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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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16. Toys for Bob Goes Indie, Saber Escapes Embracer, and More Layoffs 05.03.2024 1:29:51

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Toys for Bob going indie, Saber Interactive escaping Embracer Group, layoffs, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

15. That Could Have Been an Email - The Xbox Business Update Breakdown 16.02.2024 1:16:22

We delayed the episode, but Xbox Casuals is back as Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox Business Update podcast from Thursday and what they think will come from all of it in the near and mid term. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

14. Breaking Down the Xbox Developer_Direct 23.01.2024 1:44:36

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the Xbox Developer_Direct and how excited they are about the Xbox Platform in 2024. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠...

13. Game of the Year 2023 and the Look Ahead at Xbox in 2024 09.01.2024 2:55:28

This week, Corey and Josh discuss their games of the year, take a look at the year that was, and discuss what they expect from each of Xbox's 36 studios in 2024. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You...

12. Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel's Blade, The Game Awards, and More 12.12.2023 1:43:43

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh close out the year by talking about Marvel's Blade, Grand Theft Auto VI, The Game Awards, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join...

11. The Game Awards Move Away from World Premiere Phrasing 28.11.2023 1:38:15

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the term World Premiere and the Game Awards moving away from it, more industry layoffs, Destiny 2's delay, Gearbox leaks, and more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ...

10. Sarah Bond is President of Xbox, Blizzcon, the Game Awards, and Modern Warfare 3 14.11.2023 1:37:32

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Sarah Bond's new role at Xbox, Modern Warfare 3's circumstances, the Game Awards nominees, and Blizzcon. Corey Dirrig: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Email Us: ⁠⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Join the Tower Casuals Di...

9. Xbox Activision Deal Closes and Pete Hines Retires from Bethesda 24.10.2023 1:49:11

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the finalization of the ABK Deal, Pete Hines retiring, managing all of these studios, and much more. Corey Dirrig: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ Josh Finney: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ Email Us: ⁠towercasuals@gmail.com⁠ Follow Tower Casuals: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠Twitch⁠ ⁠Join the Tower Casuals Discord⁠ ! You can find Xbox Casu...

8. Activision Blizzard Deal, Phantom Liberty, More Layoffs, and a Bigger Square-Enix Partnership 10.10.2023 1:37:44

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss Cyberpunk's Phantom Liberty expansion, the Activision Deal finally ending, more layoffs, rumors of a bigger Square-Enix partnership, and more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Email Us: towercasuals@gmail.com Follow Tower Casuals: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Twitch Join the Tower Casuals Discor...

7. Massive Xbox Leaks, Tokyo Game Show, and Halo 3 Anniversary 26.09.2023 2:08:40

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh break down the massive leaks for Xbox, announcements from Tokyo Game Show, Halo 3's 16th anniversary, and much more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Email Us: towercasuals@gmail.com Follow Tower Casuals: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Twitch Join the Tower Casuals Discord ! You can find Xbox Casuals ever...

6. Starfield Spoilercast and Review Discussion, Volition Closes, and Embracer's Troubles 12.09.2023 1:39:56

This week, Corey and Josh discuss Embracer Group's continued financial troubles, the closing of Volition, and talk Starfield spoilers. This and more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Email Us: towercasuals@gmail.com Follow Tower Casuals: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Twitch Join the Tower Casuals Discord ! You can find Xbox Casuals every other T...

Baldur's Gate III on Series S, Ubisoft Continues to Struggle, and the IGN Phil Spencer Interview 29.08.2023 1:34:25

In this episode of Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh break down the massive interview with Phil Spencer from IGN, discussed Baldur's Gate braking the one rule on Series S to come to Xbox, Ubisoft buying the streaming rights for Activision Blizzard games, and more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Email Us: towercasuals@gmail.com Follow Tower Casuals: Twitter | ...

TMNT: The Last Ronin Announced, Modern Warfare III, and Killer Instinct's Possible Return 15.08.2023 1:49:19

This week on Xbox Casuals, Corey and Josh discuss the announcement of Modern Warfare III, Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary Edition, TMNT The Last Ronin video game, Avowed pivoting from multiplayer, and more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Email Us: towercasuals@gmail.com Follow Tower Casuals: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Twitch You can find Xbox...

Final Fantasy XIV Comes to Xbox, a Possible Return of Old Transformers Games, and Oblivion Remake Rumors 01.08.2023 1:40:07

On this episode of Xbox Casuals (formerly Xbox Arsenal), Corey Dirrig and Josh Finney discuss the surprise announcement of Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox from Final Fantasy Fan Fest, the return of old Transformers games, updated matchmaking of back compat games, and more. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram You can find Xbox Casuals every other Tuesday and on...

