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Xbox Just Leaked…Everything...

09.20.2023

In one of our longest Podcast Unlocked episodes ever, we recap, discuss, and analyze every piece of Microsoft's huge FTC case documents leak that revealed the Xbox Series X slim refresh (and its lack of any disc drive), plans for ...

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09.20.2023 Xbox Just Leaked…Everything – Unlocked 613 In one of our longest Podcast Unlocked episodes ever, we recap, discuss, and analyze every piece of Microsoft's huge FTC case documents leak that revealed the Xbox Series X slim refresh (and its lack of any disc drive), plans for ...
09.13.2023 The Xbox MasterCard Is a Real Credit Card – Unlocked 612 After a quick update on how our Starfield adventures are going, we discuss Phil Spencer and the Xbox leadership team’s big decision to bend the Series X/S parity rules to get Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox, Destin’s big interview with ...
09.06.2023 Do You Want a Mid-Gen Xbox Series X Upgrade? – Unlocked 611 After a quick update on how our Starfield adventures are going, we discuss Phil Spencer and the Xbox leadership team’s big decision to bend the Series X/S parity rules to get Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox, Destin’s big interview with ...
08.31.2023 What We Think of Bethesda’s Long-Awaited RPG, Starfield – Unlocked 610 This is the episode you've been waiting for: Starfield. We brought in our Starfield reviewer, Dan Stapleton, to have a spoiler-free discussion about what we think of the most anticipated Xbox game of the year. We talk about what we ...
08.23.2023 Gamescom Announcements: The Good, Bad, and Ugly – Unlocked 609 Gamescom is underway, and this week's episode is dedicated to a recap and analysis of everything from the Opening Night Live showcase -- from the beauty of Alan Wake 2, Black Myth: Wukong, and Lords of the Fallen to our ...
08.16.2023 Why We’re Not Buying STALKER 2’s Rumored Release Date – Unlocked 608 We're diving into the mystery surrounding STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl's potential release date. Is the December 1 date listed on Plaion's website for real?
08.09.2023 The Biggest News from EVO 2023: Reptile, Azucena, A.K.I., and More! – Unlocked 607 Get ready to dive into some exciting EVO news on this episode. We've got a crazy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover heading to Street Fighter 6, and there's a new character teaser for Street Fighter 6 that's brewing some serious ...
08.02.2023 We Need to Talk About Remnant 2 – Unlocked 606 Remnant II has sold more than one million units across all platforms in its first week, so Stella, Kahlief, and Destin discuss how Remnant II has improved from its original game formula and how unique the gameplay loop is. Plus: ...
07.26.2023 What We Want From EA’s New Black Panther Game – Unlocked 605 EA has announced a new studio that's working on a new single-player Black Panther game, so we discuss what we'd like to see out of this long-overdue crack at one of the world's most popular superheroes. Plus: Ubisoft reportedly cancels ...
07.19.2023 Xbox Live Gold Is Dead. But Is That a Good Thing? – Unlocked 604 Though Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard has cleared its biggest hurdle (the FTC), the deal isn't quite done yet. And all parties involved have given themselves more time to finalize the deal. We discuss that, plus Sony finally signing its 10-year ...
07.12.2023 Microsoft Defeats the FTC: Our Reactions – Unlocked 603 The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived: the verdict is in for Microsoft vs. FTC, and Team Xbox has won!
07.05.2023 The Other Xbox News While We Wait for the FTC Verdict – Unlocked 602 As we await the verdict in the Microsoft vs. FTC trial regarding the fate of Xbox's Activision-Blizzard acquisition, we dig into some of the other things happening in the world of Xbox
06.30.2023 Xbox vs. FTC Trial: 7 Big Things We’ve Learned So Far – Unlocked 601 With the Microsoft vs. FTC trial concluding, with a verdict expected next week, we discuss and analyze seven big things we've learned so far, from the fate of Bethesda game exclusivity to the other publishers Microsoft considered buying and more!
06.22.2023 Xbox’s Powerhouse RPG Lineup + The Xbox One Is Done – Unlocked 600 We have so much to talk about on this milestone episode! We recap some of the games we saw and played at Summer Game Fest, then discuss how Xbox is absolutely STACKED with AAA exclusive first-party RPGs for the next ...
06.12.2023 Summer of Gaming Special: Unpacking the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase & Starfield Direct - Unlocked 599 Happy Summer of Gaming! In this special SoG episode of Podcast Unlocked, Ryan McCaffrey, Stella Chung, Destin Legarie, and Kat Bailey discuss their favorite reveals and surprises from the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase and the Starfield Direct.
06.06.2023 From Fallout to Fable: 12 Xbox Showcase Predictions – Unlocked 598 On the eve of the biggest Xbox event of the year, we keep to our tradition and make a total of 12 predictions for the upcoming Xbox Showcase.
05.31.2023 Rod Fergusson Interview: On Diablo 4, Leaving Gears Behind, and More! – Unlocked 597 Diablo Franchise General Manager and old friend of Unlocked Rod Fergusson joins the show this week to celebrate the launch of Diablo 4.
05.23.2023 What Xbox’s Fall 2023 Looks Like So Far – Unlocked 596 Mortal Kombat 1 has been announced, and it's bringing its unexpected title to next-gen consoles in September.
05.17.2023 Xbox’s Activision-Blizzard Deal Greenlit in EU…but it’s Not Over Yet – Unlocked 595 Xbox's deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard gets a key approval from the European Commission, even while the UK's CMA doubles down on its opposition.
05.10.2023 Xbox Games Showcase Predictions, Round 1 – Unlocked 594 Phil Spencer's recent comments about Xbox's third-place standing in the video game marketplace have created quite a stir in the Xbox community.
05.03.2023 Redfall’s Poor Launch Tests Xbox Fans’ Patience – Unlocked 593 Redfall is out, and unfortunately it's basically a worst-case scenario.
04.26.2023 Xbox’s Activision-Blizzard Deal Is Done. Now What? – Unlocked 592 In a surprise plot twist, Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard acquisition has been BLOCKED by the UK's CMA regulatory authority.
04.19.2023 Can Netflix Make Awesome AAA Games? – Unlocked 591 Longtime Halo senior developer Joseph Staten, the subject of last week's Unlocked, has announced where he's going next: Netflix!
04.12.2023 Thanks for All the Great Halo, Joseph Staten – Unlocked 590 As Halo Infinite creative director Joseph Staten confirms his departure from Microsoft altogether, we reflect back on his many contributions to some of the very best Halo games and also look ahead at what the future of Halo might look ...
04.05.2023 ID@Xbox April Showcase: Our Thoughts and Reactions - Unlocked 589 ID@XBox dropped some exciting new trailers today and the Unlocked crew is here to update us on the latest indie games coming to Xbox!
03.29.2023 Resident Evil 4: Remake Has Us in its Grips - Unlocked 588 Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4, and more Resident Evil 4. At least that's what Brian Altano played this week. Join us on this episode as we let Brian gush over his love of RE4, discuss changes coming to Game ...
03.22.2023 We Played Redfall and Diablo 4, Let’s Talk! – Unlocked 587 We all played a ton of the Diablo 4 beta this past weekend, and we were all also lucky enough to play Redfall recently as well. We've got a LOT of thoughts about both. Join us!
03.15.2023 Should IO Interactive Be Xbox’s Next Acquisition Target? – Unlocked 586 Hitman developer IO Interactive is starting to talk about its new online fantasy-RPG project. Plus it's got a James Bond 007 game in the works.
03.08.2023 9 Moves Xbox Should Make This Year – Unlocked 585 Starfield finally has a release date, so we kick off the show discussing why this new September window makes a lot of sense for Bethesda Game Studios's next big RPG. Plus: we share nine moves we think Xbox should make ...
03.01.2023 Mortal Kombat Leaks, Mikami Leaves, and More in a Wild Xbox Week – Unlocked 584 Tons to talk about this week! We start by discussing our disappointment in the new gameplay showcase for Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
02.23.2023 Activision-Blizzard Buyout Drama Heats Up - Unlocked 583 Microsoft makes 10-year deals to bring Call of Duty to other platforms with not one but TWO different companies in an effort to get regulators to approve the Activision-Blizzard acquisition. We discuss how Microsoft might be nearing the endgame of ...
02.15.2023 Xbox Game Pass: Good for Gamers, Bad for Game Sales? – Unlocked 582 Microsoft admits in a court filing as part of the proposed Activision-Blizzard acquisition that game sales suffer when games get added to Xbox Game Pass.
02.09.2023 Our Titanfall 3 Dreams Might Be Dead – Unlocked 581 A busy week of Xbox news has us discussing the recent cancellation of a secret Titanfall single-player project at Respawn and why we sadly may never see Titanfall again.
02.01.2023 Hi-Fi Rush Must Be Celebrated – Unlocked 580 Now that we've had a week to play Hi-Fi Rush and see the incredible viral reaction to it, we had a deep and extended conversation about Tango Gameworks' surprise rhythm-action release.
01.26.2023 Xbox Direct Reactions and Analysis – Unlocked 579 We recorded Unlocked immediately after Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct presentation this week.
01.18.2023 Our Xbox Direct Predictions – Unlocked 578 Spawn on Me host/creator Kahlief Adams returns to Unlocked to tell us all about Spawn on Me's upcoming awards show, The Spawnies.
01.12.2023 Xbox Developer Direct Event Confirmed for January – Unlocked 577 Microsoft has finally confirmed a Developer Direct event that will showcase Redfall, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and Elder Scrolls Online with a separate standalone event for Starfield coming at a later date.
01.04.2023 9 Xbox Predictions for 2023 – Unlocked 576 Happy New Year! It’s a fresh start for Xbox in what should be a huge 2023 for them. We discuss the one thing Microsoft needs to do ASAP in order to get the year off on the right foot, and ...
12.22.2022 Our Favorite Xbox Games of 2022 – Unlocked 575 Our last episode of 2022 focuses on our personal favorite Xbox games of the year. From the biggest AAA blockbusters to the smallest under-the-radar indies, these are the 10 games we enjoyed the most on our Xboxes in 2022.
12.14.2022 High on Life Is a Blast – Unlocked 574 High on Life has arrived, and it closes out Xbox Game Pass's 2022 on a high note! We rave about Justin Roiland's comedy-FPS and discuss what we love about it.
12.08.2022 The Xbox Game Price Increase Is Finally Happening – Unlocked 573 Xbox has decided to increase the prices of their next-gen games created specifically for the Xbox Series X\|S hardware to $70. This is after being priced at $60 for the last 16 years.
11.30.2022 Marvel’s Midnight Suns Interview w/ Creative Director Jake Solomon – Unlocked 572 Marvel's Midnight Suns creative director Jake Solomon joins us to discuss Firaxis' new superhero strategy-RPG -- including a couple of Easter eggs that big Marvel fans should look out for.
11.22.2022 Splinter Cell Remake: Finally, We Get an Update – Unlocked 571 As Ubisoft Toronto developers discuss their design philosophy behind the Splinter Cell Remake and show off a bit of concept art, we react to their plans for Sam Fisher's long-awaited return.
11.16.2022 Remembering Kevin Conroy’s Impact on Batman Video Games – Unlocked 570 Our Xbox crew mourns the passing of legendary longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, discussing how his presence and performance in the Batman: Arkham games helped elevate not just those games but the entire superhero game genre.
11.09.2022 Gears of War is FINALLY Getting a Movie (and Show) – Unlocked 569 Join Stella Chung, Parris Lilly, Gary Whitta, and Destin Legarie on covering the big news that Netflix announced a Gears of war movie and adult animated show in partnership with The Coalition, talking about the Halo Infinite Winter Update, and ...
11.04.2022 IGN Presents \| The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station In the year 2320, a skip tracer hunts down a dangerous escaped criminal on a derelict space station. In the process, she must confront murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from her past. New episodes every Thursday.
11.02.2022 Phil Spencer Ends the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation Debate – Unlocked 568 Phil Spencer went on quite a press tour this week, leaving us with a lot to discuss, including: a definitive end to the Call-of-Duty-on-PlayStation debate (or is it?), the ongoing Xbox first-party exclusive game drought, the prospect of price increases ...
10.26.2022 Fallout 4 Goes Next-Gen and the Future of Fallout – Unlocked 567 Fallout 4 is getting a next-gen update for Xbox Series X\|S, but is it going to be the only Fallout we get on this generation of Xbox consoles? We lament just how far away Fallout 5 probably is.
10.19.2022 Xbox & PlayStation’s Activision-Blizzard Battle Gets Weird(er) – Unlocked 566 The Microsoft-vs.-Sony drama over Xbox's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard took another turn for the weird this week.
10.12.2022 Xbox Game Pass Makes Bank – Unlocked 565 We finally get some real numbers from Xbox Game Pass, including how much revenue it generated last year and how much Xbox is paying for the Ark games on Game Pass.

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