X Marks The Box (an Xbox Podcast)

What will Lewis have to say now about Game Pass, given its recent price increase by 20%? Join us this week, as we delve into the controversy that the prices of Game Pass Core and Ultimate have risen once again! Is it still the best deal in gaming? Also this week, Xbox Consoles could be sidelined in marketing by Game Pass, while Lewis reviews what could well be the best DLC of all time.

We've been through the Xbox Showcase this year, how did it go? Find out as Lewis and Alice get to rank every game from the event and see which ones stole the show. We also get to discuss which games have missed out on the presentation, including Halo and Everwild.

Copilot is being pushed by Microsoft, so why not use it to predict games at the Xbox Showcase? Also on the show, we finally mastered Hellblade 2 and offering our final verdicts on this saga of Senua's. We also question the lack of future operations in Halo Infinite and whether it'll be replaced by an Unreal Engine version of Halo.

Life is hard when you try to bring something positive into this otherwise depressing week for Xbox. On this episode, we discuss the recent closures of studios including Tango Softworks and Arkane Studios Austin, developers of Hifi Rush and Redfall respectively, as well as potential targets of Microsoft's mass studio-cide. Also on the show, Halo Infinite is getting worse, and you can tell by its lacklustre shop updates, or is it getting better?

With the release of its new TV Series on Amazon, things are looking great for Fallout this year with the Fallout 4 Next Gen update and a potential Fallout 3 Remaster. We get to discuss what we know about the Year of Fallout. Also on the show, Lewis grew out of anime, so Alice helps by introducing him to a few new anime releases. And we get to discuss what's yappening with Halo Infinite and its stagnant future.

PS5 Pro has been leaked with new specs, but is it really worth the upgrade? Will Microsoft finally unveil their trump card being the new Xbox Series X Pro? or will they jump to Next Gen early with a new console in 2027? Also on the show, we got addicted to Helldivers 2, now it got Alice down to Super Earth too! And Red vs Blue, the show, is in trouble with Rooster Teeth shutting down in May.

X Marks the Box returns as we talk about the aftermath of the Business Update 'Official Xbox Podcast special'. The opposite did happen as Xbox receives more exclusives, while Switch 2 and PS5 First Party games could arrive next year.

Welcome to the 2024 Fantasy Critic Draft, where the 2023 Champion Lewis, will compete against Alice and the PS we Trust team (Phil, Davey, and Spencer) in a 5-way showdown to see who can predict the best games of the year. Who will have the best picks and earn the ultimate bragging rights? Watch the video and find out.

What were the best games of 2023? Lewis and Alice share their personal top 5 picks and then combine them into a definitive list of the best games of the year. Watch this video to find out which games made the cut and why they deserve the praise.

2023 is almost over and that means its time for our 2nd ever X Marks The Box Awards! Today we discuss our gaming crushes of the year , the best TV Show based on video games and we reveal the Results of the XMB Community Game of the year 2023!