Episodes

  • How Can Battlefield Get its Mojo Back? – Unlocked 660

    How Can Battlefield Get its Mojo Back? – Unlocked 660
    Sep 19 2024
    We open this week's Xbox podcast at IGN by giving our hands-on impressions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Then we discuss another EA game, Battlefield. We've got new details about the next game in the venerable first-person shooter series, and we talk about what we want out of it and what we think it needs to do in order to get back on top. Plus: more Microsoft layoffs, some good news on the Skate reboot, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • What the PS5 Pro Means for Xbox’s Present and Future – Unlocked 659

    What the PS5 Pro Means for Xbox’s Present and Future – Unlocked 659
    Sep 12 2024
    We open this week's Xbox podcast by marking Destiny's 10th anniversary and then discussing the present and future for both the long-running shooter and Bungie itself, as well as what's riding on Bungie's next big project in Marathon. Then we give our thoughts on the Minecraft movie teaser before moving into our main topic: the PS5 Pro's widely panned unveiling and what it means for Xbox in both the present and the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • The Xbox Exclusives We Almost Got – Unlocked 658

    The Xbox Exclusives We Almost Got – Unlocked 658
    Sep 5 2024
    This week's Xbox show delves into two notable games that Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussed having the chance to sign but didn't – plus one crucial one he did. Plus: Black Myth Wukong's Xbox absence is explained, Enotria: The Last Song's developers publicly call out Team Xbox for a lack of support, Stellas impressions of Call of Duty Black Ops 6, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Our Thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws (So Far) – Unlocked 657

    Our Thoughts on Star Wars Outlaws (So Far) – Unlocked 657
    Aug 29 2024
    Star Wars Outlaws, arguably the first big game to hit Xbox this Fall season, has arrived, and we've got thoughts on what we've played so far. Plus: we discuss some of the biggest announcements to come out of Gamescom (Mafia: The Old Country, Borderlands 4, and others), which games we're most excited about playing for the remainder of this year, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • We’ve Seen Indiana Jones and Avowed & Both Look AWESOME – Unlocked 656

    We’ve Seen Indiana Jones and Avowed & Both Look AWESOME – Unlocked 656
    Aug 23 2024
    Ryan and Destin are joined by Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams to discuss our extended new looks at two of Xbox's biggest upcoming games: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which both Ryan and Kahlief got a lengthy behind-closed-doors look at; and Avowed, which Destin and Kahlief both got to play. We are super excited for both and we want to tell you all about them. Plus: it turns out Indy is a timed exclusive, so we discuss how Xbox fans are feeling and what it signals for the future of the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 8 Spectacular Games We Checked Out At gamescom 2024 - Podcast Unlocked

    8 Spectacular Games We Checked Out At gamescom 2024 - Podcast Unlocked
    Aug 22 2024
    What’s happening, friends? It is a special gamescom edition of Podcast Unlocked. This week, we've constructed for you a very unique gamescom-specific audio episode this week. Our awesome team at gamescom have put together a number of Xbox developer interviews that we’re going to share with you back to back. Coming up, we have interviews with the developers of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, Diablo IV, Marvel Rivals, Fragpunk, Civilization VII, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Look for another regular episode of Podcast Unlocked, where we will dig into all sorts of stuff, including my behind-closed-doors demo of Indiana Jones, which I am unbelievably thrilled about. We’ll talk about all that and more, but for now, enjoy these developer interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • We Love Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (So Far) – Unlocked 655

    We Love Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (So Far) – Unlocked 655
    Aug 15 2024
    We've played a bunch of the upcoming Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster and we want to tell you all about why we love what we've played so far. Plus: one of our most anticipated games gets delayed to 2025 but we're happy it'll get the time it needs AND avoid the Fall games rush, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks gets saved by PUBG publisher Krafton and we're pretty sure we know what game they'll make next, we daydream about Batman games on Xbox now that WB is open to licensing its IPs to other game developers, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Avowed’s ‘Problem’ Is the Best Kind of Problem for Xbox – Unlocked 654

    Avowed’s ‘Problem’ Is the Best Kind of Problem for Xbox – Unlocked 654
    Aug 8 2024
    Our Xbox crew discusses why Avowed's delay out of the Q4 holiday season and into early 2025, and why the "problem" of it getting delayed is actually a blessing in disguise for Obsidian's eagerly anticipated first-person RPG. Plus: what Xbox's near-term lineup looks like now after the Avowed and STALKER 2 delays, one of last year's best games comes to Xbox One for those who haven't upgraded to a Series X or Series S yet, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins