The XboxCast
Funny first. Factual second.™ Join us every week for a hilarious and entertaining dive into the world of Xbox. Whether you’re a gamer with a job, a gamer with kids, or just a gamer with too many hobbies, we’ve got you covered. Get your Xbox news fix in #NuNews, laugh along with our latest gaming adventures in #GameFace! or keep yourself regular with our Regular Show for your weekly dose of Xbox goodness. Our podcast, community, and movement aim to bring a positive and upbeat voice to all things Xbox. And to top it all off, The XboxCast is the longest-running Xbox podcast from Down Under! So, come for the laughs, stay for the games, and become a member of our amazing community. To find out more about the podcast, the hosts, the monthly events, and links to all our social media - visit The XboxCast’s Official Website @ https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz.
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Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Welcome to The Xboxcast.
Also known as The Angry Englishman podcast.
Simone played games? Simone played all the games? Simone played every game?
Normally this is Lee's job! We have GTASC to thank for this.
Simone shoots some hive, finds Xur (and doesn't find him very attractive) and gets worried that her ship is not very pretty. All to get an achievement! Which she did.
And then she climbed into a truck and drove it off a cliff.
Lee is stuck in Mexico racing cars, which we pretty much expected. He finds that he can only be average at this game. No professional racing car driver here... In a twist, Lee is the one taking all the in-game photos this week!
Kyle has gotten stuck into Exo One, which has launched day and date into Game Pass. And now Lee is dubious of Kyle's gaming abilities... Will he be able to 100% this game? We wait and see.
Join our #Discord! Tell us all about the games you've been playing!
Come and talk nonsense!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Lee had a life this weekend. Who would have thought?
Xbox is still celebrating #Xbox20 and we're getting so much behind the scenes stuff! It's every Xbox nerd's dream. Xbox surely has left its mark on history, and this gen is just getting started to. Talk about excitement!
We go over all the reasons you don't want a PlayStation this Christmas, all the cool new games coming to Xbox Game Pass and Seagate’s shiny new 8 terabyte Game Drive. It even has lights! Who doesn't like lights? If you want something big and green to store your games on, this is for you.
In some exciting news, Xbox is looking at rejigging the achievement systems! What do you hope to see in Achievements 2.0?
This week, all the games are in the noteworthy column! So, every game should be quite exciting. We hope... Kyle is really excited about Before We Leave. It looks like a cool, cozy city builder. Lee sees some paths. And it’s on Xbox Game Pass! Even better. Looks like we found our post-Christmas dinner game!
Our Game of the Year Special is fast approaching, and like last year, we're going to include you, dear listener! Keep an ear out for how we do nominations, voting and some end of the year surprises on our Twitter.
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Thursday Nov 25, 2021
Lee doesn't drink chochy milks, and to be honest you can tell.
It explains so much!
Xbox is now officially 20 years old, so let's take a bit of a look back. 20 years! Can you believe it? Just look up some of the #Xbox20 hashtags on Twitter and get all the warm fuzzies. From lifelong friendships, to pioneering live services, Xbox has been instrumental in the gaming world.
We go over our best features, surprise features, missing features, and feature features!
And we've even roped in our Patrons to get their thoughts. What does the community think?
We're hanging onto GTSAC, making it into week 2 where we think we may bomb out...
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Because who doesn't like blue aliens?
Especially when they are warm and not cold.
Podcasting on a Saturday means we have all the news. Every single piece ever written. In the world! So, strap yourself in and let's dive into the news of the week.
Xbox has turned 20 this week, and there is a lot of exciting news coming out. From a docu-series to a sneaky Halo launch, it was a great celebration of everything Xbox. And we now have the last Backwards Compat drop with Xbox adding 76 games to the program. We're super excited to see Max Payne make the grade!
GTA Remastered and COD Vanguard have landed with a thud. From broken game modes, invisible bridges and way too much rain, these games aren't exactly polished... Forza Horizon 5 has rocketed into the charts as the ultimate dopamine factory.
We rant slightly about The Game Awards. But then again, who isn't? Can you believe Forza Horizon 5 didn't make the GotY cut?
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
What games do you sprinkle on your breakfast?
