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Xbox Casuals - An Xbox Podcast

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Xbox Casuals is a biweekly podcast dedicated to all things Xbox, brought to you by Tower Casuals. Every other Friday, hosts Corey Dirrig and Josh Finney break down the latest Xbox news, rumors, Game Pass updates, new releases, and more. Tune in for new episodes every other Friday on all major podcast platforms and on the Tower Casuals YouTube channel.

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Xbox Summer Showcase Predictions Time, Marathon, and More 11.04.2025 2:10:40

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox Summer Showcase, Nintendo Switch 2's implications on the future pricing of games, Marathon's tease, and more. ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember i...

There's a Steam in My Xbox UI 28.03.2025 2:08:15

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Steam appearing on an image featuring Xbox UI, Game Informer's return, Ubisoft's big move to save the company, and more. ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember...

39. Xbox Handheld Incoming with a Twist 14.03.2025 1:27:06

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox handheld reported on this past week and what it could mean for the future of the publisher. They also talk about Tony Hawk, Oblivion remake, Monster Hunter, and more. ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on Y...

38. Tony Hawk Rides Again in Newly Revealed Teaser 28.02.2025 1:45:14

This week on Xbox Casuals, Josh and Corey talk about the newly revealed Tony Hawk game in development, possibly the 3 and 4 remasters fans have been waiting for. They also discuss the WB Games studios that were closed this week, as well as the canceled Wonder Woman game. ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can...

37. Avowed Impressions and Xbox's Multiplatform Strategy 14.02.2025 1:34:36

This week on Xbox Casuals, Josh and Corey talk early impressions of Avowed, what Xbox's transition into multiplatform publishing could look like, more Call of Duty on Game Pass, and more. ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals web...

36. Xbox Has a Massive 2025 Lineup, Is it Too Much? 31.01.2025 1:41:52

This week on Xbox Casuals, Josh and Corey discuss the massive lineup Xbox could potentially have this year and if it is actually too much to handle. Its a great time to be an Xbox fan! ⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠....

35. Breaking Down the Xbox Developer Direct, Was it Worth It? 24.01.2025 48:07

This week on Xbox Casuals, Josh and Corey breakdown the Xbox Developer Direct, discussing all of the games shown including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and the surprise announcements of Ninja Gaiden II Black, which was shadowdropped on Game Pass on Thursday, and a brand new sequel to the long-running franchise in Ninja Gaiden 4 coming to Game Pass this fall....

34. Xbox Has News Coming. What is the Mystery Game? 17.01.2025 2:04:06

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the potential for next week's Developer Direct, what the secret game might be, their games of the year, and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember if you’re wat...

33. Indiana Jones and the Great Game Awards Reactions 13.12.2024 2:10:48

VOTE: https://forms.gle/Y1vmeq6XGobQ3rQe7 This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Xbox's 2025, and react live to The Game Awards as things are announced. That and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠...

32. Phil Spencer Spills the Beans about Xbox's Future in Recent Interviews 15.11.2024 1:18:51

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the roundup of Phil Spencer interviews about multiplatform titles, an Xbox handheld, their new marketing campaigns, and more. They also discuss the recent Indiana Jones and South of Midnight preview coverage, Black Ops 6 crossover skins, the massive lineup of games coming in 2025 and beyond, and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for w...

31. Perfect Dark's New Creative Director & Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is Awesome 01.11.2024 1:33:19

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the shocking news that Perfect Dark snags their Creative Director from Insomniac, Black Ops 6's return to form, Xbox's financials, and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals we...

30. The Xbox Partner Showcase Discussion 18.10.2024 49:34

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey discusses the games shown off at the Xbox Partner Showcase and some of his highlights from the event. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember if you’re watching on YouTube to subscribe to...

29. Halo is Back as 343 Rebrands as Halo Studios at HCS 08.10.2024 1:44:05

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the big Halo announcement from HCS this weekend, including multiple Halo games being in development with Unreal Engine and 343 Industries rebranding as Halo Studios. Will this revitalize the series and return it to its former glory? ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can...

28. More Layoffs, Tokyo Game Show Predictions, and More 24.09.2024 1:50:20

This week, Josh and Corey discuss more layoffs at Xbox, Sarah Bond's recent interview, Tokyo Game Show predictions, SEGA, and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember if you’re watching on YouTube to subscribe to...

27. Story Time with Phil Spencer Had Some Twists at PAX West 10.09.2024 1:30:06

This week, Corey and Josh discuss Story Time with Phil Spencer from PAX West and the revelations that came from the interview, including some questionable decisions and strategies Xbox made during the last two decades. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠...

26. Gamescom, The Indiana Jones PS5 Disaster, and Star Wars Outlaws 27.08.2024 1:33:45

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss all of the Xbox related announcements from Gamescom, Indiana Jones and the PS5 Desaster, Star Wars Outlaws, Borderlands 4, and more. ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remembe...

25. Xbox's Strong Fall and Game Informer's Closure 06.08.2024 1:23:14

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox first party lineup for the fall, why the Avowed delay made sense, Game Informer's closure, and more. X/Twitter Bluesky Discord Thank you for watching and/or listening to ⁠⁠Xbox Casuals: An Xbox Podcast⁠⁠. You can find us on all major podcast services, ⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠, or on ⁠⁠the Tower Casuals website⁠⁠. Remember if you’re watching on Y...

24. What is Going On with Xbox and Game Pass? 16.07.2024 1:07:14

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the massive influx of bad messaging surrounding Xbox, Game Pass, and their services as a whole. What is going on over there?

23. Xbox 2024 Summer Showcase Review Discussion 10.06.2024 1:28:22

This week, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox Summer Showcase and its games, including a Doom and Gears prequel, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

22. Hellblade II Impressions and Xbox Showcase Predictions 28.05.2024 1:36:39

This week, Corey and Josh discuss their spoilerfree impressions of Hellblade II, how Ninja Theory has positioned themselves in Xbox's studio lineup, make their predictions for the Xbox Showcase, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠...

21. Xbox Closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and More 14.05.2024 1:24:27

This week, Josh and Corey break down the shocking development of Xbox closing four Bethesda studios, including the beloved Tango Gameworks and the studio behind Prey, Arkane Austin. What is going on over at Xbox? Is Microsoft taking over?

20. Fallout Explodes and ID@Xbox Indie Showcase Hits 30.04.2024 1:15:36

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Fallout's rise, the ID@Xbox Showcase, SEGA's game revival rumors, and more.

19. Sarah Bond and Xbox Create Game Preservation Team 16.04.2024 1:23:32

This week, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox Game Preservation Program, more layoffs, Game Pass, and more.

18. Phil Spencer Celebrates 10 Years as the Head of Xbox 02.04.2024 1:29:20

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Phil Spencer's 10 year anniversary as the head of Xbox, a white all digital Series X, Gearbox being sold to 2K, and more.

17. Sea of Thieves, Pentiment, and More Head to PlayStation 19.03.2024 1:23:59

This week, Josh and Corey discuss the Xbox games that are headed to other consoles, the Xbox Partner Direct, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ...