The XboxCast

Xbox achievements are broken.  Or are they?    Join Kyle and Lee as they go off on Xbox Achievements. Are they as broken or out of date as the hosts think? Would you like to see Achievements 2.0? What even does Achievement 2.0 even look like?  Kyle thinks we should be able to remove games from our Gamer Tags if we have only one achievement. Lee doesn't care. Where do you sit on this matter? All th...

Its time for the best Xbox podcast in the galaxy! Exclusively featuring the games that we play.    #BackToYourBacklog is about to kick off, and we have made some #LeeRules. It's not because Lee Rulez, but because we have to find ways to keep him in line. We just know he'll be trying to find a way to play Diablo IV... And we're here to make sure that he at least tries to make some progress in his b...

Humans cannot sleep without hurting themselves.  You're welcome for that little factoid.    We hosted a Red Dead Redemption Multiplayer Achievement Hunting Session! Can you believe it? We actually did something with the community. And we had a few people join up for some gun-slinging, hay chewing, donkey wrangling fun! What a mission it turns out to be - spawn and die. So lets rather ride out into...

We are very professional and not at all children. No matter what you may hear...   We have a newsletter! Do you want to get a breakdown of some of the very exciting news stories we cover every week? Now you can! Sign up now to the #NuNewsletter !    Alan Wake fans, rejoice! The highly anticipated sequel, Alan Wake 2, is set to launch this October, according to a recent statement by the game's voic...

We have experienced Maximum Crunch!  All thanks to some microwave fries...    In good news, the European Union has agreed to let Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard go ahead without throwing a temper tantrum. Take that CMA! And on that note, the CMS had a bit of a Twitter whinge. And everyone passed them the digital tissues and played the world's smallest violin for them. At least it's...

Is it content or nonsense?  Whatever it is, here's 2 hours of it!    Lee got absorbed into the Diablo IV Server Slam. How absorbed you ask? 30 hours and one Ultimate Edition order later... Want to hear how Diablo IV fares on the Xbox? Lee has all the answers. Not so much a Server Slam as a Silky-Smooth Server Experience (TM).    Simone has started Red Dead Redemption 2! Since she is the only one w...

Kyle's in a competition to use all the "only's" in the world.  And he has just won!   Xbox is starting to prep for the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase and then Starfield Direct, which has replaced Xbox's E3 thing that they did. Xbox is going to tell us all about the exciting games we can expect, and updates on games we haven't seen in a while. If you're in Melbourne, you can watch it with friends at Fort...

The April Achievement Challenge is now finally wrapping up!  You can all breathe a sigh of relief.   After all the fun we had with Patrons and Discord Boosters getting their bonuses, we can now reveal the winners, the losers and how everyone did. Where did you end up on the leaderboard? Luckily, we have a website for that! Check it out and maybe next year we'll have even more contestants... But it...

Instructions unclear. Insulted Lee immediately.  Maybe it's not quite what he meant...    The CMS has blocked the Microsoft Activision Blizzard merger! We did not see this coming. And on the basis that Microsoft may get too much market share of the "cloud gaming" market. Like what the heck? Everyone thinks this is the complete wrong move, and even Microsoft has published a very unveiled threat abo...

We're now onto Phase One of the April Achievement Challenge! Join us in going over the current winners, the current losers and Kyle.    Unlike normal years, we have bonuses to give to the Patrons and Discord Server Boosters. Which means that we get to drag out this challenge for another week. Aren't you lucky! If you're confused at what this means, never fear - Simone is here to explain everything...

Lee is the news master. If you disagree with anything in this episode, make sure to tweet at him.    Xbox Keystone has been shown off again! Spotted on Phil Spencer's shelf, the rumored, then canceled, then spoken about, then may be releasing, device is supposed to be the Xbox's version of the Chrome Cast. Made for XCloud (Xbox Cloud Gaming), this device is targeting a $99 price point. Allegedly....

Welcome to The Zoo.  It's where we keep all our Patrons.    We have an update on where the extra points go for the April Achievement Challenge. It will allow you to put your points into ratio, steps or ratio, and could put the entire competition on its head! Want to get more points? You'll have to be a Discord Server Booster or a Patron. Or both. If you do, you get double bonuses!    In a change o...

