The XboxCast

  The NextGen news starts to come in this week with the announcement that Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 is coming to the Series X. And it brings with it Fish A.I. Because if your fish is not smart, its dinner!   And now news has exploded, in a way! DOOM Eternal targets 60FPS on even the base Xbox One while Gears 5 gets an update, Forza Horizon 4 gets an update and State of Decay 2 gets an update! D...

  Everything is being cancelled. And all the news that would have come out, hasn't!  So this is a very quiet week...    And what do we do with quiet weeks? Well we pad them out as much as possible! Thats right, non-stop nonsense from beginning to end as we try to find stuff to talk about.  The Xbox Series X allows you to resume games after a reboot - which has us even more hyped. Fortnite and GTA...

We have three very important announcements! What are they? Are they exciting?    You'll have to listen to find out...    In another twist, Kyle is still playing *all* the games while Lee is stuck on two. I mean, even Simone is playing more games than Lee at the moment. No wonder the universe feels slightly odd currently...  Kyle surrenders Outer Wilds for now, gets super confused in No Man's Sky,...

Its the Xbox Series X episode!  No, seriously, we have a bunch of news about the series X and you'll want to listen to our semi deep-dive into the hardware and what it means for you!    An ordinary Tuesday morning (Monday for our US peeps), got completely disrupted with Phil Spencer dropping a bomb. All the specs for the Series X was published in a blog post, and pretty much destroyed the internet...

  Ever wondered who could give Lee such a hard time? Introducing, Ruby - Lee's youngest daughter!    Ruby is a great Overwatch player - even beating her dad, and is starting to dip into game streaming and Let's Plays on YouTube! Now we finally find out who has been getting all of Lee's achievements - the truth comes out. No more day-time achievements for Lee since Ruby got her own Xbox. And he's a...

  It is true, liquorice is nonsense! I have spoken.    Get ready for more excitement in State of Decay 2 with the new Juggernaut Edition - new graphics, new story, new everything! This has put us into quite state! And you can now dress you peeps, so its Sims with Zombies... (Call us EA).  EA feels the need to give Criterion Games the Need For Speed franchise back, The Division 2 gets a great new e...

  In a twist, Lee has played less games than Kyle this time!    Ghost Recon Break Point has sucked Lee in, and he's struggling to get out. Someone help him! Although the terminator event does sound exciting...    Simone and Kyle both played Slay the Spire, which is on Game Pass for PC and doesn't have achievements, so you can play it casually! Finally, a game that gets us! And it also happens to b...

  All the way from the land of drop-bears and bouncy boxers, Jeremy is back!    Jeremy was our very first Patreon, and without his support and belief in us, we probably wouldn't be nearly as 'good' as we are now. His feedback has helped shape the podcast over the years. Its a pleasure to have him as our first international guest.   Thanks to the wonders of Skype, and being alive at the same time,...

  It was a quiet week, then we happened...    Lee decides its time to troll Kyle with the Gameplay chart this week... But then its turned around with news that Bioware is officially redesigning Anthem! And the choir of angels all sing. New Zealand's game industry is growing every year. Seriously, well done guys! Xbox Game Pass gets more games added, and more games taken away. Game Pass giveth and...

  Can you tell we're a bit unorganized?  Because we totally aren't! We're on top of things! We promise...   Game play charts have not moved in a while, titles leaving Game Pass and Xbox Adaptive Controller is allowing wheelchairs to become Xbox Controllers! As you can tell, the news has no rhyme or reason this episode... We're just into everything from the get go. Quite a lot of news for the start...

Oh you whoo, hi, hello! We back for 2020 with Season FOUR!  Drumroll please...    We have a lot of games to catch up for #GameFace as the last one we did was last decade! Badum tish.  Kyle is now officially disappointed in The Outer Worlds and is getting re-hyped about DOOM (2016), Simone is playing Fairie, and both Kyle and Lee complete Korgan. Also, Kyle is blown away by MixPlay! Seriously, give...

  We sit down and chat to our very own local Mod and Bot Wrangler - Noel - AKA DarkestShadowNZ!   What does this mysterious force for good have to say about life as a moderator? And do you know, he also mods for some of the biggest New Zealand Streamers too! We take a deep dive into what makes him tick. From his first games and console, all the way to what its really like to mod and everything in...

Welcome to 2020!    Our Holiday Special's kick off with us talking to a long time fan and none time listener - Lee (AKA Purk3y Turk3y).  He has been on a few of our past streams before, so we're super excited to welcome him back.    In this special #GameFace style episode we chat about what we've been playing - everything from The Outer Worlds and Sea of Thieves to even Rocket League. We even ask...

Its the show you've been waiting for. The last official episode of the year and we're presenting the 3rd annual Xboxcast Game Awards!    Like any typical award show, the categories are made up and the points don't matter. With that in mind we don't have a clear winner or loser, or even nominations. We go purely by personal preference. Because that way, we can't be wrong! Its a complete win-win sit...

We're gearing up for our very own Game Awards show! And you get to chime in. Head on over to our Patreon page for more info...    Its been a really quiet week on the news front, with everyone holding off on end-of-year announcements till the televised Game Awards. But that wont stop us! From State of Decay 2 to Halo: Reach, we're talking about Microsoft games coming to Steam. Along with some reall...

  A little Star Wars game was released and our very favourite game reviewer has been playing it!  Thats right, Simone reviews Jedi: Fallen Order.    Lee managed to get into the West of Dead Beta and gives us his thoughts on that, which makes it sound harder than it is. It can't be that difficult, can it? Its not like its a Souls game...   Meanwhile, Kyle has decided to up his completion ratio. Why...

The stores are starting to play Christmas music, so you know what that means?  Another 'Game Awards' show! And this time, you're invited to our party!   Xbox 360 and Xbox One had birthdays recently which leads us to ask "When will the 360 die?" Playground Games might have given us a glimpse into Fable 4, but all we can do is wait. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare seems to be divisive, and even more so...

The one that made us famous!  Listen closely, and you'll hear a real life gun shot in this episode. Luckily no one was hurt.    The #purplePants are back! Simone gives us our much needed update on Stardew Valley and we're still amazed at how this game continues to exist. She's also played Jedi: Fallen Order and in a revelation might actually be able to play a Dark Souls type game... Find out what...

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...