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Luke, Heidi and Sean get together to discuss the latest Xbox and PlayStation news.
They cover the pricing and launch date announcements for the Xbox Series X and S, and the PlayStation 5, as well as looking at all the launch titles coming for both systems, and the PS5 game showcase.
Yesterday Microsoft presented their long awaited Xbox 20/20 Games Showcase. It focused entirely on the games we will be able to play on the Xbox Series X and included a number of world premieres, console exclusives, and more.
We've recorded a special edition of the TrueAchievements Podcast to share our thoughts on the Xbox Games Showcase. We touch on most of the games in the event, discussing what we liked, what we didn't, what surprised us, and finally some predictions for the future.
Happy New Year TA-ers!
Welcome to our end of year special, where Sam, Ollie and I were joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, as we take our annual look back at all of the biggest news stories, site announcements and games from the world of Xbox and PlayStation over the past 12 months.
Thanks for listening, sending in questions and providing feedback on the show throughout the past year. As we mention during the show, this will be our last regular episode of the podcast, as we look to focus our combined efforts on making all three of the TGN sites the best they can be in 2019. It's not the end of the show completely, however, as we'll be back to share our opinions on some of the bigger games as they release and the larger industry events, so stay tuned to the homepage to catch the next episode.
Links: * Top Five Next Steps for the Assassin's Creed Franchise * Exclusive: Stats Show How Rarely Game Campaigns Are Played * Agony Review * [UPDATED] Telltale Games Hit By Massive Layoffs Amid Speculation of Closure * A Farewell to Telltale * Someone Has Finally Earned Every Sea of Thieves Achievement * If You Still Think Sea of Thieves Has No Content, You're Not Paying Attention * The TrueAchievements Game of the Year 2018 * The TruTrophies Game of the Year 2018
Welcome to a belated episode 10 of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam, Ollie and I catch up with all of the reveals and announcements from The Game Awards, chat about the 12 Days of Christmas challenge, and check out all of the hottest news from the world of Xbox. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Witness Far Cry's New Apocalyptic Future * Patrice Désilets' Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Revealed * Free To Play Action RPG Dauntless Comes To Consoles Next Year * Microsoft Details the ID@Xbox Winter of Arcade * Stranger Things 3 Will Be Getting a Retro Tie-In Game * Pirate MMO Atlas Will Challenge Sea of Thieves for Domination of the Waves * Psychonauts 2 Debut Trailer Enters the Motherlobe * Crackdown 3 Steps Up Your Boom * Obsidian Unveils The Outer Worlds * Solas Returns in the Next Dragon Age * The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Coming To Consoles in 2019 * Mortal Kombat 11 Revealed, Arriving Next Year * Exclusive: Forza Horizon 4's Fortune Island Expansion Achievement List Revealed * The Walking Dead: Final Season Episode 3 Arrives Next Month
Welcome to episode nine of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam and I are joined by Jack as we saddle up for the Red Dead Redemption 2 Online beta, discuss the change in achievement requirements for Sea of Thieves, take a look at the latest rumours ahead of next week's Game Awards, and prepare for the upcoming Twelve Days of Christmas community challenge. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Introducing The Twelve Days of Christmas 2018 Community Challenge * Games with Gold Titles Revealed for December 2018 * PlayStation Plus Free Games for December: Onrush and Soma * Strange Brigade Coming to Game Pass Next Week * The Gardens Between Now Available in Xbox Game Pass * Aliens vs. Predator and More Now Backward Compatible * Sea of Thieves Update Drastically Improves Achievement Requirements * Ubisoft Reveal Release Date For First Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC * Rumour: A New Alien Game Could Be Announced at The Game Awards * The Game Awards: More Than 10 New Games To Be Announced During The Show
Welcome to episode eight of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam is back, and he joins Ollie and I as we debate if 2018 has been a better year for Xbox or PlayStation. We also talk about the Fallout 76 release, the possibilities of a disc-less Xbox One, someone completed Sea of Thieves, Stallion83 hitting two million Gamerscore, the latest Black Friday deals, and a contender for the worst game on the Xbox One so far in Scalextric. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Discless Xbox One Rumored for 2019 * PlayStation 5 Rumours - Patents for Touchscreen Controller and Emulated Remasters * Someone Has Finally Earned Every Sea of Thieves Achievement * Stallion83 Hits Two Million Gamerscore * Telltale Games Delistings Begin * Five Nights at Freddy’s Revealed for Consoles * New Batman: Arkham Collection Releasing Next Week with Xbox One X Enhancements? * Xbox One Black Friday Sale 2018 Now Available for All * Save $10 on 3-Month and 6-Month Xbox Live Gold Memberships
Welcome to episode seven of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Ollie and I were joined by Jack, who stepped out of podcast retirement to cover for Sam, as we react to last weekend's X018 event and check out all of the hottest Xbox news that was announced, we discuss PlayStation's decision to skip next year's E3, I completed Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Jack gives us a brief summary of his time with Red Dead Redemption 2, and we take a look at the huge Xbox Black Friday sale. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Microsoft Acquires Two More Development Studios * Mouse and Keyboard Support Coming for Xbox One Next Week * Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy Is X Enhanced/Backward Compatible on Nov. 13th * PUBG, Hellblade, 14 More Games Announced for Xbox Game Pass * Forza Horizon 4's First Expansion is Fortune Island * State of Decay 2 Getting Three More Updates Beginning Next Week * New PvP Mode The Arena Coming to Sea of Thieves * Strategy-Shooter Void Bastards Revealed for Xbox One * Download Backward Compatible Xbox 360 Game Crackdown for Free * Pandas & Cats Are Showcased In Charming New Minecraft Video * Winter of Arcade Teased at X018, Will Highlight Big ID@Xbox Games * PlayStation Are Skipping E3 Next Year, Breaking a 24 Year Tradition * Achievements Requiring Guides List and Direct Messages * Seven Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass at the End of November 2018 * Telltale Games Enters Liquidation, Games Disappear from Steam
Welcome to episode six of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, we got the chance to speak to Principle Game Designer, Mike Brown, from Playground Games about Forza Horizon 4's location, the seasons, Horizon stories, the Halo showcase event, choosing the game's soundtrack and much more. Before that, however, Sam, Ollie and I wildly speculate about what we might see at tomorrow's XO18 event. Will we see something from any of the newly acquired studios? Will Crackdown 3 really release in March? Are Ubisoft going to finally reveal a new Splintercell? We don't know, but it's fun to try and put together some of the clues and come up with conclusions!
We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Sunset Overdrive on PC is Real and Here are the Achievements * Humble Bundle Teasing News for X018 * Try PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and PES 2019 for Free This Weekend * PUBG PS4 December * Get Forza Horizon 4 and Sea of Thieves Items for Watching X018 on Mixer * Forza Horizon 4 Patch Fixes Antique Restorer Achievement
Welcome to episode five of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discuss the staggering amount of money that Red Dead Redemption 2 made from three days of sales, we chat about Mixer Season 2 and spending Sparks, Ollie shares his best and worst ID@Xbox games so far, Sam explains the new achievements in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and I talk to Rich to find out some inside knowledge on Von Coins and how you can win cool prizes by unlocking achievements. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Red Dead Redemption 2 Bug Produces Unlimited Gold Bars * Red Dead Redemption 2: A Nasty Bug Is Causing Camp Members To Vanish * Red Dead Redemption 2 Has the Biggest Opening Weekend in Entertainment History * Assassin's Creed Odyssey Update Introduces New Story Content * Games with Gold Titles Revealed for November 2018 * PS Plus Revealed: Yakuza Kiwami & Bulletstorm * November 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: Sniper Elite 4, GRIP, and More to Come * Fallout 4 Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon * Just Cause and Three Castlevania Titles Now Backwards Compatible * Spyro Reignited Trilogy Will Not Be Entirely On Disc
Welcome to episode four of the TGN podcast, where Rich, Sam and I take an in-depth and spoiler-free look at one of this generation's most eagerly anticipated releases, Red Dead Redemption 2. From the game's snowy introduction to the upcoming Red Dead Online and everything in between, we share our opinions and answer your questions about Arthur Morgan's adventures in the wild west.
