Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The XboxCast Funny First. Factual Second.™️ ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Podcasts](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/) - All our podcasts, now in one place! - [XBOX Is Yelling At Us Now](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/xbox-is-yelling-at-us-now/) - In a change heard across the world, Xbox is now XBOX! And the crowd goes... mild? Now on with The Regular Show! 🏎️ Forza Horizon 6 Is XBOX’s Biggest Launch Since 2024 Forza Horizon 6 has exploded out of the gate, becoming the biggest XBOX launch since at least 2024 according to TrueAchievements’ player-count - [Checking In On Microsoft Solitaire Collection](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/checking-in-on-microsoft-solitaire-collection/) - We know why you're here every week. To answer that one burning question... Where does Microsoft Solitaire Collection sit on the chats? Now on with The Regular Show 🎮 Project Saluki & “Positron” Leak Could this be a new Game Pass Tier AND a Disc‑to‑Digital Program? A new backend leak has revealed Project Saluki, - [Iterative? Iterative!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/iterative-iterative/) - Words are confusing... Did you like the intro music?Of course you did. Because who wouldn't? Now you can hear more, thanks to Made By Humans! Check it out on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you listen to your tunes! 🎮 All Games Announced At The ID@Xbox Spring ShowcaseThe ID@Xbox Spring Showcase highlighted a - [Car Truck Tank!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/car-truck-tank/) - Car! Truck! Tank! Did you like the intro music?Of course you did. Because who wouldn't? Now you can hear more, thanks to Made By Humans! Check it out on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you listen to your tunes! 🤑 Microsoft Cuts Game Pass Prices... Finally Xbox Game Pass Ultimate drops from - [Cats & Good Vibes](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/cats-good-vibes/) - Lee is playing cat games. This is not a drill - LEE IS PLAYING CAT GAMES! Did you like the intro music?Of course you did. Because who wouldn't? Now you can hear more, thanks to Made By Humans! Check it out on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you listen to your tunes! - [April Achievement Challenge Kicks Off](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/april-achievement-challenge-kicks-off/) - Let the games begin! Our biggest event of the year has begun. Will you be playing baby games, going for the ratio or getting those steps in? A quiet week of news is just what we need to kick off our Achievement Hunting! Let's dive in. 🫂 Xbox Partner Preview RecapSEGA headlined a - [A Solid B Out of 10](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/a-solid-b-out-of-10/) - Copilot is coming for your Xbox. What? You thought putting an A.I. person in charge of Xbox was going to lead to different outcomes? 🪣 Copilot AI Is Coming to Xbox Microsoft has confirmed that Copilot AI will be integrated into Xbox, offering system‑level assistance for navigation, accessibility, and game discovery. The announcement comes - [Xbox Gets a New CEO](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/xbox-gets-a-new-ceo/) - Welcome to new era of Xbox! (New era not included, and remains only vague promises up to now) 🎮 Xbox Leadership, Strategy & Corporate Moves Asha Sharma Expands on Xbox’s 2026+ Strategy Xbox CEO Asha Sharma outlined her long‑term plan for the platform, focusing on “great games,” a renewed emphasis on console as - [Relooted Gets Booted](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/relooted-gets-booted/) - Relooted launched. Apparently. That's right, another game for "the modern audience" launched to great applause amongst the 160 people who played it. Whereas last week Highguard peaked at almost 100,000 players before catering from the stratosphere, it seems this game never even left the ground. Will game studios ever learn, or are we stuck - [Highguard's High Drama](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/highguards-high-drama/) - Highguard has done the most amazing race to the bottom we've ever seen.It has managed to out-concord Concord! But that's not all the drama for this week. Ubisoft has decided to Ubisoft all over themselves yet again, Xbox Wrapped didn't happen because apparently Microsoft ran out of money and people are still developing for - [Something Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/something-special/) - 🎵 One more time Ooo, we gonna celebrate One more time 🎵 It's our very special last episode of 2025! Kyle and Lee get together in person! What?? And talk about stuff. What stuff? All sorts of stuff! That's what stuff. There's no plan, no prep, no topics organised - just off - [The XboxCast Game Awards 2025](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/the-xboxcast-game-awards-2025/) - It's time to play the musicIt's time to light the lightsIt's time to reveal our game awards tonight It's time to put on makeupIt's time to dress up rightIt's time to raise the curtain On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, XboxCastationalGame Awards tonight! ----more---- Our final show of 2025, and as is custom, we - [Year of the Slop 2025: A Game Awards Review](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/year-of-the-slop-2025-a-game-awards-review/) - The Game Awards for 2025, have come and gone. And... Yeah... ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT It's that time of year - The XboxCast Game Awards for 2025! And voting is now live. Get voting now! And now on with The Regular Show! 📢 The Game Awards 2025 Wrap Up Ok, so we - [Theres Ga-No Remote Desktop For You!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/theres-ga-no-remote-desktop-for-you/) - Kyle and Lee talk Linux. Yes, Microsoft is that bad, that the biggest Microsoft fans are now actively using Linux. (And hating it... But less than Windows 11!) ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT It's that time of year - The XboxCast Game Awards for 2025! And voting is now live. Get voting now! And now - [Who Doesn’t Like A Good Bundle?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/who-doesnt-like-a-good-bundle/) - Want a bundle? Have a bundle! In fact, have a bundle of bundles! ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT It's that time of year - The XboxCast Game Awards for 2025! And voting is now live. Get voting now! And now on with The Regular Show! 📢 Xbox Partner Preview November 2025: 16 Reveals, 9 - [You're An Egg!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/youre-an-egg/) - In what seems to be a big yolk, we now have a game where you're an egg. Has the game industry finally cracked? Or is this new genre ready to come out its shell? ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch - [Lee Has A Low Acceptance Of Colour](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/lee-has-a-low-acceptance-of-colour/) - In a world of band t-shirts, why wear anything that isn't black? ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our very own logo. Keen to - [Only Jump Horses](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/only-jump-horses/) - In another tumultuous week for Xbox, it seems nothing is certain. Except certain things. ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our very own logo. - [What Is Xbox Doing?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/what-is-xbox-doing/) - Xbox seems intent on driving away all its fans. And the worst part, it seems to be working... ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with - [Corporate Shifts & Tokyo Drifts](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/corporate-shifts-tokyo-drifts/) - The Tokyo Game Show has come and gone. But the question on everyone's lips is "Will EA Survive?" ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with - [Lets Vibe This Podcast Out](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/lets-vibe-this-podcast-out/) - We're now vibe podcasting! ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our very own logo. Keen to get yours? The shop is live now on - [Quack. Drop. Repeat!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/quack-drop-repeat/) - Ducks! Now with guns! ----more---- SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our very own logo. Keen to get yours? The shop is live now on - [A Wild Simone Appears](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/a-wild-simone-appears/) - Simone is back! And there was much rejoicing. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our very own logo. Keen to get yours? The shop is - [Everything Gamescom!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/everything-gamescom/) - Gamescom 2025 has wrapped!Was it a good year? Or was it a great year? Listen to find out... SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The XboxCast is now doing merch! You heard that right. We have launched our very own merch that you can totally buy. Its 100% legit. We're now offering "Xbox on Cup" mugs, with our - [Xbox On Cup](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/xbox-on-cup/) - Is it Xbox PC, or Xbox on PC or PC Xbox, or Xbox App on PC? Seems not even Microsoft knows... But We're looking forward to Xbox on Cup very soon. On this episode of The Regular Show 💻 Xbox PC or Xbox on PC or Xbox App On PC? The PC Pour - [More People, Better](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/more-people-better/) - When more people tune into The XboxCast, we become better. At least that's what we tell ourselves... In this episode of The Regular Show: 🧑‍⚖️ CONTROVERSY! The Stop Killing Games campaign, a grassroots movement fighting for digital preservation, is under fire for “systematic concealment” of financial contributions. Turns out, volunteering too hard might get - [We Are A Good Product](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/we-are-a-good-product/) - We're trying out something new with our show notes. Introducing - EMOJI! You're welcome. 🛞 Forza Fans Left Spinning Forza’s latest studio update has left fans clutching their steering wheels in despair. With key developers shifting gears and future plans feeling more like a detour than a straightaway, the community is wondering if the - [The Eight Year Anniversary Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/the-eight-year-anniversary-episode/) - It's been eight years since we embarked on the journey known as The XboxCast! Join us as we look back - from where we started to how we ended up here. What were we playing 8 years ago? What were you playing 8 years ago? And how did we record those first episodes? All - [Call of FortCraft](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/call-of-fortcraft/) - Microsoft giveth.And Microsoft taketh away. And more seems to be going by the day. The internet awoke to a bombshell this week with Microsoft canceling the highly anticipated Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s ethereal Everwild, and shut down The Initiative studio in a sweeping round of layoffs affecting over 9,000 employees. Turn 10 Studios - [Best Face Badge](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/best-face-badge/) - Lee has won Best Face Badge. Not in real life - only in our hearts. This week, we’re buzzing about Microsoft’s bombshell reveal of next-gen Xbox consoles, powered by a multi-year AMD partnership promising cutting-edge graphics, AI-enhanced gameplay, and full backwards compatibility with your entire Xbox library—ensuring your classics stay alive. Rumors swirl that - [Dead or Alive 3: Relifted](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/dead-or-alive-3-relifted/) - Dead of Alive 3 is getting a remake, or remaster. And all around the world, people cheered! After Not-E3, the news always tends to slow down. So we just tend to talk about Lee playing football at McLean park in Napier. He's practically famous by now. But we all know that you're here for - [Cod Fish Necklace: An Xbox Show Case Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/cod-fish-necklace-an-xbox-show-case-wrap-up/) - Xbox's Not-E3 has come and gone. And we're left wondering about a lot of things... Sure, we can write some witty comments here, but it's much easier to just give you a list of the games that Xbox showed off. For all out thoughts,. you'll just have to listen to the podcast... What was - [This is an Xbox. That is an Xbox. You’re an Xbox and I’m an Xbox!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/this-is-an-xbox-that-is-an-xbox-youre-an-xbox-and-im-an-xbox/) - When everything is an Xbox, nothing is an Xbox... Xbox Game Pass is a rollercoaster, welcoming trippy sci-fi and an anti-live-service gem in The Alters, while Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II shadowdrop for console players.Game Pass is the gift that just keep on giving. But where is the option to subscribe for more - [Jason MooMoo The Sea Cow](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/jason-moomoo-the-sea-cow/) - A Riders Republic movie is in the works. Sometimes the jokes write themselves... Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine gets a remastered glow-up, landing day one for Xbox and PC—perfect for chainsword-wielding fans. Meanwhile, The Division 2 storms the service with its Battle for Brooklyn expansion and Year 7 content, ready to unleash fresh chaos. - [The T-Box](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/the-t-box/) - Our world famous #AprilAchievementChallenge has come to an end. And do we have the recap for you - all the in-and-outs as they happened! Gears of War is going to PlayStation, its true, For all the good that will do...Xbox really seems keen to destroy its brand. As it sends its tent pole games into - [Beard and Bark Face](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/beard-and-bark-face/) - The charts have changed! This is not a drill, the charts have changed! The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remaster has rocketed into 2nd place on the charts! Proving once again what we knew all along - the world craves good RPGs! And maybe not even good RPGs, but good games in general. And what's this? - [Everything's an Xbox Even More](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/everythings-an-xbox-even-more/) - Did you hear? It scored 92 on OpenCricket! Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has come out swinging. Rave reviews, massive media blitz and the cherry on top? It just so happens to be a great game! Often scoring 10/10 on just about every gaming review site that matters! What a fantastic outing for the first - [Star Wars, Clair Obscur and Unnounced Games?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/star-wars-clair-obscur-and-unnounced-games/) - Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 is so close, and we have a breakdown. And by breakdown, we mean someone watched the trailer and told us what we already know. Can you say HYPE? Because we are super hyped for this game! OK, maybe just one of us, but that still counts. Lee is dubious due - [A Very Sad Xbox Podcast](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/a-very-sad-xbox-podcast/) - Warning: The following episode may make you quite sad, angry or annoyed. But, hey, don't blame us, we just read the news that other people have reported on... In good news, Minecraft is getting an update! While it's no Super Duper Graphics Pack that was promised way back in 2017, it does bring enhanced - [The XboxCast Presents: The Top 50 Xbox Games on Xbox, As Chosen By You](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/the-xboxcast-presents-the-top-50-xbox-games-on-xbox-as-chosen-by-you/) - In celebration of Microsoft's 50th Anniversary (and our official 450th episode), we've counted down the Top 50 Xbox Games on Xbox, as chosen by you - our valued community! That's right, no #NuNews, #GameFace or even Regular Shows this time around, just a countdown of the best games ever to be released on Xbox. - [Episode 450 Beta 1](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/episode-450-beta-1/) - This is just a test for our real 450th episode. In fact, you could call it Episode No. 449.5. Any facts to the contrary are communist lies! Could Xbox be buying up some Ubisoft IP? Rumors are saying that Xbox is on the prowl to add some Tom Clancy or Assassins Creed to their - [THIPS 7](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/thips-7/) - Tony Hawke's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remaster - also known as THIPS 7 - will be board sliding its way onto your Xbox this very year! And we cannot wait! - [Obviously The Fish Plays Bass](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/obviously-the-fish-plays-bass/) - Because what other instrument would a fish play? - [Copilot For Your Hands](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/unpublished/copilot-for-your-hands/) - Xbox is working on a handheld gaming console! And knowing Microsoft's naming standard, will probably call it "Copilot for Your Hands"! In what is the worst kept secret of the gaming space, we now know that Xbox is partnering with Asus on a gaming handheld to take on the Switch. Will it be any - [100% More Finger](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/100-more-finger/) - Lee has 100% more finger in this episode. Or is it due to being replaced by AI? - [Rooster-dor](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/rooster-dor/) - It's like matador, but for roosters. A more exciting way to make chicken skewers. - [The Sims 4 Friends](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/the-sims-4-friends/) - What's better than The Sims 4? The Sims 4 multiplayer! - [High-Def Blur: A Tokyo Game Show Recap](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/high-def-blur-a-tokyo-game-show-recap/) - The Tokyo Game Show has happened! What tasty treats were announced this time? And what new ways can Xbox shoot themselves in the foot? - [Vessel of Hatred: The Diablo IV Expansion Review](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/vessel-of-hatred-the-diablo-iv-expansion-review/) - In case you've missed it, we kind of like Diablo IV around here. - [Kong & Godzilla Vs The Power Rangers](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/kong-godzilla-vs-the-power-rangers/) - Welcome to the world's first concept podcast. What is a pod? What is a cast? Are we even real? - [Monster Mash Round](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/monster-mash-round/) - This week on The XboxCast we welcome back Producer Paul! - [Lee & Paul Take Over](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/lee-paul-take-over/) - It's the Lee & Paul Take Over Episode! - [Dark Puck: The Game Awards Breakdown](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/dark-puck-the-game-awards-breakdown/) - Some guy named Geoff hosted some game awards show. Naturally we're here to tell him how wrong he was. - [It's Just a Little Indy Game](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/its-just-a-little-indy-game/) - Xbox happened to drop a little Indy game to round out the year. And it looks like it's on track to be the real Game of The Year! - [The XboxCast Present: The Game Awards for 2024](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-xboxcast-present-the-game-awards-for-2024/) - It's time to play the music It's time to light the lights It's time to reveal our game awards tonight - [The Game Awards (Alternate Version)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-game-awards-alternate-version/) - It's the Game Awards Show, but different! Thanks Lee! - [Xbox Copilot: Welcome to Season 9](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/xbox-copilot-welcome-to-season-9/) - A new Xbox is coming, and we know the name. Introducing Xbox Copilot! - [The Age of Games Coming To PlayStation](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/the-age-of-games-coming-to-playstation/) - PlayStation gets even more Xbox games. While Xbox gets..? The warm fuzzies of being everyone's friends? - [Hipster Project Management](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/hipster-project-management/) - Project Managers who listen to vinals and wear shawls are the future. You heard it here first! - [Except Noodles](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/except-noodles/) - In the land of Melbourne, where the Yarra flows, Two factions arose, with differing prose. - [I Am The Racing Stripe](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/i-am-the-racing-stripe/) - Lee is going fast. So fast, that he's become a racing stripe! - [Tee Dee Lee](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/tee-dee-lee/) - Lee is technically the Technical Director. This makes him officially Tee Dee Lee! - [A Very Regular Regular Show](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/a-very-regular-regular-show/) - Xbox is the only console that exists. The others don't exit. You've been lied to. We're here to expose the truth! - [Traveling At the Speed of White](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/podcasts/traveling-at-the-speed-of-white/) - What's faster than putting racing stripes on your new bike? Wearing white leathers while riding said bike. Sadly, Lee has not graced with any pictures... Yet. - [Sticky Sword Sponges](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/sticky-sword-sponges/) - The kids are all buying their spaceships on Facebook Marketplace these days. Or is it Temu? - [Starrim? Skyfield?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/starrim-skyfield/) - It's The Regular Show! No gimmicks, names, or funny shenanigans. Ok, so we lied about the shenanigans... - [Does Anyone Know Where Electricity Comes From?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/does-anyone-know-where-electricity-comes-from/) - Starfield hits 10 million players as Xbox suffers the biggest leak in its history. - [FPS Isn’t Real](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/fps-isnt-real/) - We are confused all the time. Or are we confusing? New Zealand flicks over to Daylight Savings, and hasn't let Australia know. How rude! But it does mean poor Lee was sitting for an hour by himself. In future, we may get Lee's dog - Barney - on as co-host. If you want to - [I Was Off Camera, Rescuing My Cat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/i-was-off-camera-rescuing-my-cat/) - Producer Paul joins Lee this week, and chaos ensues! As is custom, we thank our Patrons on the first show of the month. Because what better way to convince you guys to support us than by shaming those that aren't... Thank you guys for supporting us and making sure we keep ticking along. If - [Does Paul Have A (Starfield) Problem?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/does-paul-have-a-starfield-problem/) - Have you ever stolen so much stuff you just needed to sit at the bar for a day? Paul has. Lee is still stuck in Cyberpunk, and is urging everyone to get the expansion - Phantom Liberty and he's trying to convince Paul to abandon Starfield. However, Paul has some incredible hours in Starfield, - [I’ve Put All My Time Into Killing Things With My Brain](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/ive-put-all-my-time-into-killing-things-with-my-brain/) - It's finally done. Activision Blizzard are now officially under the Xbox umbrella! Prepare to melt faces as Robocop! The dark dystopian sci-fi epic is coming to Xbox soon, and everyone will be able to play as their favourite cyborg cop. The demo captures everything that made the cult movie great and Lee of one - [What! Bethesda Games Have Bugs?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/what-bethesda-games-have-bugs/) - In a surprise twist, it turns out Bethesda games have bugs! Almost like all games have bugs! Sea of Thieves is getting a big update with Season 10 - private servers, guilds and a whole lot more! Looks like this game has found its sea legs. We love to sea Xbox continuing to support - [Starfield Discord Thing](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/starfield-discord-thing/) - We have a Starfield Discord Thing! Some even call it a forum... Cities: Skylines II has a great game loop. You build a village, run out of money, lose the game and then start again. At least that's how Kyle has been playing it. All the while Lee is firmly stuck in Diablo IV. - [No Bali for Barney](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/no-bali-for-barney/) - Barney will never visit Bali. And Bali will never experience Barney. What a sad state of affairs. Apart from the fact that Lee's dog, Barney, will never travel to Bali, the rest of this week's Regular Show is much more upbeat! That we can promise you. Balder's Gate 3 has gotten a massive win - [That’s Just a Little Fan That’s Been Enlarged!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/thats-just-a-little-fan-thats-been-enlarged/) - We have received a photo of our biggest fan! But it's not a big fan. It's just a small fan that's been enlarged! The Golden Joystick reveals their winners for this year's Game Awards and all we can say is thank goodness there remains some sanity in these award shows. If you're unsure what - [Console Wars Are Dead](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/console-wars-are-dead/) - We're still enjoying the fallout from Fallout! Xbox studios are closing, but is all at it seems? From studios losing staff to studios putting out flops, it looks like Xbox is now starting to get their house in order. Is it too little, too late? Or is this enough to start cracking the whip - [Fallout For Lore](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/fallout-for-lore/) - Hellblade 2 is here and the photos coming from photo mode are insane! Welcome to true Next-Gen, thanks to Ninja Theory and Xbox. Could this become a tentpole franchise for Xbox, or are you happy just happy we got a sequel? Xbox is also giving away a ridiculous looking console to celebrate the launch. Seriously, - [Babies Are Dishwasher Safe](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/babies-are-dishwasher-safe/) - These are the moments you can't manufacture. The Xbox Showcase is coming up and we do some crystal ball gazing. From Gears 6 to State of Decay 3, these are all the games we're hoping to see. Will we get our fabled Xbox Handheld? All rumors point to yes! We even enlisted the help - [The Not-E3 Wrap-up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/the-not-e3-wrap-up/) - Not-E3 is our favourite time of year! It's like a gamer Christmas. If that Christmas came with a bunch of promises instead of presents... - [Chainsaw To The Face](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/chainsaw-to-the-face/) - We go through phases of collecting all the news. And then we give it all to you. You're welcome! - [Make Podcast. Not Music.](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/make-podcast-not-music/) - We have new music! Will it make an appearance in this episode? Or are we keeping it for our Patrons? Only Lee knows... But stay tuned till the end for a surprise! - [I am Different Levels of Confused](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/i-am-different-levels-of-confused/) - Contrary to popular belief, we are not a country and western podcast. We cover Xbox mostly... - [No One Seems Interested in Cheese](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/no-one-seems-interested-in-cheese/) - Plastic cheese is some of the best cheese! This is a hill Kyle will die on. Join us for the April Achievement Challenge! It's a new year, a new challenge, and even bigger and better competitions! Time to represent your country, get your game on, and win the month of April! Sign up now, - [Hot Cross Cake](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/hot-cross-cake/) - Lee has a fascination with getting his news from articles. No one reads articles anymore! It's all about the headlines. Join us for the April Achievement Challenge! It's a new year, a new challenge, and even bigger and better competitions! Time to represent your country, get your game on, and win the month of - [What's So Good About Gouda?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/whats-so-good-about-gouda/) - Brie first. Feta second. NVidia has bought Xbox! While details are a bit sketchy at the moment in terms of if it's the brand or the whole division. While it makes sense from Microsoft's point of view to remove the gaming brand from its portfolio, we are interested to see where this takes the - [The Cheese Talk Continues (Bonus Episode)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/the-cheese-talk-continues-bonus-episode/) - Cheese! You're welcome. If you want to support us, please share the podcast on social media. If you want to get access to our special Discord room, have your name read out on the podcast, and get to vote in Patreon Picks, then support us on Patreon. -- For previous episodes, our socials, - [Do The Cheese Charts Change?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/do-the-cheese-charts-change/) - It's been three weeks of constant cheese talk. So, let's break the pattern by talking about a dog-napping! April Achievement Challenge is here, and Lee is on the path to get 100k Gamer Score in one month. And he's doing it by playing really bad and baby games. That isn't t say there aren't - [Lee Is A Better Gamer, Thanks To AAC](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/lee-is-a-better-gamer-thanks-to-aac/) - Lee has found a love for finishing games. All thanks to April Achievement Challenge! April Achievement Challenge is heating up. Who's in the lead? Who has the most steps? And who will get themselves a commemorative coin this year? No one knows just yet! But all we do know is that Lee has discovered - [Oh Frabjous Day!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/oh-frabjous-day/) - Oh, frabjous day! My Xbox podcast is obsessed with cheese! Kyle is accused of being a Facebook fan. Lee wants to take away all of his tech. We're reading from wrong episode notes. And the answer to life is more KFC. Can you tell what kind of episode this is going to be? - [Xbox XCloud Game Pass](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/xbox-xcloud-game-pass/) - A weird week of news lies ahead. But what else do you expect when it's been contaminated by the Fallout? Thats right - from Fallout in Excel to Fallout's next-gen update, this week is dominated by Fallout news. All thanks to the fact that the Fallout TV show was... good? Wait? Are TV Shows - [Behind The Scenes of Season 7. Episode 60.5](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/behind-the-scenes-of-season-7-episode-60-5/) - While facing technical difficulties, Kyle had the bright idea to record what he and Lee were doing. - [Is This the End of Xbox?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/is-this-the-end-of-xbox/) - It's half past the hour of fun! - [The Xbox Business Update Breakdown](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-xbox-business-update-breakdown/) - After all the rumors, can we rest easy? Or are we still at Panic Station Red? - [Omniflopter](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/omniflopter/) - Everything you need to know about #75Hard. Or at least everything about drinking almost 4 liters of water a day. Including all the toilet breaks... We promise we're an Xbox podcast! - [I Am Currently On Trousers](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/i-am-currently-on-trousers/) - Apparently, q-tips are not supposed to clean your ears. Thats our Top Tip of the Week! - [Secondhand Cringe](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/secondhand-cringe/) - We're here to keep you regular. With your daily dose of secondhand cringe! - [Guess Who's Back, Back Again?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/guess-whos-back-back-again/) - Welcome to Season 8! We're happy to have you here. - [The Game Awards for 2023](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-game-awards-for-2023/) - It's time to play the music It's time to light the lights It's time to hand out awards On the Game Awards tonight - [#GameFace! Canoodling In the Library](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-canoodling-in-the-library/) - Next month our gaming future is in your hands. Who's chosen to be cruel, and who's chosen to be kind? - [#NuNews: Write the Headlines You Want to See](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-write-the-headlines-you-want-to-see/) - Lee keeps running out of news. It's clearly time to start making stuff up. - [#GameFace! They Can’t Nerf This Build](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-they-cant-nerf-this-build/) - We've become to powerful! They cannot nerf us. - [#NuNews: It’s Good If You Use It](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-its-good-if-you-use-it/) - You didn't know you needed this news. Just like that bacon and egg pie you're currently craving... - [#GameFace! Horsing Around](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-horsing-around/) - Patrons Puzzling Picks is now live! - [#NuNews: If Pokémon was Wrestling](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-if-pokemon-was-wrestling/) - All the Xbox News from the last week. We help you catch up on everything you've missed. And things you haven't. - [#GameFace! Fonts & Zombies](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-fonts-zombies/) - A new font appears, and Lee has thoughts. The zeros are the rectangles of Ohs! - [#NuNews: You Are The Money King (A Gamescom Recap)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-you-are-the-money-king-a-gamescom-recap/) - Gamescom! Gamescom! Gamescom! Let us summarise all you need to know. - [#GameFace! Squad Ron](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-squad-ron/) - August is coming to an end, and so is our Patron's Puzzling Picks. - [#NuNews: Fighty Staff, Diggy Staff](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-fighty-staff-diggy-staff/) - It's embarrassing how organised we are. In fact, we could just about be the most organised podcast ever! - [#NuNews: Van Gogh Anime](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-van-gogh-anime/) - Is our start overstaying it's welcome? Do we need something that slaps? Or a banger? - [#GameFace! Who’s Going to Replace Simone?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-whos-going-to-replace-simone/) - It's our 50th Episode of the year! 🎉 And it's our last #GameFace! for a while... 😢 - [#NuNews: Organic DevOps](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-organic-devops/) - It's that time of the year when there is just no news. So, here's two hours of us babbling. (Which is no different to every week). - [#NuNews: Me, Me, Lee](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-me-me-lee/) - It's the Lee and Paul show. And Paul is kind enough to let Lee be the boss. - [#NuNews: Happy Activision Blizzard Day](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-happy-activision-blizzard-day/) - The FTC has been defeated. The CMA has just about conceded. Xbox is about to close on (finally) buying Activision Blizzard! It has been a long 18 months... - [#GameFace! A Big Announcement](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-a-big-announcement/) - #PatronsPuzzlingPicks is coming up quickly. And it's going to be the last event for Simone and Kyle for some time... - [#GameFace! Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-zoom-zoom-zoom-zoom/) - We're zooming here, we're zooming there. We're zooming everywhere! - [#NuNews: Live Tweeting On The Podcast](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-live-tweeting-on-the-podcast/) - Lee is learning how to live tweet. He just chose to do it in the middle of the podcast. - [#NuNews: Patrons’ Puzzling Picks](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-patrons-puzzling-picks/) - We're getting ready for the next XboxCast Community Event. And you're invited!* - [#NuNews: Now With More Paul](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-now-with-more-paul/) - If you think Lee has been doing a decent job with the podcast, just wait until you hear from Paul! - [#GameFace! The Pre3 E3 Hype Stream Predictions](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-pre3-e3-hype-stream-predictions/) - E3 season is upon us! Or Xbox Showcase Season. But its less fun to say it that way... - [#GameFace! Cheeky In The Chat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-cheeky-in-the-chat/) - Humans cannot sleep without hurting themselves. You're welcome for that little factoid. - [#NuNews: Bat As In Bat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-bat-as-in-bat/) - We are very professional and not at all children. No matter what you may hear... - [#NuNews: Maximum Crunch](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-maximum-crunch/) - We have experienced Maximum Crunch! All thanks to some microwave fries... - [#GameFace! Batman Is a Fully Grown Man](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-batman-is-a-fully-grown-man/) - Is it content or nonsense? Whatever it is, here's 2 hours of it! - [#NuNews: The Thinking Man’s Star Wars](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-thinking-mans-star-wars/) - Kyle's in a competition to use all the "only's" in the world. And he has just won! - [#NuNews: Le Xbox Caste](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-le-xbox-caste/) - Earthquakes in New Zealand are just part of the weather! - [#GameFace! The Words Cannot Hurt Me](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-words-cannot-hurt-me/) - Before we get into what games we're sprinkling on our breakfast, we have a very important announcement. - [The Year Ahead Podcast Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-year-ahead-podcast-special/) - What's in store for us this year as we enter Season 7? You'll just have to listen to find out. - [#NuNews: Don’t Question Skyrim](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-dont-question-skyrim/) - Our intro was written by ChatGPT. And our outro was too. The bots look like they've arrived What, oh what, are creatives to do? - [#GameFace! You’ve Hit a Tree, Jim](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-youve-hit-a-tree-jim/) - Welcome to Season 7! Can you believe it? Because we can't. - [#GameFace! White Men Can’t Drift](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-white-men-cant-drift/) - This year's April Achievement Challenge has us all going over different strategies. Lee's strategy is to fix one thing and break another. - [#GameFace! I Talked Like This And Giggled Less](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-i-talked-like-this-and-giggled-less/) - Welcome to The Zoo. It's where we keep all our Patrons. - [#NuNews: Take Your Ears, And Put Them In](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-take-your-ears-and-put-them-in/) - Lee is the news master. If you disagree with anything in this episode, make sure to tweet at him. - [#GameFace! AAC’23 Phase One](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-aac23-phase-one/) - We're now onto Phase One of the April Achievement Challenge! Join us in going over the current winners, the current losers and Kyle. - [#NuNews: Just Die At Work!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-just-die-at-work/) - Instructions unclear. Insulted Lee immediately. Maybe it's not quite what he meant... - [#GameFace! You Just Have To Look Everywhere](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-you-just-have-to-look-everywhere/) - The April Achievement Challenge is now finally wrapping up! You can all breathe a sigh of relief. - [#NuNews: Lee’s Going inna Truck!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-lees-going-inna-truck/) - Lee's about to spend the day inna a truck. And we couldn't be prouder. They grow up so fast. - [#NuNews: Not Lazy. Efficient! (Again)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-not-lazy-efficient-again/) - We value your time, and so, in an effort to be mindful of that, we strip out all the fluff from the news. It's not lazy. It's efficient! - [#GameFace! We Are a Cultural Experience](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-we-are-a-cultural-experience/) - It's only been one week, and Lee is already cheating! The April Achievement Challenge really does bring out the worst in us (Lee). - [#NuNews: New Zealand is Full of Sheep](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-new-zealand-is-full-of-sheep/) - Let's get together and talk to people about stuff we know very little about. - [#GameFace! Itchy Bum & The April Achievement Challenge](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-itchy-bum-the-april-achievement-challenge/) - The April Achievement Challenge is fast approaching! Are you ready? - [#GameFace! A New Streaming Home?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-a-new-streaming-home/) - Simone is still sick. And Lee is bored of Simone being sick. - [#NuNews: Couch Co-op Controller](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-couch-co-op-controller/) - Change. Change is the only constant. And we changed it up to record #NuNews first this week! - [#NuNews: Catacombs and Cairns](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-catacombs-and-cairns/) - Lee is the boss now? - [#NuNews: The Rhythm of Muppets](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-rhythm-of-muppets/) - According to Lee, Kyle sounds like a Muppet. We don't need you to all agree at once, but it is just something we thought you should know. - [#GameFace! The April Achievement Intro for Newbies](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-april-achievement-intro-for-newbies/) - Yes, yes, we know. It's not quite April yet. But that hasn't stopped a lot of people asking about this year's April Achievement Challenge! - [#NuNews: The Potato Conundrum](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-potato-conundrum/) - It may be our Destiny to get back into Destiny 2... - [#GameFace! Even Boys Can Spin](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-even-boys-can-spin/) - #FriendlyFeb has come to an end. As sad as we are to see it go, we're ready for #MurderMarch! - [#GameFace! Murder is Good](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-murder-is-good/) - Are you ready for the last #GameFace! episode of the year? Don't be sad. Instead join us for our Game Awards show! - [#NuNews: Controller Swag](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-controller-swag/) - Let's get technical. And spend some time discussing our audio setup. - [The Game Awards Episode ’22](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-game-awards-episode-22/) - The most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, XboxCastational Game Awards Show of 2022! - [#NuNews: All The News](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-all-the-news/) - While we've been at PAX, news has been happening around us. So, let's do it all! All the news, all at once. - [The PAX Podcast](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-pax-podcast/) - We did it. We managed to get together at PAX Australia! - [#GameFace! Undercover Mischief](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-undercover-mischief/) - Top tip of the week: turn it off and on again and then turn it upside down. It's all to do with gravity and other science words. - [#NuNews: I Wanna Drive A Train!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-i-wanna-drive-a-train/) - Lee is internet famous. And he's not even a meme! - [#GameFace! Sleeveless Shorts](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-sleeveless-shorts/) - Some chocolate frustrates Kyle's throat. There's just something in it that makes the chocolate spicy... - [#NuNews: Have We Got News For You](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-have-we-got-news-for-you/) - Have we got news for you? Or do we not have news? - [#GameFace! The Emily Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-emily-special/) - We have an incredibly special guest! That'll teach Kyle for being sick. - [#NuNews: Kyle Live Reacts To Gamescom](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-kyle-live-reacts-to-gamescom/) - #Gamescom has arrived! And as is tradition, we go through almost everything... - [#GameFace! It’s Not a Joke, It’s Science!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-its-not-a-joke-its-science/) - Lee's beard gets fluffy when it rains. But what happens when he's in space? - [#NuNews: Sweet Snacks Stalk](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-sweet-snacks-stalk/) - What is this? New music? When did we become so cool? - [#NuNews: Aye is a Why](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-aye-is-a-why/) - We are the wizards of podcasting. We're never early, we're never late. We arrive exactly when we mean to! - [#GameFace! Diamond Ape Go Grrrr](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-diamond-ape-go-grrrr/) - Lee gets a new laptop. The queen has passed on. And Kyle is making sure he is ready to be knighted. - [#NuNews: Super Bike Kampionship](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-super-bike-kampionship/) - Our episodes may be late, but no one is blaming anyone. - [#NuNews: Vaguely Organized](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-vaguely-organized/) - Are you ready for this podcast? Because we aren't. - [#NuNews: Purple Matching Mounting Pets](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/nunews-purple-matching-mounting-pets/) - Are you ready to be showered with only the newest news? Wash your hair with it? Solve all your problems? At least we can solve your news problems! - [#GameFace! Fish Facts!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-fish-facts/) - #back2YourBacklog is here! Are you excited? Because we're excited! - [#NuNews: EA NotFIFA ’23](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-ea-notfifa-23/) - Lee has been on a movie buying binge. Kyle has been eating cake. We all know who's winning. - [#NuNews: Bring on The Robots!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-bring-on-the-robots/) - We're supposed to be reading the news to you. But instead, we're going to torture you with stories about really good fish and chips... - [#GameFace! The Game Giveaway Episode! (Finally)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-game-giveaway-episode-finally/) - We did it guys! We reached 100 subscribers on YouTube and now we can give away some games! - [#GameFace! Sad Game September?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-sad-game-september/) - Impromptu event! Get your terrible games out of the way. And spend September crying. - [Celebrating 300 Episodes of The XboxCast Feat. Special Guests](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/celebrating-300-episodes-of-the-xboxcast-feat-special-guests/) - The full 6-hour live stream, now for you to enjoy. - [#GameFace! The 300th Episode!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-300th-episode/) - We have reached 300 episodes! Let's rejoice! By insulting the other hosts of the podcast... - [#NuNews: Fedora Vs Beanie](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-fedora-vs-beanie/) - We present the newest news you could news. Fresh from the wellspring of news. - [#GameFace! And There Was Much Rejoicing](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-and-there-was-much-rejoicing/) - We're celebrating 300 episodes! And you're invited to the Live Stream celebration! - [#NuNews: The Great Teabag Debate](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-great-teabag-debate/) - Tea bagging in games is a rite of passage. Or is it? - [#NuNews: #GolfFace!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-golfface/) - Kyle has the best golf words. He knows exactly how to golf. - [#GameFace! What Would a Werewolf Do?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-what-would-a-werewolf-do/) - We're meanz, leanz, and the only podcast to feature The BeanNZ! This is GameFace! and We're the XboxCast! - [#NuNews: Gird Up Your Loins](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-gird-up-your-loins/) - Lee is now a professional dabber. He can dab with the best of them. And then call you an ambulance. - [#GameFace! The #backToYourBacklog Community Check In](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-backtoyourbacklog-community-check-in/) - The Lee and Simone takeover you've been wanting. Now can you all stop asking? Please? - [The Xbox Bethesda Showcase Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-xbox-bethesda-showcase-special/) - E3 may be dead, but the Xbox Showcase lives on! - [#GameFace! Casual Business](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-casual-business/) - Kyle is hearing double voices; Lee is bragging about the weather. And Simone is bored and boring... - [#NuNews: Xbox Series eXtreme Streaming](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-xbox-series-extreme-streaming/) - #NuNews is all the Xbox news you need to know about. If you have to think about it, you've already lost. - [#GameFace! The Achievement for Love](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-the-achievement-for-love/) - Lee now has automation - he presses buttons and things happen. Is this the beginning of having computers take over the podcast? - [#NuNews: June is Soon!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-june-is-soon/) - Breaking news: June is soon. It rhymes, so you know it's true. Hey, we don't make the rules. - [#GameFace! Early in the Today](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-early-in-the-today/) - We're going to Fanfest in Melbourne! Are you going? Will we see you there? Are you excited? Will you get some stickers? - [#NuNews: Freshly Baked News, Slightly Moist](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-freshly-baked-news-slightly-moist/) - This is not just the news. It's the news! The NuNews. Fresh out the news oven. - [#GameFace! Don't Live in Your Toilet](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-dont-live-in-your-toilet/) - Welcome to the AkwardCast. We're bringing Kiwi humor to the world... Awkwardly. HashTag En Zed represent! - [#GameFace! Alex Quick, SharkMan!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-alex-quick-sharkman/) - Kyle has been giggling in his sleep. And it could be because of his new laptop... - [#NuNews: There's Been a Change in the Charts!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-theres-been-a-change-in-the-charts/) - Lee has a big bottom. Can you hear it? Can you hear the big bottom? Can you? - [#NuNews: We'll Ignore Your Technical Issues](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-well-ignore-your-technical-issues/) - Lee deals with auditors. And no one cries. We call that a win! - [#GameFace! 2022's April Achievement Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-2022s-april-achievement-wrap-up/) - When you stop drinking tea, does the Queen unfriend you? Asking for a friend... - [#NuNews: Power As In Power](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-power-as-in-power/) - We do the charts. Unironically. - [#GameFace! All Four One, And One Four All](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-all-four-one-and-one-four-all/) - All four of us, back together again? Covid-crew go! - [#NuNews: The Wrath of Kyle](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-wrath-of-kyle/) - You're welcome to write a letter of complaint to us. We may even reply... - [#GameFace! Just A Steady Stream Of Pain](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-just-a-steady-stream-of-pain/) - Have you been following Lee on Twitter? Because if so, we apologize! - [#NuNews: The Razor Bunch](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-razor-bunch/) - The podcast is never early, nor is it late. It arrives exactly when it means to. - [#GameFace! #theSlappening](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-theslappening/) - We're the most cultured Xbox podcast around. Pop cultured! - [#NuNews: Stop Following Me Around, You Weirdo](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-stop-following-me-around-you-weirdo/) - How would you smuggle beer into a cricket game? Do you go the dig a hole and bury it, or wearing a high-vis and clipboard route? - [#GameFace! Unpeeling The Banana](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-unpeeling-the-banana/) - Are you ready for the unpeeling of Project Banana? Because it's here and it's live and we're way too excited! - [#NuNews: Should We Get Batman’d Up?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-should-we-get-batmand-up/) - Maybe we should start a Supernatural Podcast? And spend every episode talking about our better work stories. - [#GameFace! Pant-less PunkFace Podcasting](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-pant-less-punkface-podcasting/) - #ParchMunk continues, leading us to some amazing stories. From Little Sisters getting unstuck to #BobsUp! - [#NuNews: This is Not The WowCast](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-this-is-not-the-wowcast/) - We're out here in the community, helping everyone. By reading the news to you! - [#GameFace! Punkdemic!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-punkdemic/) - We've decided this month is Punk Month. Also known as #ParchMunk! - [#NuNews: PodPunk with GSpcdNZ](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-podpunk-with-gspcdnz/) - Gary comes to us to help pad out ten news stories into 3 hours. - [#GameFace! #FriendlyFeb Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-friendlyfeb-wrap-up/) - #FriendlyFeb is officially over. So how did it go? Are we feeling friendly? - [#NuNews But It’s Only The News Without The Nu](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-but-its-only-the-news-without-the-nu/) - We're about to catch up on all the news for the year so far. Luckily nothing major has happened, right? - [#GameFace! Only 3 Away From A 5](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-only-3-away-from-a-5/) - Rider's Republic has us in its firm grips. And we're on the downhill track! - [#GameFace! Sunset Overdrive Meets eXtreme Sports](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-sunset-overdrive-meets-extreme-sports/) - #FriendlyFeb has introduced us to an amazing game. It's Sunset Overdrive, extreme sports, chaos, and fun all rolled into one! - [#GameFace! Do Witches Broom While They Zoom?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-do-witches-broom-while-they-zoom/) - Our first week of #FriendlyFeb is done. So, what have we played? And why is Lee trying to play every game known to man? - [#GameFace! #FriendlyFeb Kicks Off](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-friendlyfeb-kicks-off/) - #FriendlyFeb kicks off! What friendly game are you going to play? - [State of The XboxCast Nation](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/state-of-the-xboxcast-nation/) - What's going on with The XboxCast? Why all the bananas? And where are my weekly episodes anyways? - [The Game Awards ’21](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/the-game-awards-21/) - What a roller coaster of a year! We did 69 episodes in one year, met new friends, got a new logo and much, much more. But now it's time to wrap it up and go on holiday! - [Xbox 2021 Wrapped Feat. Hall of Gamers](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/specials/xbox-2021-wrapped-feat-hall-of-gamers/) - Let's take a look back on the year that was. With some very special guests to help out. What could go wrong with a 6-person podcast? - [#GameFace! Shiny Colourful Clowns Everywhere](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-shiny-colourful-clowns-everywhere/) - It's our very last #GameFace! episode for the year! Just FYI. - [#NuNews: There‘s A Hostile Planet Involved](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-theres-a-hostile-planet-involved/) - A hostile planet here, a hostile planet there. Shake it all around and there's a hostile planet everywhere! - [#GameFace! or The Angry Englishman](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-or-the-angry-englishman/) - Welcome to The Xboxcast. Also known as The Angry Englishman podcast. - [#NuNews: No Hate Buttons](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-no-hate-buttons/) - Lee had a life this weekend. Who would have thought? - [#GameFace! Chochy Milky](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-chochy-milky/) - Lee doesn't drink chochy milks, and to be honest you can tell. It explains so much! - [#NuNews: Hot Blue Aliens](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-hot-blue-aliens/) - Because who doesn't like blue aliens? Especially when they are warm and not cold. - [#GameFace! Rewarding Long Behaviour](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-rewarding-long-behaviour/) - What games do you sprinkle on your breakfast? - [#NuNews: Modular Throttle Quadrants](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-modular-throttle-quadrants/) - Lee is Jeremy Clarkson and this is The XboxCast! - [#GameFace! #Witcherween WrapUp](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-witcherween-wrapup/) - It's only taken halfway through November to get to this point. #Witcherween has now officially concluded. - [#NuNews: Buy One, Get One You Don‘t Really Want](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-buy-one-get-one-you-dont-really-want/) - As chaotic as things get, we're here to sort it all out. Well maybe not. - [#GameFace! Craig‘s Glow Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-craigs-glow-up/) - #Witcherween continues, and drives Kyle a little mad it seems... - [#NuNews: Double Gary](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-double-gary/) - You haven't lived until you've been double Gary'd! - [#GameFace! Punching Druids](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-punching-druids/) - In witch-case... Spoilers ahead for #Witcherween! - [#NuNews: Lee Is Always Buffed](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-lee-is-always-buffed/) - For a brief period of time, we had a shimmer of hope... And then, nothing. - [#NuNews: Monster News](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-monster-news/) - This is the monster news episode you've been waiting for... Now with a small #Witcherween update. - [#GameFace! Hot XboxCast Summer](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-hot-xboxcast-summer/) - Our new logo launched! How do we look? And this is not even our final form. Kyle has been tweeting cryptic tweet in the lead up to the logo launch. Did you get any? Or were you like Lee and just gave up? Luckily for you Kyle explains it all. Now you... - [#GameFace! #Witcherween Begins!