The Official Xbox Podcast
* * The only podcast directly from Xbox at Microsoft * * Previously known as Major Nelson Radio Join Malik Prince, Tina Amini, Jeff Rubenstein and industry experts from inside Xbox as they discuss the latest Xbox news, share interviews with top gaming and technology personalities and give you a first hand glimpse into what it is like to work at Xbox and Microsoft. This is the only Xbox Podcast straight from the source. Listen to the official Xbox Podcast and hear what it is like to work on hardware, games and services that reach millions of gamers around the globe.
Episodes
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're diving deep into Skybound's brutal world full of superheroes in Invincible VS. This 3v3 tag fighter has characters from all across the Invincible comics and series and has them beating the heck out of each other and destroying everything in-between.
00:00 Introduction
03:13 Trailer Discussion
05:58 Working With Kirkman and Skybound
08:13 Gameplay Walkthrough
14:35 Why a 3v3...
On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're abuzz with excitement for Grounded 2! Marcus Morgan and Chris Parker of Obsidian Entertainment are here to give us all of the details on buggies, archetypes, the setting, and more.
00:00 Introduction
04:22 What's Different in Grounded 2
06:37 Buggies!
13:04 Archetypes
16:34 Community At The Heart
17:56 Final Thoughts
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On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the one and only Phil Spencer at the Fallout 76 booth at Summer Game Fest Play Days. He shares his experiences playing on the ROG Xbox Ally X, working with the different development teams, which games really stood out to him during the Xbox Games Showcase, his trips to Japan, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more!
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Xbox in 2025
04:16 Studios Working Toge...
It all begins with our annual Xbox Games Showcase, bringing you a look at upcoming titles from across our first-party studios, in addition to incredible new titles from our third-party partners around the globe.
Immediately following Showcase, The Outer Worlds 2 Direct will bring you inside the walls of Obsidian Entertainment, revealing new gameplay, details, and developer insights, straight from the people making the sequel to ...
On this episode of The Official Xbox Podcast, we're heading back to the stars with The Outer Worlds 2! Obsidian Entertainment's Brandon Adler and Matt Singh are here to walk us through the world and factions of Arcadia, each with their own looks, environments, radio stations, and... cable management?
00:00 Introduction
02:50 The Opening Cinematic!
06:04 Trailer Walkthrough
10:26 Meet The Factions
13:59 Conflict Between The F...
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're sitting down with Kate Rayner and Mike Crump from The Coalition to dive deep into Gears of War: Reloaded. We're giving you everything you need to know about this remaster including the tech specs of the visual and audio upgrades, crossplay, Xbox Play Anywhere, and more!
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Gears is back!
03:18 Remaster or Remake?
04:34 Examples of the Upgrades
07:26 Multiplayer Up...
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at the historic El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, California to go hands on with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. We'll talk to the devs about remastering the game for a new generation, new skaters, new levels, and more.
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Meet Kurt and Mike of Iron Galaxy
04:04 How Do You Know You Got It Right
05:04 General Overview
06:20 Classic Parks Remastered
08:02 Waterpark!
09:29 Ol...
On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with McLaren and Trisha from Stoic to talk about all things Towerborne right before it's Xbox Game Pass and Early Access release on 4/29!
00:00 Introduction
02:10 Early Access Learnings
09:38 More Changes
16:21 Narrative Addition
20:30 Feedback, Couch Co-op, and Play Anywhere
26:00 What's Next
30:32 Final Thoughts
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On this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with Fatima Kardar and Jason Ronald to discuss Copilot for Gaming and updates to Xbox Play Anywhere, cloud gaming, and more!
Please note the Copilot examples are proof of concept only. Not an actual product of their respective games.
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00:00 Introduction
02:18 What We're Playing
04:...
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're at WWE 2K25 Creator Fest in Orlando, Florida! Malik dives deep with the devs and talks with Jey Uso, Xavier Woods, and Shayna Baszler about what they're looking forward to. We're also stepping into the squared circle and getting hands on with the game.
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Creator Fest Tour
03:24 Interview with Jey Uso
05:49 Interview with Shayna Baszler
08:54 Inter...
In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with the head of Xbox Game Studios, Craig Duncan, to discuss Avowed, South of Midnight, multiplatform releases, Fable, and more!
00:00 Introduction to Craig
03:01 Avowed
06:09 South of Midnight
07:55 Ninja Gaiden 4
09:54 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
11:09 Doom: The Dark Ages
12:04 Multiplatform Releases
14:13 Fable
17:49 Outro
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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we travel to New York City to get hands on with South of Midnight and talk to the devs from Compulsion Games about the story, art, music, and gameplay of their Southern Gothic adventure.
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Art Direction
05:04 Story
10:03 Music and Sound
14:35 Gameplay
25:58 Story of Empathy
27:54 Outro
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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we are diving deep into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche and Nicholas Maxson-Francombe.
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Sandfall Interactive
02:23 World and Story
04:52 Exploration and Combat
11:34 Skills
14:05 English Voice Cast
16:33 Art Direction
19:02 World Map
22:06 Final Thoughts
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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we talk to Axel Torvenius and Jens Andersson about taking the iconic Indiana Jones film franchise and translating it into the upcoming adventure-action game Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.
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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we head to Obsidian Entertainment to play Avowed and talk to its creators about the process and passion that goes into their games and what players can expect from their upcoming game.
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In this special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we sit down with Ashley McKissick and Jason Beaumont of the Xbox Experiences and Platforms team to discuss all the big updates to Streaming, Xbox Home, Friend Requests, and more. Then, we get our hands on 4 accessories you can get right now from our D4X program!
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This week, we're joined by Miles and Stephanie of The Official Call of Duty Podcast, aka COD POD, to talk everything Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
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This week we speak to legendary director and producer, Katsura Hashino, about his latest roleplaying game, Metaphor: ReFantazio!
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This week we talk to the dev teams behind Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred and FC 25! We also dig into Starfield's update, Shattered Space, freeze in Frostpunk 2, and talk all of the latest Xbox news!
00:00 Introduction
01:52 What We're Playing
20:02 Diablo: Vessel of Hatred Interview
41:37 News of the Week
51:12 FC 25 Interview
1:05:00 Cipher Clear Controllers
1:08:24 Outro
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In this week's Official Xbox Podcast, we're talking to Mena Sato Kato about all of the big announcements and news from Tokyo Game Show!
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