It's another week in videogames, and that of course means the crew get together to discuss it!

Some were lucky enough to be invited to the Grand Canyon to fly a plane in celebration of Flight Sim 2024...not us though. We're totally not jealous.

The Switch 2 'allegedly' leaked, and Sony is up to their remastering shenanigans again - but don't worry - there's a grey console coming to lock all you naysayers in!

We break it all down, as well as take questions for our amazing Patreon community.

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MAHVEL BABY! That's right, Capcom and Xbox have sorted out their issues and will be bringing the fabled fighting game collections to our favourite platform! The PlayStation 5 Pro is wildly expensive, a Sony exec tells fired devs to "take a year and go to the beach", and more as we break it all down. Jump In!

In a much quieter week in the gaming industry, the podcast crew return to talk through all of the latest in gaming news, in addition to the ups-and-downs of life itself in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 219!

This week, Nick takes a break from his family holiday to indulge his over-inflated ego by not only naming the episode after himself, but to really lean into the fact he'd marry a picture of himself if he could.
Sik and Jesse return alongside him to break down the latest in gaming, what we've been playing and to celebrate our wonderful XboxEra community all over again. Our next sub-a-thon is scheduled for July 26th, if you're interested in hanging out, fundraising and maybe some sweet giveaways!

The episode is available via YouTube as normal, but if you're on Spotify, you can watch or listen - the choice is yours! It's in audio only on all other platforms.

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Sik and Nick are joined by a very special guest, Doug AKA @ModernWarzone from Twitter! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's campaign is out and we have the Modern Warzone on himself to talk about it. Gotham Knights has hit, more ABK acquisition drama, Halo chairs and more are on the docket so don't miss out and.... Jump in! Producer: Jesse "Doncabesa" Norris

The Xbox & Playstation ABK acquisition drama will never end! Join Nick and Jon as they break down Xbox's fury with the CMA, Awkward no comments about Scalebound, Phil's shelf showing off a streaming box prototype, Game Pass making at least 2.9 billion and so much more. Jump in! Producer: Jesse "Doncabesa" Norris

Nick is joined by Aarsal aka Soulblazerz for today's show because Jon is going to a play!?! The Mario movie trailer hit, Horizon Zero Dawn is getting a new graphical remake, ABK's acquisition was approved in Brasil and so much more to talk about. Jump in!

Microsoft interested in Japanese publishers, The Pit being remade in Forge for Halo Infinite, someone else making a Ninja Gaiden game, Hugh Jackman back as Wolverine in Deadpool 3 !?!? All these topics and so many more will be broken down by Sik and Nick, live. Jump in!

Nick's feeling good, yet another rumor mill has come to fruition. He's joined by some guy named Jonimcarniko or something and they'll talk about the recently confirmed Iron Man game from EA, GTA 6 had a massive leak, Xbox One DRM on Series X is better, and more. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are back, and Nick got his wish, Goldeneye is coming to Xbox, though in a different form than we thought. There was an Xbox indie-showcase on Twitch, Xbox was at TGS, Sony had a show, Nintendo had a show!!! What a week. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are joined by the one and only Rand al Thor 19 to discuss all things video games. Jim Ryan has laid down the gauntlet over Call of Duty, the Disney Marvel Games showcase and Ubisoft Forward have aired, and there is so much more. (and yes that means a Rumor Mill) Jump in!

Sik, Onebadmutha, and Jesse are here to discuss all the news of the week and boy is there a lot to talk about. From the latest in Sony's attempts to block the ABK acquisition to Halo with yet more delays and more, we'll dig into all the latest and greatest from around the gaming world. Jump in!

Sik is out this week so Nick is joined by Xbox Era's own Dan a.k.a. Knottian and Aarsal a.k.a. Soulblazerz. Gamescom Opening Night Live and Xbox's own streams happened, with Lies of P stealing the show. Pentiment got dated, Sony is making their version of an Elite controller and raising prices in every market but one. Phil got interviewed on Bloomberg and so much more, holy cow! Oh yeah, the rumor is there may be a RumorMill this week. Jump in!

It's take number two with having a PlayStation focused guest on! This week Sik and Nick are joined by Joseph "MrBadBit" Moran. Sony is going all in on PC and moving "Beyond Console", now where have we heard that one before? They'll discuss that and all the latest news in gaming. Jump in!

In a relatively quiet week, we still manage a decently lengthy chat about all the latest in gaming.

