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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Dune glides onto Microsoft Flight Sim & Minecraft gets official mods

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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Talking Skull & Bones, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Gameheads

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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Updates on the Xbox Business

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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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Persona 3 Reload and celebrating Anime

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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Talking with the creators: Diablo IV Season 3, TEKKEN 8 & Sea of Thieves

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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Avowed Extended Gameplay Breakdown with Obsidian

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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Xbox Developer_Direct, Save Scumming & Looking Forward to 2024

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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Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Xbox and our holiday gift ideas

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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Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1, Halo Infinite & Cyberpunk 2077's Major Updates

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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SteamWorld, Thirsty Suitors and Building our own Xbox 360

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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Forza Game Awards nominations and taste testing edible Wonka Xbox controllers

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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Like A Dragon Gaiden deep dive, Xbox at the Special Olympics and our latest Transparency Report

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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2023: The best year for games? Alan Wake 2 first impressions, CoD: Modern Warfare III Early Access

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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We've Been Busy

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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Phil Spencer on Activision Blizzard King + Xbox

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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Halo Infinite's Biggest Week of the Year Is Here

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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What You Need To Know About Forza Motorsport

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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Tokyo Game Show, Starfield, Lies of P & Mortal Kombat 1

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

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