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-witcherween-begins/) - #Witcherween has begun! And we have a very special reveal on our YouTube! You may want to check it out. No Man's Sky continues to absorb Kyle and Simone's life. It runs beautifully on the Series X and is on Game Pass. You have no excuse now. Simone f... - [#GameFace! One-Game Kyle](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-one-game-kyle/) - Yarr! T'was talk like a pirate day the other day. And we missed it, so now we're celebrating. Late! Do you remember SkiFree? Because apparently Lee doesn't. It's now time to take his gamer card off of him. Golf With Your Friends causes Kyle to cry... - [#NuNews: Dad‘s Made-Up Cat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-dads-made-up-cat/) - It's the news that you care that we care about. If that's confusing, it's your fault. And because of it, Lee is peaking duck. Lee's circle light turned up, so he's ready to start his makeup channel. Let's all support his new hobby! It's going to be ... - [#GameFace! Grabby Bots](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-grabby-bots/) - There's a lot of excitement around our melted brains... Lee is looking a lot younger, but you'll just have to believe us. Now we all need to get him to do a studio tour and show off his setup. Even though we haven't been playing much, we still man... - [#NuNews: Not Rich Enough To Pronounce Words](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-not-rich-enough-to-pronounce-words/) - Put on your smoking jacket and retire to the drawing room. It's time for this week's Xbox news! The game play charts make us depressed as nothing chances, but No Man's Sky pops in again, joining NBA2K22. Seems a bit cheeky to have the same game in th... - [#GameFace! Golphine Dang](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-golphine-dang/) - Lee cleans up pretty well. You'll just have to believe us. And Simone responds by trying to burn the house down. So many games were played this week, we almost needed a spreadsheet. Almost, but not quite. There's a fridge that demands some attentio... - [#NuNews: Chest High Walls and Swords](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-chest-high-walls-and-swords/) - So many new games, and one will even excite Lee... Rainbow Six Siege is dropping out of the top 10, in what is probably the biggest shake up this week in the charts. Craftopia gets a raving review from Kingsman saying "you smash rocks". Valhalla is ge... - [#GameFace! Rogue-Lust?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-rogue-lust/) - Goodbye August, and goodbye to #back2YourBacklog2021. Do you know how the Sea of Thieves Emissary stuff works? Because we didn't. And now we do! So lucky for you we're here to explain stuff and hopefully help you. Also, play Sea of Thieves! There's so... - [#NuNews: Fully Plaid](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-fully-plaid/) - A bit of a different NuNews this week as we still struggle with how to how to say plaid... Is Game Pass the death of the pre-order? China is restricting gaming to 3 hours a week, which causes us to wonder a few things. What do you think about it? Des... - [#GameFace! Splashy Water](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-splashy-water/) - Quake is now on Xbox! With 4K, up to 120 FPS, and Nine Inch Nails in tow. And it's on GamePass! Why aren't you playing it right now? The Ascent, Quake 2 and 3, Scarlet Nexus, Sea of Thieves, Control, Gears 5: Hivebusters... Its Game-agedon! From get... - [#NuNews: gamescom '21 Brings the Zombie Hardcore Parkour](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-gamescom-21-brings-the-zombie-hardcore-parkour/) - How do you say plaid? Kyle says play-d and Lee says pla-d... Xbox took over Gamescom before the opening night and left everyone thoroughly unimpressed. Even the Gamescom schedule is bad... Aaron Greenburg did warn us not be to impressed, and it seem... - [#GameFace! We‘re better than 12K, Kyle!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-were-better-than-12k-kyle/) - Forget 4K. Throw 8K in the bin. Because we're better than 12K! We're still neck deep in #back2YourBacklog. And that means we're spending all our gaming hours on one particular game. Well, most of us... Guess who isn't following the rules again... Le... - [#NuNews: Not Even The Bots Want To Join](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-not-even-the-bots-want-to-join/) - Simone joins us to brighten up NuNews! SplitGate is Halo meets Portal and comes with its own music. And it's free! Hopefully it knocks Fortnight off the list... But maybe were getting too hopeful. We also have the best strategy for being awesome at Ha... - [#GameFace! This is Not Fred Durst Face](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-this-is-not-fred-durst-face/) - It's officially August! And that means we're diving back into our backlog yet again for the second time this year. Tweet at us with the #back2YourBacklog and #back2YourBacklog2021 hashtags to tell us what you've been playing. Lee jumps into The As... - [#NuNews: The Final Fat-nasy](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-final-fat-nasy/) - So much news! All the news. This is what happens when we skip a week of news... A new Bioshock is getting made, and we are shook! PUBG is getting a Netflix animated serious, and our first question is why. FIFA goes crazy and asks for $40 more for a... - [#GameFace! An Adventure In Wasting Time](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-an-adventure-in-wasting-time/) - Play the music and we all go home to play games. Games are the order of the day - monkey simulator, farming simulator, sailing simulator... It is a simulation-fest this week. Sea of Thieves now has mermaids. Evil mermaids... Ones that want to kill yo... - [#GameFace! Locust Paste Shampoo?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-locust-paste-shampoo/) - It's a Patron Update Episode! What have we been working on (and playing)? You'll have to listen to find out. Simone has a long list of games, Lee has a short list, Kyle doesn't have a list. What is a list even? Chaos Squad in Sunset OverDrive has bee... - [#NuNews: The News Frolickers](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-the-news-frolickers/) - Holding hands and skipping through news, like we always do! Can you be embarrassed and jealous at the same time for the same thing? We don't know but, Lee takes us on an adventure of his cooking adventures. Farming Simulator '19 is now THE game to ... - [#GameFace! Nood Noob](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-nood-noob/) - GameFace! Now with Life Updates (TM). Lee joins from the South of England, also known as Napier in Winter! Kyle is way too cool for this episode, backwards cap and all. Lee is podcasting from his garage where its minus 12 degrees centigrade. And Simo... - [#NuNews: Bus Simulations](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-bus-simulations/) - We know about sports and stuff! Like did you know golf exists? It's true. Golf is a game that even Lee plays. The game play charts are not that exciting. The top games stay as the top games week after week. Lets start playing some new games guys! I... - [#GameFace! Hamsters are Hipsters](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/gameface/gameface-hamsters-are-hipsters/) - Double intros, things working first time. And Lee brings a blankie to the podcast! With #backToYourBacklog finished, we're released to play every game ever. We go back to Bioshock Infinite and chat about how it's the best one in the series. If you h... - [#NuNews: Take Your Xbox To The Beach!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-take-your-xbox-to-the-beach/) - Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh! After what seems like forever, we're back with the news! E3 is starting to fade from memory, and places are remembering to put out announcements. Which means we have news to talk about! New monitors are all Xbox official, ... - [#GameFace! #backToYourBacklog Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-backtoyourbacklog-wrap-up/) - June, and #backToYourBacklog is over... So what did we learn? From our chosen games, to how far we got, we cover everything. Surprises, dislikes, expectations and did Kyle ever finish Monster Hunter: World? Lee enjoyed Borderlands 2, but did the hu... - [#GameFace! Going #backToYourBacklog With Neomaster](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-going-backtoyourbacklog-with-neomaster/) - Joined by the other half of RealGamerScore podcast - Neomaster aka Mat, we're still plugging away at our backlogs. Mat is an Xbox Hall of Famer and the top gamer score holder in Oceania! That is Australia and New Zealand combined... Oh and just happens ... - [E3 HypeStream feat. Special Guests](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/e3-hypestream-feat-special-guests/) - E3 has come and gone. But that doesn't mean the hype train is anywhere close to stopping! Joined by Cameron from the RealGamerScore podcast and Garrett from the UXP - The Xboxcast go over all the excitement of E3. From what got everyone hyped (hello S... - [#GameFace! DeeJayHerro Recommends Games!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-deejayherro-recommends-games/) - DeeJayHerro joins us for this episode of #GameFace! Did you know, DayJay used to stream games while wearing a full Spiderman costume? What games have we been playing this week? Well, we're still neck deep in #backToYourBacklog so Simone has a ton of S... - [The Pre-Three Episode (with Garrett Atkins)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/the-pre-three-episode-with-garrett-atkins/) - With E3 just around the corner, we go bananas with what we want to see. And to help, we have a very special guest - Garrett Atkins! Garrett helps keep our expectations in check, but we still go over the deep end. Microsoft buying Anthem from EA? Why... - [#GameFace! We're a #nonCOD Podcast](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-were-a-noncod-podcast/) - We like chatting about games. And you clearly like listening about games. Now lets talk games! For #backToYourBacklog, one of our dedicated listeners jumped in a whole month early. Great effort Gary! At least now you have other games to play this June. ... - [#NuNews: Wild Meetings](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-wild-meetings/) - Something is coming that is drying up all the news... What could that be? June is coming up and its stopping us from buying new games. Our wallet is thanking us! Due to some limitations on some hardware, people think its OK to send death threats to gam... - [#GameFace! A Fat Tub Of Lard Who Can't Jump](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-a-fat-tub-of-lard-who-cant-jump/) - Are you ready for #BackToYourBacklog? Its coming and we have polls on Twitter to help us decide what to play! Now is your time to shine and decide our gaming future. Kyle hates platformers. Did you know that? And the worst one is Tcheco. Simone is enjoy... - [#NuNews: Slap Your Dogs' Bum](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/nunews/nunews-slap-your-dogs-bum/) - Do you not slap your dogs bum? Resident Evil Village is already in the top 20 for the game play chart! In more news, Xbox Series get The Original dynamic background, Quick Resume is now ever quicker and Xbox is fighting scalpers. Along with Destiny 2 get... - [#GameFace! The Last Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-the-last-episode/) - We're all fine, we promise! GameFace! goes over how good Halo 4 is (or was), how bad Aery is, and what happens in Nexoria when you fight some books!How often do you get distracted when playing pretty games? For one of us, getting distracted is a common p... - [#NuNews: Naked People's Floating Bits](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-naked-peoples-floating-bits/) - So much news! It's like a news-aggedon! With Apple and Epic fighting in the courts, all the secrets are being spilled about everyone. And Xbox is no exception. S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 apparently only has 3 months exclusivity, but we're not so sure. The Micros... - [#GameFace! The April Achievement Challenge Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-the-april-achievement-challenge-wrap-up/) - April is complete and that means its time for our wrap up! Are you ready for the monster podcast of doom? Because you have gotten a monster podcast of doom! As you know, every April we lay down the gauntlet to everyone - go hard for achievements, go ... - [#NuNews: I Do No Research](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-i-do-no-research/) - In what comes as shock to everyone, Lee admits he doesn't do any research! We have a very important poll this week for everyone, but you'll have to listen till the very end to hear it. The news is a bit random this week, as we transition to a new org... - [#GameFace! Free Percussion!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-free-percussion/) - Birds don't have thumbs, which makes it super hard for them to play drums. Look at all the facts you learn when you listen to us. The April Achievement Challenge is just past the midway point, and the competition is ramping up! Who are you rooting for... - [#GameFace! Organized Coughing](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-organized-coughing/) - Half way through the April Achievement Challenge and its time for a sanity check... How are we holding up? Are we ready to throw in the towel yet? Or are we just getting warmed up? Kyle and Lee have been playing a lot of games. Like a lot! Currently ... - [#NuNews: Meme Dreams](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-meme-dreams/) - Kyle is a bit sick, so doesn't sound great. But we will soldier on! Are you ready for some news? Because we're bringing the news. Although by this time we may just have to call it olds.. Xbox 360 games are coming to xCloud! So now we can play Fable 2 ... - [#GameFace! Lee's Evil Plan](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-lees-evil-plan/) - The April Achievement Challenge is about to kick off! What would you find the most frustrating for this challenge? Someone playing the same games you're playing? Xbox Live going down? Lee comes up with the most diabolical game plan anyone has ever he... - [#NuNews: Cobra Kyle](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-cobra-kyle/) - Like a spring ready to strike, we're all geared up for the April Achievement Challenge! We're telling everyone to join our Division 2 clan, because why not? Join us and lets shoot things in the head and do raids and all sorts of fun things clans do tog... - [#GameFace! There Are No Calendars In The Apocalypse](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-there-are-no-calendars-in-the-apocalypse/) - When it comes to tracking down trucks, you should sleep outside in a tent! And disguise yourself as a glass bottle. Life advice right here. We don't talk much about games, we talk more about life in this episode. Sometimes, you just need to talk abou... - [#NuNews: Horses Are Just Cows With Big Necks](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-horses-are-just-cows-with-big-necks/) - According to Lee, horses are just cows with big necks. Luckily we're a gaming podcast and not a veterinary one! Cyberpunk 2077 gets an update, promising to bring realistic police to the game. We're not sure what they had before, but if they were any m... - [#GameFace! The April Achievement Challenge Is Back](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-the-april-achievement-challenge-is-back/) - Simone is back on #GameFace! Bytes! Are we excited? Because we should be. You can look forward to such exciting things such as: Lee reviewing the new Xbox Wireless Headset while rocking the deep-V Simone recounting her early morning adventures Kyle ... - [#NuNews: Release Fodder](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-release-fodder/) - Bethesda is now officially part of Xbox! So of course Game Pass is now getting all the games. We can now play play Skyrim for the 400th time! Get your free Porche in Forza Horizon 4, and Lee talks about the Xbox Wireless headset he reviewed in the ver... - [#GameFace! 200th Episode!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-200th-episode/) - This is our 200th episode! Woohoo! You guys seriously deserve a medal for listening to over 200+ hours of us talk nonsense about Xbox, games, and life. We're super happy you've stuck around though. Give yourself a pat on the back from all of us! F... - [#NuNews: We Should Name Things](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-we-should-name-things/) - We have names for stuff and things. Yes we do... By the time you listen to this, it's more like old news... Not much we can do about that really. Unless of course you join us on Twitch! Live streaming directly to your face every Tuesday night at 8 PM... - [#GameFace! Bytes Reviews the Outriders Demo](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-reviews-the-outriders-demo/) - GameFace! Bytes is back and ready to tell you all about the Outriders demo. What we like, what we don't. How far we got, where we stopped and what we did. And everything in-between... What do we really think of this game from our first few hours with ... - [#NuNews: It's Hella Good](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-its-hella-good/) - Three. Meter. Pizza! And wobbling home... The gameplay charts are looking flat. Come on guys, play something else! Anything else. We don't care and won't even mind. We go over all the new games coming to Xbox Series X as shown off by Playstation. Ta... - [#NuNews: Nuts & Llama](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-nuts-llama/) - It's the Lee and Paul take over episode you've been waiting for! Kinda... Join Lee, Producer Paul and Kyle as they go over the news from the past week. No Man's Sky goes Pokémon with the pet update. Metro Exodus shows how powerful the little Series ... - [#NuNews: Welcome to Season 5!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-welcome-to-season-5/) - What do you want to see from Xbox in 2021? Join us for all our hopes, dreams, and predictions for Xbox in 2021! We are back from our hiatus and we come bearing all the news. Like so much! Lee tries to catch us up with what's been happening over the l... - [The Xboxcast Game Awards 2020](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/the-xboxcast-game-awards-2020/) - It's finally here! The episode you've been waiting for! The Xboxcast Game Awards 2020. From getting over 5,000 downloads this year to the best music in a game, we celebrate everything Xboxcast and beyond. Thank you, guys, for listening and joining u... - [#NuNews: Upgrade Your Comfy Zone](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-upgrade-your-comfy-zone/) - We're having a giveaway! Make sure you check Twitter to enter. And follow us on Twitch too. Cyberpunk 2077 is out and enters our charts, bugs and all. Gears 5 Hivebusters is labelled as the future of Gears! And we're upgrading our comfy zone with the... - [#NuNews: A Case of CP2077](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-a-case-of-cp2077/) - Hello Cyberpunk Day! And Destiny 2 getting an update too. Oh my! Cyberpunk is almost here, and our excitement can only be contained by 'getting sick'. The hype is real. Can you feel it yet? We're getting ready for our Game Awards, and you can come... - [#NuNews: The Monkey Meter](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-monkey-meter/) - After our epic lecture about monkeys, we have a podcast for you. Twelve days of Christmas is here, and we have the first challenge. Assassin's Creed gets updates making it even better, Xbox gets an update and Control finally comes to Xbox Game Pass! I... - [#NuNews: Galactic Team Go!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-galactic-team-go/) - How much Star Wars can we fit into a podcast about Xbox? Listen now to find out! Xbox Black Friday sales have begun, there's easy gamer score to be had and Xbox 360 launched 15 years ago! So much news to be had. But let's not get distracted with the ... - [#GameFace: The Series X Edition Special Episode of Doom](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-the-series-x-edition-special-episode-of-doom/) - Two weeks with the Series X. And we have been playing ALL the games! Loading times don't exist, so why not start every single game you have downloadeed? That seems to the theme here... Also, we have a bingo/drinking game for you to play while you list... - [#NuNews: Double Goggling](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-double-goggling/) - Introducing our newest challenge - 12 Days of Christmas! It's not really ours. It's True Achievements. But hey, let's all jump in and have some fun! One Week with the Xbox Series X. These are our thoughts. Along with all the normal news you've come ... - [#NuNews: HypeStream LiveStream](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-hypestream-livestream/) - Next Gen is officially here! Welcome to the world Xbox Series X and S! To celebrate the launch of Next Gen, we podcast with a real-life Series X sitting on the table! And we haven't even unwrapped it yet. And then we decided to do an unboxing, live on ... - [#NuNews: Misty Snowness](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-misty-snowness/) - We're political commentators now! But not really. We still have no idea what we're talking about. Xbox Series will be the only consoles with full RDNA2 as confirmed by AMD. But what does this mean? We try explaining it, poorly. Xbox makes a fridge and... - [#NuNews: The Pegglers](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-pegglers/) - EA Play in GamePass is all the rage this week... And we have a list! All the news was provided by TrueAchievements thanks to Lee's laziness... We blame it on Lee going on holiday. Star Wars Episode 1 Racer is back and better than ever! CyberPunk 207... - [#GameFace! Bytes Is Almost Done With #terrorTober](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-is-almost-done-with-terrortober/) - We're so close to the end, we can taste it! It's official - Lee has given up on Resident Evil and continues to drive in circles. This time in Forza 6 and Forza 7, just add some variety, and keep things fresh. As for Kyle... Well, he has taken #terrorT... - [#NuNews: Lee Has A Bigger List of Lovely Launch Games](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-lee-has-a-bigger-list-of-lovely-launch-games/) - There is a pile of something coming out... It looks like bad news for Star Wars: Squadrons as it drops by twenty places in our weekly game play charts. Colour us surprised. But not really. Which game are you looking to playing on the Series X when it... - [#NuNews: The Skyrim Toaster](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-skyrim-toaster/) - You can now play Skyrim on a toaster. Because playing Skyrim on your fridge is so 2019... Forza 7 blazes onto the charts thanks to coming to GamePass. And of course, Lee gets sucked into driving around in circles again. Microsoft shows off the super i... - [#GameFace! Bytes and the #terrorTober Update](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-and-the-terrortober-update/) - We're almost halfway through #terrorTober and its now time to figure out our lives. Lee actually starts Resident Evil VII and has to Google how to kill zombies. Spoiler alert: you shoot them in the head. This is why you shouldn't play games with your ... - [#NuNews: Suspicious & Naughty](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-suspicious-naughty/) - Let's all clap together! Clapping for our Patreons! EA Play is coming to GamePass for the Series X launch and we finally get to play The Sims! We are beyond excited for this. GamePass continues to be the best thing to happen to gaming. More news is ar... - [#GameFace! Bytes Celebrates #terrorTober](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-celebrates-terrortober/) - It's that time of the year again! Scary games abound, along with a special Discord only challenge! Wondering how it all works? Jump into our Discord to find out. Oh, and don't forget - scary games are a must during this scary month of October. Follo... - [#NuNews: Is Here To Kill You](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-is-here-to-kill-you/) - We have some announcements! Join us as we kick off #terrorTober in October. And for the first time ever, we're running two challenges at the same time! For all our fans on Discord, we're doing our own version of GTASC. Two teams, a massive amount ... - [#GameFace! Bytes Goes Hooni-Nani](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-goes-hooni-nani/) - Time to shake some fists at Forza Horizon 4! Can you believe they have censored some songs? Kyle Golf's with some friends, while Lee tries to build a house with no walls in Ark: Survival Evolved. Then Lee decides to spend a few hours trying to walk u... - [#NuNews: Pre-Order Edition](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-pre-order-edition/) - Who would have thought throwing money at Microsoft was so hard? Join us as we regale our pre-order stories - who got a new Xbox, who almost missed out and who didn't even bother. Did you get a new Xbox? Which one did you get? In the most shocking a... - [#GameFace! Bytes Bashes Buttons](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-bashes-buttons/) - Lee does not play Metro Exodus in this episode. Fighting games are the name of the game, kinda. Lee plays all the fighting games - Tekken 7, Super Street Fighter IV - and not any Metro Exodus. So do not listen if you want any Metro Exodus stories. We ... - [#NuNews: A Whole Bunch Of Words](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-a-whole-bunch-of-words/) - It's all happening! The Series S, pre-orders, and even the New Xbox Experience! What do we think of all this news? You'll just have to listen to find out. For some fun, we take apart the specs of the Series S and Series X, and what they mean. We cover... - [#GameFace! Bytes Twitter Distractions](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-twitter-distractions/) - How can you not be distracted with the Xbox Series S? But we're here to talk games! Lee rages on the streets, but at work! Streets of Rage 4 and The Division keep him busy this week. Kyle tries to survive in Don't Starve: Giant Edition, and finds it ... - [#NuNews: Smooth](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-smooth/) - All the Xbox news dropped while we were recording. So please excuse our flapping as we get extremely excited. The Series X and the Series S are now official - price, specs, release date and even a pre-order date! Its all finally happening! And we're ... - [#GameFace! Bytes Wraps Up Your Backlog](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-wraps-up-your-backlog/) - This is it. The wrap up for our August challenge. We could have known that Lee wouldn't finish The Witcher 3, but will he continue playing it? And how much different can Nier: Automata be between its legendary playthroughs? And of course, we got comp... - [#NuNews: Chainsaw Bear!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-chainsaw-bear/) - We all want chainsaws for arms, but don't put them on your head. That would just look silly. We now have a newsletter! And you can sign up to be part of our beta testers. Or alpha users. Or founding members... Whatever you call it, you're welcome to ... - [#GameFace! Bytes Goes Backlogging Again](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-goes-backlogging-again/) - Jump over this side, go over the other side, and then fight yourself... Just your average day in Lee's Witcher 3 adventures! With the month almost over, we're still plugging away with our Back to Your Backlog II games. When we're not getting distract... - [#NuNews: Not Lazy. Efficient!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-not-lazy-efficient/) - We're not lazy! We're efficient! Apple and Fortnite's fight interests Lee way too much, so we dive into why the Unreal Engine can't be banned from a platform and what it means. The Xbox HotChips event has given us a lot of info to dig around in, and w... - [#GameFace! Bytes Talks Hyper Scape](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-talks-hyper-scape/) - Lets talk Hyper Scape! The brand-new Battle Royale game from Ubisoft. What do we think? Should you play it? Is worth installing? Or does it leave you feeling less hyper than others? The Xboxcast streams every recording on Twitch on Tuesdays at 7PM... - [#NuNews: Super Delicious Deluxe Edition](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-super-delicious-deluxe-edition/) - Just get on with it! Halo Infinite is delayed until next year, and this is a good thing. Just trust us on this... Because now we can get another version of GTA V for our toasters instead! Xbox has over 2,000 indie games being optimised for the Series ... - [#GameFace! Bytes Back To Your Backlog II](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-back-to-your-backlog-ii/) - #GameFace! Bytes goes over our latest community challenge - Back To Your Backlog II: Start Me Up Lee has decided to try get through The Witcher 3 in a month, which looking back might not be the best choice. Did you know how convoluted the controls are?... - [#NuNews: We're Here To Tweak Your TV](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-were-here-to-tweak-your-tv/) - With great technical difficulties, comes great humor. We hope... Kyle and Lee are Zoom-y bois again this episode as they go over all the news from the past week. Lee decides its time to talk about that-which-shall-not-be-named and goes over the State ... - [#GameFace! Bytes Reviews Grounded](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-bytes-reviews-grounded/) - Introducing #GameFace! Bytes! A brand-new limited run series from The Xboxcast. Every week we take one game and talk about it in this short form review-come-story format. It's the #GameFace! you know and love, just condensed. Just like milk - it's best... - [#NuNews: Ghost With A Beard](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-ghost-with-a-beard/) - Have you ever seen a ghost with a beard? Well neither have we, and that is super suspicious... We're moving back to weekly news! Partly because some schedules have changed, but mostly due to Lee's complaining. You're welcome Lee. And you're welcome t... - [#NuNews: I Hate Moon Lizards](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-i-hate-moon-lizards/) - Don't you just hate when moon lizards ruin your day? We do too... In this episode, Kyle and Lee discuss the Series X game cases, and come away unimpressed. Seriously, its like the cases are made by a marketing team who don't even play games! The revi... - [#GameFace! Adam, Eve and Emo](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-adam-eve-and-emo/) - Foursquare? Smart watches? Getting to work late? These aren't games! A lot of No Man's Sky gets played by Kyle and Lee and Simone goes back to being a cowboy in Red Dead Online. We sympathise with Kings all over the world thanks to Age of Empires and... - [#NuNews: Lee is Here to Blow Your Mind](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-lee-is-here-to-blow-your-mind/) - Get ready for Lee to blow your mind! Just in general though, nothing too specific. Microsoft is closing its stores, Facebook will not come to Xbox and we start gearing up for the Xbox July reveal! And we look at a great concept box for the Series X... - [#GameFace! Secret Feet](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-secret-feet/) - Months, secret feet and Pinterest? What even is going on? With June ending, we wrap up #back2YourBacklog and go over how we didn't actually go back to our backlogs. Lee gave up on Jedi Fallen Order, Kyle went to Mass Effect and has still not completed... - [#NuNews: The Mixer Fallout](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-mixer-fallout/) - After the Mixer shake up, we're excited to move to Twitch! Follow us there to catch all our podcast recordings and other fun things. We'll be doing another 100 follower celebration when we hit that mark. Join us as we take a deep dive into Mixer's de... - [#GameFace! #back2YourBacklog Update](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-back2yourbacklog-update/) - Have you managed to stick with your #back2YourBacklog challenge? Or are you as distracted as we've been? Simone has changed her backlog game, Kyle has changed his backlog game and even Lee has... stuck with game he said he'd play! In a rare twist o... - [#NuNews: Uncage The Wozan](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-uncage-the-wozan/) - Old games looking even better than before - thats the promise of the Series X. And from what we've seen, it sure looks like it delivers on that promise! From Xbox sales, to Game Play charts, to the new Store coming to Xbox consoles - we cover the p... - [#GameFace! #back2YourBacklog Is Here](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-back2yourbacklog-is-here/) - Welcome to June! And welcome to an excuse to jump back into your backlog! You're welcome. June is our #back2YourBacklog month - a month where we play games that we started and have not finished. You're invited to join us as we explore games we have f... - [#NuNews: Portal Punch and a Pint](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-portal-punch-and-a-pint/) - Xbox buying Konami? At least that's the latest rumor... We expected more movement on the game play charts, but it remains underwhelming. Mafia: Definitive Edition stumbles on the One X, and Ubisoft is absolutely killing it this generation with 6 fra... - [#GameFace! Let's Not Shoot Dad](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-lets-not-shoot-dad/) - #GameFace! has a special announcement this week! The announcement of our Community Event Calendar. Or what we like to call our Community Calendar. We now have one place where you can see everything we have planned for the year. So check it out on o... - [#NuNews: Not Buying If Not Branded](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-not-buying-if-not-branded/) - Real news by real people. Thats our guarantee! Join Kyle and Lee as they discuss every single game that was shown off on Inside Xbox. Xbox Live and Game Pass numbers get revealed Star Wars Battlefront 2 gets a fantastic update, XCloud is coming to Game... - [#GameFace! #AprilAchievementChallenge Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-aprilachievementchallenge-wrap-up/) - Well guys, it looks like #AprilAchievementChallenge has concluded. And this so happens to be our 150th Episode! This means that there are over 300 hours of us out on the internet... How exciting! For our 15oth episode, we highlight those that believed... - [#NuNews: Screenshot The Screw](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-screenshot-the-screw/) - We're recording this by ourselves... Let's see how this goes! In this episode, we cover a bunch of people who have left other game studios and moved to the super secretive The Initiative. There is a pattern emerging, and it seems its good news for Te... - [#NuNews: Let's Be Disorganized Together!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-lets-be-disorganized-together/) - While we're stuck at home, we seem to be even more disorganized! How does that work? The news is in a shambles! It's all over the place! Seriously, what is going on? It seems everything is waiting for some reveal events coming soon... I wonder what it... - [#GameFace! Must Bring Own Gun](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-must-bring-own-gun/) - #AprilAchievementChallenge is in full swing, but are you prepared for a shocking revelation? The nice thing about this challenge is that it forces all of us to play many different games, and it has lead to some interesting outcomes. And who knew the... - [#NuNews: Behold the Duck of War](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-behold-the-duck-of-war/) - Who doesn't want to fight a duck? Seriously? We have three weeks worth of news and new games to go over. From fighting ducks in World of Warships to Saints Row 3 getting a remaster, we cover it all. News is all over the place as we slowly lead up t... - [#GameFace! April Achievement Challenge Returns](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-april-achievement-challenge-returns/) - Our annual #AprilAchievementChallenge is back!And what better time to go for all those achievements than when you're in lock-down? For this very special year, we have three different challenges for you. Take part in one, or all, its completely up to you... - [#NuNews: The Xbox Series X Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-xbox-series-x-episode/) - Its finally here! All the delicious specs for the Xbox Series X! And we're going to go over them all... Thats right, Phil Spencer released all the info about what the beast contains in a blog post. And we're here to take it all apart for you. What i... - [#GameFace! I Have Never Taken My Santa Hat Off](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-i-have-never-taken-my-santa-hat-off/) - We finally experienced the true power of the Xbox One X. Just in time to get ourselves super hyped for the Series X... Kyle finally remembers to tell everyone about the Hellblade Story he has been teasing for weeks. So its OK now Kingsman, we can ta... - [#NuNews: I Don't Even](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-i-dont-even/) - The NextGen news starts to come in this week with the announcement that Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 is coming to the Series X. And it brings with it Fish A.I. Because if your fish is not smart, its dinner! And now news has exploded, in a way! DOOM E... - [#NuNews: Let's Pad It Out](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-lets-pad-it-out/) - Everything is being cancelled. And all the news that would have come out, hasn't! So this is a very quiet week... And what do we do with quiet weeks? Well we pad them out as much as possible! Thats right, non-stop nonsense from beginning to end as ... - [#GameFace! He's Quite An Important Bug](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-hes-quite-an-important-bug/) - We have some important announcements to make! - [#NuNews: The Forza of Flying](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-the-forza-of-flying/) - Its the Xbox Series X episode! Well, sort of... - [A Conversation With Ruby (Ruby Is Aw3som3)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-ruby-ruby-is-aw3som3/) - Lee's daughter Ruby joins us, and gives us the truth on all those day-time achievements... - [#NuNews: Liquorice Is Nonsense](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-liquorice-is-nonsense/) - #NuNews covers all the Xbox news and new games that you need to know about. - [#GameFace! Kyle Plays Games?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-kyle-plays-games/) - #GameFace is our fortnightly game chat. - [A Conversation With Jeremy (Pythagean)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-jeremy-pythagean/) - Our very first international guest for 2020 is someone you'll recognize. - [#NuNews: Game Fart For FeeSee](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-game-fart-for-feesee/) - #NuNews covers all the Xbox news and new games that you need to know about. - [#NuNews: Casserole Of Crazy](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/nunews-casserole-of-crazy/) - We're not unorganized, we're just making sure you're awake. - [#GameFace! Gears of Disappointment](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-gears-of-disappointment/) - It starts off great, and now we're just deflated... - [A Conversation with Noel (DarkestShadowNZ)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-noel-darkestshadownz/) - We chat to our very own local mod, and current Patreon King - DarkestShadowNZ! - [A Conversation With Lee (Puk3y Turk3y)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-lee-puk3y-turk3y/) - We chat to long time fan and no time listener - Lee in our first holiday special of 2020! - [#340: The Xboxcast Game Awards for 2019](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/340-the-xboxcast-game-awards-for-2019/) - Our games of the year show to end off the year. - [#339: NuNews for December 3rd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/339-nunews-for-december-3rd/) - A quiet week on the news means heaps of new games coming out... - [#GameFace! Simone's Secret Jedi Power](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-simones-secret-jedi-power/) - Simone falls. And falls. And falls, in Jedi: Fallen Order. - [#338: NuNews For November 26th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/338-nunews-for-november-26th/) - Start getting hyped for The Xboxcast Game Awards 2019! - [#GameFace! Speed Friend](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-speed-friend/) - The #purplePants are back! - [#337: XO19 & NuNews - Together At Last](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/337-xo19-nunews-together-at-last/) - XO19 wasn't the only excitement as we made the local news! - [#336: NuNews for November 12th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/336-nunews-for-november-12th/) - The robots are here and they just want you to have fun. - [#335: NuNews For November 5th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/335-nunews-for-november-5th/) - Need for Speed Heat races on to our consoles, but can it drift into our hearts? - [#GameFace: #terrorTober Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-terrortober-wrap-up/) - #terrorTober has come and gone. We can all return to normal heart rates again... - [#334: NuNews For October's End](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/334-nunews-for-octobers-end/) - You don't need any kind of access to jump into this episode! - [#333: NuNews for October 21st](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/333-nunews-for-october-21st/) - The Outer Worlds, Xbox Scarlett and you! - [#GameFace! Not A #terrorTober Update](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-not-a-terrortober-update/) - We're kind of midway through #terrorTober... - [#332: NuNews for October 14th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/332-nunews-for-october-14th/) - Join Lee and Producer Paul on this weeks episode! - [#331: NuNews for October 7th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/331-nunews-for-october-7th/) - Time to get frosty with the release of Frostpunk on Xbox! - [#330: NuNews for October 1st](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/330-nunews-for-october-1st/) - #NuNews actually brings you some interesting and (maybe) factually correct news this week! - [#GameFace! #terrorTober Begins...](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-terrortober-begins/) - Welcome ghouls and ghosts to #terrorTober... - [#329: NuNews for September 23rd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/329-nunews-for-september-23rd/) - We have a potential Game of the Year featuring this week! - [#GameFace! Dead People Don't Pay Taxes](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-dead-people-dont-pay-taxes/) - #GameFace! covers what The Xboxcast have been playing over the past two weeks. - [#328: NuNews for September (So Far)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/328-nunews-for-september-so-far/) - Big games, big buses and big trucks all feature this week... - [#GameFace! #back2YourBacklog Wrap Up](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-back2yourbacklog-wrap-up/) - #GameFace! covers what The Xboxcast have been playing over the past two weeks. - [#327: NuNews for September 2nd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/327-nunews-for-september-2nd/) - Get into Gear for this weeks explosive releases! - [#326: NuNews for August 26th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/326-nunews-for-august-26th/) - Everything Xbox news and new games for this week! - [#GameFace! Kyle's Shocking Choice](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-kyles-shocking-choice/) - #GameFace! covers what The Xboxcast have been playing over the past two weeks. - [#325: NuNews Goes GamesCom](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/325-nunews-goes-gamescom/) - Time for a mammoth #NuNews as we cover GamesCom this week. - [#324: NuNews for August 12th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/324-nunews-for-august-12th/) - What? Death Stranding could be coming to Xbox? - [#GameFace! *crickets*](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/gameface-crickets/) - We promise we have not forgotten our Super Sexy Patrons! - [#323: NuNews for August 5th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/323-nunews-for-august-5th/) - Ninja becomes a Mixer exclusive. - [#322: NuNews for July 29th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/322-nunews-for-july-29th/) - Simone and Paul join Kyle to talk over this week's Xbox news. - [#312 - GameFace! Grumpy is Easy](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/312-gameface-grumpy-is-easy/) - Simone has a taste for Uruk blood... - [#321: NuNews For July 22nd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/321-nunews-for-july-22nd/) - Simone joins us to make this a special edition of #NuNews! - [#320: NuNews For July (So Far)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/320-nunews-for-july-so-far/) - Back from our mid-year break, NuNews has a lot to cover! - [#319: E3 NuFace!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/319-e3-nuface/) - The annual E3 breakdown contained in one monster podcast. - [#318: NuNews For June 3rd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/318-nunews-for-june-3rd/) - All the pre-E3 news we could find. - [#311 - GameFace! The Cat Does Care!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/311-gameface-the-cat-does-care/) - The Xboxcast's #GameFace! covers all the games we have played over the past fortnight. - [#317: NuNews For May 27th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/317-nunews-for-may-27th/) - The description makes us sound a lot more energetic than we were... - [#316: NuNews For May 20th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/316-nunews-for-may-20th/) - Come watch us live on Mixer and you too could be a part of the next NuNews. - [#310 - GameFace! April Achievement Challenge Concludes](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/310-gameface-april-achievement-challenge-concludes/) - The April Achievement Challenge is over. Let the prize giving begin! - [#315: NuNews For May 13th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/315-nunews-for-may-13th/) - All the news you wish you knew last week. - [#314: NuNews For The Fortnite](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/314-nunews-for-the-fortnite/) - Two weeks worth of Xbox news and we end up with this... - [#309 - GameFace! Generic Jedi](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/309-gameface-generic-jedi/) - #GameFace! Now extra long and with twice as many games. - [#313: NuNews For April 22nd](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/313-nunews-for-april-22nd/) - Get Over Here! And listen to all the news you need to know. - [#308 - GameFace! Fun Numptys](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/308-gameface-fun-numptys/) - GameFace! April Achievement Challenge has Lee playing every game! - [#312: NuNews For April 15th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/312-nunews-for-april-15th/) - All the Xbox News you wish you had last week, now. - [#311: NuNews For April 8th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/311-nunews-for-april-8th/) - Xbox news, new games, and beer recommendations. - [#307 - GameFace! Lets Begin Again](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/307-gameface-lets-begin-again/) - All the April Achivement Challenge deets you need! - [#310: NuNews For April 1st](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/310-nunews-for-april-1st/) - April Achievement Challenge, live streaming, news and just a good ole time! - [#309: NuNews For March 25th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/309-nunews-for-march-25th/) - On a high note, Kyle was called the Chris Evans of podcasting. - [#305 - GameFace! Poo Poison](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/305-gameface-poo-poison/) - Simone finds running a city to be a challenge. - [#308: NuNews For March 18th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/308-nunews-for-march-18th/) - NuNews in the world of Xbox and gaming for this week. - [#307: NuNews For March 11th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/307-nunews-for-march-11th/) - Halo on PC? We finally have news about that! - [#304 - GameFace! Survives...](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/304-gameface-survives/) - GameFace! has survived another release! - [#306: NuNews For March 4th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/306-nunews-for-march-4th/) - The Xboxcast go over the news for the week while drinking Venusian beer... - [#305: NuNews For February 25th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/305-nunews-for-february-25th/) - Skyrim on your smart fridge? There's Game Pass for that! - [#303 - GameFace! Rocket League Edition](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/303-gameface-rocket-league-edition/) - The Xboxcast has been playing a lot of Rocket League. - [#304: NuNews For February 18th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/304-nunews-for-february-18th/) - All the Xbox news for the week of February 18th - [#303: Nu News For February 11th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/303-nu-news-for-february-11th/) - We have decided to be beer critics. For the reasons that we have. - [#302 - GameFace! Anthem Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/302-gameface-anthem-special/) - The Xboxcast share their thoughts on Anthem on this weeks episode of GameFace! - [#302: Nu News For February 4th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/302-nu-news-for-february-4th/) - All the Xbox news you need to know for the week of February 4th. - [#301 - GameFace!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/301-gameface/) - GameFace! is a totally new series from The Xboxcast! - [#301: Nu News For January 28th](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/301-nu-news-for-january-28th/) - Nu News - a new series from The Xboxcast all about news! - [A Conversation With Marc](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-marc/) - We talk to Marc from Red Scar Publishing about Devil's Run. - [#240: The Xboxcast's Game Awards For 2018](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/240-the-xboxcasts-game-awards-for-2018/) - The Xboxcast's Games of the Year Award Show for 2018 - [#239: Some Fish Are Copyrighted](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/239-some-fish-are-copyrighted/) - This week in the world of Xbox. Sorta. Kinda. - [#238: All Our Bases In Different Places](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/238-all-our-bases-in-different-places/) - Is Fallout 76 actually good? - [#237: XO18 eXcitement!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/237-xo18-excitement/) - And the news from XO18, all wrapped up for you! - [#236: A Victim Of Winning $1,00,000](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/236-a-victim-of-winning-100000/) - And now for something, completely the same. - [#235: All Those Murders Were Accidents](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/235-all-those-murders-were-accidents/) - It's Shocktober! Sort-of... - [#234: My Gun Is My Passport](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/234-my-gun-is-my-passport/) - Simone gets into Mexio. The hard way. - [#233: The Xboxcast & Jeremy](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/233-the-xboxcast-jeremy/) - We have Jeremy filling in for Simone. It might have been a mistake... - [#232: WARFACE!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/232-warface/) - Warface is coming to Xbox One... After coming to Xbox 360 in 2013. Its ok, we don't understand either. - [#231: The Xboxcar's Forzathon](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/231-the-xboxcars-forzathon/) - Welcome to the Horizon Festival - Xboxcast style! - [#230: A Lack Of Leather Pants](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/230-a-lack-of-leather-pants/) - Just a completely normal episode of The Xboxcast... - [#229: Just Ignore My Hands](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/229-just-ignore-my-hands/) - Lee is getting a bit too handsy these days. - [#228: Do Dinosaurs Eat Brussel Sprouts?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/228-do-dinosaurs-eat-brussel-sprouts/) - Of course they do! - [#227: Xbox Axe(cess)](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/227-xbox-axecess/) - Simone is away, so we have a tupperware party. - [#226: Gamescom Hype Train 2018](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/226-gamescom-hype-train-2018/) - Time to get on the Gamescom Hype Train for this year. - [#225: The 50th Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/225-the-50th-episode/) - Our 50th episode brings in some changes. - [#224: Soggy Milo](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/224-soggy-milo/) - And out of nowhere, a normal episode appears! - [#223: The Xboxcast's One Year Anniversary Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/223-the-xboxcasts-one-year-anniversary-episode/) - A year ago, we came together to talk about games. Lets see how much has changed... - [#222: Lee's Return To Normal](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/222-lees-return-to-normal/) - Lee is back, and so normal programing can resume! - [#221: The Xboxcast's Fireside Chat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/221-the-xboxcasts-fireside-chat/) - We're back with a fireside chat and special guests. - [#220: The Xboxcast's Post Xbox E3 Hype Show](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/220-the-xboxcasts-post-xbox-e3-hype-show/) - Put seatbelts on your ears, because this is the Post Xbox E3 Hype Show! - [#219: Road To Eeeeee Three](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/219-road-to-eeeeee-three/) - Can you feel the E3 hype train rolling in? We can! - [#218: Pratt On A T-Rex](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/218-pratt-on-a-t-rex/) - Chris Pratt rides a T-Rex and we get far too excited about State of Decay 2. - [#217: Just Expect Sarcasm](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/217-just-expect-sarcasm/) - Sarcasm. Its that thing that you never expect. Unless, of course, you do. In that case, its not unexpected. - [#216: Underground Warframe Trading](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/216-underground-warframe-trading/) - With Kyle and Simone still away, Lee and Paul rope in two guests... - [#215: Paul Is A Warmonger!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/215-paul-is-a-warmonger/) - We discover Paul is a warmonger! - [#214: Pop Out A Goat](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/214-pop-out-a-goat/) - We have a website, and you can get free goats. These two facts are not related. - [#213: The Cake Episode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/213-the-cake-episode/) - To celebrate our first 1,000 listens of the year, we eat cake. - [#212: Apache Attack Holiday](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/212-apache-attack-holiday/) - The gang is back and we have a lot of news to catch up on. - [#211: What The Actual Even?](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/211-what-the-actual-even/) - Rhetorical question but... who's excited for a Spyro remaster?!? - [#210: Best Employee Evar!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/210-best-employee-evar/) - Playstation exclusives are raining down onto Xbox, and we love it! - [#209: Sandwich Mode](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/209-sandwich-mode/) - Could this be our most profressional episode ever? - [#208: Sea of Thweebs](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/208-sea-of-thweebs/) - We are hyped for Sea of Thieves, but we have to get through the news first... - [#207: Simone's Fable Fables](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/207-simones-fable-fables/) - The nu news, the nu games, all in a nu episode of TheXboxcast. - [A Conversation With Josh](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-josh/) - Josh is our special guest, all the way from Wellington. - [#206: Stupid Clown Wizard](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/206-stupid-clown-wizard/) - The Xboxcast actually played some new games, and we spend more time talking about that than the news. Maybe. - [#205: Lightning VS Cloud](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/205-lightning-vs-cloud/) - This is a full on week for news and excitement and so far one of our best episodes (no bias at all here). - [#204: I Always Want A Cookie](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/204-i-always-want-a-cookie/) - We thought this was a quiet week on the news front. We were very wrong. - [#203: Pillars of Paternity](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/203-pillars-of-paternity/) - ESports coming to the Olympics and Fortnite crashing under its popularity. - [#202: Gears of Star Wars](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/202-gears-of-star-wars/) - Yoda in Gears of War? It could totally work! - [#201: No One Dropped Plum In There](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/201-no-one-dropped-plum-in-there/) - Season 2 kicks off with ALL the news. - [A Conversation With Merv](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-merv/) - We talk to Merve about how he got into gaming and his time at EB Games. - [A Conversation With Jeremy](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-jeremy/) - A Conversation With Jeremy about almost everything, really. - [A Conversation With Lee](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-lee/) - The Xboxcast sit down and talk to Lee... - [A Conversation With Jordan](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-jordan/) - The Xboxcast has a conversation with Jordan. - [A Conversation With Rebekah](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/a-conversation-with-rebekah/) - For the first Xboxcast special, we have a conversation with Rebekah. - [#18: The Awardcast 2017](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/18-the-awardcast-2017/) - Its our Game-Of-The-Year episode! - [#17: The Wrong Type Of Chicken!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/17-the-wrong-type-of-chicken/) - Episode 17 uncovers the scandal of using the wrong type chicken! - [#16: Can Chickens Swim](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/16-can-chickens-swim/) - This week, we ask that age old question... Can chickens swim? - [#15: One X Enhanced](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/15-one-x-enhanced/) - Kyle has his One X and even managed to play some games on it. - [#14: Xbox One X & Good Looking Monkeys](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/14-xbox-one-x-good-looking-monkeys/) - The Xbox One X is live! It exists! - [#13: Halloween Spooktacular Special](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/13-halloween-spooktacular-special/) - Welcome to The Spookycast - our scary special! - [#12: Love Fest With The One X](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/12-love-fest-with-the-one-x/) - Single player games are dying and hands on with the Xbox One X! - [#11: Cow Physics](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/11-cow-physics/) - Cow physics in 4K HDR! - [#10: Education Edition](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/10-education-edition/) - The Xboxcast take a look forward to the games we are most excited about. - [#9: Elf Batman](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/9-elf-batman/) - Batman is an elf. No question. - [#8.1: Tekken Time](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/8-1-tekken-time/) - Episode 8 has gone missing, so here's episode 8.1 - [#7: Universe Says Go!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/7-universe-says-go/) - This week is like a hangover. A hype hangover. - [#6: Gamescom! Gamescom! Gamescom!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/6-gamescom-gamescom-gamescom/) - In case you missed it, last week was Gamescom! - [#5: Spooky Doom!](https://www.thexboxcast.co.nz/audio/5-spooky-doom/) - It might not be Halloween. 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