Sik, Aarsal, and Jesse are here to break it all down. The Xbox 'that wasn't' was detailed, Dead Rising is returning, and Ubisoft are making a bunch of remakes.

NOTE: We had a few technical issues with streaming this episode, so Sik has edited out the fluff for a more streamlined version. The original is still up on YouTube if you want the full thing.

More corporate drama leads the news once again this week! Join Sik, Nick and Jesse as they break down the latest in the great Sony vs. Game Pass wars and go over what has been a great week in game releases (that neither of them have played at all!). Jump in!

Join Jon and Nick as they break down the latest in the video gaming world. Xbox has unveiled their Family Plan for Game Pass, Sony told Brazil that Call of Duty is too valuable to lose, and so much more! Jump in!

Sik and Nick are (not) joined by Thomas Williams from the PlayStation Brahs! Nick made quite the waves with his The Last of Us Part 1 leaks a week or so back, and then Neil Druckmann shot down his Fortnite rumor. It seems like Aspyr's remake of K.O.T.O.R. isn't going too well, and so much more to talk about this week. Jump in!

Nick's husband, the one and only Jeff Grubb now of the GiantBomb.com is back! Jon is probably around too, and the three of them will break down all the latest in video games, talk about Jeff's big career move, and about how big a fraud Nick the "insider" really is! Jump in!

Nick and Jesse are joined by Colt Eastwood as they talk all things videogames once again, at a time when not much is happening! Halo co-op's flight might be here, we're putting out tons of reviews, and Nick is playing Fortnite and Rocket League. Jump in!

Nick and Sik are back after a brief hiatus and are joined by Joe from the Hypercharge: Unboxed PR team. We'll go over their incredibly successful Twitter marketing campaign, the game itself, and catch up on all the latest after taking a week off. Jump in!

There's really not much going on after showcase season came and went. Join Nick, Sik, & Aarsal aka Soulblazerz as they cover the latest news, talk about what they've been playing, and hang out with their love and handsome chat. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are back and E3/P3/Keigh3 week is over. We co-streamed most of it, and now we're fully breaking down all the news we saw. Xbox & Bethesda both normal and extended wowed many out there, but not all? SGF had the content but.. pacing pacing pacing! There is so much to discuss so... Jump in!

It's the show literally before the big show! Miles Dompier joins Sik & Nick in this Pre-P3 Xbox+Bethesda Showcase. It's predictions time as well as going over 'Keigh3', aka the Summer Games Fest, and a whole bunch of news. Design labs comes to Australia, Samsung gets Xbox Game Pass as part of their new smart TV gaming app and soon you'll be able to stream select titles you own via Xcloud. We cover all that and more - Jump in!

Jon and Nick are joined by Taylor Lyles of IGN, once again. Sony just had a State of Play, Design Labs will be adding in the Pride design, & Xbox Series S sales "shouldn't be counted alongside Series X"?!?! All that and so much more from the world of vidya games.

In this episode, things get a bit…crazy. Sik, Nick, and Jesse break down all the latest in gaming, which honestly, at least when it comes to this week, isn't that much really!

Nintendo had a solid direct, making Nick more excited than 500 Xbox shows put together, Capcom's old engine doesn't work on Xbox anymore ("allegebly") and there's some controversy surrounding Black Myth: Wukong.
Our community also go completely insane this episode, and help grow our Patreon and general fund-raising efforts to new, incredible heights. We're very grateful.
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Sik, Nick, and Abe (aka OneBadMutha) are here to talk all things videogames. Xbox Era is now officially listed on Metacritic, Game Pass continues to be the target of negative articles, an Xbox chromecast style device has leaked, and so much more is on the docket.

Nick is joined by Zalker as they break down the latest news in the gaming world. Sony has unveiled their lineup for the revamped Playstation Plus, Fall Guys is coming to Xbox and is F2P, and Fornite is getting a shared wallet but Nintendo's not joining in. We'll talk about all this and so much more. Jump in!

Colt Eastwood joins Sik & Nick on the podcast this week. EA is making lots of money and won't be giving any more of it to FIFA, Sony has sold over 19 million PS5s, and we got 14 minutes of Gotham Knights gameplay. All this, so much more, and a rumor mill perhaps? Jump in!