Links: * Red Dead Redemption 2 Achievement List * Red Dead Redemption 2 Review * Seven Spoiler-Free Tips for Red Dead Redemption 2 * Red Dead Redemption 2 Has the Biggest Opening Weekend in Entertainment History
Welcome to episode three of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, we get into the hot topic of game devs and working hours, we chat about the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. and the change in direction for the series, Sam explains why he is surprised people are surprised at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's positive reception, Ollie forgets the time that Sean Bean died in a game before, and I get excited over John Marston's short cameo appearance in the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, and we discuss what we're hoping to see at XO 2018 and what genres the Xbox really needs. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Red Dead: 100 Hour Work Week, Employees Talk About Conditions * Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch Trailer Released * Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. Release Date and Info * Kill Sean Bean in HITMAN 2 * Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review * Spider-Man Getting 2 New Trophies in NG+ Update * PS4Share Forum * [UPDATE] Five Titles Leaving Xbox Game Pass at the End of October 2018 * September 2018 Delistings: Forza Horizon 2, Telltale, NBA, and Some Relistings * Crysis, Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Now Backward Compatible * Four More Xbox 360 Titles Are Now Enhanced on the Xbox One X * CoD: Black Ops 4 Achievement Challenge in Association with Turtle Beach * Giveaway: Xbox Wireless Controller – Grey/Blue (UK ONLY) * Win a Copy of Red Dead Redemption 2
Welcome to episode two of the TGN podcast, where this week I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discussed the Red Dead Redemption 2 trophy/achievement list leak, rumours of a sequel to Bully: Scholarship Edition, game streaming on the go with xCloud, Microsoft's reported interest in acquiring Obsidian, and Skybound stepping into the save The Walking Dead: The Final Season. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Robert Kirkman's Skybound Label Set to Finish Telltale's The Walking Dead * Stranded Deep Delayed Until Further Notice * Red Dead Redemption 2 Trophy List Leaked * Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Exclusive Content Revealed * Is Bully 2 Finally Happening? Casting Call Has Some Fans Wondering * Microsoft Wants Gamers to Play Anywhere, Anytime with Project xCloud * Sony Chief Confirms Development of Next-Gen Hardware * PSN ID Changes Officially Coming, Entering Preview Soon * Report: Microsoft Closing in on Acquiring Famed RPG Developer Obsidian * Xbox's October 2018 Update Rolls Out With New Avatars and More * Shadow of the Tomb Raider Patch Fixes Dr Croft and Completionist Achievements * Improvements To Gamer Blocking Controls
In last week's podcast notes, I mentioned that we had been tossing around the idea of switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Thankfully, the feedback was positive, and so this week, we'd like to introduce you to the very first episode of the TGN podcast!
Joining me on this week's show are Ollie and Sam, as we share out thoughts on the newly released Assassin's Creed Odyssey and discuss what could be next for Ubisoft's long-running franchise, discuss the leaked Harry Potter RPG footage, marvel at the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay trailer, and look at what's now available for free in October's Games with Gold and PS Plus offerings. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One came code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Assassin's Creed Odyssey Review * arry Potter Open World RPG Leaked in Focus Test Video * Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Dead Eye and Train Robberies * Overcooked and Stuntman: Ignition Now Free with Games with Gold * October's PS Plus Games Now Available: Laser League, Friday the 13th and More * TA Playlist for October 2018 is Live with Metro 2033 * TT 5th Birthday Challenge
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Welcome to episode 139 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Before we get into what we've covered on this week's show, we'd like to thank all of you that took the time to provide some feedback on the format of the show. The general consensus was that reading out long lists of new achievements and new releases were boring a low point, so we've made some changes this week to only discuss the bigger games and the ones that really interest us.
We've also been swapping around some ideas internally, and one of the suggestions we thought might be worth exploring is switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Of course, that would mean we'd mostly be covering the same things we normally would be as most of the big games are multi-platform, with the odd discussion around some PS4 exclusives thrown in for good measure. If you have any thoughts (both pros and cons) on this idea, please let us know in the comments below.
With all that out of the way, let's get back to this week's episode.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we give you our impressions on Forza Horizon 4, we chat about last week's surprising news that Telltale have laid off the vast majority of its workforce, we cover all of the big announcements from the latest Inside Xbox stream, and Jack and Ollie dig holes in Construction Simulator 2. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week. Links: * [UPDATED] Telltale Games Hit By Massive Layoffs Amid Speculation of Closure * The Walking Dead: The Final Season Has Been Delisted, Called Temporary * Telltale: Multiple Partners Have Offered to Help Finish The Walking Dead * October Xbox Games With Gold Titles Announced * October 2018's Xbox Game Pass Additions Announced * Microsoft Announces X018, Promises Huge Announcements * Mouse and Keyboard Game Support Coming to Xbox One Soon * Sony Policy Changes Allow Fortnite Cross-Play Between PS4, Xbox One and Switch
Welcome to episode 138 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week I was once again joined by Jack and Ollie as we chat about their trip to EGX, and we ask for your feedback as we look a switching up the format of the show.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we chat about Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, Jack and Ollie refuse to queue up for games, and I played a game that I can't talk about until next week. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Red Dead Online Beta Announced for Red Dead Redemption 2 * Four Titles Leaving Xbox Game Pass at the End of September 2018 * PUBG Graphics Downgrade Hotfix Details * Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle Announced With Seven '90s Classics * Gwent Full Release and Standalone RPG Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Dated * Brutal Legend and Greg Hastings Paintball 2 Now Backward Compatible * PlayStation Now is Finally Allowing Game Downloads
Welcome to episode 137 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week I was joined by Rich and Jack for an unintentionally Forza themed show.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack prepares for Forza Horizon 4 by playing Forza Horizon 2 and Forza Horizon 3, Rich gives us his in-depth impressions of his day at MacClaren for his Forza Horizon 4 hands-on preview, and I moan about the length of the events in the later stages of Forza Motorsport 7's career. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * The Forza Horizon 4 Demo Is Coming Today - Here's What You Can Expect * LEGO Harry Potter Collection Officially Announced For Xbox One With Trailer * THQ Nordic Acquires Kingdoms of Amalur IP From 38 Studios * Multiple Classic Final Fantasy Titles Coming to the Xbox One * FIFA 19 Demo Now Available to Download on Xbox One * Assassin's Creed Odyssey Post Launch Plans Include ACIII Remastered * Forza Horizon 4 Hands On Preview
Welcome to episode 136 of the TrueAchievements podcast. That's right, after yesterday's Gamescom special where Rich and I gave our impressions of the game's we played in Germany, I'm today joined by Jack and Ollie to have a look at the past week of news and games on Xbox.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack plays a modern take on Paperboy with The VideoKid, I find another easy completion in the shape of FullBlast, we discuss the lack of achievements in NBA 2K19: The Prelude, and we check out PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now that it's released out of Xbox Game Preview. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * NBA 2K19 Trailer Released. Oh, and The Prelude. * LEGO Harry Potter Collection Releasing in October with Xbox One X Enhancements * Prison Architect and LEGO Star Wars III Now Free with Games with Gold * Some PUBG Achievements are Retroactive * TA Playlist for September 2018 is Live with Red Dead Redemption * August 2018 Delistings: Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved and Relistings * Road to Battlefield V Continues with Battlefield 1 Premium Pass Giveaway
We're back from another action-packed and hectic trip to Cologne, Germany, where we spent four days at Gamescom in developer sessions and getting hands-on time with some of the biggest games that will be releasing on the Xbox One in the coming months.
