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Welcome to The XB2. 😎 Connect with us on Discord, Patreon, YouTube, and more at http://TheXB2.com! Also known as The Xbox Two, we're an Xbox and Windows PC-oriented gaming podcast featuring "The Xbox Two!" Two Xbox super fans, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral.com and YouTuber Rand Al Thor 19, discuss the week's gaming news. Join XB2 weekly for industry analysis, exclusive news, and other shenanigans.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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THE TWENTEETHS SECOND XBOX TWO PLUS SHOW is HERE! Our next guest is the EVER PRESENT EVERBORN SAGA OF EVERBORN FAME.
We talk PS5 Pro, Xbox's strategy, the future, and much more!
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Jez and Rand return with another lovely XB2 Podcast. This week, we talk PS5 Pro price shocker and discuss what this means for the Xbox next, we also talk Space Marine 2 and Astro Bot's sure-fire GOTY shoo-in. We talk Xbox layoffs and Xbox's evolving "strategy" (or lack thereof) and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: Intro, WH40K Space Marine 2 hype, Astro Bot success.
01:10:00: Old Activision games on Xbox Game Pass? PS5 Pro announced.
02:00:00: Geoff Keighley gets trolled, Annapurna implodes, Xbox layoffs.
02:40:00: Xbox Game Pass "Standard" tier, Tony Hawk rumors, Xbox friend system update. Patreon Q&A.
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Join Jez and Rand for another bumper episode of Xbox Two Podcast! This week, we talk Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Xbox's presence at the Tokyo Game Show and what it could mean, Astrobot vs. Concord. Capcom's classic games return to Xbox, and much, much more!
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00:00:00: Intro. Black Myth Wukong exclusivity, Star Wars Outlaws, Warhammer 40K win.
00:50:00: Xbox at Tokyo Game Show, new consoles in September, Astrobot and Xbox's strategy. Capcom and Xbox fix their compatibility issues.
01:40:00: Starfield turns 1, Transformers Xbox games, Concord's failure.
02:00:00: Xbox ecosystem and Windows PC handhelds, Minecraft movie trailer (cursed).
02:40:00: State of Decay 2 is sunset. Patreon Q&A.
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Returning to the fold is the legendary MILES DOMPIER, formerly of Windows Central, Miles now works at Illfonic, building games like Friday the 13th, Killer Clowns from Outer Space, and much more. In this month's XB2+1, we talk Xbox, the game industry, Miles dev journey, and much more.
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Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two show! Rand returns recovering from Covid, so excuse the audio issues! We talk PS5 Pro and what it means for Xbox, Star Wars Outlaws, Indiana Jones revealed for PlayStation, Black Myth Wukong's Xbox exclusion, and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00: Intro, Star Wars Outlaws, Cyberpunk 2077, PS5 Pro discussion.
00:50:00: Mike Ybarra doesn't like Xbox's strategy, Xbox and Final Fantasy, Concord.
01:40:00: Indiana Jones on PlayStation, Black Myth Wukong's "exclusivity."
02:40:00 Patreon Q&A.
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With Rand struck down with Covid-19, Jez flies solo for this week's Xbox Two special. Jez gets into Gamescom 2024, Xbox's multiplatform strategy, with questions from the audience and rumors about Tokyo Game Show and what Microsoft might announce there, thoughts on Indiana Jones and Avowed, and much more!
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Rand and Jez team up for another XB2 Podcast. This week, we talk WB Games implosion and potential impending sale, Borderlands movie bomb and what it means for video game tie-in movies, Switch and PS5 hardware sales decline, and much more.
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00:00:00: Intro and housekeeping. AAA game industry profits.
00:40:00: GTA6 predictions and Take-Two Game Pass thoughts. XboxERA Console Wars Card Game.
01:10:00: Obsidian next game, the future of Fallout. Borderlands movie flop.
01:30:00: Square Enix and WB financials, near-future game release windows.
02:00:00: Quakecon and Bungie implosion, PlayStation financials.
02:30:00: Meta kills Ready at Dawn, Microsoft interested in VR again?
03:00:00: Patreon Q&A.
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Jez and Rand catch up with GAZ of Septic Sauce fame to discuss console wars, Xbox financials, Xbox 360 nostalgia, and much more.
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Aired first on Patreon on July 30, 2024. Listen EARLY with Patreon.com/XB2!
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oh randal you sweet sweet summer child wait till you find out about redfall :/
meanwhile Sony is buying 'small' studios left and right
Yep! Neon gas is THE most important part of gaming! Make sure your next gaming PC has LOTS of RGB it'll make your gaming better!
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Halo really needs to be delayed completely. While I don't do campaign co-op, I know how important it is to the series. It is something that so many have done since the first game. It's integral to the series. I'm sorry, but I cannot be excited for a game that's not finished at launch.
just love watching videos of flight sim like street view on google maps just you get access to more rural locations (like north korea or the middle of nowhere where there is no roads).
listening to this after the presentation is so cringe lol. Hoping for more Thursday.
combat was hard for me in mass effect 1 than my bro showed me it's much much easier if you just bait them into a choke point. anyway i suck at action games due to my disability not sure if this is what you meant but just wanted to share my experience mostly since I've not played a game that improved to that degree.
could see lack of exclusives as a plus... as there is a lack of memory as well so what's the use of having 5 exclusives when only 2 or 3 will fit lol
speaking of turning media on it's head im impressed how 343 handles the craig memes it's more criticism but they take it, postpone the game (and this looks like a big postpone which to me is a good thing that says they're really listening) and roll with it too making fun of themselves!
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another awesome cast guys look forward to the after E3 talk 👍👍
Awesome podcast