ModernVintageGamer is back for his record 4th(?) appearance. He joins Nick to talk all things videogames. From the most recent Spawncast and its Xbox takes, Forza Motosport Xbox One test shots leaking, Embracer buying Crystal Dynamics & Eidos among others, and so much more. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are back to discuss all things, and occasionally videogames. We got Microsoft's financials and it turns out the Series X|S has been the best selling console in "many markets worldwide" the last two quarters. Halo Infinite had more season 2 information drop, explanations were given, will Nick's anger be sated, or is it just more excuse-making for 343i? All this and so much more. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are joined by the "Man With A Million" himself, Rand al Thor 19! They'll talk about all the latest news from video games and entertainment. We've gotten a sneak peek of Saints Row on our site, which we forgot to talk about, but we certainly do deep dive in to Halo's new roadmap, Certain Affinity's Project Tatanka BR, and our new show DropPod, In addition, Dying Light 2 sales success, VGChartz, Ubisoft being prepared for sale and so much more.

Sik and Nick are joined by former Xbox Team and Microsoft legend Ed Fries in the 105th episode of the Xbox Era podcast. We'll talk with Ed about the past, present, and future of all things Xbox and video games. Jump in!

Sik and Nick are joined by GameOnDaily's very own Gaz this week. They'll cover all the major stories in video gaming, from the comment about chip priority, the unreal engine 5 showcase, Xbox Mentoring program and Halo Infinite's Season 2 reveal - and more! So join us in the latest live episode of a guaranteed-to-have-no-technical-issues episode of the Xbox Era Podcast! Jump in!

We are all Spartacus in episode 103 of the Xbox Era Podcast. Join Nick and Abe as they discuss Sony's rebranding of PSNow, the slap heard round the world, and all things video games! Jump in!

Join Nick and Sik as they break down the fact that they made hairy blue and red controllers to celebrate the Sonic movie. They'll cover that along with the new season of Fortnite, a new Witcher Saga being announced, Godfall hitting Xbox finally and more. Jump in!

Nick is out because he's feeling poorly, Sik is back from LA, and Jesse and Aarsal are here to talk all things Xbox.

Xbox might have had their best-received showcase of all time. We'll break the entire show down, go over Sik's trip, and more. Jump In!

Nick and Sik return with the latest episode of the XboxEra podcast! A surprisingly busy week in gaming, there was a plenty to talk about this week, from the latest teases and glimpses of Starfield, to the dooming and glooming around new Xbox Studio The Initiative and their upcoming take on Perfect Dark. Not only that, but the wonderful Tunic dropped into Game Pass this week, and kicked off a hearty discussion on game design combined with challenge and accessibility. Plenty more to watch and listen to, so y’know – jump in!

100 Episodes. It's one hell of a milestone, and what better way to celebrate it than to have the CEO of Gaming at Microsoft, The Xboss himself, Phil Spencer dropping by to say congratulations. Your usual hosts, Jon and Nick are here as always, with our production wizard Jesse making sure it all goes off without a hitch. And that's not all - we talk through all the latest news of the week, and many other XboxEra friends are popping in throughout the show. We even announce our latest project, designed the bring this community closer than ever before, Day One. For our friends listening on audio platforms, this is the one episode you may want to watch in video form! Jump in!

GamesBeat's own Jeff Grubb & XboxEra's Nick renew their love for one another as their spurned co-hosts Mike "Tolkoto" Minotti and Sikamikanico tag along in a very special episode of the Xbox Era podcast. Jeff, Nick, Jesse and Mike have been playing Elden Ring and we'll be talking all about that and everything in the videogamiverse, including all the latest gaming news and a special surprise for next week! Jump in!