We saw so many games, that unlike previous years, we didn't even have a spare hour to record a show whilst we were over there. Unfortunately, that means the annual Gamescom special episode of the TA Podcast is a little later than usual, but hopefully, you'll enjoy listening to our thoughts on what we saw throughout our time at the show.
Games Discussed in this Episode: * Life is Strange 2 * Just Cause 4 * Forza Horizon 4 * State of Decay 2 * Shadow of the Tomb Raider * Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 * Spyro Reignited Trilogy * Tom Clancy's The Division 2 * Metro Exodus * Trials Rising * Big Crown: Showdown * The Crew 2 * For Honor * RAGE 2 * Dying Light 2 * Ori and the Will of the Wisps * Assassin's Creed Odyssey * Wreckfest * Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 * Battlefield V * Twin Mirror * The Dark Pictures - Man Of Medan * Cyberpunk 2077
Welcome to episode 134 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With Rich off at McLaren for a special Forza Horizon 4 event, it was down to Jack, Ollie and I to wrap up all of this week's biggest Xbox announcements — and there were quite a few to go through.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I find another easy completion in Haunted Halloween '86, Jack finally gets around to playing DOOM, Ollie continues Dead Cells, and we share our thoughts on the 48 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay that released earlier this week. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Exclusive: Forza Horizon 4 Achievement List Revealed * Games With Gold Titles Revealed for September 2018 * FIFA 19 Demo Set to Release on September 13th * Xbox All Access Announced So You Can Get Your Consoles Cheaper * September 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: ONRUSH, Quantum Break, and More * Battlefield V Release Pushed Back To November * Special Edition White Xbox One X and Fallout 76 Bundle Announced * Special Edition White Xbox Elite Controller Revealed * Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Now Backward Compatible * Enter Night City in Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal
Welcome to episode 133 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With time running out to get thing organised before we head off to Gamescom next week, Rich had to sit out for this episode. The show must go on, however, and fortunately, Jack and Ollie were on hand to join me for the usual Xbox and TA chatter.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I play the first episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season and complete two games, Jack cooks up a storm in Overcooked! 2, Ollie plays Dead Cells and goes no scoping in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta, and we discuss ideas for what the next big game could be in the simulation genre. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Introducing The Ultimate Head to Head 4 Contest and Community Challenge * For Honor and Disney Epic Mickey 2 Now Free with Games with Gold * RAGE Joins DOOM on Xbox Game Pass Today * Graveyard Keeper Becomes Surprise Xbox Game Pass Addition * Play Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Free With Xbox Live Gold * Microsoft Store Shopping Cart Feature Arrives for Alpha and Beta Preview Rings * Tomb Raider: Legend And Tomb Raider: Anniversary Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 132 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Rich couldn't make it to record this week's episode, but that meant that Jack and I were joined by my fellow Newshound and TA Playlist Podcast regular, Sam, as we discuss all of this week's events from the worlds of TA and Xbox.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Sam marks his first appearance on the show by dropping some info on Shadow of the Tomb Raider from a recent preview event he attended, I got to play some new Aaero DLC, Jack tries some bull riding in 8 To Glory - The Official Game of the PBR, and we chat about the amusing experience that is Madden NFL 19's Longshot mode. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Shadow of the Tomb Raider Preview * DOOM Coming to Xbox Game Pass on August 10th * Red Dead Redemption 2 Gameplay Shows a Beautiful but Hostile World * Mega Man 11 Demo Coming to the Xbox One Next Month * Star Wars Battlefront II Double XP This Weekend * Play Multiplayer for Free this Weekend on Xbox Live * Alex Hunter Joins Real Madrid for FIFA 19 * Assassin's Creed Odyssey's New Video Series Releases Its First Episode * Prince of Persia, Earth Defense Force 2025 and Sine Mora Now Backward Compatible * Easy Trophy Lists Are The Vita's Last Lifeline * Poll Finds 13% of Players Avoid Games with "Odd" Gamerscore Values
Welcome to episode 131 of the TrueAchievements podcast! The gang are back together, as I'm once again joined by both Rich an Jack to look back on a busy week of new games, Xbox news and a very special reveal of how TrueAchievements and TrueTrophies have a physical presence in GAME stores around the UK.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to let us know what you favourite stat on TA is), I begin my now annual leap into this year's Madden NFL, Rich gives us his early impressions of Bomber Crew and Jack plays an interesting new release called Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Forza Horizon 2 and Dead Space 3 Now Free with Games with Gold * Two TrueAchievements Teams Are Now Recruiting * Prize Crates To Be Removed From Forza Motorsport 7 * August 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: HITMAN, Ryse: Son of Rome, and More * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent and Blacklist Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 130 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Jack is away and Rich is croaky from screaming, so it was left to Ollie and I to keep you updates on this week's streams and Xbox news.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), I get excited for new Aaero DLC, Ollie enjoys Guts and Glory and we discuss For Honorheading to August's Games with Gold. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * GTA Online: After Hours Release Date and Trailer * Games With Gold Titles Revealed for August 2018 * LIMBO Also Leaving Game Pass on July 31st, 2018 * NBA Playgrounds 2 to Be Published Under NBA 2K Brand * Fallout 76 Beta Comes to Xbox First This October * Silent Hill Homecoming and Silent Hill HD Collection Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 129 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week Jack and I were once again joined by Ollie as we go through a great week of ID@Xbox streams, our bean dives and have a casual chat about the past week of Xbox and TA.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), we give our early impressions of Earthfall, I regret starting Dovetail Games Euro Fishing and Ollie tells us about his time with The Spectrum Retreat. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Xbox One Ultimate Game Sale 2018 * Xbox 360 Ultimate Game Sale 2018 * The 20 Quickest Xbox One and Xbox 360 Completions from the Ultimate Game Sale * The 20 Top Rated Games from the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale * Death Squared and Splinter Cell Conviction Now Free with Games with Gold * The Culling 2 Has Been Culled One Week After Release * Forza Horizon 4's Second Seasons Stream Focuses On Autumn * Dante's Inferno And R.U.S.E. Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 128 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week Jack and I are joined by TGN coder and super-streamer Ollie, as we take a look back at the past week of Xbox and TA chat.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), we briefly gloss over England's departure from the World Cup, Jack is baffled by base building in Fallout 4, Ollie reveals his true age as we discuss last week's site poll. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Bean Dive 2018 Details * New TrueAchievements Merchandise Available Now * Five Titles Leaving Xbox Game Pass on July 31st, 2018 * Select Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4 DLC Free Until July 17th * The Sims 4 Added to EA Access * Summer Changes Everything in Forza Horizon 4 * Rocket League Available Now on Xbox Game Pass * Overlord And Overlord II Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 127 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Thankfully, the technical issues and time constraints that hampered us over the past few weeks didn't get in our way today, so Rich, Jack and I back to chat about TA and the world of Xbox once again.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I talk about our time with The Crew 2, Jack raves about Rise of the Tomb Raider and we discuss our game of 2018 so far. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist for July 2018 is Live with Fallout: New Vegas * Bean Dive 2018 Details * FIFA 18, Burnout Paradise and More Coming to EA Access * June 2018 Delistings: R.I.P.D.: The Game, Rio, and More * We Happy Few Reclassified In Australia With An R 18+ Rating * Shenmue I & II Remasters Arrive In August * Rocket League Free Weekend Begins Tomorrow * Games With Gold Titles Revealed for July 2018 * Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and AC Liberation HD Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 126 of the TrueAchievements podcast! This week's episode is a strange one, so sorry in advance. We had some technical issues with the recording of last week's show with meant we didn't get the audio files until Wednesday, and with time not on our side this morning to record a new episode, we decided to edit last week's files so that you've at least got something to listen to over the weekend. We promise to do better next week!
