The XboxCast

Simone's #purplePants story is now famous!  Missed the how and why? You'll just have to listen...    And thats not even all! We covered XO19 which has been called "better than E3" and "exciting" and "bold". In fact one quote was even "you guys should totally listen to #theXboxcast because they are great!" And who are we to argue? Even if we did make up 90% of those quotes! It didn't stop us from h...

Lee and Paul take over #NuNews to give Kyle and Simone a much needed break.    All the pre-hype about XO19 is here! Listen now and see how much we got right, and how much we got wrong. Disney+ is coming to Xbox and we go over how to get it. And if you're one of the few people who don't have GamePass yet, well here is an offer you can't refuse.  Could Fortnite be in trouble? People are spending les...

  Do you have the need? The need for speed? And can you stand the heat?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're in luck - Need For Speed Heat comes out this week. And even better for you, we take apart the flow chart EA provides on ways you can play!    Blizzard unveils Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 while trying to take the heat off their pro-China scandal. Which would have worked if the...

  That it. Its all done. #terrorTober has come and gone. We can all return to normal heart rates again...   Without a doubt, Simone 'won' this years #terrorTober - she actually managed to finish her chosen game and get a little creeped out by it. Lee spent an hour with three games, and Kyle actually stuck around in Blair Witch for 12 hours, before nope-ing out of there. But how and why and what di...

  You don't need any kind of access to jump into this episode!    XboxAll Access is back and it comes with a path to Scarlett when it launches. Oh, and its now available in Australia! So all our mates across the ditch can jump on board getting themselves an Xbox super easy like.  Lee has decided that The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas are linked. We don't really believe him, but maybe you do?...

  The new games this week are out of this world!  Because The Outer Worlds is finally here! Are you playing it yet? Tell us what you think about it.   Big next-gen news as Aaron Greenberg says Xbox Scarlett will do 4K 120 FPS. Or did he? We go into his comment and what it means. A new Xbox Live Product Marketing Director has been found in Harvey Eagle, who hopes to drive more business in the EU re...

We've reached our midway point in #terrorTober, and Lee has chosen to play... Surviving Mars.  Yes, you read that right! The city building strategy game is Lee's chosen #terrorTober game.    Make sure you're following along as we conclude #terrorTober on next #GameFace. Why, you ask? Because The Outer Words arrives and that sounds like a lot more fun than struggling through a scary game.     With...

With Kyle out of action, Producer Paul steps in to help Lee with the news.  Join us for a very different #NuNews!    In the news this week we have duel of the fates as Apple begins selling the Xbox Controller. You better believe it! Mike Ybarra leaves Microsoft after 20 years, and we wish him all the best for his new endeavours. Oxenfree sees a big push from Xbox Game Pass, which is awesome news f...

Time to get frosty with the release of Frostpunk on Xbox!   This episode is a special test - we had Producer Paul join Kyle in the studio while slacker Lee Skyped in. All thanks to Producer Paul's new shiny audio equipment! Let us know how it sounds as we'll be looking to do more of this for our Conversation With episodes.   In the news Xbox and Spotify become best buds, Star Wars: Battlefront II...

Have you heard? We have kicked off #terrorTober...  Not sure what that is? Check out #GameFace! to hear all about it!   NuNews takes a less creepy tone considering we're in the Halloween month, and actually brings you some interesting and (maybe) factually correct news this week! I think thats the real horror story here. Destiny 3 is not coming any time soon, Modern Warfare sees a massive boycott...

Welcome ghouls and ghosts to #terrorTober...    We kick things off with naming our very cute, but he's also totally scary, mascot for #terrorTober. Introducing Unemployed Gary! He's going to stick with us while we play our scary, spooky and creepy games over the month of October. Thanks Unemployed Gary! And then we end up getting really nervous and sweaty telling you guys what games we're going to...

Prepare to Surge with excitement as this week's #NuNews comes at your face!    Black Ops 4 begins to wrap up, Batman Arkham writers are on board the Fable reboot and Afterparty becomes officially official! All while Obsidian is Obsidian is hiring for a new RPG, which might even be The Outer Worlds 2! And on a sad note - Sony now owns Sunset Overdrive...  Shed a tear for a missed opportunity.    An...