Saying Goodbye to Xbox Legend Major Nelson 18.07.2023 1:22:58

On this episode of Xbox Casuals (Formerly Xbox Arsenal), Corey Dirrig and Josh Finney discuss the changes coming for Xbox Live and Game Pass, the Xbox FTC ruling and its possibilities, and say farewell to an Xbox icon in Xbox Live's Major Nelson, Larry Herb. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram You can find Xbox Casuals every other Tuesday and on YouTube and on...

Spotlight. Something Wicked Games CEO and Former Elder Scrolls and Fallout Producer Jeff Gardiner 11.07.2023 1:07:16

For this Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Corey and LeRon sit down with the legendary Jeff Gardiner, producer of Elder Scrolls and Fallout for Bethesda, to talk about his career, his new studio Something Wicked Games, their new game Wyrdsong, and much more. Follow Corey: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ Follow LeRon: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ Today's Guest: Jeff Gardiner: ⁠Twitter⁠ Something Wicked Game...

Let's Talk About the Activision Blizzard Deal 04.07.2023 2:21:37

Tower Casuals is introducing their brand new Xbox Podcast, Xbox Casuals (formerly Xbox Arsenal as heard in these first three episodes), a biweekly Xbox show covering the latest and greatest in the world of Xbox. Hosted by Corey Dirrig, he and his friend and Xbox expert Josh Finney kick things off with a breakdown of the Activision Blizzard King deal from the FTC hearing last week, what it all mean...

X. Xbox Showcase & Starfield Direct Reactions 12.06.2023 2:18:09

**Support Us on Patreon** In this Boss Rush Podcast Extra, Corey again brings in Josh Finney again to talk about the Xbox Showcase on Sunday and boy did it not disappoint. They talk about the entire conference, including games, announcements, and their feelings on the state of Xbox. Corey Dirrig: Twitter | Instagram Josh Finney: Twitter | Instagram Boss Rush Media: Twitter ⁠ | ⁠ Discord⁠ | ⁠ Inst...

176. Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Are Coming 15.02.2022 2:10:46

This week, Corey and Stoy discussed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some of the Nintendo Direct, Modern Warfare 2, and more. Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcast@gmail.com Visit our Website: bossrush.net Corey Dirrig:  Twitter   |   Instagram Stoy Jovic:  Twitter Follow us on Social Media: Twitter  |  Discord  |  Instagram  | ...

GTA VI, MLB The Show, and Sony Buys Bungie 08.02.2022 2:06:35

This week, Corey and Stoy discuss what Sony buying Bungie means for Xbox fans, GTA VI development, and since companies won't stop buying things, what companies make sense for Microsoft to go after. Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcast@gmail.com Visit our Website: bossrush.net Corey Dirrig:  Twitter   |   Instagram Stoy Jovic:  Twitter Follow us on Social...

174. Halo Trailer and Certain Affinity Making a Monster Hunter Like 01.02.2022 2:02:34

This week, Corey and Stoy discuss the hot drop of the Halo TV Series trailer, a Halo Battle Royale in the works, and Certain Affinity's Monster Hunter-like game. They also discuss if Microsoft is going to go in on TV and movies again, what franchises they'd like to see, and which format hits best.  Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcast@gmail.com Visit our Website: bossrush.n...

173. Activision Blizzard IP, E3 2022 Canceled, and Xbox Game Draft 2022 25.01.2022 2:13:29

This week, Corey and Stoy discuss the possibilities of Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard games through the Xbox brand, what IP they'd like to see revived, E3 possibly being canceled all together, and hold their first annual Xbox Game Draft for games of 2022. Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcast@gmail.com Visit our Website: bossrush.net Corey Dirrig:  Twitter  ...

172. Microsoft to Purchase Activision Blizzard 18.01.2022 46:36

Shortly after our original episode this week posted, Microsoft dropped a bombshell on the video game world by announcing that they are purchasing Activision Blizzard for a whopping $67.8 billion, more than ten times the amount they paid for Bethesda. In a post on Xbox Wire written by CEO of Xbox Gaming himself, Phil Spencer, he stated that they are “incredibly excited to have the chance to work wi...

171. Xbox Series Sales Numbers and Take Two Buys Zynga 18.01.2022 1:55:44

This week, Corey and Stoy are joined by Josh Finney to discuss how well the Xbox Series consoles are selling, Take Two's mega purchase of Zynga, Sega's new studio, the massive Game Pass lineup for January, and more. Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcast@gmail.com Visit our Website: bossrush.net Corey Dirrig:  Twitter   |   Instagram Stoy Jovic:  Twitter J...

170. E3 Goes Digital, Ubisoft Plus, and Jedi Fallen Order 2 11.01.2022 1:46:08

This week, Corey and Stoy are joined by LeRon and Stephanie to discuss E3 moving to a digital event, Ubisoft putting their own subscription service on Xbox One and Series X|S, a sequel to Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, and what Xbox first party franchises have the potential to tell stories as respected as PlayStation's first party games seem to. Support Us on Patreon ! Email the Show: arsenalxpodcas...