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Ever wondered who could give Lee such a hard time? Introducing, Ruby - Lee's youngest daughter! Ruby is a great Overwatch player - even beating her dad, and is starting to dip into game streaming and Let's Plays on YouTube! Now we finally find out who has been getting all of Lee's achievements - the truth comes out. No more day-time achievements for Lee since Ruby got her own Xbox. And he's a little bit gutted about it... Give Ruby a follow on Xbox, and check out her stuff on Mixer, soon to be YouTube! Because Ruby. Is. Awesome! PS: Since the recording of this podcast, Ruby has changed her gamertag. No longer Ruby Is Aw3som3, she is now known as Bronti_Rose. Give her a follow on Xbox. And she'll probably beat you in Overwatch at some stage. -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

It is true, liquorice is nonsense! I have spoken. Get ready for more excitement in State of Decay 2 with the new Juggernaut Edition - new graphics, new story, new everything! This has put us into quite state! And you can now dress you peeps, so its Sims with Zombies... (Call us EA). EA feels the need to give Criterion Games the Need For Speed franchise back, The Division 2 gets a great new expansion and we even have a clan in this game, so join us, and Kingdom Hearts is now on Xbox. Truly this is the best timeline. If you ever wanted to race a drone, you now can in DCL - The Game, Bayonetta makes Lee feel a bit odd as it comes back for its 10th Anniversary Edition, and a game where you play a thief? I feel like thats been done? Or is it just me? We hope you enjoy this episode. And don't forget, we stream our recordings live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST only on Mixer! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

In a twist, Lee has played less games than Kyle this time! Ghost Recon Break Point has sucked Lee in, and he's struggling to get out. Someone help him! Although the terminator event does sound exciting... Simone and Kyle both played Slay the Spire, which is on Game Pass for PC and doesn't have achievements, so you can play it casually! Finally, a game that gets us! And it also happens to be a great game. Go, get it now! Its on Game Pass for Xbox and PC, so you have no excuse. Kyle spent the last weekend starting and finishing Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and is blown away. Seriously, this game! Also, he started Outer Wilds, did achievement hunting in Forza and more. Its not often Kyle plays more than Lee, so we're giving him this small victory... We hope you enjoy this episode. And don't forget, we stream our recordings live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST only on Mixer! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

All the way from the land of drop-bears and bouncy boxers, Jeremy is back! Jeremy was our very first Patreon, and without his support and belief in us, we probably wouldn't be nearly as 'good' as we are now. His feedback has helped shape the podcast over the years. Its a pleasure to have him as our first international guest. Thanks to the wonders of Skype, and being alive at the same time, we get to hear his adventures in Seriko: Shadows Die Twice. Add to the fact that Jeremy and Simone then decided to play a cat dating simulator, and we have a very weird mix of whats happening in this reality. Oh, and we also chat about Forza Horizon 4... It seems young Jeremy has been busy. If you're looking to follow to someone who thinks about games, takes awesome photos, and is all around a top chap, give Jeremy a follow over on the Twitters. Oh, and follow him on Xbox and Twitch under his GamerTag Pythagean too. -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

It was a quiet week, then we happened... Lee decides its time to troll Kyle with the Gameplay chart this week... But then its turned around with news that Bioware is officially redesigning Anthem! And the choir of angels all sing. New Zealand's game industry is growing every year. Seriously, well done guys! Xbox Game Pass gets more games added, and more games taken away. Game Pass giveth and taketh away. In an offshoot, We have some Microsoft/Windows news because Lee decided it was so. And Xbox sells 38 consoles in Japan... Our new games are sure to serve up a good time, starting with AO Tennis 2. And then we begin a very themed week with most of the games being some sort of space game. Is this space week or something? In an unprecedented move, we even announce a PC game! You'll just have to listen to find out why... We hope you enjoy this episode. And don't forget, we stream our recordings live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST only on Mixer! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Can you tell we're a bit unorganized? Because we totally aren't! We're on top of things! We promise... Game play charts have not moved in a while, titles leaving Game Pass and Xbox Adaptive Controller is allowing wheelchairs to become Xbox Controllers! As you can tell, the news has no rhyme or reason this episode... We're just into everything from the get go. Quite a lot of news for the start of the year. We even go over what games are coming soon for the Series X. Is that the hype train pulling into the station? For new games we have a stoner Koala detective in a noir-like adventure, Pillars of Eternity II for all your RPG needs and take a trip to a strange planet in Journey to the Savage Planet. Monster Energy Supercross 3 comes out 2 weeks in a row (trust me, it makes sense) and an updated-almost-3D-remake of Snake! Now we can all be in the 90s again! We hope you enjoy this episode. And don't forget, we stream our recordings live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST only on Mixer! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Oh you whoo, hi, hello! We back for 2020 with Season FOUR! Drumroll please... We have a lot of games to catch up for #GameFace as the last one we did was last decade! Badum tish. Kyle is now officially disappointed in The Outer Worlds and is getting re-hyped about DOOM (2016), Simone is playing Fairie, and both Kyle and Lee complete Korgan. Also, Kyle is blown away by MixPlay! Seriously, give it a bash. Lee gets stuck into Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint and Assassins Creed Black Flag. Also, we're all a bit disappointed with Gears 5.. Listen to find out why! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