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show) and Jack tells us about last week's ID@Xbox streams. We also discuss some of last week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for July 2018 Announced * State of Decay 2 Patch 1.4 is Live * Xbox Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead System Update Introduces Fast Start * Friday the 13th: The Game Developer Confirms No Future Content Will Be Added
Welcome to the 125th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast, where Jack and I were delighted to be joined by our Editorial Manager Mark and our special guest Patrick Maka (aka Maka91) to chat about their experience at this year's E3.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below letting us know which game(s) from E3 you are looking forward to playing the most), we speak to Maka about running and growing his YouTube channel, we chat in depth about the games that Mark and Maka played during the show, we finally find out what the "experience" was during the PlayStation press conference, how awkward that Andew W.K. performance at Bethesda was, which game got the biggest cheer during the Xbox showcase and we find out what the Cyberpunk 2077 backstage demo looked like. We also take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Games Discussed During the Show: * Battlefield V * Madden NFL 19 * Anthem * Ori and the Will of the Wisps * Metro Exodus * Forza Horizon 4 * Dying Light 2 * Cyberpunk 2077 * Just Cause 4 * Shadow of the Tomb Raider * Trials Rising * Tom Clancy's The Division 2 * Control * Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 * HITMAN 2 * OVERKILL's The Walking Dead * Earthfall * We Happy Few * My Time at Portia * Tunic
Another year of E3 press conferences has drawn to a close, and that means we're back with our annual TrueAchievements E3 special, where we cover all of the big announcements and game reveals from EA, Xbox, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft and the PlayStation.
If you want to check out any of the trailers we mention during the show, head over to our E3 hub where you can find all of our extensive coverage, or check out our live blogs below where we've got everything listed in easy to digest snippets of info.
- EA E3 2018 Press Conference Live Stream and Blog
- Microsoft E3 2018 Press Conference - As It Happened
- Bethesda's E3 2018 Press Conference - As It Happened
- Square Enix E3 2018 Press Conference - As It Happened
- Ubisoft E3 2018 Press Conference - As It Happened
Welcome to episode 123 of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's the last show before this year's E3 begins, so we have one last chance to wildly speculate about what we might see over the course of the next week. Will we get a Skate 4 announcement? How can Xbox "win" E3? Have Microsoft purchased Playground Games? What's going on with Crackdown 3? Will there be a Gears of War Battle Royale? We have no idea, but it's definitely fun to talk about.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I talk about our time with ONRUSH, Rich gives us the low-down on the new Far Cry 5 DLC, Jack plays the pinball platformer Yoku's Island Express and we give you some info on all of the ways you can keep up to date with all of the E3 news on TA. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Xbox One E3 Week Sale * Skate 3 Servers Come Back Online * Skate 2 Servers Also Return Online * NBA 2K18 and Destiny 2 Free To Play This Weekend With Xbox Live Gold * Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season Dated * May 2018 Delistings: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Chivalry * E3 2018 Schedule * Crackdown 3 Delayed to February 2019 * IO Interactive Announces HITMAN 2 Coming This Year * GTA: San Andreas, Midnight Club: LA and Table Tennis Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 122 of the TrueAchievements podcast! We've not been playing a great deal this week, but we're excited because the E3 hype is starting to hit us, thanks to a few big game announcements over the course of the past week.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich gives us his thoughts on Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Jack discovered that Disco Dodgeball Remix does exactly as it says on the tin, I play a game I can't talk about until next week, and we speculate about Fallout 76 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Welcome to the 121st episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Another long weekend is almost upon us, but before Rich heads off to watch CHVRCHES, we sat down to discuss what we've been playing this week and discuss and discuss all of the hottest Xbox news.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I chat about our early impressions of State of Decay 2, Jack picks Trailblazers as his highlight of this week's ID streams and we weigh in with our opinions on the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4and Battlefield V reveals. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * PSA: Viral Event 2018 is Underway * TA Playlist Game for June 2018 Announced * Xbox One May 2018 Update Becomes Available For All * June 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: MotoGP 17, Mega Man, and More * Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Won't Have a Campaign * Battlefield V Goes Back to World War II * Battlefield 1943 Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to the 120th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! We recorded this week's episode a day early as Rich, Jack and Ollie are all recovering today after spending yesterday at the Great Escape Festival. Unfortunately, that means we missed the chance to talk about all the things revealed in yesterday's Black Ops 4 reveal, but it does mean that you get a super early upload, ready for the commute home later day.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich reached 200,000 Gamerscore last weekend and chats about his stream, we talk about the latest easy Xbox completion in the shape of InkSplosion (only two of us have completed it though), Jack gives us his impressions of Descenders, I finally manage to complete Mutant Football League, and we discuss the crazy trailers that dropped for RAGE 2. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * TrueAchievements Viral Event 2018 * Four More Titles Being Removed from Xbox Game Pass on May 31st * Exclusive: Stats Show How Rarely Game Campaigns Are Played * Minecraft Update Aquatic Phase One Available Now * Vote Now for June 2018's TA Playlist Game — It's Sci-Fi Month * Rage 2 Announcement Trailer * Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Vanquish Now Free with Games with Gold * Metro Exodus Delayed to 2019 * Microsoft Looks Toward Accessibility With the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Welcome to the 119th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Thankfully, Rich is feeling "super-top-notch" this week, so he was able to join Jack and I to chat about what we've been playing this week and discuss and discuss all of the hottest Xbox news.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack gives us impressions of Conan Exiles, I talk about how to complete it in 35 minutes, Rich reminisces about Battlezone Gold Edition and we start to think about next month's E3. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Xbox Game Pass Loses 21 Titles on May 31st * Minecraft Update Aquatic Coming To Xbox 360 * April 2018 Delistings... and Some Relistings * Blizzard Releases Pink Mercy Skin To Raise Money For Breast Cancer Research * Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Gets Earlier Release Date * Descenders Launches into Xbox Game Preview Next Tuesday * ONRUSH Open Beta Races onto Consoles Next Week * Exclusive: ONRUSH Achievement List Revealed * Burnout Revenge Now Backward Compatible
Comments Welcome to the 118th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Unfortunately, Rich was unable to record this week due to a vicious case of man-flu, but on the upside, it did mean that Ollie could join Jack and I to explain why he was screaming during Tuesday's Mixer stream. Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too stream
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too, I continue the location grind in Assassin's Creed Origins, and we share our thought on the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * EA Announces Free World Cup Update For FIFA 18 * Download Dark Souls: Remastered's Network Test Before May 8th * Super Mega Baseball 2 and Streets of Rage Now Free with Games with Gold * Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets Third Trailer * Just Cause 3 Free Weekend Begins Tomorrow * Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass DLC Free for Limited Time
Welcome to the 117th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Another busy week at TGN towers is coming to an end, but before we head off for the weekend, Rich, Jack and I got together for a cosy chat about all of this week's best new Xbox releases and gaming news.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Rich gives us his final verdict of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Jack plays Casey Powell Lacrosse 18 and I, Hope and I spend the week chipping away at some time-consuming achievements. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for May 2018 Announced * Games With Gold Titles Revealed for May 2018 * Discord Account Syncing Coming Soon to Xbox Users * May 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: State of Decay 2, PES 2018 and More * Defiance 2050 Closed Beta Arrives on April 27th * Xbox One May 2018 Update Adds Game Groups * Xbox One Spring Update Arrives for All Players * Sea of Thieves Patch 1.05 Fixes Unobtainable Achievement * Netherlands Gaming Authority Wants Changes for Loot Boxes
Comments Welcome to the 116th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! The sun is shining and it's the start of the weekend, but before we rush off to fire up our barbecues and head to the beer garden, Rich, Jack and I sat down to talk about this week's best new Xbox releases and gaming news.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we all give our early impressions of the BAFTA-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, I throw shovels at people in Far Cry 5, Rich fumes about Quantic Pinball Babylon 2055 Pinball, Jack describes The Adventure Pals as incredible and we chat about this week's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 rumours. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Three Games Leave Xbox Game Pass on April 30th, 2018 * Report: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Will Not Include Single-Player Mode * Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Dead Space 2 Now Free with Games with Gold * Shenmue I and II Announced for Xbox One * Xbox Avatar Update Previewed in Leaked Video * Xbox Team Deploy Fix For Missing Gamerscore Issue
Welcome to the 115th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! With Jack and Rich exiting GTASC last week and Treezy and I being eliminated on Wednesday, we've all been suffering from a bit of GTASC fatigue. Fortunately for you, however, we still have a few of this week's new releases to chat about from our Mixer streams.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack played nothing, I completed Riptide GP: Renegade and Rich gives us his impressions of Extinction, Robocraft Infinityand Dangun Feveron. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth Reappears on Xbox Marketplace * Splinter Cell Joins Ghost Recon Wildlands for Special Mission * Play Halo 5: Guardians Free With Xbox Live Gold * LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Runaways DLC Released * Free Play Days Begin April 19th for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds * Morrowind, Jade Empire, 17 More Original Xbox Games Going Backward Compatible
Comments Welcome to the 114th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Two of our hosts crashed out of this year's GTASC on Wednesday, but one still remains!
