The XB2 — An Xbox & Gaming Podcast

Join Rand and Jez for another fun-filled Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss fresh acquisition rumors, the latest Xbox leaked codenames "Cobalt" and "Indus," super hero games and the PS5 showcase, the "rumors" of new Xbox console upgrades for 2022 (lol), and much more!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Jez and Rand tackle another week of Xbox and gaming news! We discuss Xbox's outing at the Tokyo Game Show, the PlayStation 5 "next-gen upgrade" path vs. Xbox's smart delivery, Alan Wake Remastered, Take Two Xbox partnership rumors, 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

Rand and Jez strike up the podcast machine for another weekly Xbox Two show! This week, we discuss Gamescom, Halo Infinite news and concerns over its launch state, Psychonauts 2 and the future of Xbox Game Studios, that time Jez was in a weird cult, and much, much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Rand and Jez discuss another big week in Xbox news!  This week, we tackle the big news that Halo Infinite will launch without any form of co-op or its Forge features. We discuss the narrative that Xbox Game Pass "hurt" Outriders sales, and thus, stopped dev People Can Fly getting royalties. We talk Quake remasters and what "legacy" exclusives mean for Xbox, and much more.  --- Send in a voice mess...

Rand and Jez discuss another week in gaming in the latest Xbox Two show! This week, we tackle clickbait around Phil Spencer's comments on having a different strategy to Nintendo and Sony, we talk HADES hitting Xbox, the Blue Box scam game 'Abandoned', Hellblade graphical enhancements, GTA remake, and much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn...

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...

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...

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: 0...

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 Th...

🍤 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 2...

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/adchoice...

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

Jez and Rand discuss another week in Xbox news! This week, we gush over Mass Effect Legendary Edition and get nostalgic about how games were better back in the good ol' days. We discuss Starfield rumors and Xbox playing "dirty" in a world where exclusives are king, E3 2021 expectations, and much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more abou...

Jez and Rand discuss another week's worth of Xbox news! This week, we discuss Project Omen rumors from Arkane Studios, Xbox exec teasing "mind blowing" new IP. E3 2021 possibilities, Coalition moving to Unreal Engine 5, Xbox working with Tencent, Xbox system update, 20 years of Xbox, Battlefield 6, new Starfield leaks, Ubisoft moving to F2P games, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edit...

Join Rand and Jez for another ep of the Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss Resident Evil Village, the latest Xbox rumors, Starfield's potential 2021 launch date, Xbox Game Pass profit "concerns," the big Epic vs. Apple court case, 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/adchoice...

Rand and Jez get together for another Xbox Two show! This week, we discuss the Xbox subscriber growth figures, Resident Evil Village's PlayStation marketing contract and what it means for Xbox, the rumors of a Metal Gear Solid remake, 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

Are Xbox exclusives being delayed? Will Xbox buy Square Enix? What the hell is that 🌀 emoji? Jez and Rand dissect the week's big Xbox news for fun, and we're inviting you along for the ride!  --- 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 rumors of Xbox going to work with Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame, Xbox Global Publishing's future, Xbox's return to E3, rumors of turmoil at PlayStation's studios, 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/adc...

Jez and Rand discuss another week of big Xbox news. This week we talk Xbox Game Pass' future, Outriders' ongoing server problems, Alan Wake 2, Xbox's emphasis on backward compatibility vs. Sony and Nintendo, 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

Jez and Rand tackle another week's Xbox news! This week, we talk about the big rumored Discord acquisition, the big Twitch/ID@Xbox indie showcase, and Microsoft's "de-branding" of Xbox Live to Xbox network.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Jez and Rand tackle the latest rumors, confirming the ID@Xbox March 26 event, all the big news for Xbox Game Pass, and those pesky whispers about Persona hitting Xbox in the future.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It finally happened! Microsoft and Bethesda joined forces, bringing twenty games to Xbox Game Pass, setting up for a future where Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, and many others go exclusive to Xbox platforms. Is the tide finally turning for Xbox? Join Rand and Jez for another Xbox Two show as we discuss the Big Bethesda future.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/x...