We sit down and chat to our very own local Mod and Bot Wrangler - Noel - AKA DarkestShadowNZ! What does this mysterious force for good have to say about life as a moderator? And do you know, he also mods for some of the biggest New Zealand Streamers too! We take a deep dive into what makes him tick. From his first games and console, all the way to what its really like to mod and everything in between - we grill him on it all! Thanks Noel, for stepping into the limelight and out of the shadows! We hope you enjoy those stickers we had to bribe you with. Check Noel out on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer! PS: Please note Simone's new gamertag. Shes super excited, so tweet at her to tell her its super awesome! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Welcome to 2020! Our Holiday Special's kick off with us talking to a long time fan and none time listener - Lee (AKA Purk3y Turk3y). He has been on a few of our past streams before, so we're super excited to welcome him back. In this special #GameFace style episode we chat about what we've been playing - everything from The Outer Worlds and Sea of Thieves to even Rocket League. We even ask him where the heck the name Puk3y Turk3y comes from... You may want to sit down for this wild ride! Also, we are super hyped about the Series X and cant help but ask a few questions to an unsuspecting Lee. If you like what you hear, and what to know about this very strange fellow, follow him on Twitter! We can promise you you wont regret it. -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Its the show you've been waiting for. The last official episode of the year and we're presenting the 3rd annual Xboxcast Game Awards! Like any typical award show, the categories are made up and the points don't matter. With that in mind we don't have a clear winner or loser, or even nominations. We go purely by personal preference. Because that way, we can't be wrong! Its a complete win-win situation. Our categories are on our Patreon page and our Discord. Which means you can't blame us if yours didn't win. Or even get mentioned. Thank you guys for listening. Its been a pleasure to have you along for the ride! We hope to see you all in 2020 with even better, funnier and many more stories about our gaming adventures. Or lack thereof. Until then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We'll see you all on Xbox Live! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Website Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

We're gearing up for our very own Game Awards show! And you get to chime in. Head on over to our Patreon page for more info... Its been a really quiet week on the news front, with everyone holding off on end-of-year announcements till the televised Game Awards. But that wont stop us! From State of Decay 2 to Halo: Reach, we're talking about Microsoft games coming to Steam. Along with some really exciting Games with Gold news that we're sure will excite the 10 year old within us! And then we have a massive list of games coming out this week. The biggest one being Halo: Reach! And the excitement is palpable. Often heralded as the second best Halo game, its now finally here and finally part of The Master Chief Collection. We couldn't be more excited! Neverwinter Nights comes back in an Enhanced Edition, Kerbals get more toys to play with in Kerbal Space Program's DLC - Breaking Ground and we're enthralled with Arise: A Simple Story. My Friend Pedro has also jumped on this hype train. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

A little Star Wars game was released and our very favourite game reviewer has been playing it! Thats right, Simone reviews Jedi: Fallen Order. Lee managed to get into the West of Dead Beta and gives us his thoughts on that, which makes it sound harder than it is. It can't be that difficult, can it? Its not like its a Souls game... Meanwhile, Kyle has decided to up his completion ratio. Why? We don't even know. But it did lead to getting 30 achievements in one Sunday, and even going back to the OG Destiny. You have never heard a happier Lee... And apparently Old Man's Journey is better than ABZU according to the resident achievement hoarder... Which means, of course, we had to check it out. Can it live up to the hype? Join us as we gear up for The Xboxcast Game Awards for 2019! Find it on our Patreaon page and give us your thoughts! Use the hashtag #TXCGA19 to get in on the action! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