This year's April Achievement Challenge has us all going over different strategies.  Lee's strategy is to fix one thing and break another.     Kyle is going for pure Gamer Score, ratio be dammed. Lee is going for ratio. And Simone is going for "not being last". All great goals! How will they fare in the end? And where will the other challengers come?    Lee is mastering the art of drift in Forza H...

Lee's about to spend the day inna a truck.  And we couldn't be prouder. They grow up so fast.    In this episode of #NuNews, we cover all the latest Xbox News. Some of the highlights are...   EA Football Club, or EAFC, is the new FIFA. And FIFA themselves are not too pleased. They sound very jealous that EA is getting all this great PR and everyone is ignoring them. Meanwhile, EA is showing off th...

We value your time, and so, in an effort to be mindful of that, we strip out all the fluff from the news.  It's not lazy. It's efficient!    We recorded this podcast on First Contact Day. Apparently, that is a thing that happens. And if you never heard of it, then you are in luck - Lee is here to explain it to us. There's a new Forza inspired controller! It comes with a little wheel that you can p...

It's only been one week, and Lee is already cheating!  The April Achievement Challenge really does bring out the worst in us (Lee).   Today we thank our fantastic patrons! And we gift them their free 1000GS to aid them in AAC'23, in addition to our undying love and adoration. If you're taking part, there is still time to sign up - it's only a dollar a month and it may mean the difference between e...

Let's get together and talk to people about stuff we know very little about.    The Activision-Blizzard acquisition is still ongoing, and this week was very newsy. It's now escalated all the way to the US Congress, with politicians even calling the Japanese-US trade deal into dispute because of it. Real newspapers - like the Finacial Times - are even starting to cover it. With this step, it seems...

The April Achievement Challenge is fast approaching!  Are you ready?    This episode, we go all over The April Achievement Challenge - the rules, the way it works, and every other thing you could ask for. Get those baby games ready. Lace up your shoes. And check out our dedicated AAC'23 page on our website !    It's been a quiet week for gaming as we're preparing our bodies for really bad games. K...

Simone is still sick.  And Lee is bored of Simone being sick.    We have an update! We're streaming the podcast on Kick ! Hopefully we'll have more reach than Twitch, but it's up to you guys to help us out. Let us know where you want to see us. Or if you even want to watch us. And remember, we're trying hard to get our YouTube views up, so please keep watching our VODs!    Lee had the review for D...

Change. Change is the only constant.  And we changed it up to record #NuNews first this week!    Since we're doing the news first this week, Lee ends up mightily confused. He gets a new job and suddenly he's swimming in computers... Just diving into an Olympic sized swimming pool filled with chunky, beige boxes. That's not painful at all!    Sea of Thieves is celebrating 5 years! Five years since...

Lee is the boss now?   Another quiet week on the news front sees us spend an hour on the news. So, spoiler alert, this is not a short podcast. And Lee is feeling a little bit posher after spending all week in Hogwarts Legacy. How do you pronounce catacombs? Catacombs or catacombs? It turns out English can be tricky... At least to us.    Achievements are back as a talking point. Is it time for an u...

According to Lee, Kyle sounds like a Muppet.  We don't need you to all agree at once, but it is just something we thought you should know.    News has happened! The charts are changing (kinda). Things are going up. And down. Even sideways! And the game that shall not be named is not in this week's charts. There is much rejoicing from the peanut gallery...    The ABK acquisition is still providing...

Yes, yes, we know. It's not quite April yet.  But that hasn't stopped a lot of people asking about this year's April Achievement Challenge!    Because of all the newbs joining us for 2023, and because its been a year since the last one, and because we have some new stuff to go over, we're jumping into the April Achievement Challenge hype early.  Simone is kind enough to go over all the ins and out...

It may be our Destiny to get back into Destiny 2...    The new expansion for Destiny 2 looks amazing. A cyber city on Neptune that just watched the chaos unfold from afar is now opening their gates to the guardians. Which begs the question - where were they for the rest of all the action?  The Outer Worlds is getting a big upgrade. Which is a new version. For the Series X and PS5. You have to pay...

#FriendlyFeb has come to an end.  As sad as we are to see it go, we're ready for #MurderMarch!    We're still talking about how moist New Zealand is after Cyclone Gabriell, but lucky for us, Lee has power. And with this power, he's only managed to play one game! How very un-Lee-like!     Kyle is experimenting with Ultimate Team in Madden '23. And has gotten himself super confused. How does this ga...