Microsoft OFFICIALLY Acquires Bethesda. Now What?

Living With the Xbox Series X So Far: The fantastic Pikachulita joins our Xbox crew this week to discuss yet another big week of Xbox news! Topics include Ryan's life with the Xbox Series X in his house so far, Phil Spencer saying that there will be future generations of Xbox consoles,... by Podcast Unlocked

73 min listen

The Winners and Losers of Cyberpunk 2077's New Delay: Cyberpunk 2077's last-minute delay affects everyone, from developers to gamers to media outlets alike. We sort through the fallout of this major news. Plus: a surprise Gears 5 update, Phil Spencer teases a possible 1 vs. 100-like replacement on Xbox... by Podcast Unlocked

51 min listen

Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Sony Exclusives Now: Xbox Game Pass is on such a roll that it's landing first-party Sony games now! MLB The Show 21 is a huge get for Game Pass. We discuss MLB's smart, forward-thinking move as well as the incredibly momentum of the Game Pass service in general. Plus: E3... by Podcast Unlocked

75 min listen

Will Bethesda's Indiana Jones Game Be an Xbox Exclusive?: Will the just-announced Indiana Jones game from Bethesda, Machinegames, and Todd Howard be an Xbox exclusive? We discuss this fascinating announcement. Plus: is Star Wars gearing up for life after EA? And we sort through the revelation that Microsoft... by Podcast Unlocked

77 min listen

FPS Boost Continues Xbox's Back-Compat Mastery: The Xbox backwards compatibility team flexes their muscles again with FPS Boost, an unexpected and awesome new improvement to back-catalog games. We celebrate the new feature. Plus: Diablo 2's long-rumored remaster has us super excited, we wonder... by Podcast Unlocked

73 min listen

Analyzing the Xbox Series X|S's Fast Start: Next-gen is now officially current-gen! The Xbox Series X and S are out, and we talk about our first week of living with them. Plus: we analyze Microsoft's big first-week numbers, address shortages expected well into 2021, talk about another Xbox... by Podcast Unlocked

53 min listen

Podcast Unlocked 109: Gamescom 2013 Special: Ryan, Destin, and German Unlocked fan Ben talk about Gamescom and their thoughts after playing titles like Titanfall in this special Gamescom Unlocked episode. by Podcast Unlocked

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What Will Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Be Like?: What will Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer be like? Special guests Ray Apollo from Twitch and Cam Hawkins from DualShockers join Ryan and Brandin for an extra-fun episode that also discusses Microsoft's underrated next-gen efforts, more awesome stuff coming... by Podcast Unlocked

62 min listen

Xbox Series Should Totally Own Western RPGs: As inXile announces yet another Xbox Series RPG, we run down the Xbox's exclusive RPG and discuss how Xbox Series is going to be THE home for Western RPGs. Plus: the games we've been hyped-beyond-hype for in our gaming lives as Cyberpunk 2077 goes... by Podcast Unlocked

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Our First Xbox Series X Game Impressions: We finally got to play a couple of proper Xbox Series X games. We give our impressions of those titles on the Series X, plus discuss The Medium's release date, Microsoft's new plan to get xCloud game streaming onto iOS devices, and more! by Podcast Unlocked

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1-on-1 With Double Fine's Tim Schafer: Psychonauts 2, Being Acquired by Microsoft, and More!: Our final episode of 2020 is a special one! Ryan welcomes Tim Schafer, the head of Double Fine (aka one of the newest Xbox Game Studios), for a 40-minute conversation about life since being acquired by Microsoft. But don't fret – that very much... by Podcast Unlocked

42 min listen

343's New Halo Project? We Want a Horror Game: With a job posting suggesting that 343 Industries is spinning up a new Halo game besides Halo Infinite, we speculate on what it might be – and decide we want a Halo horror game. Plus: our impressions of Xbox exclusive The Medium, Grand Theft Auto... by Podcast Unlocked

73 min listen

Analyzing BioWare's Big Shakeup: Digital Foundry's John Linneman and Gamertag Radio's Danny Peña join us to talk about all sorts of Xbox stuff this week! Topics include: the future of BioWare after their big studio leadership shakeup, next-gen sports games on Xbox Series X, what's... by Podcast Unlocked

78 min listen

Cyberpunk 2077's Current-Gen Nightmare + Perfect Dark Reboot Is Finally Real: Our penultimate show in 2020 is a big one! We spend the first half of the show discussing the nightmare scenario that is Cyberpunk 2077 on the current-gen consoles. After that, we dig into the big Xbox news from The Game Awards, including the... by Podcast Unlocked

85 min listen

Hitman Devs' James Bond Could Be the Best 007 Game Ever: The developer of Hitman has a new James Bond game in the works. We discuss why it could be the best Bond ever. Plus: Phil Spencer says an Xbox smart TV app is closer than we think, some of us would totally play the leaked retail Cyberpunk 2077 disc... by Podcast Unlocked

