On this bonus episode of the Official Xbox Podcast we dive into even more Avowed gameplay while chatting with Game Director Carrie Patel and Gameplay Director Gabe Paramo. Enjoy!


00:00 Introductions
01:25 What makes Avowed an Obsidian game?
03:19 Mission location
05:19 Combat and weapon loadouts
10:14 Crowd control and elemental damage
12:49 Branching dialogs and companions
16:16 What is Shatterskarp
19:07 What it's like developing the game
22:39 What the Avowed title means
23:43 Final thoughts & goodbye


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Avowed Extended Gameplay Breakdown with Obsidian

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On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Jeff's joined by Ethan and Justin to unbox a custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X and chat about all the new Game Pass games released this week. We even interviewed the folks behind Another Crab's Treasure and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.


00:00 Introductions
02:46 What We're Playing
09:22 Game Pass News
15:38 Interview - Another Crab's Treasure
35:59 Interview - Eiyden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
49:27 News cont.
01:02:05 Unboxing - X-Men '97 custom Xbox Series X & controller
01:05:38 Question of the Week 
01:09:42 Goodbyes 


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X-Men '97 custom Xbox Series X, Another Crab's Treasure & Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Josh Stein and Martin Garcia join Jeff in studio to chat about the great new Fallout TV series, Botany Manor, "boomer shooters," and the "cheese slices" button. The cherry on top was an interview with actor Abubakar Salim on the inspiration for Tales of Kenzera: Zau and why he wanted to create a game of his own.


00:00 Introductions
01:19 What We're Watching (Fallout, X-Men 97) 
07:58 What We're Playing
19:28 Game Pass News
31:21 Interview - Abubakar Salim, Tales of Kenzera: Zau
53:52 News
58:07 Question of the Week 
01:02:03 Goodbyes 


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The Fallout TV series, Abubakar Salim on Tales of Kenzera: Zau, and more!

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Ron Brown and Hailey Geller join Jeff to talk about everything from Botany Manor and Hollow Knight to Eternal Strands and alligator burritos. We also sat down for an interview where we learned all about the 3rd season of Call of Duty: Warzone and Warzone Mobile.


00:00 Introductions
04:16 What We're Playing
14:55 Interview - CoD: WZ Season 3
31:57 News
46:40 Question of the Week 
50:26 Goodbyes 


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CoD Season 3, Eternal Strands and Botany Manor

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Annette Gonzalez Porter joins Jeff and Malik to talk about Dragon's Dogma II and all the fun indie games they played at GDC 2024. Enjoy!


00:00 Introductions
02:41 What We're Playing
18:40 News
27:38 GDC 2024
38:01 News Cont.
48:56 Question of the Week
52:50 Goodbyes


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Dragon's Dogma II and GDC 2024

On this week's episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Rebecca, Ethan and Stein take over while Jeff and Tina are out of town to tell us about why they've hopped back into Fallout 76, are playing Spongebob games and getting ready for Dragon's Dogma II. Enjoy!


00:00 Introductions
02:06 What We're Playing
15:20 News
40:18 Question of the Week
44:15 Goodbyes


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Avowed Extended Gameplay Breakdown with Obsidian

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