As the year draws to a close, the XboxEra team get together for the penultimate episode of the year. So if you're feeling festive, sit back and enjoy the XboxEra Podcast Episode 242!

This week, we're joined by the lovely Matt "Deadly" Headley, who recently garnered a lot of attention and praise for his marketing breakdown of Team Green's "This is an Xbox!" ad series. He kindly brought a written version to XboxEra for folks that wanted an alternative way to consume his op-ed beyond his excellent video.

The team dive into that, in addition to what the future holds for Xbox as an organization and future hardware. Nick puts his foot down on Jon's attendance to the last XboxEra podcast of the year, despite the community backlash. We talk through a bunch of great games, answer your questions and more - so Jump in!

The Game Awards for 2024 have been and gone, and the podcast crew return to discuss it and the rest of the latest in gaming in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 241!

I was out this week doing some last minute testing on the Console Wars The Card Game to be ready for shipping in Q1 2025. This week, Nick and Jesse are joined by special guest Cary Golomb aka 'The Phawx' to go through all the latest in gaming.

The team talk about his history on Youtube, in addition to Xbox, Playstation and PC handhelds. Expect plenty of Game Awards chatter, Indiana Jones and more.

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What a week in video games it's been! Indiana Jones and Marvel Rivals have arrived, and the podcast crew kick back to discuss it all in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 240!

Bit of an unusual episode this week! The UK is being battered by a large storm, and Jesse and Nick were a bit amused as Jon experienced a power cut as soon as the show went live. He managed to stick around via mobile to talk about Indiana Jones and Marvel Rivals, which both released this week.

Indiana Jones is fantastic, and both Nick and Jesse are pretty keen on Marvel Rivals. Jesse reviewed the new TV series "Secret Level" and The Game Awards gets some 'predictions' from Nick.

All this and more, so jump in! If you love what we do, please consider supporting us directly via Patreon.

This week despite having a plan (or at least the workings of one) to talk about all the latest in gaming news, the team ended up on a bit of a tangent. Buckle up for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 239 - it's a long one!

This week, Jon, Nick and Jesse are joined by Gareth Williams, co-founder of Press Engine. While we had plans to talk about the legendary Shuhei Yoshida moving on from 31 years at Sony, we got a little...side-tracked.

What followed was a wide-ranging conversation about Gareth's beginnings in the industry, what to do if you're starting out covering video games and the importance of indies and game discovery.

We also talk at length about handhelds, the gaming media, the industry itself and of course, lots of questions from our wonderful Patreon community. Oh and yes, I'm playing Indiana Jones.

If you'd like to support us directly, the very best way to do that is by becoming a Patron - just head to patreon.com/xboxera.

Oh, and there's a sale on our merch store for 15% off everything until December 6th - so don't be shy! Just use the code BLKFRIDAY at the checkout!

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Another weekend passes us by, and of course another week of the insanity that is the video game industry. Sit back and unwind as we break it all down in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 238!

Join Jon, Nick and Jesse as we break down all the latest in video games from across the industry! Avowed got some pretty great looking previews, but we weren't invited and are definitely not bitter about it at all.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 got off to a very rocky start, but seems to have sorted itself out now and folks are touring the entire planet in various flying machines.

But many others are stepping into the zone for the first time, as they wrangle with the massive world of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which while getting a mixed reception from video game critics, has sold over a million copies, with many more folks playing via Xbox Game Pass.

Oh, and Sony might be buying the parent company of FromSoftware. So that's fun.

All this and more, so jump in!

Another weekend rolls around and the team unite once more to talk about everything Xbox for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 237!

Join Jon, Nick and Jesse as they break down all the latest from across the video game industry, with a focus on your favourite platform, Xbox.

Phil Spencer has been on tour and shared some tidbits on new hardware and the removal of red lines when it comes to Xbox franchises going elsewhere. South of Midnight looks incredible in a new documentary, and Avowed gets a fancy steelbook edition with 5 days early access included.

Oh, and everything is an Xbox now. Even you. Especially us. Is it all about the ecosystem now? Jon thinks so.

All this and more, so jump in!

It's been a week, so perhaps it's best we settle down and get cosy with the podcast crew for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 236!

Jon, Jesse and Nick are back this week to discuss all things gaming with special guest Taylor Lyles, ex-IGN Journalist and tech enthusiast. On this episode, they break down what they've been playing, from Metal Slug Tactics to our Towerborne and Halo Infinite previews.

They also spend some time on all the news from this week, from the surprise appearance of Death Stranding on Xbox Series consoles, the return of the original Gear of War voice cast for Gears of War: E-Day and more.

As always, all of shows and indeed, our entire site is only made possible by our incredible Patreon community, and if you'd like to join them, we'd love to have you. Just head to patreon.com/xboxera.

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Another week passes us by on the slow march towards the heat death of the universe, but nothing will stop the podcast crew from getting together for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 235!

Join Sik, Nick, and Jesse as they break down all the latest in gaming news from across the industry and Jesse is streaming for 12+ hours to raise money for ExtraLife, and we smashed all our targets with other $2000 raised before we even started the show.

Perfect Dark has a new Creative Director, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle previews incredibly well and Dragon Age: The Veilguard received a perfect score from us (and others!), and no-one is mad about that at all, right?

All this and more in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 235!

As always, a big thank you to our amazing Patreon community for being just awesome. Jump in!

Nick is out for the week, so Jon, Jesse and the lovely Aarsal get together to discuss all the latest in gaming this week.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is here and it's actually pretty great! Xbox have teamed up with MtnDew like it's 2007 and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is not going to get a sequel...at least for now!

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Jon was out this week, but that didn't stop the rest of the podcast crew from getting together and chatting with our community in tow for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 233!

Join Nick, Jesse and the always fantastic K.Asante for the all of the latest in gaming news! From Iron Meat, Karate Survivor, Retro Realms and Neva, the crew talk through everything they're playing - as well as the latest in gaming news!

Metaphor: ReFantazio did very well and the Xbox Partner Preview showed off some cool games! Long time Halo support studio Certain Affinity have been acquired, and people are sad. They dive into all this, your community questions and more - so jump in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 233!

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