The XB2 — A Gaming Podcast

Jez and Rand get into another week of Xboxxy news. This week, we talk The Game Awards hype, and review Indiana Jones. We talk Xbox's Year In Review and Shawn Layden's recent interview. We discuss rumors of Sarah Bond's involvement with the "Xbox Everywhere" initiative, and discuss another round of Ubisoft fails. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro and Housekeeping 00:17:00: TGA predictions, Indiana Jones breakdown. 01:02:48: Andy Robinson hype TGA tweet, Xbox Series S saves lives! Xbox's Year In Review website. Shawn Layden interview. 01:42:55: Rumour: Sarah Bond behind "Xbox Everywhere." 02:15:05: Ubisoft closing studios and sunsetting XDefiant. 02:33:15: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox's mobile game store fails, Call of Duty's penetration, Activision-Blizzard games drip feeding into Game Pass, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Xbox port rumors, and much more. 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, what we've been playing. 00:28:25: Xbox Game Pass and Activision games, PC handheld wars, Horizon Zero Dawn gets ripped off. 01:21:00: Studio closures, Final Fantasy whole slate to Xbox, Xbox mobile store delayed on Android. 01:54:50: Sony trailer Bloodborne tease, Shuhei Yoshida retires, gamers spending more time watching videos than playing? 02:14:24: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AIRED FIRST ON PATREON.COM/XB2 ON NOV 20, 2024! This month, we caught up with the excellent and bodacious Luke Lohr of the Xbox Expansion Pass Podcast to talk all things Xbox and gaming news. Follow Luke on socials @InsipidGhost and find Xbox Expansion Pass on YouTube! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest episode of Xbox Two! This week, Jez and Rand talk Xbox's plans for the future and tease some possible news for December, we talk Avowed's positive previews, STALKER 2's rocky launch, and PlayStation's intent to buy Kadokawa, and thus FromSoftware. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! #ad 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, new Xbox accessories for December? Jez's Fable info. 00:40:00: New Transformers games coming, MS Flight Sim crashes, STALKER 2's rough launch. 01:38:00: Sony to buy Kadokawa and From Software, Xbox is everywhere. 02:10:00: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 sales success, Metaphor Re:Fantazio blows up. Xbox brings more games to the cloud. 02:50:00: Avowed previews, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand get into another week of juicy gaming news. This week, we talk The Game Awards, Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" campaign, Microsoft's "no red lines" Xbox multiplat comments, with a hint of Fable gameplay teasing too. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, The Game Awards, Rand beats Dragon Age: The Veilguard. 01:00:00: Xbox at The Game Awards, Jez talks new Fable gameplay. 01:30:00: Blizzard hiring for open world StarCraft? Indiana Jones gameplay. Xbox's new ad campaign. 02:25:00: Phil Spencer interviews, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Jez and Rand get into Death Stranding on Xbox, and if it means more multiplats are on the way. We talk Take Two financials and Xbox Series S comments, and the Switch 2 "reveal" and what it means for Xbox and competition. And much more! SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad 💚 15% OFF: Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Rand's thoughts on Dragon Age. 00:40:00: Palworld lawsuit update, Switch 2 and its potential vs. Xbox. Xbox handheld in 2025? 01:00:00: Death Stranding on Xbox, more multiplats? 01:40:28: Gears E-Day voice actors confirmed, Xbox end of year success. Take Two financials. 02:15:44: WB Games future outlook, Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox Game Pass and Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and its success (or failure?), Dragon Age: The Veilguard reviews and reactions, Indiana Jones preview event, hardware rumors, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00: Intro, Call of Duty vs. Xbox Game Pass. 01:13:24: Sony shuts down two studios, Square Enix comments on Xbox, Age of Empires to PlayStation? 01:44:07: Jez’s thoughts on Indiana Jones, Rand talks Life is Strange. 02:16:22: Perfect Dark and Star Wars Outlaws get new creative directors. 02:29:30: Dragon Age Veilguard thoughts. 03:02:25: Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AIRED FIRST on Patreon.com/XB2 on October 23, 2024. We get the king of leaks Tom Henderson on the show to talk Xbox, the downfall of Ubisoft, the future of Battlefield, Halo, Call of Duty, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Check out INSIDER-GAMING.com  Follow Tom on X/Twitter: https://x.com/_Tom_Henderson_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand kick it up for another Xbox Two Podcast, this week, we talk Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Xbox's multiplatform future rumors, Fallout Day, Helldivers 2 on Xbox comments, Ubisoft's downfall, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad 💚 Support us on http://Patreon.com/XB2! Extra shows, Q&A sessions, and more. 💚 TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00: Intro. Rand hates Ubisoft. 00:50:00: Games we've been playing, Rand talks Black Ops 6 campaign. 01:20:00: Fallout Day, Everwild rumors. Is Microsoft slowing down on multiplats? 02:20:00: Will Helldivers 2 ever come to Xbox? Will Xbox games hit Switch 2? Netflix kills Joe Staten's studio. 02:50:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez are back with another Xbox Two Podcast. This week, we talk STALKER 2 hands-on impressions, we talk Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 marketing, Xbox Partner Preview event, and much more SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad PATREON: Go behind the scenes and get extra shows on Patreon! http://patreon.com/XB2 TIMESTAMPS: (coming soon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rand and Jez return following some painful tech issues (grr). This week, we get into Halo's Unreal Engine rebirth, Xbox sidestepping Google to launch "bring your own games" on Xbox Cloud Gaming, we talk Silent Hill 2, Alien Isolation 2 announcement, and much more. PATREON: Skip the ads and support us with our Patreon.com/XB2 page! From $4.99. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro. Sarah Bond talks Xbox on cloud. Xbox stock levels in global markets. 00:50:00: Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy 16 thoughts. 01:15:00: Metaphor Re:Fantazio blows up. 01:40:00: Halo's engine swap and future. 02:30:00: Alien Isolation sequel, Splinter Cell Remake rumors. 03:00:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PATREON: Go ad-free on Patreon for just $5 per month! http://patreon.com/XB2 Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast. We talk about Ubisoft's impending implosion, Xbox's feedback hunt and Japanese games push, thoughts on Silent Hill 2 Remake, Shattered Space, and Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro. Xbox ramps up marketing for Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Starfield Shattered Space thoughts. 00:50:00: Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred thoughts, Ubisoft imploding, is Xbox a "mess"? 01:30:00: Xbox's dev research and Japanese games push. 02:10:00: Stalker 2 documentary, Krafton talks Tango Gameworks plans, breaking Halo news. 02:30:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey gang! Welcome to the audio version of XB2+1 (Ep. 23). This time, we talked to Florian Mueller (FOSSPatents, Game Fray) to learn all about the final years of the Xbox vs. FTC litigation, as well as the big Palworld vs. Nintendo battle brewing in Japan. This is a technical episode so buckle in!! But if you're interested in gaming legalities, you'll learn a ton. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! PATREON: Get episodes like this a week early on our Patreon! Patreon.com/XB2 Follow Florian Mueller over on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Florian4Gamers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jez and Rand gear up for the latest XB2 Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox's Tokyo Game Show reaction, flame some fanboys, talk PlayStation State of Play and PS5 Pro sales, and Ubisoft's very difficult quarter. PATREON: Join us on Patreon.com/XB2 for two extra shows per month, exclusive Q&A guaranteed, and much more. https://patreon.com/XB2 🙏 SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF and FREE SHIPPING at MANSCAPED.COM with our checkout code XB2! http://MANSCAPED.com #ad TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00: Intro, Xbox at TGS. 01:20:00: Ubisoft problems, PlayStation 30th anniversary console. 02:00:00: Xbox hardware announce rumors, RTX 5090 specs. 02:30:00: Knights of the Old Republic remake, Xbox new controllers, PlayStation State of Play. 03:00:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Jez and Rand for the latest Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Xbox at the Tokyo Game Show, the rumored Switch 2 leak, AI and super resolution, Cocord's reported dev costs, and much more. SPONSOR: Get 20% OFF at MANSCAPED.COM with checkout code XB2! Boxers, razors, cologne, men's gifts, and more! #ad PATREON: Join us on Patreon.com/XB2 for two extra shows per month, exclusive Q&A guaranteed, and much more. HTTP://patreon.com/XB2 🙏 TIMESTAMPS:  00:00:00: Intro and housekeeping. Game Pass Overwatch boost, Sarah Bond Bloomberg article. 00:40:00: Space Marine 2 is a huge sales hit, Netflix gets new anime video game shows, Xbox TGS hype. 01:20:00: PS5 Pro anniversary edition, Switch 2 leak, PlayStation remaster-a-thon. 02:00:00: Concord costs HOW MUCH?! Nintendo sues Palworld, Jez rants. 02:50:00: EA flirts with AI, MS Flight Simulator previewed, Diablo 4 success, Halo 25th anniversary? 03:10:00: Patreon Q&A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices