It's the Game Awards Show, but different!

Before we sign off officially for 2024, we have one final episode for you - its The Game Awards - again. But slightly different. 

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It's time to play the music

It's time to put on makeup

On the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, XboxCastational

Our final show of 2024, and as is custom, we bow out with our version of The Game Awards. But we do things differently. See, we don't judge games we've never played, we don't get paid to declare winners (but if you would like to try change our minds - get in contact!), we don't award games just because they sold well. 

NO! We nominate games that we've played throughout the year only. Our hands on experience is what sets us apart from every other game award show. And not just because we're awarding games that came in 4 years ago either. 

On a more serious note, The XboxCast does this because of you. Whether you tune in every week on our live stream, or listen when you can, you guys make it all worth it. We hope you enjoyed the laughs, the rants and just the general nonsense we get up on the podcast. 

From the whole XboxCast - Kyle, Lee, Simone and Producer Paul - have a Merry Christmas, and a blessed New Years. 

See you all in 2025 for season 9!

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Some guy named Geoff hosted some game awards show.

Naturally we're here to tell him how wrong he was.

It's time for The (fake) Game Awards! Hosted by the guy we all love to intensely dislike - Geoff! This year saw some very good nominations, but the questions on everyone's lips is will the gaming media media all over these awards, and who will be told to Wrap It Up? 

If you are one of the lucky few who didn't manage to catch any of the announcements, or the winners, then you're in luck! Neither did Kyle. So, you're both going in blind to these awards. Were there any exciting announcements? And just how much did Sony pay to win Game of The Year?

As always, this is all in jest. Just a warmup, while you wait for the award show that really matters - The XboxCast's Game of The Year show! Coming up next episode...

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Xbox happened to drop a little Indy game to round out the year.

And it looks like it's on track to be the real Game of The Year! 

Indiana Jones is out to rave reviews. Tens all across the board, but the looks of it. Well done Machine Games! And on the back of that, Xbox has decided its strongest line up in years is also going to PlayStation. Just when you think Xbox is ready to compete, they shoot themselves in the foot.

As games expand to budgets in the millions, years long development cycles and thousands of people all getting laid off, we ask has the AAA bubble burst? It certainly looks that way when you see a game like Concord that didn't even last 2 weeks before being shut down and forgotten about. Is this due to the nature of the industry changing or could this be due to DEI policies? Kyle has some ideas, and he does like a good rant.

In some positive news, Lee actually likes most of the new games coming out this week. Consider that a win. Both for him, and you, our listener! No longer will you have to hear him verbally eye roll with each announcement. 

Remember to vote for your personal Game of the Year! Because we believe in Play Choice here. 

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It's the Lee & Paul Take Over Episode!

Lee is out of sorts as he has to push buttons and talk at the same time! How will he ever cope? Luckily Paul is around to keep him in check. Will he handle it, or will it all fall apart?

Remember, our Game of the Year voting is open now! Have your say and tell us what games are your personal GotY across all the categories. Because here at The XboxCast, we believe in Players Choice.

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This week on The XboxCast we welcome back Producer Paul!

We all talk about the huge number of games we played over the last month, well mostly Diablo...at least Paul has been playing something different.

Thankfully our amazing listeners actually play games and there is a rundown from all the stories they post in our Discord. Which you should totally join, by the way. 

As you all know our next event is Game of the Year, have you picked yours yet?

Our helpful run through of the big games that have come out this year, and what we still have to look forward to, will Indy arrive late and clean up?

Thank you for listening!

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Welcome to the world's first concept podcast. 

What is a pod? What is a cast? Are we even real? 

Do you collect game maps? What map are you most proud of? What is the oldest game map you own? 

Kyle dreams of having a map room full of (surprise!) maps. But the twist is they're all from games! It's like highbrow nerdiness! Imagine having Morrowind, next to the map from Anno 2205, next to a map of Sanctuary... Ah, a man can dream!

It doesn't matter - because we bring the news and new games this week, right into your earholes. 

Xbox had a Partner Preview and released some games. And showed off even more games! It seems that when the media said Xbox has no games, they took that personally. Xbox's new mandate is to quadruple your backlog and ensure you need to quit your job just to scratch the surface of what Game Pass offers. 

We have new games! The best games! Games that Lee has to play. You have to hump into our Discord and tell Lee to play these games. If anything, he has to play Date Everything! The game were your house appliances come to life and you get to romance them to your hearts content. Is the dishwasher as sassy as they first appear? Or maybe your Roomba is really sweet and encouraging? Who will you date?

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In case you've missed it, we kind of like Diablo IV around here. 

Diablo IV's expansion has dropped and with it, brings a slew of changes to the game! From reduced level cap (bye-bye Level 100 😢) to having your own hired sword for help with Mercenaries, Diablo IV should now be called Diablo 4.5.

But does it make a good game? 

Does it still capture what made Diablo IV way better than Diablo 3? 

And will you have to restart the game from the beginning?

Luckily, we're here to help!

With our very limited hands-on time with Vessel of Hatred, we can tell you how it stacks up to the original. What we like, what we don't like, and everything else in-between. 

This is The XboxCast's review of Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred. 

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The Tokyo Game Show has happened! 

What tasty treats were announced this time? And what new ways can Xbox shoot themselves in the foot? 

Fear not, my friends!

Xbox came, saw, and conquered the Tokyo Game Show this year! StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft II: Campaign Collection are set to join PC Game Pass in November, making a legendary return to the gaming forefront. And joining the RTS hype, Age of Mythology got some love too, in the form of a brand-new expansion! 

Not to be outdone, the legendary first six games in the Final Fantasy series have made their way into the world of Xbox (and Windows). Thats right, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are here. The pixel remasters include universally updated 2D pixel graphics, a rearranged soundtrack and quality of life improvements. Updated gameplay includes modernized UI, auto-battle options, and supplementary extras such as a bestiary, illustration gallery and music player.

And if this is not enough for you, then catch up on all the news direct from Xbox themselves!

All this and more in this week's episode of The Regular Show. 

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What's better than The Sims 4?

The Sims 4 multiplayer!

Welcome to the future of The Sims 4, because we aren't getting The Sims 5 anytime soon...

Yes, that's right. The future of the franchise is multiplayer. Somehow. EA have claimed they don't want the Simes players to lose any progress, and so will continue to milk, uh, we mean support, The Sims 4 for a very long time. It has nothing to do with the obscene amounts of money all the add-ons are generating at all. Nope, EA is operating out of the goodness of their heart. Thanks EA, for allowing us the privilege of paying you. Over and over and over again. 

Ara: History Untold leads this week's new games, and boy does it look good! We're eating good in the Xbox camp, no matter where you play - with Frostpunk 2, Ara, and Worms Armageddon exploding onto every screen Microsoft owns. Maybe buying up half the industry is starting to pay off? Or maybe we're just in a golden age of games, games and even more games.  

All this and more in this week's episode of The Regular Show. 

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