The stores are starting to play Christmas music, so you know what that means? Another 'Game Awards' show! And this time, you're invited to our party! Xbox 360 and Xbox One had birthdays recently which leads us to ask "When will the 360 die?" Playground Games might have given us a glimpse into Fable 4, but all we can do is wait. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare seems to be divisive, and even more so with its new patch. And Logitech comes to the party with a toolkit for the Xbox Adaptive Controller. Good on ya, mate! Golazo leads our new releases for what is a quiet week. Where The Water Tastes Like Wine has us enthralled with its art style, again! (It was pushed back for some reason) And Mowin' & Throwin' seems like an amazing party game you'll want to get your friends around for. Also, did you know Lee hates rhythm games? We didn't... Now, onto the excitement - The Xboxcast Game Awards 2019 - we have a post on our Patreon page where we tell you the categories. And we're letting you suggest new categories or games! Be sure to check it out and have your say. It may even end up in our Game Awards episode (Coming Soon). All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

The one that made us famous! Listen closely, and you'll hear a real life gun shot in this episode. Luckily no one was hurt. The #purplePants are back! Simone gives us our much needed update on Stardew Valley and we're still amazed at how this game continues to exist. She's also played Jedi: Fallen Order and in a revelation might actually be able to play a Dark Souls type game... Find out what Simone and Kyle think about the latest Star Wars outing. Lee has managed to win a copy of Need For Speed: Heat, only to find its not really the new hotness he was hoping for. What makes it so bad? No one knows... And then ewe're back to the 'normalities' of Sea of Thieves and its treasure losing ways, getting spaced in The Outer Worlds and grinding up the Swarm in Gears 5, which all of us are slightly disappointed in... Join us as we gear up for The Xboxcast Game Awards for 2019! Find it on our Patreaon page and give us your thoughts! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Simone's #purplePants story is now famous! Missed the how and why? You'll just have to listen... And thats not even all! We covered XO19 which has been called "better than E3" and "exciting" and "bold". In fact one quote was even "you guys should totally listen to #theXboxcast because they are great!" And who are we to argue? Even if we did make up 90% of those quotes! It didn't stop us from having a special panel - made up of Kyle, Lee and Producer Paul - to go over all the excitement of XO19. So much news... Its almost too much. But we still did some normal news and some normal nu-games! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Lee and Paul take over #NuNews to give Kyle and Simone a much needed break. All the pre-hype about XO19 is here! Listen now and see how much we got right, and how much we got wrong. Disney+ is coming to Xbox and we go over how to get it. And if you're one of the few people who don't have GamePass yet, well here is an offer you can't refuse. Could Fortnite be in trouble? People are spending less on the micro-transactions than they used to... Maybe the titan will fall? And now your Xbox will suggest things to play! The robots are here and they just want you to have fun. See, Terminator, its not that bad! Let us know what you thought of this episode over on Twitter. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Do you have the need? The need for speed? And can you stand the heat? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're in luck - Need For Speed Heat comes out this week. And even better for you, we take apart the flow chart EA provides on ways you can play! Blizzard unveils Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 while trying to take the heat off their pro-China scandal. Which would have worked if these games were coming any time soon... A Red Dead Redemption 2 feature ends up angering console gamers, and really, is it worth all the gnashing of teeth? We have some teases about Gears 6, which is nothing you didn't already know. And Xbox streaming to your phone is available to alpha testers! This is going to be awesome. Need for Speed Heat races into our lives, but can it race into our heart? We'll have to pump the brakes on that one, until we can see for ourselves. In the mean time, why not boogie on down with Just Dance 2020, slay some dragons in The Elder Scrolls MMO, beat up your friends with Tanky Tanks and experience the thrills and chills in Football Game. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

That it. Its all done. #terrorTober has come and gone. We can all return to normal heart rates again... Without a doubt, Simone 'won' this years #terrorTober - she actually managed to finish her chosen game and get a little creeped out by it. Lee spent an hour with three games, and Kyle actually stuck around in Blair Witch for 12 hours, before nope-ing out of there. But how and why and what did we think of our games? You'll just have to listen to find out. Thanks to everyone else who took part and joined us in our time of need! We'll be releasing our The Outer Worlds review soon! So stay tuned for that. Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

You don't need any kind of access to jump into this episode! XboxAll Access is back and it comes with a path to Scarlett when it launches. Oh, and its now available in Australia! So all our mates across the ditch can jump on board getting themselves an Xbox super easy like. Lee has decided that The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas are linked. We don't really believe him, but maybe you do? And while he's talking about conspiracies, have you head about Overwatch 2? Apparently thats coming too! We're super hyped about Afterparty which has been released and come to Xbox Game Pass on release! So, maybe we'll dive into that at some point - just have to finish off a few more games quickly... A blast from the past with Super Monkey Ball has people hyped, and we don't know why. Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

