Matt and Mike cover Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft's conferences in a lengthy wrap-up and walk away semi-pleased as Xbox owners, semi-disappointed as PS3 owners, and overwhelmed as ... er ... people who played Far Cry 2 and wished it were better.

You wanted it, we've made it: the first instalment of our E3 podcasts is live on iTunes. Tune in for the latest show build-up and the whispers about Microsoft's big reveals...

LA Noire, Brink and Child of Eden dominate a podcast in which Mike and Matt also look ahead to what Microsoft have ready for E3 and the years beyond...

E3's on its way and to kick-start the show countdown (only a month to go) Team XBW discusses the latest rumours and facts. Want to know what games are going to dominate the headlines? Tune in and find out...

A special STRONGcast for you this week. Mike and Matt kick off with the usual 'cast - including plenty of spoiler-free Portal 2 talk - but mix things up by bringing Deus Ex: Human Revolution's Art Director Jean Jacques Belletete in for a chat.

With Mike away seeing a (not so) secret project, Tim and Matt sit down to talk about Halo, Mortal Kombat, Homefront and gaming sequels...

It's in capital letters for a reason: the brand new Xbox World podcast is our way of saying sorry for missing last week's slot. (Blame Jem for bringing in the 'flu.) Covered this week: Batman: Arkham City, Deus Ex, Elder Scrolls V and, er, Robert De Niro.

It's our favourite day of the week: STRONGcast Friday. This STRONGcast's topics include Crysis 2 impressions, Borderlands love, Deus Ex Human Revolution greatness and the first word on Dead Island, that trailer and similarly great gaming shorts.

One AAA game down, only a zillion left to go. Mike and Matt talk about the strongest year of the generation and discover XBW Towers has something (nasty) in common with Visceral Games' workplace...

Still waiting for the first games of the year? Sucks, doesn't it? What doesn't suck, however, is the first XBW STRONGcast of 2011. Get ready for mass question answerage RIGHT IN YOUR EARS...