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Rich still loves Far Cry 5but did take a day away from playing it to attend an ID@Xbox showcase event, Jack astounds us with his baseball knowledge and I play the final episode of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Season Two of TA Playlist Kicks Off Today with Sea of Thieves for April 2018 * Xbox Live Rewards Becomes Microsoft Rewards in June * Spyro Reignited Trilogy Confirmed for Xbox One * The Witness and Cars 2 Now Free with Games with Gold * Microtransactions to be Removed from Middle-earth: Shadow of War * Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Packs DLC are Now Free * WWE 2K18 Free To Play This Weekend For Those With Xbox Live Gold * HITMAN: Definitive Edition Announced * Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag And More Now Backward Compatible <
Welcome to the 113th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Despite Rich's hangover and the long weekend fast approaching, we got together a day early to make sure you get your regular Friday fix of TA and Xbox chatter. That's right, two podcasts in one week. What a time to be alive.
On this week's show, Rich finally gets to talk about his love for Far Cry 5, Jack and I give our impressions of A Way Out and we talk some more about Sea of Thieves' first week of release. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * New Filters on all Game and Achievement Lists, Including Back Compatible Games * TA Podcast: The History of TrueAchievements * April 2018's Games With Gold Titles Announced * Sea of Thieves: Launch Status Update Including Achievements * April 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: Cities: Skylines, Portal Knights and More * No Man’s Sky Arrives on Xbox One This Summer * LEGO The Incredibles Officially Announced * Far Cry 3 Classic Edition Arrives in June
Welcome to a very special episode of the TrueAchievements podcast, where for one show only, we switch the focus from the games that we've been playing and the news that's been breaking over the past week and instead celebrate a decade of TA with a trip down memory lane.
From the initial concept way back in 2008 through to the huge site that TrueAchievements is today serving millions of unique users and page views per month, Rich reflects on what it's taken to build, maintain and grow TA over the past 10 years.
With almost two hours of chat covering the highs, lows, challenges and rewards that running TA brings, this one episode of the podcast that any fan of the site really shouldn't miss.
Welcome to the 112th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! The history of TrueAchievements podcast is coming, we promise, but while you wait for that, here's your regular weekly helping of news and gossip from the world of TA and Xbox.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we fix some unobtainable achievements, we set sail with Sea of Thieves, Rich checks out Tesla vs Lovecraft, I finished Quantum Break and One Eyed Kutkh, and Jack talks aboutSurviving Mars and VALA: Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Welcome to the 111th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's been an extremely busy week at TGN with all of our 10th birthday celebrations. If you're tuning in hoping to hear the promised special edition of the podcast where we discuss the history, present and future of the site, you'll have to wait a couple of days longer, but rather than leaving you without your regular TA fix, we decided to record a normal episode.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we've all jumped into the TA birthday challenge and played far more games than we have time to talk about, Rich has been checking out Burnout Paradise Remastered, Jack got confused with NORTH, and I stayed up far too late attempting to fix roads in Cities: Skylines. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Xbox Game Pass & EA Access Game Collection Integration * SUPERHOT and Quantum Conundrum Now Free with Games with Gold * Vote Now for April 2018's TA Playlist Game * Shadow of the Tomb Raider Launches September 14th, Full Reveal Coming Soon * Batman: The Enemy Within Final Episode Dated * Fortnite Getting Cross Play & Cross Progression Between Xbox, PC, Mac and Mobile * SEGA Mega Drive Classics Announced * Inside Xbox Recap - Cities: Skylines Coming to Game Pass, PixARK Dated * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier And More Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to the 110th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Sorry for the late upload of this episode, but with all the excitement and planning needed for our 10th Birthday celebrations for next week, and the start of our latest community challenge we ended up recording a little bit later than we usually do.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below about your experience on TrueAchievements), Rich tells us why he almost requested a refund for Gravel, Jack completes three games and checks out Deep Rock Galactic, I start polishing off some of the games from last year's Bean Dive, we talk about all of this week's big game announcements, and Rich shares some details about next week's birthday celebration. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Announced * Call of Duty: WWII Gets Gun Game and Prop Hunt Permanently * Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Announced and Future Plans for The Division * Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Confirmed for Xbox One * February 2018 Delistings: Earthworm Jim HD and Games on Demand * Happy Wars Shutting Down on Xbox 360 and Windows 10 * State of Decay 2 Releases on May 22nd Cheaper Than You May Expect * Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Xbox Release Outed by Two Ratings Boards * Hitman: Blood Money And LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 109 of the TrueAchievements podcast! The UK maybe be suffering from the consequences of the Beast from the East, but Rich, Jack and I braved the cold for a cosy chat about this week's biggest announcements from the world of Xbox.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Rich tried to figure out what was going on in Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 and played Microsoft Mahjong (Win 10) on a train to stay in this year's GTASC, Jack checks out Claybook, and grab another quick completion in the shape of The Station. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * TrueAchievements Winter Olympics 2018 Winners * Easiest Xbox Achievement Lists from February 2018 * TA Playlist for March 2018 is Live with Fable II - Plus Win a $50 Xbox Gift Card * Gears of War 4's March Update Achievements Revealed * Deck Nine Reveals When We'll Say Farewell To Life Is Strange: Before The Storm * March 2018 Xbox Game Pass Additions: Super Lucky’s Tale, Sea of Thieves and More * Bug Changes Settings to Reveal Real Names to Public on Xbox One * ESRB Addresses Lootbox Controversy With In-Game Purchase Label * Trials of the Blood Dragon and Brave Now Free with Games with Gold * Crackdown Now Backward Compatible * Four More Xbox 360 Titles Enhanced On Xbox One X
Welcome to episode 108 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Where this week, Rich, Jack and I all completed a game to make it through to another week of GTASC.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Rich is back after a two-week absence to talk about Planet of the Eyes, Jack finished Clicker Heroes, I completed FIFA 18, and we take a slow tour of Ancient Eygpt in Assassin's Creed Origins' "Discovery Tour". We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * The TrueAchievements Winter Olympics 2018 - Final Three Challenges * TA Playlist Game for March 2018 Announced * March 2018's Games with Gold Titles Announced * Burnout Paradise Remastered Coming in March * Energy Cycle, the 15-Minute 1,000G, is Now Available in the UK and Europe * THQ Nordic Acquires Koch Media For €121 Million * ONRUSH Releases a Stampede of Gameplay Details, Open Beta Coming in May * Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light And More Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 107 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unavailable to record again this week, but we enlisted the help of Ollie, who is the latest addition to the TGN development team.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Jack talks about the joys of playing two versions of Murdered: Soul Suspect at the same time, Ollie gets confused by Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and I step into the octagon to check out EA SPORTS UFC 3. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * Vote Now for March 2018's TA Playlist Game * Easiest Xbox Achievement Lists from January 2018 * Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India and Crazy Taxi Now Free with Games with Gold * Assassin's Creed Origins - Discovery Tour Achievement List Revealed * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Xbox One Code Giveaway * Fear The Wolves Announced: Battle Royale FPS Set in Chernobyl * Sea of Thieves Specs for Windows 10 and Scaled Test Announced * Xbox Game Pass Dashboard Indicates 12 Titles Will Be Removed in March * Mafia II and Prey Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 106 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich moved house this week, so he was still busy trying to find his PC from the mountain of boxes scattered around his new home when we recorded, but as is now customary, Mark jumped into the hot seat to fill in.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter), Jack continues his streak of completing games, I check out Rememoried, Mark gives us his thoughts on Split/Second and we all try to figure out what is going on in Asemblance. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * The TrueAchievements Winter Olympics 2018 * Price Increase for All Artifex Mundi Games * Get A Month Of Xbox Game Pass For Signing Up To Microsoft Rewards * More Delistings During January 2018 * Far Cry 5 Season Pass Details, Includes Far Cry 3 Classic Edition * Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Free Weekend Is Live Right Now * Battlefield 1 Xbox One Code Giveaway * Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 Team Up Again for The Surge 2 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 105 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter), Rich completes a game, we give you our impressions of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Jack plays The Surge and we discuss the potential reasons behind the delay of Red Dead Redemption 2. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.
Links: * The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Xbox One Code Giveaway * Shadow Warrior and Split/Second Now Available with Games with Gold * Red Dead Redemption 2 Launches October 26th * Anthem Delayed to 2019, New Battlefield This Year * [UPDATED] Controversial Suicide Forest Parody Game Hits Xbox Store * Gigantic Servers Close in July * South Park: The Stick of Truth Remaster Standalone Release Dated * Overwatch: Origins Edition Xbox One X Enhanced Update * Xbox Anime Month Starts With Naruto Sales and Free Play Days * Spec Ops: The Line, The Darkness II and More Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 104 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter, although you'll have to listen to the show to find out what we'd like you to comment about), we give you our impressions of the Sea of Thieves closed beta, Jack talks about this week's ID@Xbox streams on Mixer, Rich continues his quest to complete Assassin's Creed Origins, I chat about Mutant Football League and we give our take on this week's big announcement that all future Microsoft titles will release into Xbox Game Pass. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for February 2018 Announced * All Future Microsoft Titles to Launch as Part of Xbox Games Pass * Major Nelson Confirms Microsoft Exclusives Will Be Permanent to Xbox Game Pass * February 2018's Games with Gold Titles Announced * Fallout 4 Free Weekend for Xbox Live Gold Members * Split/Second and LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 103 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter, although you'll have to listen to the show to find out what we'd like you to comment about), Rich is back and he is getting excited about cardboard toys, Jack plays another Japanese version of a game, I check out Jump, Step, Step, we surprisingly all make it through week one of this year's GTASCand we get to talk some more about the Fable 4 rumours. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 7 days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Vote Now for February 2018's TA Playlist Game * [UPDATE] Xbox Game Pass Adds Eight New Titles in February * ZOMBI and Army of TWO Now Free with Games with Gold * Buy a Three-Month Xbox Live Gold Subscription and Get Three Months Free * Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One Code Giveaway * Forza Horizon 3's Xbox One X Enhanced 4K Update Now Available * Report Suggests Microsoft and Playground Games are Working on Fable 4 * Assassin's Creed Origins The Hidden Ones DLC Coming Next Week * Microsoft Promotes Minecraft Boss Matt Booty to Lead Microsoft Studios * Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 and More Now Backward Compatible * Far Cry 2, Sniper Elite V2 and Driver: San Francisco Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 102 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, Rich was out of the office "working" when we sat down to record, so once again Jack and I recruited the help of Mark to discuss this week's news announcements and answer your questions.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Forza Horizon 3, which will be Xbox One X Enhanced on Monday, courtesy of our friends at Playground Games (just leave us a comment below if you want to enter). Mark tells us why he won't play L.A. Noire on the bus, Jack spends some more time with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I got the chance to check out the new 1000DaysWasted: Drum & Bass Pack for Aaero and we take a look at how we're getting on in GTASC 2018. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 7 days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next couple of months and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Introducing Our New Weekly Site Help Stories * 2017 Leaderboards - How Did You Do? * Xbox One Alpha Insiders Update Brings Next Achievements Feature * Quantum Break Xbox One Code Giveaway * Gears of War 4 January 2018 Update * Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered Announced * Dark Souls: Remastered Announced * Everyone Can Play Halo 5: Guardians For Free This Weekend * Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Running January 24th to 29th * Mutant Football League Releasing This Month
Happy New Year and welcome to episode 101 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Our first show of 2018 is a little shorter than usual due to the lack of news and new releases this week, but for once we've all been playing lots of games over the holiday break.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code from our giveaway sack (just leave us a comment below if you want to enter), Rich bemoans the death of the Kinect adapter, Jack talks about his time with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I hit 300,000 Gamerscore and we update you on our 12 Days of Christmas challenge progress. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 14 days and take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next couple of months.
Links: 12 Days of Christmas Challenge Stats Roundup
Xbox One Kinect Adapter Discontinued
Microsoft Offers Refunds for Marvel Heroes Omega DLC
TA Playlist for January 2018 is Live with Hitman
HRX 2018: Battle Royale Mode, Team Deathmatch and More Announced for Paladins
Call of Duty WWII Upcoming Double XP Event Starts Tomorrow
Welcome to episode 100 of the TrueAchievements podcast. For the final episode of 2017, Rich, Jackand I are once again joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, as we take a look back at all the biggest news stories, site announcements and games from the past 12 months, as well as taking a look at what's to come in 2017.
Thanks for listening, sending in questions and providing feedback on the show throughout the past year. We'll see you in 2018.
To finish off the year and to celebrate our 100th show, we're giving you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Madden NFL 18, Gears of War 4, ReCore: Definitive Edition and/or Hello Neighbor. To enter, please include the title of the game(s) you wish to win in the comments on our podcast news story. Winners will be picked on January 2nd.
Links: * TrueAchievements Has Now Tracked 1 Billion Achievement Unlocks * New Site Leaderboards Are Now Live! * New Multi-Genre System Is Now Live * Introducing a New TrueAchievements Monthly Event: TA Playlist * Full Xbox Store Integration Including Price Tracking and Alerts * TrueAchievements is Now Partnered with Beam! * Introducing Easter Egg Hunt - A New TrueAchievements Contest * Beam Is Now Integrated Into TrueAchievements * Introducing The Alphabet Challenge * New Site Badges and Styling * Site Update Log And Gaming Session Improvements * Leap Frog 2017 Details * Hover Information Added To Gamer, Game and Achievement Links * The Ultimate Head To Head 3 - Registration Is Now Open * Introducing Community Challenge 2 - The Twelve Days Of Christmas * X
Welcome to episode 99 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we've all been hunting through our pile of shame to make more progress in the amazingly fun 12 Days of Christmas challenge. From Gun to Call of Duty: WWII and Clicker Heroes to Assassin's Creed Origins, we've played more games than there is time to talk about them, and none of us has completed the challenge yet.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Hello Neighbor, we update you on our 12 Days of Christmas challenge progress (including Jack who had a busy weekend of gaming), we talk about the lack of achievements in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the currently running World of Tanks Xbox One X giveaway, Destiny 2 fixing unobtainable achievements and the Bad Comany 3 rumours. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Grand Theft Auto 5 The Doomsday Heist Achievement List * PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Will Launch Without Achievements * Battlefield 2018 Rumoured to be Bad Company 3 * Destiny 2 Update Fixes Achievement Issue, Faction Rally Delayed * World of Tanks Custom Xbox One X Console Giveaway * Halo Wars 2 Xbox One Code Giveaway
After taking last week off due to the late posting of episode 97, Jack being off last Friday and Rich being up to his eyeballs in code, we're back for episode 98 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we've been busy unlocking achievements (planning in Jack's case) for the ongoing 12 Days of Christmas challenge.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for SOMA, we talk about the random selection of games that Rich and I have been using to make progress through the early stages of the 12 days of Christmas challenge, why I caved in and bought The Walking Dead Collection - The Telltale Series, why Jack has finally put down Clicker Heroes (we'll see for how long), Rich returns to Titanfall 2 and we debate which games would be suitable to play on the toilet. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * December 2017's TA Playlist is Live with Assassin's Creed: Origins * The Walking Dead Collection Offers a Massive 4,000 Gamerscore * Gears of War 4 December Update Achievement List Revealed * Mass Effect 2 & 3 Now Available Digitally Outside of EA Access * Arghh, Thar Be a March 20th Release Date for Sea of Thieves, Maties * Ubisoft Delays Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2 * Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Episode 3 Release Date and Trailer Released * Destiny 2 The Prestige Achievement Now Needs DLC * World War Z Coming to Xbox One * Answer to the Question of the Week
Welcome to episode 97 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Sorry in advance of the extremely delayed posting of this week's (last week's) show. We recorded as we normally do on Friday morning, but had some issues with the audio that meant we couldn't edit it properly until today.
On this show, Rich talks about our new community challenge, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Crypt of the NecroDancer, Rich plays Disneyland Adventures, I got every possible decision wrong in episode three of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series, Jack is back on Clicker Heroes, and we talk some more about Call of Duty: WWII and Forza Motorsport 7. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for December 2017 Announced * Walkthroughs Update: April - October 2017 * Introducing Community Challenge 2 - The Twelve Days Of Christmas * Games With Gold Titles Announced for December 2017 * December's Xbox Game Pass Additions: Gears of War 4, Mass Effect and More * Clicker Heroes 2 Developer Abandons Free to Play Model Over Ethical Concerns * Playground Games Creates Second Studio for Open World Action RPG * ROGUE TROOPER REDUX Xbox One Code Giveaway * Bethesda Announces Free Trial For Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus * Have A Try Of Project CARS 2 With The Newly Released Demo * Minecraft 4K Patch Delayed And The Update Aquatic Revealed * Biggest difference in unlock percentage on TA and Xbox Live * Games with the most DLC Packs and biggest time difference between game and
Welcome to episode 96 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, for another longer than normal podcast where we cover all of this week's hottest news topics and share our thoughts on some of the games we've been playing.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for The Culling, we get stuck into the Star Wars Battlefront II loot box and multiplayer progression controversy, Mark gives us his thoughts on Call of Duty: WWII and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Rich talks about his why this past month or so has been an amazing time for TA, and I drool some more over Forza Motorsport 7's graphics. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Vote Now for December 2017's TA Playlist Game * Star Wars Battlefront II Patch Drastically Reduces Prices on Heroes * Star Wars Battlefront II Microtransactions Removed Temporarily * Tales From the Borderlands and Deadfall Adventures Now Free with Games with Gold * Xbox One X Launch Sales Beat Out PS4 Pro Launch in UK * Xbox Game Gifting Now Available for All * Update: Marvel Heroes Omega Support Ended, Closure on December 31st * New Xbox One Avatars Delayed Until 2018 * Free Content On The Way For Middle-earth: Shadow of War * Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series Episode 3 Dated * Ubisoft Announces Free Weekend For Rainbow Six Siege * Xbox Game Pass Now Only $1/£1/€1, Gears 4 Coming Next Month * Xbox One Black Friday Sales Roundup * Jewel Quest and More Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 95 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week sat down for a little longer than normal to discuss our impressions of the newly released Xbox One X, some big new games, and all the Xbox related news from the past week.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Tricky Towers, Rich rants about the lack of a Kinect adaptor for the Xbox One X and what's stopping him from playing Need for Speed Payback Achievements, we talk a length about Call of Duty: WWII and how much of a visual boost the "the world's most powerful console" gives the game, I rave about how stunning Forza Motorsport 7 is with HDR, and we chat about yesterday's announcement that Respawn have been purchased by EA. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Xbox One X Review * Forza Motorsport 7 Latest Patch And New DLC Details * Battlefield 1 November Update and Operation Campaigns * Titanfall Developer Respawn Entertainment Becomes an EA Owned Studio * Phil Spencer Talks First-Party Plans and More in Recent Interview * Telltale Games Cuts A Quarter Of Their Staff In Restructuring Effort * EA SPORTS UFC 3 Revealed with Conor McGregor Back on the Cover * Fortnite's Latest Patch Introduces the Bush Update
Welcome to episode 94 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were delighted to be joined by the podcasting legend, the man with the million, Rand al Thor 19, who kindly took some time out to discuss the best of the past week's Xbox related news, more AAA games than I can fit in the story title, and the Xbox One X.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for AER - Memories of Old, Rich talks about his time with the Xbox One X and our review, I explain why Assassin's Creed Origins is one of my favourite games in the series and what's different about Call of Duty: WWII's campaign and Rand tells us about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and convinces Rich to buy it straight after the podcast ended. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Xbox One X Review * Alpha Ring Xbox Insiders Can Now Remove 0 Gamerscore Games from Their Profiles * Xbox Game Gifting Available To Insiders * [UPDATE] Gameloft Discontinues Windows Phone Support for Two Titles * November's Xbox Game Pass Additions: Metal Gear Solid V, Resident Evil and More * Trackmania Turbo and NiGHTS into dreams... Now Free with Games with Gold * The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection Announced * PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Comes to Xbox on December 12th * TA Playlist for November 2017 - The Turing Test Begins Today * Deadly Premonition and Deadly Premonition (EU/JP) Now Backward Compatible * https://www.trueachievements.com/Xbox-One-X-Enhanced/Games * Follow Rand on Twitter and subscribe to his channel on YouTube
Apologies for the late posting of this week's podcast. We were hoping to bring a guest on to the show to replace Jack who is currently away on holiday. Unfortunately, our times didn't align and we ended up recorded much later than we usually do. That's the bad news. The good news is that we've still got an action-packed show that is full of Xbox One X talk, a host of news announcements from Microsoft to dissect and new some big new games to discuss.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator, Rich talks about our Xbox One X and media pack unboxing and some of our planned review coverage, we give you our early impressions of Assassin's Creed Origins, and I explain why I'm loving Life Is Strange: Before The Storm so far. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for November 2017 Announced * Xbox One X Unboxing Video * Microsoft Ceases Manufacturing of Xbox's Kinect * [UPDATE] Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility Coming to Xbox One Tomorrow * Microsoft Shows Off Original Xbox Games on Xbox One and Halo 3 on Xbox One X * November's Games With Gold Announced * Microsoft Adds More Titles to the Xbox One X Enhanced List * Warner Bros. Takes Over Publishing Duties For Rocket League * LEGO Dimensions Officially Canceled * TrueAchievements Readership Survey * Deadfall Adventures, Mutant Storm Reloaded and More Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 92 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is away on holiday this week, so it was down to Jack and me to hold the fort and bring you all of the latest news and info from the wonderful world of TA.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Eekeemoo Splinters of the Dark Shard, Jack tells us why he was pleasantly surprised by theHunter: Call of the Wild, I finally got around to playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we have a chat about 'rare' achievements and we take a look at all of the Halo information that dropped over the past couple of days. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Welcome to episode 91 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We're back with another show that filled with the latest chat about the past week's new releases and gaming news, and the best bit is, you don't need to open any loot boxes to hear the full show.