The new games this week are out of this world! Because The Outer Worlds is finally here! Are you playing it yet? Tell us what you think about it. Big next-gen news as Aaron Greenberg says Xbox Scarlett will do 4K 120 FPS. Or did he? We go into his comment and what it means. A new Xbox Live Product Marketing Director has been found in Harvey Eagle, who hopes to drive more business in the EU region. And finally - you can now change your Gamer Tag to anything you want thanks to Xbox adopting the Discord-like usernames. Speaking of, do you know we're on Discord? Join our server for a bunch of fun! And this week we have a fantastic line up of games being released. From off planet Fallout-esq The Outer Worlds (which is getting rave reviews) to shooting your friends in the face in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. There is even Farming Simulator 19 Platinum Edition just for Lee. If you ever wanted to become a country star, well now is your chance with Let's Sing Country! We only have one more week so be sure to join us for #terrorTober by telling us what games you're playing using the hashtag! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

We've reached our midway point in #terrorTober, and Lee has chosen to play... Surviving Mars. Yes, you read that right! The city building strategy game is Lee's chosen #terrorTober game. Make sure you're following along as we conclude #terrorTober on next #GameFace. Why, you ask? Because The Outer Words arrives and that sounds like a lot more fun than struggling through a scary game. With that in mind, Simone updates us on Oxenfree, which sounds like an amazing game! Lee does some critique of Blair Witch, which could almost make us game reviewers now... And then the usual spattering of Destiny 2, Anthem and, of course, Surviving Mars. And tell us what you guys think of #unemployedGary! He's out there, working hard to make sure you enjoy #terrorTober too! Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

With Kyle out of action, Producer Paul steps in to help Lee with the news. Join us for a very different #NuNews! In the news this week we have duel of the fates as Apple begins selling the Xbox Controller. You better believe it! Mike Ybarra leaves Microsoft after 20 years, and we wish him all the best for his new endeavours. Oxenfree sees a big push from Xbox Game Pass, which is awesome news for the future of indies. And don't forget to begin your pre-load of The Outer Worlds! As for new games, well whats old is new again (and to be honest, we're actually pretty excited about it!) with Planetscape: Torment, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II all arriving on Xbox in their Enhanced Edition flavours! And there is also the very interesting looking Return of the Obra Dinn. Seriously, check out that art style! Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Time to get frosty with the release of Frostpunk on Xbox! This episode is a special test - we had Producer Paul join Kyle in the studio while slacker Lee Skyped in. All thanks to Producer Paul's new shiny audio equipment! Let us know how it sounds as we'll be looking to do more of this for our Conversation With episodes. In the news Xbox and Spotify become best buds, Star Wars: Battlefront II finally allows you to get all the achievements you're missing, Untitled Goose Game might come to Xbox soon and Microsoft has an aneurysm and decided to remove Mixer streaming from Windows 10... Find out why we think is a terrible idea. For the new games, Tropico 6 allows you to dictate your way - and we all think this game is worth your time. Atlas looks like a great MMO to check out, and we all struggle to pronounce AeternoBlade II... Oh and feel cool with Frostpunk Console Edition! Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Have you heard? We have kicked off #terrorTober... Not sure what that is? Check out #GameFace! to hear all about it! NuNews takes a less creepy tone considering we're in the Halloween month, and actually brings you some interesting and (maybe) factually correct news this week! I think thats the real horror story here. Destiny 3 is not coming any time soon, Modern Warfare sees a massive boycott and pre-order cancellation and Google Assistant now talks to Alexa to talk to Cortana to get your Xbox to turn on... Oh, and beta invites for this little thing called Project XCloud are starting to roll out. So make sure you get on that! As for the new games, the underwhelming Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Ultimate Edition arrives, Destiny 2 goes back to the moon in Shadowkeep (moons haunted), We Were Here Too has us very interested and what every calls Ghostbusters 3 comes at us in the form of Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered. Be sure to join us for #terrorTober this month and tell us what games you're playing using the hashtag! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Welcome ghouls and ghosts to #terrorTober... We kick things off with naming our very cute, but he's also totally scary, mascot for #terrorTober. Introducing Unemployed Gary! He's going to stick with us while we play our scary, spooky and creepy games over the month of October. Thanks Unemployed Gary! And then we end up getting really nervous and sweaty telling you guys what games we're going to try and play during the most stressful event ever taken part in. I'm not scared, YOU'RE SCARED! No idea what happened there... Tacoma, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Gears 5, Pro Evolution Soccer and Creature in the Well all feature in this episode as we slowly get back to normal. What do we think of Gears 5? How did Lee find Ghost Recon - Breakpoint? And what are Simone's thoughts on Creature in the Well? You'll just have to listen to find out! So tell us, what game (or games) are you tackling for #terrorTober? Remember, use the hashtag so we can track you all over the internoodles! Thanks to @AmyBakerness for the nice and shiny new logo and @Matt for the awesome #terrorTober header! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Discord Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Prepare to Surge with excitement as this week's #NuNews comes at your face! Black Ops 4 begins to wrap up, Batman Arkham writers are on board the Fable reboot and Afterparty becomes officially official! All while Obsidian is Obsidian is hiring for a new RPG, which might even be The Outer Worlds 2! And on a sad note - Sony now owns Sunset Overdrive... Shed a tear for a missed opportunity. And as for releases - we have the potential game of the year right here! Mining Rail 2! You heard it hear first guys, this is GotY for certain! Along with the sport themed FIFA 20 and Doug Flutie's Maximum Football we have The Surge 2, Rage 2's expansion - Rise of the Ghosts and Constructor Plus. And we are all gearing up for our #terrorTober challenge this October. So join us on Discord and Patreon to be a part of the fun! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

With Kyle still suffering a broken thumb, its up to Lee and Simone to have a game off! Lee is building his house in Minecraft, and getting distracted with the mining part. Simone is becoming a city planner in Cities: Skylines. It seems this is the week for building! But thats not all - Lee has jumped into the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint beta and has an interesting review of it while Simone has discovered the awesome Creature in the Wall, thanks to Game Pass. And Kyle even has some thoughts on it. And now we're gearing up for #terrorTober. Not sure what that is? Check out our Patreon... -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Discord Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

After a week off, Lee has his husky voice on. We hope you like it. Since we missed the last week's episode, we have a lot to update you guys on. From watching the Game Play charts jump around - thanks to the monster that is Gears 5 - to testing out the latest update of the Xbox dashboard. Then we have realistic fishing sims creeping up on us to boot. What a wild ride. Speaking of rides, two new games to keep an eye on is Truck Driver and Bus Simulator. You'll be piloting your very own big rigs in no time. Along with helping folks get around a city. So really - win win! Be sure to join us on Patreon and Discord as we gear up for #terrorTober... All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

It official - August's #back2YourBacklog challenge has wrapped up! And just in time too with Kyle breaking his hand so he can't play anyways. To celebrate the completion of the challenge, we asked each other some questions. And you can play along too! What game did you play? What was your goal? How far did you get? How long do you think it will take to finish / How long did it take for you to finish? What would have you done differently? What game would you have chosen instead? Will you continue this game? Let us know your answers on Facebook or Twitter! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Discord Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Gears POP! has exploded onto the scene with over a million players in just a week. But already the servers are experiencing some issues... Welcome to this week's episode of #NuNews. And we kick off with seeing one of our own fallen in battle... Kyle has broken his thumb and had his Xbox One X succumb to the RMA gods... But now onto the real news! Telltale is back, sorta. Forza 6 is driving into the sunset. Capcom has a new Resident Evil game coming. And Forza Horizon 4 celebrates 12 million players! For the new games, we have Gears 5 leading the charge in big names (and have you seen those review scores!), Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is a blast from the past, Monster Hunter: World goes frosty in Iceborne, NBA 2K20 shoots some hoops and Creature in the Well pinballs its way on your Xbox and into our hearts. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer Discord YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Do you like new games? Because we have new games! This past week was an absolute cracker of a week for new game releases, with something for everyone! Want to get the pants scared off you? Try Blair Witch. Want to go back to the good ole days of Alan Wake and Quantum Break? Well Control has you covered. And thats only 2. So many more came out this week, we cant keep track of everything! Australia is banning We Happy Few (again). It seems like they have a problem over there. Gears Tactics coming to Xbox confirmed! Game Pass might be coming to all platforms. And prepare to jump into the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne beta. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

A shocking revelation that threatens to tear The Xboxcast apart! Did Kyle make the right choice? What would you have done instead? Even more #back2YourBacklog talk on this episode of #GameFace! We cover the usual suspects - Mass Effect: Andromeda, Sea of Thieves and Destiny 2. But this week we reanimate State of Decay 2 as Simone goes through it, get down with Crackdown 3 and Lee's Division 2 talk doesn't do much to divide us. Guest appearances by Forza 6, Final Fantasy XV, Halo 2 and Forza Horizon 4 courtesy of Lee (of course). Now, we're not saying that you should check out our Mixer channel, but you really should. We have some exciting ideas for the 4th quarter that you may want to check out. And please don't forget to share, like, and join us on Patreon and Discord! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Discord Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

GamesCom was here! And while not as big as E3, its still choka full of exciting news! So what are we waiting for? Get ready for a mammoth #NuNews! News Editor Lee had his work cut out for him this week, so things were spoken about as they happened. From new games coming to Game Pass to Gears POP! and Human Fall Flat DLC, we cover it all. New games announced, new DLC announced, Gears 5 announcements and Kerbal Space Program 2 landing soon! It was super exciting! And thats not even the normal news, or new games coming out this week either! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

You can now build computers on your Xbox. We truly are living in the future! PC Building Simulator has arrived on Xbox this week, to make all your virtual dream PC's come to life. Slay The Spire arrives and jumps straight onto GamePass. We have it on good authority that this may even be GotY... If you like rougelikes that is. If they are not your thing, maybe try a duck that bends gravity to its will? Or Stellaris's new expansion - Utopia! On the news side, things take a dramitic turn. Twitch is in hot water, for the umpteenth time this year, after turning Ninja's page into an advertisers nightmare. Phil Spencer thinks Mixer Pro being added to GamePass Ultimate makes perfect sense. Kotaku decides to burn the rest of its bridges with all gamers by telling them they aren't playing games right. And in what might be the biggest twist of the year, it seems that Death Stranding might be coming to Xbox! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Dear Super Sexy Patrons - we have not forgotten you! And to prove our love, we brought back the Patreon Shoutout. You may want to check where you rank! We're continuing with out #back2YourBacklog challenge - well Lee isn't. But Kyle and Simone are! What are you playing to help clear your backlog this August? Kyle is still stuck on Mass Effect: Andromeda, but managed to sneak some Rocket League in. Simone is dealing to zeds in State of Decay 2, and even has a quick Stardew Valley update for us! And Lee? Well he's just playing everything, but his most recent obsession is The Ashes. A game about cricket. A game that kept him up till 3 the next morning! We're doing an experiment on Mixer... So head over to our channel and give us feedback. And don't forget - we're live every Tuesday at 7PM NZST! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Back to normal programming! And the GamePlay charts are looking extremely underwhelming... The biggest news this week is Ninja moving to Mixer! It has sent shock waves through the streaming community and a massive win for Microsoft. We look forward to what the future holds. But for now, we're happy to see Mixer in the limelight. GamePass adds new games, Games with Gold revealed which games we can look forward to in August, and No Man's Sky is getting another massive update. New games arrive this week with Planetfall from Paradox Interactive leading the charge, and the US President in a mech suit? Yeah, its one of those weeks! We now have email addresses! Its true. You can email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Lee abandoned us. Well only for one episode... So Paul and Simone have stepped up to the plate. Will #NuNews be as good? Let's find out! August comes with a new challenge - we call it #back2YourBacklog - and the rules are simple. Choose a game you have started but never finished from your backlog and during August, go back to the game and finish it. Finish could be what ever you want it to mean - from the story to collectibles to even those sweet, sweet cheevos! Fortnite World Champs, Doom being pulled from backwards compatibility and Xbox Home Screen re-designs are coming! The news is exciting this week! As for new games - Madden 20 charges in, while Mutant Year Zero gets its first expansion. And Simone even knows what teenage friends look like! And don't forget - we now have email addresses! Its true. You can email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

#GameFace! The podcast you know and love is back! Because we have actually had some time to play some games! Let us entertain you with our thoughts on the Gears 5 Tech Test. Sprinkle some being-really-bad-at-Rocket-League. Add a dash of Forza Horizon 4 Lego. And you end up with almost a full podcast. But wait! We're completely missing Simone's stories! Find out what Simone has been up to in Stardew Valley, how she suddenly has a taste for Uruk blood and will she ever finish Microsoft Jigsaw? Filled to the brim with exciting gaming stories, including our thoughts and our achievements. -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

