The XboxCast
Season 6
Episodes
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to reveal our game awards tonight
It's time to put on makeup
It's time to dress up right
It's time to raise the curtain
On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, XboxCastational
Game Awards tonight
2022 was a massive year for us. Lockdowns ended, we met some of you, some of you met us, we recorded the most episodes ever in a year, and most importantly all of our stats went up. That’s what really matters here. So we're going to end off the year with us celebrating the best and worst games we played. And we even have some help from the listeners again!
From our lovely Patrons, to our Listener Choice Awards - you know what's coming. But we even have even more podcast stats for you. Where are you listening from? What are you using to listen to us? We do a deep dive into these types of very exciting stats. And introducing our personal stats! Games played, achievements won, and games finished.
But of course the main event of the show - #TheGameAwards for 2022! And with our typical XboxCast twist. If you missed what categories we covered, then you're in luck - we have them in our Discord.
Remember - these awards are games we played in 2022 and not necessarily games that came out in 2022. Because why limit ourselves? And we're also casual gamers. So...
We'll be joining our friends at Hall of Gamers to help out with their Game Awards show! Join us as we try to derail their podcast. We'll be there on Monday the 12th at 6:30 PM AU time!
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From the whole team at The XboxCast - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! You guys have been great.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Let's get technical.
And spend some time discussing our audio setup.
Starfield is being compared to No Man's Sky. Again. Because clearly the gaming media have a bug bear about this. Lee is dubious about Starfield. Kyle is optimistic. Lee is going to dad-build it. Kyle is looking at what clothes will be available. At least it will make for entertaining #GameFace! episodes... We hope.
The Activision Blizzard deal is still making headlines, with more waves being made by the FTC now. But with all the complaining from the competition, has team blue managed to sour their relationship with the COD maker? It certainly seems that way. And Xbox offering a ten year deal to Sony certainly has a lot of regulators leaning towards approval.
Is your controller getting cold? Does your drink need some Xbox swag? Lucky for you, theres the Xbox Puffin Drinkwear 'The Hoodie' to keep your drink cool while looking cool. Who doesn't want one! Thats Christmas sorted.
We'll be joing our friends at Hall of Gamers to help out with their Game Awards show! Join us as we try to derail their podcast. Keep an eye on our Twitter for where and when this will be!
We're getting ready for our annual Game of The Year Awards show! And you're invited to contribute. How you ask? Just fill out this form with your answers and tell us all about your Games of The Year! Let's get HYPED! And you're welcome to jump into our Discord and chat about your nominations there too.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Are you ready for the last #GameFace! episode of the year?
Don't be sad. Instead join us for our Game Awards show!
Kyle and Simone got their Halo Achievement! And all it took was Lee to sit in party chat and 'encourage' us! Look at what we can do when we work together. The power of friendship prevails.
Simone gives us an update on Pentiment, some controversial takes and all. She has made a friend. Some one with rickety fingers. But then he died. Oh dear...
Lee has completed Geometric Sniper, and is saying its his Game of the Year. High praise from someone who played 60-something games this year! And then jumps into Gungrave G.O.R.E. A game about shooting. You shoot things and get points and get to shoot more. How crazy is this game? Probably crazier than you think.
We're getting ready for our annual Game of The Year Awards show! And you're invited to contribute. How, you ask? Just fill out this form with your answers and tell us all about your Games of The Year! Let's get HYPED! And you're welcome to jump into our Discord and chat about your nominations there too.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
What games have we been playing?
Lucky for you, we have a podcast for that!
Kyle's been playing Persona 5 and tries to explain the story, the systems and the fact that the tutorial gives up around the 8-hour mark. Like a typical JRPG, the game fills up a lot of time with background tasks... Going to school, learning about things, hanging out with friends... It's quite a long process.
Kyle and Simone are trying to get a hard achievement in Halo CE. Lee does not understand what the issue is. So Lee decides to put his mouth where him money is, and offer to carry the two to the achievement completetion. Can they do it? Does Lee even have this achievement?
Lee's been playing Goat Simulator 3! And he was running around as a rhino with welly boots on. Now he's going around licking everyone to find out more about them. Not very hygenic, we must say. But the best thign about this game is that it "pays homage" to all the other games. Thats a polite way of saying rips off and makes fun of other games!
And if you ever wondered about the background of Pentiment, well does Simone have you covered! From the setting to the history to everything around the game you could ever want. Does it make you want to play? Yes. Yes, it does.
We're getting ready for our annual Game of The Year Awards show! And you're invited to contribute. How you ask? Just fill out this form with your answers and tell us all about your Games of The Year! Let's get HYPED! And you're welcome to jump into our Discord and chat about your nominations there too.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
All the Xbox News this week.
And it's all sales! It's almost like it's Black Friday...
Phil "Awesome" Spencer has now reiterated for the 1,000th time that Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation. There's not tricks here. CoD will stay multiplat if the Activision Blizzard deal goes through. And Xbox even went so far as to offer a 10-year deal with Sony. But Sony being Sony have said this is not good enough.
Discord voice chat is now on Xbox! And it just works! Colour us super surprised. How did they get it to work so seamlessly? And why does it work so well? We are so confused that a new feature like this is not getting the attention it deserves.
Did we mention that there are sales? We'll there are still sales. And you can save a lot of money at this time of year. Did you pick anything up during the sale?
We're getting ready for our annual Game of The Year Awards show! And you're invited to contribute. How you ask? Just fill out this form with your answers and tell us all about your Games of The Year! Let's get HYPED! And you're welcome to jump into our Discord and chat about your nominations there too.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
We're world famous in New Zealand.
Kinda.
Welcome to the 'nice' episode of 2022.
We have the Xbox Game Play Charts! How exciting! Who's on top, who dropped off, and where is Skyrim or GTA V? You'll never know unless you listen.
Battlefield 2042 is coming to Game Pass with Season 3! Will that be enough to pull you away from COD? Or are you stuck Warfaring it up?
Gungrave Gore is coming to Game Pass too! So many games coming to Game Pass. Our backlog is growing by the day. And we couldn't be happier. We're egar for more Japanese games to come to Xbox, and even eagerer for them on Game Pass.
The Witcher 3 is finally getting the fabled Xbox Series Update. December 13th is the date, but don't hold your breath. It may come, it may not. Either way, a much prettier Geralt is coming your way. And looking more and more like Henry Cavill by the day. We cannot wait to see HD Man Buns!
Remedy is making Control 2. But whats even more exciting is Max Payne and Max Payne 2 are getting remakes! Oh. My. Word! This is going to be amazing and we're only slightly excited. But we have Alan Wake 2 to get through before any of this comes to fruition.
Have you sat down to rank the Halo games?
Nows' your chance. Because we do it. Did we do a good job?
We're looking for exciting people to help out with the intro. Do you have a voice? Can you say "Welcome to The XboxCast"? Then we may have a job for you! Lee has all the details so make sure you are either on our Discord or tweet at Lee.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Lee is going to shot some things in the face.
And then go play some games.
We have a product review for you! Did not expect that, did you? Lee has bought a Razer Kashi, and he's super excited to share his opinions of the device. It turns your phone (Android or iPhone) into an Xbox Switch. Perfect for XCloud! So, what are the pros and cons of having a portable Xbox in your pocket? Lee breaks it down for us.
Kyle has finally jumped into The Ascent. Lee is busy dragging him through and he has thoughts! From how good the music is, to how bad he is at twin stick shooters.
We all jumped into Battlefront 2! The whole XboxCast playing games together? Who would have thought! Just a pity there is no one else playing. It makes jumping into a game rather difficult. And here we though bot backfill would save us. Alas...
Lee and Chillidawgs are in a competition to complete Grid Legends. Will they make it? Is Lee to far ahead in achievements? Or will podcasting take Lee out of the game long enough for Chillidawgs to catch up?
All this, and more!
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes two seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
All the news is gone.
We used it all up last week. We're sorry.
It's a strange news week - there's not a lot going on. Is it because of the (unofficial) Game Awards? See, that's a call back to a joke we made on the last #GameFace! If you missed it, you'll just have to go back and listen to it.
Atomic Heart is coming out and it looks awesome. Almost like a Bioshock spiritual successor. If you've not seen the trailer, do yourself a favour and watch it. Death Robots hanging around a whimsical Chernobl is all we ever wanted.
Diablo IV is rumored to arrive in April 2023. And we are beyond excited. It looks like the Diablo we've always wanted. And we couldn't be happier!
The EU Commission has gotten some money from Sony and that means they are now holding up the Activision Blizzard Microsoft deal. Giving themselves 90 days, they put out a statement that it just word salad, claiming that Microsoft is using Game Pass Cloud Streaming to push Windows. Because for some reason, Windows having an upper hand in somethings is a terrible idea.
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Kyle is having an aneurism.
Maybe he should have sat this one out?
It's getting to that part of the year where we're thinking about our Game Awards show. It's different because of course it is. I mean, have you heard this podcast? Are you ready to have your votes counted? Because we're going to create a form for you to fill in with your answers!
Simone has finished up A Plauge Tale: Innocence and loves everything about this game! Apart from the rat noises. Those are creepy. We don't like them. And they even continue when in photo mode. There's just no escaping from the squeak.
Lee has a review for us! He's ben playing The Chant, and there's plants with faces! And he even has a duck thing. What is this duck thing? We're not so sure ourselves... So there's a cult and then you go into a cave to rescue a boy. Any more and we'll be giving away the story. You'll just have to play it.
Kyle and Simone are finally getting around to Halo 3 ODST and have thoughts. Is this really a Halo game, or is this something else? We can't decide. But the music is great and the main character is very sad. You never see his face, but his helmet does look quite sad. Trust us on this.
Want to hear more about Persona 5 Royal? Kyle is 5 hours in and its crazy as. The cat summons Zoro. Thats not a typo. It really happens. How long will he stick with this JRPG, since its about 130 hours long...
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
More news words means we're better right?
We're feeling very newsy this week. Which is strange because we don't have much news.
Kyle has gotten really excited about Anno 1800 coming to consoles. So excited in fact, we're recovering this news from last week!
The Witcher is getting a remake. In Unreal Engine 5. Why? We offer some ideas about it. But still. Why? There are better games to remaster or remake. We're so confused. But that's pretty normal anyways. And could Halo move to UE5 too? There's been some rumors....
Xbox is having a sale! Get some games! Frostpunk is down to $20 AUD for the collectors edition. Bulder's Gate Enhanced Edition is $15. You have no excuse to add to your backlog now.
We go over an Xbox dashboard concept, since Xbox seems hellbent on turning it into a giant GamePass advert. How disappointing... Make sure to check out this concept on YouTube! We love what is being done here. It's full of just the right info. What do you think a good Xbox dash looks like?
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
The semi-successful #TerrorGameToberFace is wrapping up.
Now, we'll wait for next year's scary games.
Lee is playing The Ascent with Cam and Keo, and in true achievement hunter fashion, they aren't caring about the story. Kyle's skin crawls at that way of life. Cut scenes are life.
Simone played Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and managed to finish the story! Good job! And there's a bunch of cut scenes at the end with easter eggs - in true Lego fashion. Some are really funny. Too bad the rest of the game has been a slog.
All while Kyle is absorbed into the Dyson Sphere Program and is still urging everyone to play it. It's on PC Game Pass after all! Just do it. Play it. Build a factory! Become awesome!
If you joined us for #terrorTober, then tell us! You can join our Discord, or tweet at us. We're eager to hear what you've been playing. And how you found it. And if you'd recommend it. Can you tell we're eager to hear from you?
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Lee's goblin up the news!
And it made him tired in the face.
Halo is coming out with an update. The Winter Update. But it'll be November for us southerners... So not really winter?
Fallout 4 is getting an Xbox Series X update! Bug fixes, 4K60, creation club content... Oh my! And now Discord is getting even more integrated into Xbox. You can now join Discord channels from Xbox party chat. All we need is now streaming to Discord and things will be complete.
Handhelds are taking over the market and are perfect for XCloud! Razer throws its hat into the ring and shows us their take on how a handheld should work. Logitech have a different idea for their handheld. And this is going to be a growing market as more and more of these get 5G.
We went to #PAXAUS! And we were all together. In the same room! So we did what we did best, and recorded a podcast. You can listen to it, and find everything else about us, here!
If you'd like to support the podcast, but don't know how, then just leave a review on your podcast platform of choice. It takes 2 seconds and helps in more ways than you can imagine.
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For everything about the podcast, check out our official website!
Follow us on Twitter, find all our links on LinkTree and support us on Patreon.
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox and Twitter
Lee: Leehoward on Xbox and Twitter
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Xbox and Twitter