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Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
With the internet having a meltdown, and everyone else suffering from the fallout, we have arrived to bring some much needed perspective into your lives. Nothing is as bad as it seems, not even Lee's face.
Simone is away, so what better time to rope Paul on and have him tell us about Fallout 76. From what he thinks, to how hes found some bugs and even some cool environmental storytelling - Paul does a great job of making Fallout 76 sound like it belongs in the fallout universe. Remember to tell us what you guys think. Is Paul off the mark, or is the internet just its usual, whiny self?
Lee plays a lot of games. Like a lot a lot. Like just when you think it shouldn't be possible for a working man to play so many games, Lee plays one more. We're not even angry, we're impressed. The Turning Test shows Lee what we all suspected, Grip doesn't hold Lee's attention, Unravel makes him come apart at the seams and of course there is some Destiny and Forza Horizon 4 to add some variety.
Farming Simulator 19 has us all excited to play this week. Its not a joke. Farming co-op with your friends sounds amazing. And there is a little game called Battlefield V that was released this week.
For some news, we talk about the Xbox diskless rumor and why its a good idea, PixARK is free and the backCompat team show us how far they can go technologically with the release of Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox One!
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Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Do you like the new news, like Lee likes the nu-news?
Well you're in luck! This episode is news from start to finish. Everything Xbox announced at XO18 is discussed and dissected by our panel of judges - those being Kyle and Lee of course.
XO18 took place in Mexico City and was chockfull of announcements - from new studios joining the Microsoft family, to updates and expansions for existing games, and even a bucket load of games coming to Game Pass.
We even take a deepish dive into the tech behind Crackdown 3 and what it means for the future of Xbox and gaming.
Also, remember to take a photo of you gaming with a buddy and hashtag it #GiveWithXbox!
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Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
And now for something, completely the same.
Exactly the same, except Lee has decided to play *all* the games! From Battlefield 1 to Fallout 4, Gears of War to Fallout 76. And almost everything in-between. We hear Lee's trepidation at Fallout 76, and who can blame him? Kyle wonders how Sea of Thieves remains so vague with their quest giving, but still gets so excited about Gears of War 4.
For new games, we get a Grip on Hitman 2, MechaNika and Scalextrix. So many new games this week! Steel Rats tries to take the title for the most buzz words used in a game description.
Big game news was teased for XO18 and we are beyond hyped! And Red Dead has earned all the money in the world. Thats it. No more money. We can all go home...
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Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Better late than never, right?
This is out Shocktober But For Realsies episode. Or at least it would have been, if the game devs decided to come out and play. In stead, its a pretty normal week with only two 'scary' games launching, and most Halloween themed things taking place in games...
Joined by our spare warm corpse, Jeremy (due to Lee being slack), Simone is back at Red Dead Redemption (the first one) and she entertains us with some fantastic stories. And Kyle has a horror story about his Xbox One X...
This is our very normal, Halloween episode, that might not be very Halloween-y. But who cares, because we still have fun! Yay!
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Special Warm Corpse:
Jeremy: Pythagean on Twitter and Xbox
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Simone's inner cowboy has come out, and his name - John Marston.
Thats right - Read Dead Redemption 2 has come out, so we're celebrating the best way working gamers do - by playing through our backlog. It just happens that Red Dead Redemption is the one Simone is enjoying at the moment!
And since we're so close to Halloween, we have a very normal Shocktober Episode for you here. To keep with the theme (and because as the memo writer, he's the only one to get the memo...) Kyle played Manual Samuel - a fantastic little game that's on Game Pass at the moment.
We go over the few games that have decided to come out on the same week as RDR2, those brave souls.
In the news, Kyle goes on a rant about the new avatars, Game Pass gets some Halloween themed games, The Orange Box gets a 4K makeover on the One X and Battlefield 5 lets you play as a Nazi? Whaaa?
All this, and more on this weeks episode of The Xboxcast.
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Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Simone is being slack. So lets talk to Jeremy!
And what should we talk about? I am glad you asked.
Forza Horizon 4!
Its not like any other games exist right about now...
We dive into some cool Forza stats, and spend way to long going on about the drifitng and the sound of crashing into the walls. Its great!
And then as per usual, its new games, some gaming news - like For Honor getting a really pretty graphics update - and giving Jeremy a very hard time. But don't worry. He gives it right back.
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Jeremy: Pythagean Twitter and Xbox
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
In case you haven't heard, Warface is coming to Xbox One... After coming to Xbox 360 in 2013. Its ok, we don't understand either.
Simone is still Red Deading it up, Lee has finished the Forsaken story, and all three of us are still only slightly obsessed with Forza Horizon 4.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Quadruple I is here to crush what remains of PUBG, and it brings a heap of ID@Xbox friends along. There really is something for everyone this week.
What has really gotten us excited this week is the news of Project xCloud - the new game streaming project Microsoft announced. We talk the possible tech behind this and what ot means for the game industry while rumors of Obsidian being sold to Microsoft are flying about. And to add a cheery to the tip of this wek - Forza Horizon 4 is the fastest selling game of the series so far!
(You really should be playing it buy now!)
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Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
With the smell of petrol in the air, and the arrival of cars that cost more than your house, we can safely assume its Forza season!
Thats right, Forza Horizon 4 has arrived, and its even on GamePass on Day 1! You have no excuse for not playing it.
In this very special normal episode, join Kyle and Lee as they talk about their experience in what is the arguably the best racing game ever made.
Did they enjoy it? What was good? What was great? And what blew the doors off?
This is our Forzathon. A semi deep dive into the Forza Horizon 4 experience.
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Saturday Sep 29, 2018
Saturday Sep 29, 2018
No more fancy intros. Nothing different about the hosts. This is a 100% normal episode. There is nothing to be afraid of.
Have you heard of Abzu? Well you will now. Its on GamePass so you have no excuse for not playing. On a completely unrelated note, guess what Kyle has been playing? Lee, of course has been playing Destiny 2 Forsaken - shout out to Northstar for adopting us into their clan!
This week we have a ton of games that will, have, or are about to launch. Dakar 18, Fifa 19, Valkyria Chronicles 4 and this little indoe racing game - Forza Horizon 4. Well Forza for the people who pre-ordered. The rest of us have to wait till next week. We are so hyped for this game!
In the news, we have exciting new games coming to GamePass with Wolfenstein and Metro 2033! Mouse and keyboard support is headed to the land of Xbox. Not top sure how to feel about this one... And of course, all the Destiny news you can handle... Thanks Lee!
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