In a special turn of events, our live stream for this weeks episodes were such a hit, that Simone even stayed on to give her unsolicited opinions on the news! Just like old times. Do you feel the need for a Wolfenstein co-op game? Because we have just the thing to scratch that itch! We didn't make it, so we can't take all the credit, but you can still thank us later. Wolfenstein: Youngblood is blasting onto your Xboxs this week! Xbox hardware tanks in this past quarter as the world holds its breath for the new most powerful console in Scarlett, but thanks to Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Live usage has jumped to 65 million people! If only they would all listen to this podcast... Monster Hunter: World is celebrating 13 million units sold by giving free stuff away. Seriously, go now and log in! Free in game items guys! Thanks to Kingsman for highlighting some easy cheevo games in the Xbox Sale. We all know Lee will play any bad game to get his score up. And don't forget - we now have email addresses! Its true. You can email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you're wanting to see the raw, behind the scenes recording of the podcast, check out our Mixer page! Podcast recordings stay there for 2 weeks, and then are gone forever... All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

We are back, ladies and gentlemen! After Kyle and Simone's three week trip, and a small mid-year break, we're in your ear holes again. And boy does it feel good! As a thow back to the old days, Lee's news is completely out of whack. So yeah - have fun following that along! Fishing game Fishing Planet is out now as a free to play and Play Anywhere title, so theres no reason not to get your rods out. Is Microsoft releasing a cheaper console just for XCloud game streaming? We don't know! Destiny 2 has some news, along with The Division 2 and then its back to the Microsoft news... The news this week is an adventure! New games will have you playing as an avocado, mowing mutant laws, playing with gravity and being scared by a non-existent town in the UK. And don't forget - we now have email addresses! Its true. You can email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] And, if you're wanting to see the raw, behind the scenes recording of the podcast, check out our Mixer page! Podcast recordings stay there for 2 weeks, and then are gone forever... All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Its that time of the year again! Time for our annual break down of all the excitement from Xbox's E3 Keynote thing. And strap yourself in... Its going to be a monster! The Xboxcast go over every single announcement the Xbox team made on stage, and for those watching our live stream, even got to see the trailers! We are that profesh! From The Outer Worlds getting confused with The Outer Wilds to Keanu Reeves appearing in Cyberpunk 2077 and even some Halo Infinite tease, we have all the news as it happened with our thoughts. And there's even some talk of Next-Gen... And our very own announcement! Kyle and Simone are going away for a much needed break. But do not despair! Lee along with Producer Paul will be live streaming the NuNews on Mixer, taking your questions and thoughts live! With us going away, and not having any game stories for #GameFace! we need your help. We are looking to you guys for game stories, and theres even a competition. Want to know more? Head on over to our Patreon to find out how you can enter! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Xbox games coming to Steam, GamePass coming to PC, cats and dogs living together! What is this? Only the best universe of course. Thats not even all we have for you! Watchdogs 3 leaks, Baldur's Gate 3 teased, oh my! Looks like the news is ramping up as E3 comes ever closer. And speaking of E3 , we also have a ton of news about that for you. In a world first, Kyle does the new games with a positive spin. Take that everyone who was playing the Pixel Art Drinking Game! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

What a packed #GameFace! we have for you guys. Lee gives us some golf tips from his time spent with Golf 2019 PGA Awesome Tiger Woods Edition, beats his kids at Halo 2 and surprise, surprise, plays more Division 2... Shocked Pikachu gif. Kyle jumps into Forza Horizon 3, continues with Mass Effect: Andromeda, and has a very rough time with Sea of Thieves. Simone has a small update on Stardew Valley. And no, she still does not have the purple pants! These things are mythical at this stage... We are now live streaming our podcast recordings, so if you want to come watch us live, be sure to follow our Mixer page. We typically record on Tuesdays at 19:00 NZST. And don't forget to join our #Discord! Oh, and have you joined the official Xboxcast True Achievements Leaderboard? In fact, join all our things. And become a Patreon while you're at it. All this excitement and more on GameFace! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

