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X Marks The Box (an Xbox Podcast)
X Marks The Box (an Xbox Podcast)
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Lewis and Alice are both Former Game Design students from the UK who love to discuss the world of Xbox. They Discuss the Latest Xbox News and they also review the latest games with the Community in the Xbox Gaming Book Club.
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Let's focus on the goodies of the game, as we discuss spoilers from the United Colonies Vanguard and Freestar Rangers questlines. What did we discover as Space Marines and Bounty Hunters? Find out this week, and we will be discussing Crimson Fleet and Ryujin Industries storylines next week
Disclaimer: This Podcast contains spoilers to the main story.(Skip ahead to 46:35 for the bigger spoilers)
It's finally done! This week we get to discuss the main story of
Starfield in its entirety! It is as good as we expected or is it just
another Bethesda questline?
We've been busy this week, so we been busy travelling in Starfield! We get to discuss our marriages to constellation companions, while dealing with onslaught of game breaking bugs. We also discover a way to steal C-Class ships without getting in a howl lot of trouble. If you stay tuned to the end, we get to discuss spoilers for the main story missions and a few questlines.
This week, as Starfield receives their first hotfix, we get to talk more
about Starfield. This time we focus on more missions that are outside the game's questlines, but they are still incredibly fun! Oh, and guess which level did Alice reach this time?
This week, we get to discuss a lot about glitches, crashes, bugs and
some farms for extra E-X-P. Lewis gets to visit Cardiff on desolated
Earth, the same place where Alice discovered a snow globe in London. We
also talk about comparing our ships, not just with our companions, and
the recent moments with our in-game parents.
Starfield is finally here, and we have early access to the game! Is it
as underrated as what some critics have claimed it to be, or is it
another Bethesda romp with hundreds of bugs? Found out in this hour long
discussion, covering character creation, accessibility options and our
initial opinions on the game so far.
Halo There! Welcome to our Halo-Themed Limited Run Podcast, where we get to talk about all things Halo, especially Infinite! We discuss news, updates and games in the world of Halo!
This week, we discuss about the current player base of Halo Infinite, as well as the frolics from the latest matchmaking playlists. We also get to properly critique on the live service nature of the game.
What will Lewis have to say now about Game Pass, given its recent price increase by 20%? Join us this week, as we delve into the controversy that the prices of Game Pass Core and Ultimate have risen once again! Is it still the best deal in gaming? Also this week, Xbox Consoles could be sidelined in marketing by Game Pass, while Lewis reviews what could well be the best DLC of all time.
We've been through the Xbox Showcase this year, how did it go? Find out as Lewis and Alice get to rank every game from the event and see which ones stole the show. We also get to discuss which games have missed out on the presentation, including Halo and Everwild.
Copilot is being pushed by Microsoft, so why not use it to predict games at the Xbox Showcase? Also on the show, we finally mastered Hellblade 2 and offering our final verdicts on this saga of Senua's. We also question the lack of future operations in Halo Infinite and whether it'll be replaced by an Unreal Engine version of Halo.
Life is hard when you try to bring something positive into this otherwise depressing week for Xbox. On this episode, we discuss the recent closures of studios including Tango Softworks and Arkane Studios Austin, developers of Hifi Rush and Redfall respectively, as well as potential targets of Microsoft's mass studio-cide. Also on the show, Halo Infinite is getting worse, and you can tell by its lacklustre shop updates, or is it getting better?
With the release of its new TV Series on Amazon, things are looking great for Fallout this year with the Fallout 4 Next Gen update and a potential Fallout 3 Remaster. We get to discuss what we know about the Year of Fallout. Also on the show, Lewis grew out of anime, so Alice helps by introducing him to a few new anime releases. And we get to discuss what's yappening with Halo Infinite and its stagnant future.
PS5 Pro has been leaked with new specs, but is it really worth the upgrade? Will Microsoft finally unveil their trump card being the new Xbox Series X Pro? or will they jump to Next Gen early with a new console in 2027? Also on the show, we got addicted to Helldivers 2, now it got Alice down to Super Earth too! And Red vs Blue, the show, is in trouble with Rooster Teeth shutting down in May.
X Marks the Box returns as we talk about the aftermath of the Business Update 'Official Xbox Podcast special'. The opposite did happen as Xbox receives more exclusives, while Switch 2 and PS5 First Party games could arrive next year.
What were the best games of 2023? Lewis and Alice share their personal top 5 picks and then combine them into a definitive list of the best games of the year. Watch this video to find out which games made the cut and why they deserve the praise.
Do you agree with our list? What were your favorite games of 2023? Let us know in the comments below. And don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more gaming content.
2023 is almost over and that means its time for our 2nd ever X Marks The Box Awards! Today we discuss our gaming crushes of the year , the best TV Show based on video games and we reveal the Results of the XMB Community Game of the year 2023!
Witness tonight as we bring back Alice from the dead for this eventful episode, where Lewis locks horns with Davey from In PS We Trust in the latest world of console war hell! We catch up with the fearful updates in the world of Xbox, along with some quips over the newest members of the gaming apocalypse, Super Mario Wonder and Spiderman 2. Then we reveal our picks for the spookiest games so far, or until the world ends
This week's episode could our last, as Alice is stepping down as a podcast regular. But it's not the least as there's still lots of news and discussions in the world of Xbox today. We also discuss about the
new PS5 slim, as well as questions asked about Forza Motorpsort, since Lewis got early access to the game.
Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is leaving on March next year, and there's celebrations everywhere! Especially from Playstation fans! This week, we get to celebrate his career as much as we could, as well as some magical moments that he made as the Boss of Playstation. Also on this episode, Lewis found a game breaking bug in Starfield, and Alice dribbles all over clear colour consoles while talking about gold controllers.
Is Starfield perfect or is IGN right about the state of this game? Find
out as Lewis and Alice give their scores on Bethesda's latest
masterpiece. Also on this show, Tokyo Game Show announcements and Kojima photos with Phil Spencer, and Design Labs offer more fun options for Xbox controllers!





