One more episode to 300! Until that time however, we’ve got a weeks worth of news, a heap of games to chat about and a little time to overshare with our community. It’s the XboxEra Podcast Episode 299!
With Nick returning this week, we just had to get his thoughts on the Developer_Direct, so we let him wax lyrical and get in-depth on his thoughts on Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, Kiln and of course, Fable. With February now upon on us, the team talk a little about some of the games we’ve been playing and that we’re looking forward too – with quite a bit of discussion on MIO: Memories in Orbit, Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, Code Vein II and of course, a big discussion on Highguard.
On that, we get deep into whether the reveal at The Game Awards helped or hindered, before we dive into all the latest in video game news, from PlayStation patents for customisable touch screen controllers, a brief discussion on the horrific crimes of Jeffrey Epstein to the dire state of Xbox’s financial results this quarter, and if Microsoft really considers fighting for the brand’s appearance and reputation.
And of course, we dive into all the questions from our amazing community, be it cheesing boss fights in video games or a discussion about parenting and social media use in a digital age. Fun times!
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Timestamps for The XboxEra Podcast Episode 299
00:00:00 – Intro and Hi everyone!
00:01:35 – We get Nick’s thoughts on the Developer Direct
00:02:30 – Forza Horizon 6
00:06:25 – Impromptu Rumourmill! Playground pitched an F-Zero game to Nintendo?!
00:09:45 – Back to Forza
00:13:20 – Kiln and Beast of Reincarnation
00:17:53 – Fable
00:26:30 – Open World fatigue
00:29:30 – What have we been playing? Assassin’s Creed Black Flag
00:32:40 – Carmageddon Rogue Shift
00:33:17 – Highguard
00:58:10 – M.I.O
01:15:54 – Prince of Persia and the Lost Crown tangent
01:20:18 – Code Vein II
01:25:50 – Hitman World of Assassination
01:29:20 – Half-sword
01:30:42 – Buy Console Wars!
01:33:10 – PlayStation OLED Portal and Touch Screen Controller Patent
01:41:15 – Jeffrey Epstein banned from Xbox Live in 2013
01:56:20 – Xbox is introducing a new UI for Cloud (potentially all devices too?)
02:03:32 – Nintendo shows a new trailer for the Virtual Boy on NSO
02:07:30 – Xbox is the best platform/ecosystem
02:09:45 – Xbox Financials
02:37:00 – Jon got a High on Life 2 goodie bag from Squanch Games
02:39:10 – Fighting Game tangent
02:47:50 – Patron Shout
02:49:10 – Community Question #1: TiberiusMonk – Hard boss you beat in a funny or creative way?
02:56:27 – Community Question #2: CripplingDet – Anything better than Gears E-Day for an deep dive?
03:05:10 – Community Question #3: J F0LEY – Favourite Xbox 1st Party Review and Leave Favourite?
03:14:20 – Community Question #4: PoderickPayne – What will they do with Ted Lasso and Shrinking Season 4?
03:19:00 – Community Question #5: 99ruken – Could Xbox buy the Dead Space IP?
03:27:30 – Community Question #6: Skedaddle – Nick, if you left Melbourne, where would you live?
03:33:20 – Community Question #7: Hytham G – Plans for Episode 300? NatetheHate maybe?
03:35:40 – Community Question #8: DidactBRHU3 – Would Xbox actually be dead if not for ABK?
03:34:10 – Community Question #9: Good Old Collingwood. – Nick and Jon how have you kids handled the social media bans? 03:55:55 – Deeper discussion about disciplining children
04:04:00 – Relationship issues discussion
04:08:34 – Wrapping up
04:11:35 – Nick wants to start giving workout and diet advice on YouTube
04:17:35 – Ciao for now!
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