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The hundredth Xbox World podcast is the team's last ever show, filled with stories from the old days and some special guests. In our final episode, Tim unmasks Mr. Loggerman, Andy tells a story and Mike makes a phone call. Thanks for listening and thanks for reading the magazine, everybody.
Andy H, Mike and Dan talk vidyagame sport, with lots of chat about NHL '13, NBA 2K13 and the ongoing PES/FIFA war. Elsewhere, Mike goes mental for Borderlands 2, and the team try to work out what Cliff Bleszinski will do next.
With Andy H on holiday, Mike hosts a very special STRONGcast in which Andy Kelly and Tim actually talk about games. Dishonored gets some love, the team choose which games they'd go back and re-review, Peter Molyneux's Curiosity makes everyone smile, and Mike sends Andy a very zen text about Assassin's Creed 3 at three in the morning.
Andy H, Mike and Andy K talk Borderlands 2, Day Z, and two NDA'ed games they may or may not have played. With that done, it's onto the first ever developer draft, as the boys from Xbox World use an unlimited budget to build the ultimate game publisher.
Andy, Mike and super-guest Dan Dawkins resume regular STRONGcast business by talking Halo 4, revealing pretty much everything they know about GamesCom, before answering your reader questions, and taking the ultimate on-air sweet test.
After weeks in the wilderness the XBW STRONGcast is back. This powerful return to form sees a four-man team of Andy, Mike, Tim W and Rob talking about Walking Dead, Spec Ops, Halo Anniversary and… a whole bunch of other stuff as we discuss the topis YOU submitted. Look out for 80s movie chat, the ending of Batman, and - as always - heaps of next-gen banter.
Like The Avengers, the regular STRONGcast team unite for this 13th outing. Andy, Mike and Matt talk Assassin's Creed 3 gameplay, why Dishonored is the new BioShock, and the worst seduction technique in the world. Plus, find out why Matt is dreading this year's E3...
There's one perfect fit and sugar this one is it. The classic Xbox World crew are reunited this one-off Xbox World STRONGcast E3 preview special. That was the plan; in reality, Mike, Tim, Rob Taylor and Matt Pellett veer wildly from one topic to another, occasionally returning to the job at hand - E3, Halo 4, Gears 4, Forza, Fable, and … er… Jean-Claude Van Damme.
It's the a podcast so STRONG it comes with a warning - if you haven't finished Mass Effect 3, skip the first 27 minutes wherein Mike, Andy, and Andy 2 cover Mass Effect's ending in detail. Reunited after a month apart, our three heroes get to work designing a "shocking" moment for Black Ops 2, make some predictions for E3, and address rumours about the next generation Xbox in between some truly shameful jokes. It's one of those podcasts.
In this STRONGcast Andy, Mike and Matt talk about the next Xbox's monstrous hardware specs, redesign Splinter Cell for Ubisoft, explain why critics who hate Ninja Gaiden 3 are wrong, and reveal the terrifying truth behind the Belgian food industry.
To celebrate the launch of Mass Effect 3, Andy H, Mike and Andy Kelly tell you everything you need to know about the game. Without ANY spoilers. We talk big decisions, We talk big decisions, playing multiplayer for a perfect ending, and discuss the ins and outs of same-sex romances.
In this special Podcast Andy, Mike, and Matthew discuss… everything YOU want us to talk about, in this Reader Takeover special. Topics include erasing games from history, creeping on girls over XBL and what the team did before Xbox World.
Andy, Matthew, and special guest Andrew Kelly discuss the death of UK games shops, and what that means for the future of Xbox. Mike is absent, shooting guns in LA, so the team discuss the possible carnage while also taking time to answer your reader questions.
Andy, Mike, Matthew, and special guest Tim Weaver discuss Resident Evil 6, The Darkness 2, Kingdoms of Amalur, and Metal Gear Solid. Matt mentions the Oscars and it turns out everybody hates every film Terence Malik has ever made. Weird.
