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 Sep 18, 2021
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
Put on your smoking jacket and retire to the drawing room.
It's time for this week's Xbox news!
The game play charts make us depressed as nothing chances, but No Man's Sky pops in again, joining NBA2K22. Seems a bit cheeky to have the same game in the list twice... EB Games has no Aqua Shift Controllers anymore, meaning Lee can't get a new controller. Apparently deliveries have stopped. Just stopped. But in more fun news, the Elite Series 2 has RGB in the LED light! What a great Easter egg to find.
And this week, we look really forward to SkateBird! Because who doesn't want to be a bird on a skateboard?
And don't forget - our next event is #Witcherween, kicking off October 1st in place of #terrorTober! Join us now.
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Lee cleans up pretty well. You'll just have to believe us.
And Simone responds by trying to burn the house down.
So many games were played this week, we almost needed a spreadsheet. Almost, but not quite.
There's a fridge that demands some attention and kills people when you stop looking at it. It's a bit extra, but don't tell the fridge. It might freak out and kill us all. Luckily Simone is here to save us.
After a good ole assassination, nothing goes down quite as well as lighting up your pipe and having a relaxing smoke. You are in Paris after all, so it's just what's done. Assassin's Creed's story confuses us to say the least.
In some exciting news, Kyle and Simone start No Man's Sky and battle to get multiplayer working. The caveat is that they're playing on PermaDeath mode... These are going to some great on-going adventures! Join us as we explore the galaxy.
Don't forget that October is Witcherween! Join us in playing The Witcher 3 during the month of October and join our Discord to discuss. Its like a book club but with a game. And a good game. And a game we should all play.
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
So many new games, and one will even excite Lee...
Rainbow Six Siege is dropping out of the top 10, in what is probably the biggest shake up this week in the charts. Craftopia gets a raving review from Kingsman saying "you smash rocks". Valhalla is getting a short sword, and we wonder how historically accurate that is. The news has been weird this week... Can you tell?
And then this week Xbox execs had to clarify again that Starfield, Elder Scrolls 6, and all future Bethesda games are going to be Xbox exclusive, after a quote was taken out of context. Also there are rumours of a big acquisition coming at the end of September... Could it be 2K or Rockstar? What do you think?
This week in Lee explains things - Kyle gets a lesson in why rally car drivers have a passenger yelling out instructions during the race.
And don't forget - our next event is #terrorTober, but this month we're all playing The Witcher 3 together. Start looking out for the sales now... And also, give us a name for this event! Because we can't come up with everything...
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Goodbye August, and goodbye to #back2YourBacklog2021.
Do you know how the Sea of Thieves Emissary stuff works? Because we didn't. And now we do! So lucky for you we're here to explain stuff and hopefully help you. Also, play Sea of Thieves! There's so much content and so much to do. It's become a game you can't just leave.
Lee dives into Gang Beasts and gets completely confused. And then gets all confused again in ClusterTruck. And then confused in general. I think he'll just be confused from now.
We also come up with a brand new game genre. Thanks guys, please send all royalties to us on Patreon.
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
A bit of a different NuNews this week as we still struggle with how to how to say plaid...
Is Game Pass the death of the pre-order?
China is restricting gaming to 3 hours a week, which causes us to wonder a few things. What do you think about it? Destiny 2 should have a "I am back after 6 months" mode where it takes you through a mini-tutorial. Fallout is getting a TV show from the makers of Westworld.
As we said, it's a bit of a strange week this week.
Xbox is taking break from the heavy hitters this week by releasing a ton of indie games. From Song of Iron (which we love) to Lake (which we love). It's an indie-fest!
And don't forget - our next event is #terrorTober, but this month we're all playing The Witcher 3 together. Start looking out for the sales now... And also, give us a name for this event! Because we can't come up with everything...
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Quake is now on Xbox! With 4K, up to 120 FPS, and Nine Inch Nails in tow.
And it's on GamePass! Why aren't you playing it right now?
The Ascent, Quake 2 and 3, Scarlet Nexus, Sea of Thieves, Control, Gears 5: Hivebusters... Its Game-agedon! From getting close to wrapping up #back2YourBacklog, to getting distracted with chest high walls, we have a massive GameFace! for you.
And for everyone who doesn't have the memo yet - this year's October is now WitchTober! Or OctWitcher 3. Or... Actually, we don't have a name for it yet. BUT! It mean's everyone is going to play The Witcher 3 in October! Like our very own game-book club. Make sure you're getting ready for that...
Also, we now Live Stream *AND* have our video podcast on YouTube!
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Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
How do you say plaid?
Kyle says play-d and Lee says pla-d...
Xbox took over Gamescom before the opening night and left everyone thoroughly unimpressed. Even the Gamescom schedule is bad... Aaron Greenburg did warn us not be to impressed, and it seems even he overstated how unexciting it was. For starters where was the release date for Halo Infinite? Then we just saw games we knew about with Forza Horizon 5 being the standout of the show.
Quake is now out on Xbox and yes, you should be playing it. Jump into Quake. Start up Quake. Love Quake!
Amongst all this, other news did happen. You'll just have to listen to find out about it!
Don't forget that this year for #terrorTober we're playing The Witcher 3! We mention it because #back2YourBacklog is wrapping up, and we like to stay relevant.
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!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Forget 4K. Throw 8K in the bin.
Because we're better than 12K!
We're still neck deep in #back2YourBacklog. And that means we're spending all our gaming hours on one particular game. Well, most of us... Guess who isn't following the rules again...
Lee makes a good case for why The Ascent is a GOTY contender, and finds out why running towards enemies is not a good strategy for a long life.
Simone is still keeping everything under Control, but also noticed how the game doesn't follow it's own rules at times. And who would have guessed that turning a light on and off would magic you into all the special rooms!
Kyle is still enamored with Scarlet Nexus. Seriously! Buy this game if you're a Final Fantasy fan. Or an anime fan. Or an action game fan. Just buy it and play it and love it!
And we also have some other games that have distracted us this week... As per normal. At this stage, you should know that we just like the shiny...
And for everyone who doesn't have the memo yet - this year's October is now WitchTober! Or OctWitcher 3. Or... Actually, we don't have a name for it yet. BUT! It mean's everyone is going to play The Witcher 3 in October! Like our very own game-book club. Make sure you're getting ready for that...
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
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?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube