The XboxCast

#NuNews is all the Xbox news you need to know about.  If you have to think about it, you've already lost.    Are you cleverer for playing video games? A study thinks games help with intelligence in the youths of today. However, Kyle disagrees. If you're smart, you tend to not waste time on TV, and instead use your noggin to smash demons in the face in DOOM!    Top Gun stuff has come to Microsoft's...

Lee now has automation - he presses buttons and things happen.  Is this the beginning of having computers take over the podcast?    We have a question from our community! How exciting! People want to know things about us and make us think. What do you think? Do you have any questions? Join our Discord, or Tweet at us, and we'll do one a week. We promise we'll answer all the questions. Maybe. Let's...

Breaking news: June is soon. It rhymes, so you know it's true.  Hey, we don't make the rules.    #BackToYourBacklog is kicking off in June, and we're getting ourselves super excited about that. Not sure what that is? Well, we have a handy event's page that will break it down for you.    With E3 going away this year, it's time for the Summer Game Fest. And it seems like this year might actually be...

We're going to Fanfest in Melbourne!  Are you going? Will we see you there? Are you excited? Will you get some stickers?    We have a store! Do you want some merch? So far we have stickers. And stickers. And more stickers! Get your merch now.    Lee has played a game every day this past week... Someone needs to tell him to settle down. A few quick games and one broken Twitter later, Lee now sits a...

This is not just the news.  It's the news! The NuNews. Fresh out the news oven.    A very quiet week leads to some interesting discussions. The Stanly Parable devs are disappointed with achievement hunters, who have changed the console date and time to unlock the Super Go Outside achievement. Check out the story on TrueAchievements and let us know what you think.    Xbox Live going down was a mass...

Welcome to the AkwardCast. We're bringing Kiwi humor to the world... Awkwardly. HashTag En Zed represent!    Lee has gotten back into The Division 2 because of all the cool new content. Season 9 is here and comes with a bunch of interesting challenges, but still manages to only last a night worth of playing... So, it's back to Jedi: Fallen Order for him. Story Mode has saved the day once again! Be...

Lee has a big bottom. Can you hear it? Can you hear the big bottom? Can you?    Maybe we should get better work stories? Because we're now complaining about being misquoted, and builders. Gary, we feel you. Do you feel seen? Also, we do the charts. Not as a joke, But as a service to you. You're welcome. You can thank us by supporting us on Patreon! lol    Things are happening in the charts, but we...

Kyle has been giggling in his sleep.  And it could be because of his new laptop...   Kyle gets a quick 1000GS in Bullet Beat, thanks to a cheeky update. So, now it's time to redownload that! Lee is going full on into story mode on Jedi: Fallen Order and Marvel's Gaurdians of the Galaxy. And Simone is eating mans in Maneater! What a strange week for gaming. And of course, the best way to cap a stra...

We do the charts.  Unironically.    Gears 5 is giving away two free achievements because it's dropping certain modes, and this leads to an interesting thought - is this the right way to do it? Or is there a better way to deal with discontinued achievements? How would you deal with achievements tied to things that stop working? Stupid freaking Rockband and their "check our website" achievement!   ...

When you stop drinking tea, does the Queen unfriend you?  Asking for a friend...    April is finally over! And boy did we play a lot of trash. So much trash. Lee played almost every baby game known to man. But we know someone who played even more baby games than we ever thought existed! The winners this month... *drum roll please*    Neomaster with 157,875 GS in one month wins the Touch Some Grass...

Lee deals with auditors. And no one cries.  We call that a win!    Maybe we should turn this podcast into our work stories? Because it seems like both Lee and Kyle have a lot to say on the subject. And Kyle's laptop is about to melt into the center of the earth while recording this podcast. Happy times all around!    The charts continue to be whelming. Not overwhelming, or underwhelming. Just whel...

All four of us, back together again? Covid-crew go!    Kyle and Simone have been away on holiday while Lee and Paul have gotten the spicy cough. That's our excuse for missing some podcast episodes, and we're sticking to it!  So, to make up for it, we got Paul in to chat about... movies! Movies, TV series, RPG's and somewhere there is a podcast all about our April Achievement Challenge (including s...

