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#NuNews: Not Even The Bots Want To Join

Simone joins us to brighten up NuNews!
 
SplitGate is Halo meets Portal and comes with its own music. And it's free! Hopefully it knocks Fortnight off the list... But maybe were getting too hopeful. We also have the best strategy for being awesome at Halo! Just spend 1400 hours in SplitGate. The Ascent drops down the gameplay list, yet no one has completed it. Did you know that if you sign up for Crunchyroll, you get 3 months worth of Game Pass Ultimate! Anime and games. It's a match made in heaven. 
 
We have a new format for our new games. What do you think? Feedback is appreciated. And you can email us all your feedback at hello@thexbocast.co.nz. That's also new! Wooo!
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered? 
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Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
 

#GameFace! This is Not Fred Durst Face

It's officially August!
And that means we're diving back into our backlog yet again for the second time this year. 
 
Tweet at us with the #back2YourBacklog and #back2YourBacklog2021 hashtags to tell us what you've been playing. 
 
Lee jumps into The Ascent, Simone regains Control and Kyle gets absorbed into Scarlet Nexus. 
What do we think of these games, how far have we gotten in the first few days, and just some general life chat. Kylo is back to rap about games, yo! 
 
Did you know that Lee follows Fred Durst on Instagram? Because that sounds like something the world needs to know about.
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered? 
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Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
 

#NuNews: The Final Fat-nasy

So much news! All the news.
This is what happens when we skip a week of news... 
 
A new Bioshock is getting made, and we are shook!
 
PUBG is getting a Netflix animated serious, and our first question is why. FIFA goes crazy and asks for $40 more for all the running around, yet PES is going free-to-play. Could this be the year FIFIA gets toppled as the go-to football game? We ask these questions as if we know the answers... 
Outriders gets buffed. Always buff, never nerf! That's something we can totally get behind. You really want to grab a gun and feel awesome and not worry too much. 
Valhalla gets patched with an update of 31 gigs... Are they adding extra fluff to the lion cloth? We have no idea... But you now get a one-handed sword. 
 
And we're doing another quick-fire round of the new games. Let us know if you like it like this, or if you want us to go a bit slower. 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered? 
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Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
 

#GameFace! An Adventure In Wasting Time

Play the music and we all go home to play games. 
 
Games are the order of the day - monkey simulator, farming simulator, sailing simulator... It is a simulation-fest this week. Sea of Thieves now has mermaids. Evil mermaids... Ones that want to kill you! And the seasons in Sea of Thieves really breaks the immersion. Bad move there Rare. 
Rocket League and beers is always a wining combo for a locked down Saturday night. 
 
Simone plays as a monkey and finds out climbing is not that easy. And watching friends when choking is pretty traumatic when you don't know how to help. But monkey's will monkey. 
Lee gets stuck into Farming Simulator and releases his inner hick. He even streamed it! Make sure you catch the VOD on Twitch before it's gone forever. 
 
Are you ready for our #back2YourBacklog challenge in August? It's almost here... Details on our Patreon Page! 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything! And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers!
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Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
 

#GameFace! Locust Paste Shampoo?

It's a Patron Update Episode! 
What have we been working on (and playing)? You'll have to listen to find out. 
 
Simone has a long list of games, Lee has a short list, Kyle doesn't have a list. What is a list even? Chaos Squad in Sunset OverDrive has been the mission for at least two weeks now. We managed to get some listeners involved in our gaming session. Let us know if you enjoyed playing with us, and if we should do it again! 
Lee is living his dream in FIFA! Being bought and sold left, right and center. From Everton to Man U, who knows where he's going to go next?  
 
Are you ready for our #back2YourBacklog challenge in August? It's almost here... Details on our Patreon Page! 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered? 
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#NuNews: The News Frolickers

Holding hands and skipping through news, like we always do! 
 
Can you be embarrassed and jealous at the same time for the same thing? We don't know but, Lee takes us on an adventure of his cooking adventures.
 
Farming Simulator '19 is now THE game to play. DeeJayHerro has spent all weekend playing it, and it may even cause Lee to jump in. Will you play? 
 
Robocop now has his own very video game. And by own video game, we mean it has been announced. The stuff in the 90s doesn't count. So don't come at us with facts.
 
Ray Tracing is now being charged for... Who would have though that EA would do this? Because we totally saw this coming... Minecraft Dungeons gets more. Just more. 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
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Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
 

#GameFace! Nood Noob

GameFace! Now with Life Updates (TM). 
Lee joins from the South of England, also known as Napier in Winter!
 
Kyle is way too cool for this episode, backwards cap and all. Lee is podcasting from his garage where its minus 12 degrees centigrade. And Simone's bum is going numb. So what happens? Simone jumps in and rescues us. And she has a hot take about the news... 
 
So back to gaming... What have we been playing this week? Sea of Thieves, Gears! Tactics, Kingdom Hearts, Sunset Overdrive! It's been all over the place. And everyone is playing Sunset Overdrive this week. You're missing out if you're not jumping in too! Lee is no longer a nood noob! 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
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#NuNews: Bus Simulations

We know about sports and stuff! 
Like did you know golf exists? It's true. Golf is a game that even Lee plays. 
 
The game play charts are not that exciting. The top games stay as the top games week after week. 
Lets start playing some new games guys! In a shining moment, Gang Beasts is up in the charts, which we love to see. And have you heard about Bus Simulator? It's the next big thing! 
 
Let us know what you think of the new quick format new games! 
 
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#GameFace! Hamsters are Hipsters

Double intros, things working first time. 
And Lee brings a blankie to the podcast! 
 
With #backToYourBacklog finished, we're released to play every game ever.
We go back to Bioshock Infinite and chat about how it's the best one in the series. If you haven't tried it yet, what are you waiting for? Do it now! Simone likes looking in bins is the main take away. 
Kyle has either made a grave mistake or the greatest choice of all time... Gears Tactics on Inconceivable Iron Man Mode. Can he do it? And continuing with the Gears theme, it's been a week-load of Gears 5 Horde Mode. Kyle and Simone took of 50 waves of Horde practically alone! 
Lee jumps into Wreckfest and is reminded of his childhood lawnmower racing career. Crashing cars into each other and bull rushing and English Bulldog. It's like people just say words at us. 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
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#NuNews: Take Your Xbox To The Beach!

Whoosh! 
Whoosh, whoosh! 
 
After what seems like forever, we're back with the news! E3 is starting to fade from memory, and places are remembering to put out announcements. Which means we have news to talk about! 
 
New monitors are all Xbox official, DOOM gets a Horde Mode and the Xbox One launch had Mr Spencer all shook! And then an Xbox pitches up on a beach. An old 360 version too. Poseidon must like his retro games. Or maybe he's trying to finish some games before the servers get shutdown... 
 
Our Top Tip of the Week is all about how to clear your Xbox cache. Thanks to Lee for finding this. Now we know and so you know. We know you know. And the world has gotten smarter thanks to us. 
 
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
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#GameFace! #backToYourBacklog Wrap Up

June, and #backToYourBacklog is over... 
So what did we learn? 
 
From our chosen games, to how far we got, we cover everything. Surprises, dislikes, expectations and did Kyle ever finish Monster Hunter: World? 
Lee enjoyed Borderlands 2, but did the humor live up to the hype? 
How did Simone's farm look after a month?  
 
All this and more on this wrap up episode of #GameFace!
 
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#GameFace! Going #backToYourBacklog With Neomaster

Joined by the other half of RealGamerScore podcast - Neomaster aka Mat, we're still plugging away at our backlogs. 
Mat is an Xbox Hall of Famer and the top gamer score holder in Oceania! That is Australia and New Zealand combined... Oh and just happens to be the top 50 in the world. 
 
Mic's dropping on keyboards while recording, being thrust into the host role for a podcast, and even Cameron's claim of fame - Mat spills all the tea! We chat to Mat about what got him into Xbox, how he feels about mods unlocking achievements and what it's like to be the best achievement hunter this side of a banana milkshake. 
 
We're in the home stretch for June, and Kyle is still in Monster Hunter: World. Simone has some Stardew Valley goss. And Lee is almost done with Borderlands! So far it's been a successful month for getting back into games we've forgotten about. 
 
Simone also has some controversial opinions about the Xbox Mini Fridge... 
 
Make sure you follow Mat @ https://twitter.com/RealGamerscore.And make sure to follow their next project, due to be announced soon! 
 
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