This is officially our 60th episode this year! If we had known, we might have planned something. But we didn't so we didn't.
We're trying to take part in GTASC this week - and, spoiler alert, it's not going so well. We have to get achievements and keep up with some very dedicated people. Will we survive the week? Will we make it to week 2? Why are we stressing ourselves out?
Simone and Kyle have finally started Halo 5, and are absolutely loving it so far. Jumping out a plane and shooting the enemies - it makes you feel way too cool. It reminds us a lot of the first mission of Gears 5. And we all know what a disappointment that turned out to be...
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Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Lee is Jeremy Clarkson and this is The XboxCast!
We're starting to think about our Games of the Year, and that means you need to think of it too. Check out our Patreon for last year's categories to make sure you're prepared. Want to discuss your thoughts? Jump into our Discord and tell us all your games of the year!
Forza Horizon 5 is taking the charts by storm, and keep in mind this is a day after properly released. As of recording it was sitting on 2 million players. As of publishing - 7 million! That is absolutely incredible. Halo is celebrating 20 years with new cosmetics in the Master Chief Collection, including an Xbox on your back and even Clippy watching you.
Mass Effect has a new poster and the hype is real! Why can't we get Mass Effect now? Waiting is hard... I want to put this poster up in my room.
Kyle and Lee get sidetracked talking about these remasters and re-imaginings. The things we really want it to play the games how we remembered them. Not how they actually were. Bring the games into the modern age, new graphics engines, updated controls - that's what we really want.
Forza Horizon 5 is leading the charge on new games coming out this week, sucking all the air out the room for the other releases. Doesn't stop us from finding a few other really pretty games to get distracted with.
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
It's only taken halfway through November to get to this point.
#Witcherween has now officially concluded.
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All through October, we were playing through The Witcher 3, and seeing how far we can get in a month. Since it is a game about monsters, so it totally counts for Halloween and #TerrorTober. And you can't change our mind about this!
So how far did we get? What did we think? What was our favourite quest? And why did Lee start a different game?
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Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
As chaotic as things get, we're here to sort it all out.
Well maybe not.
Brackets Windows enters the Gaming Charts under the guise of Age of Empires. But doesn't hold much other excitement apart from the fact that Cities: Skylines is a city builder. Kyle has found one of you has played Fallout 76 for over 8,000 hours. Do you need someone to talk to? We're here to help...
We're still chatting about The Witcher and even celebrating the first games 14th birthday. Did you know Geralt can't jump in the first game? Microsoft release their earnings for the past 3 months and it's quite a reasonable jump. Hardware sales are up 166%! Not too shabby for a console thats not available and apparently has no games.
LG have decided to lock their latest features behind the bigger sizes, and we don't see this working out for them at all. Now Lee's TV tells him how long he's been playing for. That's only slightly annoying...
For new games, Unpacked ticks Kyle's box while Call of Duty confuses us all. Why is it coming out now? When can we get Halo? If you have the Ultimate Edition - you can even jump into Forza Horizon 5! But we doubt this is news to you. You're probably already playing. In which case, tell us how it is! Other new games aren't really interesting, but that doesn't stop us from covering them anyways. Lee notices that everything coming to Game Pass are the most interesting games this week.
Shout out to our Head of Media - Matty - for the new lower thirds! Check it out on YouTube or Twitch and tell us what you think. And don't forget to join our Discord!
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Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
#Witcherween continues, and drives Kyle a little mad it seems...
We're getting fancy with these voice overs! What do you think? Do you want to be famous too? Because now you can. Just jump into our #Discord and tell us.
Because we can't stay on topic, we get completely distracted with the new Halo Infinite trailer, Forza Horizon 5 and even Age of Empires 4. And even Craig has a beard now! Can you tell we're excited? Because we might be...
Simone has a lovely picnic with Keira where all they do is look at the stars. Completely different to Kyle and Lee's experience. And then she wields a dwarven axe, which Lee thinks is sacrilege.
Lee sat down quietly and just finished the main story.
We also have a YouTube channel where we stream the podcast to, have previous episodes in video form, and other things. Be sure to follow us there if you're not a fan of Twitch!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox