Rand & Jez

The XB2 — An Xbox & Gaming Podcast

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The world's best Xbox and gaming podcast is here: The XB2. 😎 Connect with us at TheXB2.com , for YouTube, Discord, Patreon, and much more. Also known as The Xbox Two, we're an Xbox-first gaming podcast featuring "The Xbox Two!" We're two Xbox lifers and industry analysts, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral.com and YouTuber Rand Al Thor 19. Every Friday, we discuss the week's gaming news, share exclusive information, and offer unique insights, with some good humor along the way.

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Xbox X018 Predictions, Xbox One X sales figures, Red Dead Redemption 2 devs overworked? 26.10.2018 2:20:11

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two show! This week, we discuss Xbox One X sales figures, Red Dead Redemption 2's labor controversy, Black Ops 4, X018 predictions, 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

Microsoft vs. Google game streaming, X0 2018 hype, Xbox to buy Obsidian? 12.10.2018 1:59:11

Join Jez and Rand for another action packed Xbox Two! This week, we discuss Obsidian buyout rumors, xCloud vs. Google game streaming, and X0 2018! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox vs Google, Phil Spencer on Crackdown 3, Assassin's Creed Odyssey 09.10.2018 2:05:06

This week on Xbox Two, we discuss Phil Spencer's update on Crackdown 3, the joy of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Xbox vs. Google game streaming, 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

X0 2018 Xbox event, PlayStation crossplay, Forza Horizon 4, Telltale shutdown 02.10.2018 1:58:26

Join us for another Xbox Two show! Sorry for the lateness on this one. This week, we predict X0 2018 announcements, Sony's cross-play intervention, Telltale's shutdown, Forza Horizon 4, 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

Xbox Scarlett "Secret Sauce," Shadow of the Tomb Raider, CoD: Blackout vs PUBG 02.10.2018 1:55:04

Join us for another Xbox Two podcast! Sorry for the lateness of uploading this one! This week, we talked about Xbox Scarlett's "secret sauce," Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 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

Cross-play drama, Spider-man dominates on PS4, Fable 4, Battlefield V 08.09.2018 1:57:51

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week we discuss Spider-man and the #puddlegate controversy, Xbox's criticism of Sony's cross-play stance, Battlefield V beta, 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

Gamescom 2018, Cyberpunk 2077, Xbox All Access, and more 27.08.2018 1:48:45

Join Jez and Rand for a big Gamescom 2018 special. This week, we talk Cyberpunk 2077, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Xbox All Access, 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

Xbox maybe buying Obsidian, ex-IGN writer plagiarism, Fallout 76 skips Steam 14.08.2018 2:15:30

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two show! This week we talk about IGN firing a writer for plagiarism, Fallout 76 skipping Steam, the rise of Discord, rumors of Microsoft buying Obsidian, 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

Xbox Scarlett and Xbox game streaming, Pokemon, Forza removes loot boxes, and more 06.08.2018 2:13:35

Rand and Jez discuss the last two weeks of Xbox news! We talk the "Scarlett" Xbox project, game streaming, Forza's ditching of loot boxes, World of Warcraft, and POKEMON? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More studios for Xbox, Crackdown 3 on its final stretch, Rand al Floor? 23.07.2018 2:15:10

Join Jez and Rand for another amazing Xbox Two podcast show! This week we talk about Gamescom and rumors of further studio acquisitions, Crackdown 3's final developmental stretch, 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

Xbox Game Pass value, Yakuza on Xbox, what are the best Xbox exclusives? 14.07.2018 2:12:44

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two show! This week we discuss Yakuza and other Japanese games potentially hitting Xbox, the value of Xbox Game Pass, and our favorite Xbox exclusives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nier Automata love, PlayStation blocks Fallout 76 crossplay, Xbox "Scarlett" in 2019? 09.07.2018 1:57:49

Join Jez and Rand for another action packed Xbox Two show! This week we talk about Nier Automata, PlayStation blocking Fallout 76 crossplay, the next Xbox console "Scarlett," 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