75 min listen

Xbox Series X Final Impressions and Audience AMA: Welcome to a special two-hour episode of Unlocked that was recorded live with all of you, along with special guest panelist Parris Lilly from Gamertag Radio! We played the Series X for two hours now that the review embargo has lifted, and answered a... by Podcast Unlocked

120 min listen

Making Sense of Microsoft's Averted Xbox Live Gold Disaster: What a week! There's so much to discuss on this episode, from Microsoft shockingly doubling the price of Xbox Live Gold only to just-as-shockingly walk it back later that same day, to the insane new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic rumor, to... by Podcast Unlocked

74 min listen

What We Think After Seeing Mass Effect: Legendary Edition: To quote a line from Halo 2 in describing Mass Effect: Legendary Edition: "There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?" Yes, we're talking about the long-awaited remaster of BioWare's beloved sci-fi RPG trilogy. We've... by Podcast Unlocked

72 min listen

Ex-Bungie Devs’ New (Old) FPS Is Controversial: We discuss the return of Six Days in Fallujah, a resurrection of a canceled 2009 game based on real-world events, including its A-list team of ex-Bungie developers and what they've said about the controversial project so far. Plus: we're excited about... by Podcast Unlocked

50 min listen

Anthem Died So That Mass Effect and Dragon Age Might Live: Lots of BioWare news to discuss this week, from Anthem's cancellation to Henry Cavill (aka Superman aka Geralt)'s Mass Effect project to Dragon Age 4 no longer being a live-service game. Plus: Xbox's Aaron Greenberg downplays recent Elden Ring rumors,... by Podcast Unlocked

75 min listen

Xbox Series X Launch Lineup Reactions: Another busy week of Xbox news to discuss, from the Xbox Series X's launch lineup (to the best Xbox launch lineup in history) to what Phil Spencer said about Bethesda game exclusivity in a recent interview to what The Initiative is working on, and... by Podcast Unlocked

73 min listen

Mass Effect's Future Just Got Brighter: It's the week you've been waiting for: the next-generation of Xbox has officially arrived with the Series X and Series S. We discuss the launches of Microsoft's two new consoles. Plus: EA and BioWare finally confirm Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, the... by Podcast Unlocked

50 min listen

What if the Kojima-Xbox Rumor Is True?: The gaming community is buzzing about a hot rumor that Microsoft is in talks with legendary game developer Hideo Kojima to develop his next game for Xbox. We humor the rumor and discuss what it would mean for Xbox, as well as what kind of game we'd... by Podcast Unlocked

53 min listen

Where Will Ubisoft Take Star Wars?: The new Lucasfilm Games publishing umbrella once again dominates our conversation this week, as the first new non-EA Star Wars game in a decade gets announced. We discuss Ubisoft and Massive's upcoming open-world Star Wars adventure, including what it... by Podcast Unlocked

58 min listen

Should Call of Duty Go Back to WWII AGAIN?: With Sledgehammer reportedly back in the Call of Duty business and prepping a World War II-set video game for this year's entry in the series, we discuss whether we even want another WWII-set CoD. Plus: It Takes Two is excellent, the ID@Xbox stream... by Podcast Unlocked

78 min listen

Microsoft OFFICIALLY Acquires Bethesda. Now What?: Big Xbox news this week as European and American regulators sign off on Microsoft's acquisition of Zenimax and Bethesda, making the acquisition official. What will Microsoft do next? Which games will be exclusive? We discuss that and much more on this... by Podcast Unlocked

78 min listen

12 Xbox E3 Predictions: As E3 2021 looms, it's time for our annual E3 predictions episode! We make a dozen total predictions about what we think we're going to see at Xbox's E3 press conference. And then make sure to join us live for our Xbox E3 press conference pre-show,... by Podcast Unlocked

59 min listen

Bethesda Makes it Rain on Xbox Game Pass: Bethesda held a fantastic roundtable discussion with Phil Spencer and some of the Xbox leadership team, and we discussed our impressions of the first big post-acquisition event, from Phil's comments on exclusivity to his admiration of the id Tech... by Podcast Unlocked

79 min listen

We Need to Talk About Tom Clancy’s XDefiant: Reactions to Ubisoft's new Tom Clancy-universe-blending first-person shooter XDefiant have been polarizing, to say the least. We spend the bulk of the show discussing the controversial game announcement, from the challenges it faces to why it's... by Podcast Unlocked

77 min listen

Halo Infinite's Tempting PC Features: Halo Infinite details its impressive PC features and options, leading some of the Unlocked crew to ponder whether to stick with it on Xbox or move to PC. Plus: the Xbox Compatibility Team drops another batch of FPS Boost games, a trademark gets filed... by Podcast Unlocked

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Microsoft OFFICIALLY Acquires Bethesda. Now What?

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