You're welcome to write a letter of complaint to us.  We may even reply...    While the news has gotten noticeably quiet in prep for June, it doesn't stop us from spending an hour ranting about things. The game play charts are not super exciting, Kyle is super close to buying Overwatch, and will Tiny Tina Wonderlands come to Game Pass?  Xbox is having a sale, and we think we've cracked the code fo...

Have you been following Lee on Twitter?  Because if so, we apologize!    The April Achievement Challenge is here, and we have been giving it a good run so far. Lee is off to the races and looks like he's trying to take down Neomaster all by himself.  Simone is already sick of playing games, and she hasn't even been playing any. Seems like Kyle is to blame... Moaning about all the baby games he's p...

The podcast is never early, nor is it late. It arrives exactly when it means to.    The charts aren't remarkably interesting this week... Fortnite removes building-mode and stays the same. GTA V releases a next-gen version and... stays the same... Elden Ring and CyberPunk are slowly dropping off. Looks like we might be stuck in the doldrums after the recent excitement.  Xbox is trying its hand at...

We're the most cultured Xbox podcast around.  Pop cultured!    April brings with it the April Achievement Challenge! Are you ready? We're going to need everyone's help to take down Neomaster! For those that need some remembering, April is the month where we all get as much Gamer Score as possible, we all try get the most achievements and we attempt to take the most steps?    We're also doing a gam...

How would you smuggle beer into a cricket game?  Do you go the dig a hole and bury it, or wearing a high-vis and clipboard route?    We have a brand-new website, which we're super proud of. You should totally check it out! And the April Achievement Challenge is coming up too... So many new and exciting things, we can hardly stay on topic. Now on with the news!    We go through all the indie games...

Are you ready for the unpeeling of Project Banana?  Because it's here and it's live and we're way too excited!   Thats right, #ProjectBanana has launched, and you can see it in all its glory right now! Click the link and check out what we have been hard at work on. Then jump into our Discord and share all your thoughts! We're super excited and super proud of what we built, and now we're going to b...

Maybe we should start a Supernatural Podcast?  And spend every episode talking about our better work stories.    Guardians of the Galaxy jumps over two hundred places to come smashing into the Game Play Chart! Who would have thought that to get people to play your game you should add it to Game Pass? Not like there's almost 30 million subscribers...    Do you remember Skull & Bones? Well, apparent...

#ParchMunk continues, leading us to some amazing stories.  From Little Sisters getting unstuck to #BobsUp!   We're sticking it to the man, and podcasting pant-less! And then getting way to involved into WWE - all thanks to Lee's now famous co-worker. Do you know the difference between Goldberg and Goldust? Kyle thought he did, and then it turns out he didn't really...    Did you know that apparent...

We're out here in the community, helping everyone. By reading the news to you!  Lee has just realised he loves saying "wow". Channeling his inner Owen Willson maybe? If you notice him say it, hit him up on Twitter!   Halo looks like it's in a bit of trouble - the multiplayer lead designer has left, and co-op has been delayed. Add to the fact that no one is impressed with what is coming in Season 2...

We've decided this month is Punk Month.  Also known as #ParchMunk!   CyberPunk is our game of choice this month and we have some thoughts... We're going to try keep it as spoiler free as possible, so that if you're playing through, you still have some surprises. Now, let's dive in - from what type of characters we're playing, to what we think of the graphics and game play. And who would have thoug...

It's the news! But with Gary!  And boy, is it the news.   Gary comes to us to help pad out ten news stories into 3 hours. And we think he did a great job! Three hours on the dot. The charts are disappointing, new games were revealed at The Game Awards (which we're finally getting around to covering), Twitch streaming comes to the Xbox guide - but with so many caveats - and Bethesda is working on a...

#FriendlyFeb is officially over.  So how did it go? Are we still feeling friendly?    We've played too many squishy and lovable games. So many, in fact, that we needed to go back to something with more... action! March is now #ParchMunk. And as crazy at that sounds, it means we're all playing CyberPunk or 'punky' games during March! Time to dive into Night City for the month, in what is going to b...

We're about to catch up on all the news for the year so far.  Luckily nothing major has happened, right?    CyberPunk2077 is back in the top charts after its next-gen patch surprised dropped, which has led us to declare March as #CyberMarch. In our first ever unofficial March event, we're going to undo all the good of #FriendlyFeb by playing through CyberPunk! Join us, share screenshots, or just l...