Of Empiree
52:13 Wrap up   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along Jeff Rubenstein & Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox as they chat about the latest news in gaming, chat with developers and more. 

00:00 What We are Playing 

37:43 Jared Gerritzen, Chief Creative Officer, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

51:59 Anita Mortaloni, Director of Accessibility, Xbox

1:01:42  Geoff Smith &  Joe Cecot, COD MP

1:19:02: Wrap up 

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along Jeff Rubenstein & Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox as they chat about the latest news in gaming, chat with developers and more.   

00:00 What We're Playing  
29:30 Kevin Pinson,  A Plague Tale: Innocence
38:05 Panos Panay, Surface news & Windows 11 update
1:00:02 Wrap up   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along Jeff Rubenstein & Rebecca Gordius from Team Xbox as they chat about the latest news in gaming, chat with developers and more.    In this episode: 

00:00 What We're Playing  
27:13 Q Muhaimin,  Project Amplify
34:41 Dinga Bakaba, Arkane Lyon, & Harvey Smith, Arkane Austin (Deathloop, Dishonored & Redfall)
55:55 Wrap up   Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.    

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more. 

00:00 What We're Playing
30:49 Matt Booty, CVP Xbox Games Studios

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more. 

00:00 What We're Playing  
30:18 Ben Huskins, Two Point Campus  
44:38 Mike Chapman & Shelley Preston, Sea of Thieves  
1:04:28 Outro   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more.   
00:00 What We're Playing  
24:06 Discord on Xbox - Bill Ridmann, Xbox Engineer  @Ridzilla
34:50 FH5 Hot Wheels, Mike Brown, Creative Director, Forza Horizon 5 at Playground Games  @FlawlessC0wboy
46:45 Outro   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more.

00:00 What We're Playing
25:32 Kaitlyn Jones, Gaming Accessibility Program Manager, Xbox
35:04 Caroline Marchal, CEO and Creative Director, INTERIOR/NIGHT
47:55 Outro Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more. 

00:00 Show Open  
01:03 What We're Playing  
17:48 News & TWOX  
29:19 Kevin Choteau, Game Director - Plague Tale Requiem
41:20 Outro   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.   

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00:00 Show Open
00:51 What We're Playing
12:54 News & TWOX
17:23 Maja & Chad Moldenhauer, Cuphead
29:38 Jon Spector, Overwatch 2
46:27 Harrison Hoffman, Xbox App
59:50 Mike Lucero, Samsung TVs
01:12:09 Outro 

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Malik Prince and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the latest in gaming and more.  

00:00 Show open  
02:13 What we're playing  
18:12 News / TWOX  
23:43 Rod Fergusson, Diablo 4  
40:56 Emmanuel Rodriguez, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
50:15 Show & Tell  
01:01:00 Outro   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about the BIG reveals from the 2022 Xbox Bethesda Games Showcase and more.

00:00 Show open
05:43 What we're excited for
10:32 Starfield chat
13:15 What we're excited for cont.
30:28 Josh Sawyer, Pentiment
39:46 Adam Brennecke, Grounded
48:14 Jorg Neumann, Microsoft Flight Sim
01:02:28 Looking forward & outro

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about Pride Month, what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.  

00:00 Show open
2:42 What we're playing
10:37 Kate Rayner, VP at The Coalition
28:44 Elliott Hsu, Pride Controller Designer
38:14 News & This Week on Xbox
46:23 Outro

For more Pride 2022 info | http://unlocked.microsoft.com  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.  

00:00 Show open
2:38 What we're playing
11:30 Reggie Fils-Aimé, Disrupting the Game
38:04 Jörg Neumann, Top Gun in Microsoft Flight Sim
51:44 News & This Week on Xbox
57:21 Outro   

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature. 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.  

00:00 Show open
01:28 What we're playing
6:28 News & This Week on Xbox
16:30 Anita Mortaloni, Director of Gaming Accessibility
28:57 Casey Bates, Designed for Xbox
43:54 Show & Tell - Coca Cola Pixel drink
47:40 Outro   

Larry & Jeff Goldblum talk Jurassic | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpqXgisfI4g
Global Accessibility Day Links | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/accessibility/guidelines & https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/gaming-accessibility-fundamentals/
Designed for Xbox Link | https://www.xbox.com/en-US/designed-for-xbox

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.  

00:00 Show open
01:50 What we're playing
15:46 News & This Week on Xbox
19:04 Catherine Gluckstein, Xbox Cloud Gaming
28:03 Ada Duan, Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
37:50 Stephen Takowsky, Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising
45:30 Show & Tell - Doctor Strange custom console
50:03 Outro    

Doctor Strange Giveaway | https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1520062357430423553
Asian & Pacific Islander Celebration | https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/05/02/celebrating-apihm-with-xbox/

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.    

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.

00:00 Show open
02:12 What we're playing
15:46 News & This Week on Xbox
25:00 Tom French, Halo Infinite season 2
41:04 Darrin Veit, Xbox system updates
54:06 Outro  

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.  

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.

*This week's episode was originally livestreamed on Wednesday, April 27th. Any giveaways mentioned are no longer valid.

00:00 Show open
01:18 What we're playing
13:21 This Week on Xbox
24:48 Scott Weber, D4X Spring Collection interview
40:46 Minecraft Dungeons update
48:18 Outro

Games discussed range from rated Everyone to Mature.

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and guest host Malik Prince as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more.   

No show next week - April 22nd! Live stream on https://www.twitch.tv/xbox - April 27th.

00:00 Show open
01:37 What We're Playing
04:18 Steam Deck show & tell
09:05 Game Pass gems
11:02 This Week on Xbox
13:17 Larry in WWE 2K22
20:28 Outro  

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus, we've got interviews with Mike Consalvey of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Ramone Russell of MLB: The Show 22 and Xbox's own Chris Charla.  

00:00 Show Open
01:18 What We're Playing
08:08 Mike Consalvey, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
19:49 Ramone Russell, MLB: The Show
30:49 Chris Charla, ID @Xbox
48:37 News
54:58 Show & Tell
57:25 Outro  

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*Games featured range in ESRB ratings from E to M

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Malik Prince as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus, we've got an interview with 343 Industries' very own Kiki Wolfkill about the new Halo series on Paramount+.  

00:00 Show Open
02:00 What We're Playing
13:57 Kiki Wolfkill, Head of Halo Transmedia, 343 Industries (@K_wolfkill)
33:15 News 43:12 Show & Tell
47:58 Outro  

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00:00 Show Open
14:13 Sarah Bond, Head of Xbox Creator Experience (@BondSarah_Bond)
33:05 New controllers, news and more

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00:00 Show Open
22:21  Andrew Shouldice (@dicey) Tunic
35:34  Dirk Van Welden (@quarkcannon) Shredders
47:01 News  

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We celebrate International Women's Day as Rebecca Gordius hosts the show and chats with a few of women working in the Games Industry.

00:00 Show open and chat with Agnes Larsson, Minecraft Game Director, Mojang Studios (@_LadyAgnes)
09:35 Jenn Panattoni, Head of Xbox Social Impact (@jennpanattoni)
20:56 Britt Brombacher, Co-Host What's Good Gaming (@BlondeNerd)

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Rebecca Gordius and Malik Prince as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus interviews with:

14:03 Brenna Duffitt, Software Engineer, Xbox Platform Services (@brennadactyl)
20:56 Jeremy Forrester, VP of Product at Twitch 

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus interviews with:

20:45 Andy Hall, Principal Writer Total War: Warhammer III (@totalwar)
31:29 Joshua Weatherford, Assistant Producer, The King Of Fighters XV (@BudokaiMR2)

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This show was originally streamed live on the Xbox Twitch Channel on Tuesday, 8-February 2022

Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus interviews with:

28:50 Dave McCarthy, Safer Internet Day
37:40 Simon Bennett, Co-CEO at Roll7, OlliOlli World (@OlliOlligame)

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. This week we also chat about Dying Light 2

33:39 Dawid Lubryka - Animation Director, Dying Light 2 (@DyingLightGame)

• Xbox Celebrates Black History Month with Support of Black Creators, Players, and a Culture of Inclusion
• OPI and Xbox

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they chat about what they are playing, the latest Xbox news of the week and more. Plus interviews with:

21:20 Albert Dankwa, Team Xbox (@alkallus)
33:20 Joe Neate, Executive Producer, Sea Of Thieves (@JoeNeate1)

• Explore the Future of Sea of Thieves in Our Special 2022 Preview Event

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they chat about the latest Xbox news of the week, including the Activision / Blizzard news. Plus interviews with:

20:00 Marc-André Clermont, Level Design Director "Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction" (@R6Extraction)
27:36  Ian Campbell, Lead Designer at Drinkbox Studios -"Nobody Saves the World" (@BootdiskRev)

• Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming
• Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Rainbow Six Extraction, Hitman Trilogy, Death’s Door, and More

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Join Larry Hryb, Xbox's Major Nelson along with Jeff Rubenstein and Rebecca Gordius as they talk about their Holiday travel, gaming and what they look forward to playing in 2022.

• The Most Anticipated Games of 2022 (According to Team Xbox)
• The Beatles: Get Back

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We wrap up 2021 with the following interviews:

14:17 Fiona Nova, The Gunk
32:15 Scott Weber Xbox Accessories for the Holiday
53:46 Laure De Llorens, Minecraft Dungeons
1:00:53 Maja and Chad Moldenhauer, Cuphead

00:00 Show open 

19:19 Joseph Staten, Head of Creative for Halo Infinite (Twitter.com/joestaten) 

39:30 Xbox news