Xbox is in it to win it, State of Decay 2 hits 3 million players, Halo heads to TV 02.07.2018 2:17:05

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week we discuss State of Decay 2's continued success, Microsoft's push to reach "2 billion" gamers, Halo's TV show, 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

Xbox loves Nintendo, State of Decay 2 tops sales charts, Sony hates cross-play? 24.06.2018 1:51:40

Join Jez and Rand for another weekly Xbox Two podcast supershow! This week we discuss the controversy over Fortnite and crossplay. Nintendo and Xbox's joint-marketing campaign, State of Decay 2 defying expectations on the sales charts, 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

Xbox E3 2018 Review! 5 new studios, TONS of games, Xbox "Scarlett" and more! 17.06.2018 2:51:26

Join Jez and Rand for another episode of the Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss E3 2018! Microsoft acquired FIVE new studios, revealed tons of games, and more. We also talk about our favorite games of the show, and the rumored Xbox "Scarlett" next-gen console. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Pre-E3 2018 show! Crackdown 3 delay official, Playground Games to join Xbox? 10.06.2018 2:06:09

Rand and Jez discuss this week's Xbox One news! We talk E3 2018, the official Crackdown 3 delay, the possibility of Playground Games joining Xbox, 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

Xbox E3 2018 wishlist, PUBG vs. Fortnite, Crackdown 3 delayed to 2019? 04.06.2018 2:01:46

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two show! This week, we talk about the PUBG vs. Fortnite lawsuit, a possible Crackdown 3 delay, and our E3 2018 wishlist. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Xbox multiplayer go free? Battlefield V has WOMEN, PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox One 2 (lol?) 25.05.2018 1:57:24

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two show! This week we talk Xbox Live multiplayer paywall, Battlefield V "drama," next gen consoles, more State of Decay 2, 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 is LATE, State of Decay 2 impressions, E3 2018, Xbox adaptive controller 19.05.2018 1:43:10

Welcome to the first Xbox ONE podcast, since Jez was late for like 8 minutes! After that, we discuss BossKey Studios shutdown, the state of State of Decay 2, E3 2018, the Xbox adaptive controller, 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

A new Xbox "AAAA" game stuido, Walmart E3 game leaks, bad accent impressions 12.05.2018 1:39:54

Join Jez and Rand for another weekly Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss the possible (probable) new Microsoft game studio, the Walmart E3 2018 game leaks, 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

Does Xbox need exclusives RIGHT NOW? State of Decay 2 co-op, God of War sales, and... Kinect 07.05.2018 1:50:36

**Reupload due to epic fail by Jez.** Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week we talk about the importance of Xbox exclusives, God of War's epic sales, State of Decay 2's co-op systems, and... Rand gets a bit upset about Kinect (mature language warning!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Moving beyond the Xbox One X, God of War and exclusive games, Discord on Xbox 29.04.2018 1:46:35

Join Jez and Rand for the latest Xbox Two podcast! This week, we talk God of War and exclusive games, what lies in the future for Xbox, and Discord and other services on the way to the console. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xb2/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xbox E3 "leaks," #GameStruck4, Call of Duty no single player? 21.04.2018 2:09:29

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week we discuss our personal 4 most important games, the rumored E3 Xbox "leaks," Call of Duty ditching its single player mode, 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

New Xbox back compat games, Red Dead in 4K, future of Xbox, God of War reviews 13.04.2018 1:37:35

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss favorite games, Xbox backwards compatibility, Red Dead Redemption in 4K, God of War PS4 reviews, 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

When should the Xbox One "2" launch? Shadow of War loot crates killed, and Xbox One exclusives 07.04.2018 1:46:41

Join Jez and Rand for another Xbox Two podcast! This week, we discuss the possible launch window for the next Xbox console, the death of Shadow of War's loot crates, the state of Xbox's exclusive game lineup, 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