  With Kyle still suffering a broken thumb, its up to Lee and Simone to have a game off!    Lee is building his house in Minecraft, and getting distracted with the mining part. Simone is becoming a city planner in Cities: Skylines. It seems this is the week for building!  But thats not all - Lee has jumped into the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint beta and has an interesting review of it while Simone has d...

After a week off, Lee has his husky voice on. We hope you like it.    Since we missed the last week's episode, we have a lot to update you guys on. From watching the Game Play charts jump around - thanks to the monster that is Gears 5 - to testing out the latest update of the Xbox dashboard. Then we have realistic fishing sims creeping up on us to boot. What a wild ride.    Speaking of rides, two...

It official - August's #back2YourBacklog challenge has wrapped up!  And just in time too with Kyle breaking his hand so he can't play anyways.    To celebrate the completion of the challenge, we asked each other some questions. And you can play along too!   What game did you play?  What was your goal? How far did you get?  How long do you think it will take to finish / How long did it take for you...

Gears POP! has exploded onto the scene with over a million players in just a week. But already the servers are experiencing some issues...   Welcome to this week's episode of #NuNews. And we kick off with seeing one of our own fallen in battle... Kyle has broken his thumb and had his Xbox One X succumb to the RMA gods... But now onto the real news!    Telltale is back, sorta. Forza 6 is driving in...

  Do you like new games? Because we have new games!    This past week was an absolute cracker of a week for new game releases, with something for everyone! Want to get the pants scared off you? Try Blair Witch. Want to go back to the good ole days of Alan Wake and Quantum Break? Well Control has you covered. And thats only 2. So many more came out this week, we cant keep track of everything!    Au...

A shocking revelation that threatens to tear The Xboxcast apart!  Did Kyle make the right choice? What would you have done instead?    Even more #back2YourBacklog talk on this episode of #GameFace! We cover the usual suspects - Mass Effect: Andromeda, Sea of Thieves and Destiny 2. But this week we reanimate State of Decay 2 as Simone goes through it, get down with Crackdown 3 and Lee's Division 2...

  GamesCom was here! And while not as big as E3, its still choka full of exciting news! So what are we waiting for? Get ready for a mammoth #NuNews!    News Editor Lee had his work cut out for him this week, so things were spoken about as they happened. From new games coming to Game Pass to Gears POP! and Human Fall Flat DLC, we cover it all. New games announced, new DLC announced, Gears 5 announc...

You can now build computers on your Xbox. We truly are living in the future!  PC Building Simulator has arrived on Xbox this week, to make all your virtual dream PC's come to life.    Slay The Spire arrives and jumps straight onto GamePass. We have it on good authority that this may even be GotY... If you like rougelikes that is. If they are not your thing, maybe try a duck that bends gravity to i...

Dear Super Sexy Patrons - we have not forgotten you! And to prove our love, we brought back the Patreon Shoutout.  You may want to check where you rank!    We're continuing with out #back2YourBacklog challenge - well Lee isn't. But Kyle and Simone are! What are you playing to help clear your backlog this August? Kyle is still stuck on Mass Effect: Andromeda, but managed to sneak some Rocket League...

  Back to normal programming! And the GamePlay charts are looking extremely underwhelming...    The biggest news this week is Ninja moving to Mixer! It has sent shock waves through the streaming community and a massive win for Microsoft. We look forward to what the future holds. But for now, we're happy to see Mixer in the limelight.    GamePass adds new games, Games with Gold revealed which games...

Lee abandoned us. Well only for one episode... So Paul and Simone have stepped up to the plate.  Will #NuNews be as good? Let's find out!    August comes with a new challenge - we call it #back2YourBacklog - and the rules are simple. Choose a game you have started but never finished from your backlog and during August, go back to the game and finish it. Finish could be what ever you want it to mea...

  #GameFace! The podcast you know and love is back! Because we have actually had some time to play some games!    Let us entertain you with our thoughts on the Gears 5 Tech Test. Sprinkle some being-really-bad-at-Rocket-League. Add a dash of Forza Horizon 4 Lego. And you end up with almost a full podcast. But wait! We're completely missing Simone's stories!    Find out what Simone has been up to i...

  In a special turn of events, our live stream for this weeks episodes were such a hit, that Simone even stayed on to give her unsolicited opinions on the news! Just like old times.    Do you feel the need for a Wolfenstein co-op game? Because we have just the thing to scratch that itch! We didn't make it, so we can't take all the credit, but you can still thank us later. Wolfenstein: Youngblood i...