Sik and Nick are joined by Albert Dankwa, Xbox Content Program Manager & Social Lead to discuss all things gaming, especially Nick and Jon's favorite title of all-time Elden Ring. It is finally upon us and our very own Producer/Reviews Editor Jesse Norris gave it an extremely high score. We'll talk about that and so much more. Jump in! 00:00:00 - Going live 00:05:57 - Intro 00:06:34 - Hi everyone and let's say hi to Albert! 00:08:00 - What have we been playing? (Albert and Jesse have been playing Elden Ring) 00:14:34 - We find out a bit about Albert 00:24:29 - Community Question #1 - commanderbuck: How did Albert grow and evolve within Microsoft? 00:31:27 - Community Question #2 - Good Old Collingwood: Albert, do you think Phil's philosophy is genuine and what advice would you give to new ABK staff coming into Xbox? 00:34:20 - Couple of Superchats for Albert 00:35:00 - Titanfall tangent thanks to "Albert's shelf" 00:39:00 - Horizon can't catch a break 00:40:22 - Steam Deck reviews are out 00:44:45 - Gabe wants to help Microsoft integrate Game Pass into Steam 00:45:35 - Do we think Microsoft would still pursue Game Pass on Steam with a portable Xbox out there? 00:50:56 - Xbox finally gets proper Twitch integration 00:54:05 - Community Question #3 - DeoGame: Should Microsoft look into partnering for a "Souls-like"? 00:55:45 - Community Question #4 - PoderickPayne: Are you made Jesse messed up getting XboxEra onto Elden Ring's review advertising? 00:57:10 - Community Question #5 - CreakyLegs: Good wishes to all those in Ukraine. Also, Nick is a poo poo face for not liking how Elden Ring looks 00:58:30 - Call of Duty skipping 2023? 01:04:35 - Bethesda is retiring their launcher and migrating everything to Steam 01:06:40 - ATLUS IS MAKING A NEW GAME FOR XBOX! 01:08:06 - Bungie released some concept art for Matter 01:11:52 - Street Fighter 6 finally announced, is it exclusive or multplat? 01:17:40 - Ed Boon teasing but not quite teasing his next game? 01:20:00 - Superchat about Roundhouse Studios 01:21:02 - Jon asks Albert what game(s) he's looking forward to the most 01:30:00 - Patron Shoutout 01:30:48 - Community Question #6 - Cayde4Ever: Would Microsoft consider Deck13/Focus Interactive? Also small tangent on ABK 01:36:50 - Community Question #7 - ShadowlessEdge: Put together the perfect Games with Gold month for April 2022 01:43:45 - Community Question #8 - Faisal: Which Friends actor should play a role in a potential Fallout New Vegas 2? 01:50:00 - Community Question #9 - Knottian: Everyone's favourite From game? Also, questions delving into Albert's fashion sense 01:55:52 - Superchat about a PC replacing a console 01:57:00 - Wrapping up 01:58:17 - Update on the Book 02:01:17 - Ciao for now!

Jon and Nick are back to talk all things video games. From Platinum and Ubisoft talking acquisitions, to Platinum wanting to revive Scalebound, and so much more. Jump in!

Jon and Nick are joined by OnebadMutha and producer Jesse in tow, as they give their takes on all things gaming. Beyond the weeks general news, we of course dive into the big blog post that sure was "definitive" about Xbox's plans for Activision/Blizzard/King.

Jon and Nick are joined by Dhayana aka MissDeusGeek herself to talk about all things videogames. What have they all been up to, Dhayana's journey into gaming, the Australia update for Flight Sim is out, Sony bought Bungie, and so much more.

The man with a million, Rand Al Thor 19 and Window Central's own Jez Corden join Sik and Nick for the first "Xbox Four" edition of the Xbox Era Podcast, with producer Doncabesa pulling the strings behind the scenes. We talk through the many goings on in the world of Xbox, from new IPs from Blizzard, swirling rumours about Certain Affinity, Halo Infinite and its future roadmap, future acquisitions and more. As always, a big thank you to our Patrons and we dive into their community questions to finish things off in this 4 hour show!

Join Nick "Shepshal Nick" Baker, and Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke with our special guest, Taylor Lyles of IGN. They'll be going over the massive bombshell that is Microsoft's intent to acquire Activision/Blizzard and piece how things may fall together as the dust settles.

Nick and Sik are here with the 2nd "War Chest" podcast as Microsoft has announced their intent to acquire Activision/Blizzard for SEVENTY BILLION USD. Let the games begin!

Sik is in LA, Nick is in Mell-bin, and Jesse is in Hell (Florida). Soulblazerz joins the crew in Sik's place, and there's even a surprise Rand Al Thor appareance.

Join the gang as they break down the lastest in gaming news and go over Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase & Black Ops 6 Direct with their 'predictions'. Jump In!

Join Nick "Shpeshal Nick" Baker, and Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke as they discuss all the latest news in the video game world, live, with the talented Jesse "Doncabesa" Norris pushing buttons in the background. We go over the end of life for Forza Streets, the delay of Stalker 2, NFTs, Series consoles selling well, the end of Xbox One production and more!

Join Nick "Shepshal Nick" Baker, and Jon "Sikamikanico" Clarke as they discuss all the latest news in the video game world, from Ubisoft+ coming to Xbox, Virtual Reality, the death of E3 and more, with occasional quips from producer Jesse, and a whole host of community questions. Jump in!

Jon is back in the host chair as we start 2022 and what should be a massive year for both Xbox and XboxEra! What we will lack in news, we will hopefully make up for in tangents, Friends and Community Questions! Jump In!