After what seems like a super long week, we're suffering from some serious low energy vibes... But that won't stop us giving you all the #NuNews you know and love. Lee confuses himself with the Game Play Chart, first wanting to go forwards, then backwards, then jump around, jump around, jump up and get down! The Division 2 is not going to lower its difficulty, we just have to get gud. Ubisoft leaked their plans for Ubisoft Pass Premium, although uPass would have been a much cooler name. XCloud is getting a whole lot of info before E3 and we have at least three stories about Gears of War. We try to do the new games, it becomes a lesson in cricket - the sport, not the animal. We get scared in Layers of Fear 2 and then super excited about Outer Wilds. Did you know that if you watched something on Mixer at some point in the past, you probably own Outer Wilds? We didn't either! But its Game Pass on release day, so who cares! Go play it. Right meow! And we even brought back the beer segment for you guys. We hope to be educational as well as funny, and getting beer right is a lot easier than getting news right. All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube Discord -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Microsoft and Sony working together at long last! It's less exciting than you think. Even though the PlayStation division had to be calmed. And now Nintendo is jumping on the band wagon too. We have a leak about Xbox's E3 keynote, Activision hands over the reigns to Call of Duty, Game Pass is losing 18 games and The Division 2's eight man raid has finally been beaten on consoles. And on top of all of this, Microsoft has shown us Minecraft Earth and we're totally not worthy. New games are coming fast and furious this week, with Team Sonic Racing leading the charge, but we're more excited about Dauntless. On the other side of the scale, we're less than excited for Back to 1995. But hey, we're not exactly game critics. We live stream every episode now on The Xboxcast's Mixer page. We're live on Tuesdays, 7PM New Zealand time. Join us and be a part of the next episode. And join our #Discord server! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

April ended. A while ago. And with the end of April comes the end of the April Achievement Challenge. Thank you to everyone who took part. We are super impressed with everyone! Who won? Who came second? Who is writing these blurbs? You'll just have to listen to find out. And amid all the hub-hub, we even some fun stories about Sea of Thieves, Overwatch, Red Dead Redemption and even Simone's famous Stardew Valley. Throw in our Patreon shoutouts, and you're in for a fun time! We are now live streaming our podcast recordings, so if you want to come watch us live, be sure to follow our Mixer page. We typically record on Tuesdays at 19:00 NZST. And don't forget to join our #Discord! Oh, and have you joined the official Xboxcast True Achievements Leaderboard? In fact, join all our things. And become a Patreon while you're at it. All this excitement and more on GameFace! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

This episode fills us with Rage! Rage 2 that is. Which is now out to some very interesting reviews... Gears 5 has leaked - well just the box art and the release date, and we can't say we're impressed. More devs are joining The Initiative. Monster Hunter World gets all frosty. More games are becoming Epic Store exclusives, and we're not cut up about it at all. And it looks like Anthem burned EA in more ways we could imagine. This episode was live streamed on Mixer by the request of our fans. Want to join in next time? Check out The Xboxcast's Mixer page. We're live on Tuesdays, 7PM New Zealand time. So what are you waiting for? Jump on in. Oh and join our #Discord server! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Two weeks worth of #NuNews? Lets do this! Anthem might be less annoying now, according to Lee. Mixer is giving away free Sea of Thieves Loot. Microsoft is worth one trillion dollars . And XCloud reached the take home milestone causing the abundance of cake. All this exciting news, and yet, we somehow spend time trying to describe some third party Xbox controller concept. No one ever said we were logical, after all. And when it comes to Games with Gold and the new games coming out, well, to say we are underwhelmed would be right on the money. But Final Fantasy XII (thats eleven for the normal folk) did come out which is awesome! So what are you waiting for? Jump on in. Oh and join our #Discord server! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

With the April Achievement Challenge coming to a close, the race is heating up. This causes lee to jump into every single game he owns and even buy a few bad ones... And because of this, this podcast becomes a monster - running for over 2 hours for the live stream. hopefully Producer Paul has managed to cut it down to a more resonable length... From Monster Hunter: World to Star Wars Battlefront II, this episode is jam packed with good games, bad games, ok games and game games. We are now live streaming our podcast recordings, so if you want to come watch us live, be sure to follow our YouTube page. We typically record on Tuesdays at 19:00 NZST. And don't forget to join our Discord! Oh, and have you joined the official Xboxcast True Achievements Leaderboard? In fact, join all our things. And become a Patreon while you're at it. All this excitement and more on GameFace! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer

Get Over Here! Thats right - Mortal Komat 11 is ready to satisfy all your fighting needs. All the news is being horded for E3, so don't blame us for a super efficient episode... The Game Play chart has finally bored Lee. Its finally happened. There is not much rejoicing to be done. Final Fantasy X and X-2 are not Xbox One X Enhanced but they are? Its all very confusing. We go through the best Game Pass games, Ubisoft donates money to Notre Dame and Stardew Valley is getting an update! All this and more on this week's episode of #NuNews! -- If you liked this episode, don't feel ashamed. Rather, join the dozens of others that are following us Patreon Twitter Facebook Mixer YouTube -- Your hosts are: Kyle: XarCrius on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Lee: Leehoward on Twitter, Xbox and Mixer Simone: GymBean44 on Twitter and Xbox Paul: HippoHQ on Twitter, Xbox, YouTube and Mixer