The team take a look back at the highs and lows of 2011, get bored halfway through, then discuss their resolutions and look forward to the year the world ends in the first STRONGcast of 2012.
It's the Xbox World 2011 Christmascast and something of a retro special. Mike, Matt Castle, and GUEST STAR TIM WEAVER talk Christmas past - the best Christmas games, their fondest Christmas memories, and the harsh reality of retro gaming. Also! The team go wildly off topic to discuss Batman, GI Joe, and... South Korean cinema.
This week the team chat Metal Gear Revengeance, explain the real secret behind Mass Effect 3's success, bemoan the lack of toasted sandwiches in Bath, and answer your probing questions.
The regular STRONGcast is back! Andy, Mike and Matt chat new Xbox dashboard, the wasted James Bond license, the controversial Rainbow Six video and, er, Crystal Maze. Plus we answer your reader questions.
November 2011: the month that shall forever be known in the XBW office as 'Skyrim Month'. It's the game we're all playing, the game we're all talking about and, now, the topic we're all STRONGcasting about too...
Aaaaaand we're back! Episode One of the STRONGcast 'Reloaded' has everything: two hello's, one goodbye and a whole lot of Xbox chatter. GTA V, Arkham City and Battlefield 3 are the main topics in an episode ram-packed with STRONG gaming talk.
All good things must come to an end, and so must all great things too. Tim, Mike, Matt, Striker AND Jem get together to talk about the latest gaming developments. Don't be sad though: we'll be back in a new format soon enough...
STRONGcast Friday's back and we're back up to full strength for this week's 'cast. Mike returns from Japan with stories of TGS and toilets, Matt's been wading through the latest releases and the team debates one of gaming's worst plot holes.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dead Island and GamesCom fallout make up the majority of this episode's chatter as Tim, Mike and Matt recover from the redesign (and in one case, cheats death) and answer your questions.
In this week's episode Dep Art Ed John Strike joins the team as Mike sends back GamesCom impressions from the show floor. Those left behind discuss the newly announced Borderlands 2 and the escalating war between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3.
Issue 108 is on shelves now, and to celebrate the team takes a small break from redesign madness to bring you yet another STRONGcast. This episode we discuss hands-on RAGE thoughts, Metal Gear Solid, our GamesCom plans and much, much more...
Boy has the wait been worth it! Tim, Matt and Mike are back with another 'Cast, and this week's STRONG topics include the dependable Metal Gear Solid, the surprising Captain America and the jaw-dropping next generation of Xbox. Epic.
In the first podcast after E3 2011 Tim and Matt look back at a mixed show and talk about the best games of the coming twelve months, the future of Kinect and the games of the moment: LA Noire and Duke Nukem Forever.
Highlights include XCOM, Batman, Bioshock Infinite, a riveting anecdote and some STRONG accents from Oxford Alumnus Matt Castle, and the big question - who won E3? It's an hour-long E3 takedown from Matt and Mike from which there are no survivors.
Fresh from a wild Forza 4 party, Matt makes it back to the hotel just in time for more transatlantic show talk. This episode's big games: Forza, Serious Sam, Dark Souls, Soul Calibur V, and Skyrim.
Matt's first day of showfloor action sees our brave adventurer bring home fresh impressions on Ninja Gaiden, Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: The Run, and SSX.Plus, Matt ALMOST meets Hulk Hogan, and SPECIAL GUEST Matt Castle drops in for a chat.
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.
A new podcast for a new issue: the team kicks off with our exclusive hands-on report of the brilliant Shadows of the Damned, followed by Batman, Spider-Man, word on the next Grand Theft Auto and our initial take on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.
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...
Before we sign off for the year we've got one final podcast for you. Subjects this week include Christmas games, Christmas songs, Christmas movies and... Christmas! Oh, and the highlights of next year's Xbox 360 releases too. Happy holidays.
