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Podcast Unlocked Episode 214: Twisted Pixel Pulls a Bungie

Discussed this week: Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel pulls a Bungie and spins back out from Microsoft, single-player campaigns in first-person shooters seem to be an endangered species, Xbox One holiday bundles are in full bloom, Hitman course-corrects its unsettling pricing model, Telltale's Back to the Future heads to Xbox One, U2 heads to Rock Band 4, and more!

Direct download: Podcast_Unlocked_Episode_214.mp3
Category:Podcast Unlocked -- posted at: 7:09pm EDT

Podcast Unlocked Episode 213: Phil Spencer On FFXIV, Killer Apps, and More

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer joins our show this week for a conversation about all kinds of happenings in the world of Xbox, from Final Fantasy XIV's absence on Xbox One to whether or not existing Xbox One owners should upgrade to the upcoming Elite console to whether or not he thinks the "killer app" is dead, and much more! Plus: we discuss the Hitman delay, among other timely topics.

Direct download: Podcast_Unlocked_Episode_213.mp3
Category:Podcast Unlocked -- posted at: 6:02pm EDT

On this week's Xbox show, Rainbow Six Siege's map count leads us to wonder how it'll be received. Plus: Fallout 4's season pass annoys us, Star Wars Battlefront gets a mini-fridge, we're excited for the imminent New Xbox One Experience Dashboard, Xbox One gets two new games in a genre it sorely needs them in, and more!

Also: after we recorded, Ubisoft issued a correction to their developer who was quoted as saying Rainbow Six Siege will ship with 10 maps. It will actually be 11.

Direct download: Podcast_Unlocked_Episode_212.mp3
Category:Podcast Unlocked -- posted at: 4:38pm EDT

Podcast Unlocked Episode 211: The 'Xboy' Handheld Was Almost Real

We make an otherwise slow Xbox news week interesting by discussing notable 9/9 gaming birthdays, discuss former Xbox boss Robbie Bach's comments on how an 'Xboy' handheld almost came to exist, analyze what we learned about Destiny thanks to a court decision involving a former longtime Bungie employee, and give our ideas for what rides we think should be at Ubisoft's planned real-life theme park in Malaysia. 

Direct download: Podcast_Unlocked_Episode_211.mp3
Category:Podcast Unlocked -- posted at: 7:21pm EDT

Podcast Unlocked Episode 210: What the Xbox One Elite Console Will and Won't Do

Microsoft's newest Xbox One console bundle is extra special because it includes the hot new Elite gamepad as well as a 1TB SSHD hard drive. We break down the benefits you can expect as well as whether or not it might be worth upgrading to. Plus: we analyze Halo 5's newly released opening cinematic, take a guess at the real reason DICE is doing a Star Wars Battlefront beta, dry heave at Square Enix's pre-order incentives for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and...oh yeah, we give away a custom Gears of War-painted Xbox One console too.

Direct download: Podcast_Unlocked_Episode_210.mp3
Category:Podcast Unlocked -- posted at: 6:34pm EDT

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