Do you know what this is? DO you? It's the brand new Xbox World STRONGcast, and it's here and it's hot and it's heavy right this rinky dink minute. This week: the best games of all time, putting together the 100th issue, airplanes and cheesy Kit-Kats.
Goodbye podcast, hello STRONGcast. What's the difference? Erm, nothing really. Look, it even says podcast 62 in the file name. This week the team discusses Call of Duty: Black Ops, Windows Phone 7, Assassin's Creed and the morals of Mr Loggerman.
The KinectKast is here! Mike and Matt put Kinect through its paces, deliver hardcore justice on the launch games and reveal precisely what you should and shouldn't be looking to get this side of Christmas…
New podcast! It was meant to go up Friday, but we won't bore you with the details of Pellett's massive technical cock-up. Duke Nukem and Fallout: New Vegas are just two of the games covered in this Pellett 'n' Gapper destroyfest.
Here's a treat for last thing Friday: a brand new podcast! The usual three doucheba... er, experts cover off Halo Reach, Duke Nukem, Tokyo Games Show, new Devil May Cry and smug TV shows. You're gonna love it.
Tim and Matt in another two-man podcast. This week's subjects include Halo: Reach, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, the success of Dead Rising 2: Case Zero and Chuck Norris classic Invasion USA.
Hello Earthlings! It's been longer than we'd hoped but the XBW podcast is back. This week's episode features all the fallout from Mike's GamesCom visit including Bioshock: Infinite, a surprise game of the show and the worrying truth about Kinect.
While Mike's busy enjoying Starcraft II, Tim and Matt share some zombie love with Dead Rising 2 and Deadly Premonition and then place a phone call to the man who's played more Halo Reach than anybody outside of Bungie...
An E3 blowout to end all blowouts is only the beginning of this week's 'cast. Prepare yourself for the most extreme XBW Podcast taste test to date...
This week the team talks about E3's big-hitters before sharing some 'interesting' facts with one another…
This week Matt spills the beans on Red Dead Redemption, Tim moans about hype, and Mike bans football chatter...
Tim beats the volcano to return for a podcast centered Splinter Cell Conviction's last minute changes, Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment and gaming worlds. Plus we've got the return of the taste tests and updates on the office pun wars.
Want some podcast? Have some! This week the team talks about Kane and Lynch 2, Dead to Rights: Retribution, Indie games and Arcades. And it's all opened with an impromptu little ditty by music man Mike. Why? Who knows?
Our 50th birthday brings with it a bundle of post-GDC chat, news on Matt's prediction for GOTY, Bad Company 2 multiplayer tales and a guest speaker. Some might call him a special guest. We wouldn't… Plus: STRONG MATHS.
Illness can't stop us... This week we talk about completing Metro 2033, finishing Heavy Rain, almost finishing Final Fantasy XIII (and why we didn't want to carry on), backward-compatibility and the latest movements of Mr L...
Actually, it's surprisingly gamey. Regular downloaders of our 'cast will know we have a tendency to stray off the beaten path to cover random subjects like, er, steak. But this week: it's games, games, games. Oh, and aggressive tramps.
2010: a brilliant start but the year's already filled with missed opportunities. Want to know what's Hot and what's Not in the XBW office? We've got the answers... Also in this podcast: voice actors, the iPad, iGuns and laughs. Some laughs.
No more waiting. No more wishing. Just pure, perfect podcasting. The XBW podcast is back with the final say on Mass Effect, Spec Ops, Robocop, MMOs and biscuits. 2010 just got a whole lot better.
Do you like Christmas? Do you like casts? Then you'll just love Xbox World 360's Christmascast - filled with topics such as Steven Seagal's Lawman, Christmas movies and something or other about gaming as well. There's snow way you'll want to miss it.
Modern Warfare 2! Mass Effect 2! Theme Parks! Reviews! Jokes! Weddings! This week's steak-free podcast was recorded this very morning for extra, sealed-in freshness. Tastylicious. Get it while it's lukewarm. Erm, we mean slamming hot.
Games! Jobs! Jokes! Steak! We're back! The podcast returns with a bang so loud the people outside our recording studio would have been blown away had we not recorded in a sound-proof environment...
Want to know how we helped to make Assassin's Creed II? Interested in hearing how Forza 3's shaping up? Want to know why Tim's been MIA? You're in luck: podcast 42 is out now.
Matt, Mike and Jem chat about the hottest office topics, including Assassin's Creed II, FIFA 10 versus PES 2010 and Space Hulk…
Xbox World 360 returns from GamesCom with a bag of goodies (soon to be handed out to lucky readers) and a bundle of stories. Find out why Brink and Mafia II are at the top of our Most Wanted list, and why Natal, though very impressive, isn't...
Batman: Arkham Asylum and IL-2: Sturmovik rule the podcast this episode. Find out why they - along with boycotts, delays and beef dip - are the talk of the office this week...
Mike, Matt and Rob return with the latest information on the hottest games. This week the team goes hands-on with Left 4 Dead 2, Wet, Dragon Age: Origins and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Natal, Splinter Cell Conviction, Metal Gear Solid, Crackdown 2, Halo Reach, Alan Wake, Aliens vs Predator, Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2... XBW sifts through the rubble of one of the greatest E3 shows of all time.
It's the final podcast before E3, so before our world CHANGES FOREVER here's our look ahead to the show. Also on this week's episode: Matthew talks about Ghostbusters, Rob looks forward to Monkey Island's return and Tim reveals what's on his iPod Touch...
The latest podcast is live and it's packed with information no other podcast can give you - news of Bioshock 2's multiplayer, Prototype's review code, Singularity, Blur, MX vs ATV Reflex, plus an exclusive interview with Jun Takeuchi. Enjoy!
It's a mystery podcast! Either that or we've misplaced the list o' stuff we chatted about. Why not surprise yourself and have a listen… Go on, you know you want to.
This week the team dissects Saint's Row 2's Martian cousin Red Faction: Guerrilla, looks forward to Microsoft's secret E3 announcements and don their deerstalker caps as they try to discover the identity of an office culprit...
Time for another lengthy podcast from the world's best-selling independent Xbox 360 magazine. This week's topics include Mass Effect 2, Terminator Salvation and Leisure Suit Larry. Make sure you listen before you buy Larry. And then don't buy it.
This episode, Tim, Matt, Mike and Jem discuss Splinter Cell, Resident Evil 5's problems, Wanted's unbelievably short running time, meeting Ray Parker Jr, cheeseburger games and sewing animal heads onto human bodies. It's... different.
Tim, Mike and Matt chinwag their way into oblivion. Mike takes on Street Fighter IV, Matt careers head-long into more Resi 5, and Tim admits he's starting to hate PES - but not as much as he hates Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
It's not even possible to describe how awesome episode 29 is in just 255 characters. It can't be done. Sorry.
Seriously: the west country was a bad place to be last week. Snow. Snow drifts. Snow drifts as big as Godzilla. Anyway, with Tim marooned in the sticks, Mike and Matt took on the challenge of a two-man podcast, and failed miserab.. Succeeded brilliantly!
26: Full of game news, full of hands on impressions and full of... disgusting taste tests? To say anything else would ruin the surprise in store...
It's 31 October, so are you ready for a spooky podcast? We hope not, because you'll be massively disappointed if so. Or will you?
Hard to believe it's been two weeks since our last podcast, but the calender assures us it's that time again...
Rob leaves. We all pretend to cry but celebrate afterwards. It's very sad. And by sad, we mean happy.
When Mike returned from Leipzig we sat him in front of a microphone and asked him to describe the show to make sure you got the inside scoop, first. Unfortunately our computers thought otherwise. So here's our second attempt with one small hitch. No Mike.
There's an unfamiliar face (should that be voice? - Ed) on the sofa this week as team XBW discuss Leipzig, Star Wars Force Unleashed, Batman Arkham Asylum and the office reaction to finished Fifa code.
Rob's back from E3 with a suitcase full of games, tanning lotion and hands-on impressions. Get the inside scoop here, first.
There's plenty of pre-E3 talk this week, and the team share their thoughts on the two big games to arrive in the office: Soul Calibur IV and Star Wars The Force Unleashed. Listen out at the end: you could win 1000 GamerScore points too...
Episode 18 may be low on staff but it's still packed with content. Alone in the Dark, Halo Wars, Fallout 3 and Too Human all get the verdict treatment, plus a story to rival Tim's infamous 'meat suitcase' tale near the end...
It's another three man show this week, with Mike out of the office recharging his batteries. In his absence the team discuss Alone in the Dark, UbiDays, Resident Evil 5 and how they decide on final review scores.
Rob's back from a million holidays - it's Tim's turn to sun himself. So while Rob tries to remember what this gaming malarky is all about, Matt and Mike discuss Left 4 Dead, Mirror's Edge and reveal how you can 'win' the office goodies.
With Rob on a press trip (cough holiday) Tim, Matthew and Michael chat about LEGO Batman, Alone In The Dark and a strong contender for Game Of The Year - an XBLA title called Braid.
Want to know what the team think of Rock Band's price? How about their opinions on age ratings? Or maybe you're eager to hear about the Greatest Game Story Ever Told? This podcast's for you…
No topic's left untouched this week. The team chat about the best and the worst of this month's 360 games, and Mike tells all about his latest trip to Shanghai for an exclusive Endwar hands-on.
This is the one you need to listen to: the incredi-cast. The team talk Goldeneye and even reveal exclusive information that has NEVER been reported before. Want more? How about GDC talk, an early peek at our Lost review and, er, meat suitcases?
This week the team discuss the mainstream media's view on gaming, today's quality of storytelling and whether or not Quick Time Events work. Listen closely and you may even hear a clue about next issue's MEGA-EXCLUSIVE game…
It's the first podcast of 2008. The team discuss their top Christmas games and also make a few predictions about the year ahead…
It's the final podcast before Christmas, and we've broadened our topics. Comics, point-and-clicks and movies are all on the table, along with plenty of 360-related chat. Want new info on Vegas 2? Or Hell's Highway? We've got it…
Tim, Michael and Matthew take a trip down memory lane to discuss the best games of the year, and then look forward to see what 2008 has in store…
It's a packed discussion this week. The full team returns to talk at length about Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty 4 and a strong contender for game of the year – Super Mario Galaxy.
With Rob on holiday Tim, Mike and Matthew are left to pick up the pieces of the podcast. Mike shares his tales of Vegas, Tim chats about Mass Effect and Matthew tries in vain to name the bad guy from Robocop. He fails…
After one failed attempt the team, once again, record the fifth podcast. Topics include the BAFTA nominations, Dead Rising and 007's best car.
The usual gang return for a quick pre-deadline chat about all things Xbox 360. Topics include Call of Duty 4. FIFA 08, Tiger Woods, Halo 3 and ideal game-worlds to live in.
Tim, Rob, Michael and Matthew return for the third podcast from XBW Towers. This week the team discuss Bioshock, Fallout 3, skate., PC gaming, piracy and, as you'd expect, Touch Darts.
Tim joins Rob, Michael and Matthew for another dose of Xbox 360 chat. Michael gets excited over Scene It!, Rob updates us on his Touch Darts progress and Tim offers a surprise vote for his Golden Joysticks Xbox 360 Game of the Year award...
This week Jem, Rob, Michael and Matthew talk E3, Xbox LIVE Arcade, The Darkness, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, Gears of War (PC), Viva Pinata, the greatest gaming Christmas in history and Mario Party 8.