On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for a recently released arcade racer called Race Arcade, Jack and Rich check out the Star Wars Battlefront II beta, Rich gives us his early impressions of Middle-earth: Shadow of War, I spend the week grinding for shiny Destiny 2 armour, Jack fights a "poo monster" and we share some of our thoughts on this week's hot topic of loot boxes in gaming. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * The Game Information Team Is Recruiting! * Destiny 2's First Iron Banner Is About To Go Live, Prestige Raid Delayed * Celebrate Gears of War 4's 1st Birthday With 10 Days of Double XP * GTA: Online Reveals Transform Races, Condemned, and Dogfight Game Modes * OpenCritic Says They Are Going to Take a Stand Against Loot Boxes * Release Date Announced for Life Is Strange: Before The Storm's Second Episode * Mass Effect: Andromeda and Dead Space 3 Coming Soon to EA Access * Child of Eden, Goat Simulator and KOF Sky Stage Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 90 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, we're back up to our full complement of regular hosts, and we've got a lot to talk about, so you can expect a longer podcast than last week. You can also help us decide if Rich is a monster for leaving the stickers on game cases. Let us know if the comments if you are #TeamBoxSticker or #TeamNoBoxSticker.
On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Zombie Vikings, I give you my impressions of FIFA 18 and Destiny 2, Rich and Jack get behind the wheel of Forza Motorsport 7 and we can finally say that we've played Cuphead after covering news about the game for what feels like forever. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * [UPDATE] Forza Motorsport 5 Delisted from Xbox Games Store * Forza Motorsport 7 Changes To VIP Announced * Gone Home and Rayman 3 HD Now Free with Games with Gold * Microsoft Gives Up on Groove and Embraces Spotify * The Sims 4's Launch Day DLC Detailed * Ghost Recon Wildlands' PvP Mode Dated for October * Select Xbox Insiders Can Now Gift Digital Xbox One Games * Insiders Can Now Install Xbox One X 4K Content Updates on Xbox One - Here's How * Fable Anniversary and Fable II Pub Games Now Backwards Compatible * Help us decide is Rich is a monster in our Twitter poll
Welcome to episode 89 of the TrueAchievements podcast. I wasn't around to record this week's show, but thankfully, Rich and Jack got together to discuss all of this week's news from around the world of TA.
On this show, Rich checked out FIFA 18 on EA Access and hit level 20 on Destiny 2, and Jack gives you his impressions of Bloody Zombies and DreamBreak. They also give you their thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what they've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.
Links: * Server Upgrades Tomorrow Will Mean Some Site Downtime - COMPLETED * October's Games With Gold Titles Announced * Insiders Can Now Copy Xbox One Game and Apps Using Network Transfer - Here's How * PUBG Devs Call Out Fortnite for "Replicating" Their Game * New Halo Wars 2 Awakening the Nightmare Images Released * TA Playlist Game for October 2017 Announced * Seven Games To Be Added To Xbox Game Pass This October * Earn Double Class Experience in Gears of War 4's 25-Wave Horde Modes * Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Sonic Adventure Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 88 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We recorded this week's show a day early due to Rich heading off to EGX, but even on a short week, we've got loads to talk about. So sit back, relax and grab your beverage of choice while you listen to us talk about all of the hottest news from TGN.
On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Pix the Cat, we talk some more about Destiny 2, Rich is finally able to talk about his hands-on playing time with Forza Motorsport 7 and Sea of Thieves at a recent Xbox event, and our True IDatXbox account finally managed to earn the full 1,000 Gamerscore in another game. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Exclusive: Cuphead Achievement List Reveal * OXENFREE and Battlefield 3 Now Free with Games with Gold * Epic Games Announce Battle Royale Mode For Fortnite * Battleborn No Longer Receiving Updates * Battlefield 1 Gets a Free Weekend Plus XP Events to BF1, BF4, Hardline, BF3 * Double XP Live in Star Wars Battlefront * Best UK Pre-Order Deals For Xbox One X Consoles and Bundles * Best US Pre-Order Deals For Xbox One X Consoles and Bundles * TA Competition: 50 Neverwinter Xbox One Starter Pack Codes * TA Competition: World of Tanks Mega Giveaway
Welcome to episode 87 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We've had an exciting and busy week at TGN towers. We've played some newly released games, announced UHH 3, designed some new merch, had a visit from Wargaming who develop World of Tanks, we revealed the Forza Motorsport 7achievement list, and thanks to the magic of editing, you won't even know that Rich did some other things that we can't talk about until next week.
On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Cyber Complex, Rich gives us his thoughts on Destiny 2, Jack completed LEGO Batman (JP), and I've been busy playing Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * New TrueAchievements Merchandise Now On Sale - New Designs, Colours And A Mug! * Vote Now for October 2017's TA Playlist Game - Halloween Edition * TA Exclusive: Forza Motorsport 7 Achievement List * NBA 2K18: The Prelude "Developer Opted Not to Make Achievements" * Ubisoft Ends Support for Several Xbox 360 Games * Xbox Bids Farewell to the 360's Indie Game Program * Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass Currently Free For Xbox Live Gold Members * Major Agents of Mayhem Update Released * Play Dead by Daylight Free With Xbox Live Gold * Xbox One Game DVR Capture Increased to 1080p for Insiders - Here's How * Saints Row: The Third, Slender: The Arrival and More Now Backwards Compatible * Windows Central story regarding the new Xbox One features to save hard drive space
Welcome to episode 86 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Some technical issues stopped us from uploading the show yesterday, but as the saying goes, it's better late than never.
On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Star Balls, Rich explains why he decided to play Battlefield 1 instead of Destiny 2, Jack shares his experience with ARK: Survival Evolved online, I talk some more about Madden NFL 18, and we give our thoughts on this past week's surprising announcement of a remastered L.A. Noire. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Hover Information Added To Gamer, Game and Achievement Links * Destiny 2 Has Only 13 Achievements - Full List Here * In the Name of the Tsar DLC Officially Dated for Battlefield 1 * Gears of War 4's September Update Brings New Maps, Achievements and More * Rockstar Brings L.A. Noire To Current Generation Consoles This November * Play Skyrim: Special Edition Free With Xbox Live Gold * Forza Motorsport 7 Latest Trailer and Demo Announced * Insiders Can Now Switch to the Xbox One Light Theme - Here's How * The Ultimate Head To Head 3 - Registration Is Now Open
Welcome to episode 85 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unable to join us today as he was at the Xbox showcase filling a SSD card with lots of Xbox One X gameplay. We didn't want to leave our listeners hanging, so Jack and I are here to go through all of the past week's Xbox related news and info.
On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for 8DAYS, Jack talks about his time with of ARK: Survival Evolved and a week filled with playing some older titles that he's pulled from his backlog, and I played Madden NFL 18, finished the third episode of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, cleared up some of the final achievements in Agents of Mayhem, and give my impressions on the first episode of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Podcast Episode 5 - Life is Strange * September's Games With Gold Titles Announced * The Latest Batch of Updates Detailed for Console Editions of Minecraft * South Park: The Fractured but Whole Will Not Be Censored in Australia * Super Meat Boy Forever Announced by Team Meat * The Crew 2 Gets a New Trailer Showcasing Seamless Vehicle Switching * The Walking Dead Season 1, 2 and Michonne Now Backward Compatible
On Wednesday and Thursday of this year's Gamescom, we had a schedule completely filled with appointments for developer sessions and hands-on gameplay. From previously unannounced indie games through to some of this holiday's most anticipated titles from gaming's largest publishers, we were there to share our opinions on what we saw.
Games discussed on this episode: Pure Farming 2018, God's Trigger, Bombing Busters Achievements, World of Tanks Achievements, Call of Duty: WWII, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, Gravel, Project CARS 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, The Evil Within 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Destiny 2, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Wreckfest, ARK: Survival Evolved Achievements, Life Is Strange: Before The Storm, The Crew 2, Biomutant, Black Mirror and Need for Speed Payback.
We are in at the world's largest video game event - Gamescom 2017!
We've been to all of the showcases and played all of the biggest games - hear our thoughts on:
Star Wars Battlefront 2, Assassins Creed Origins, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Forza Motorsport 7, Need for Speed Payback, and many, many more games! Plus we give our impressions of the Xbox One X....
Welcome to episode 84 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unfortunately too busy going through admin type things to record this morning, but have no fear as Jack and I are here to bring you this week's show.
On this episode, we give you the chance to win a code for Tokyo 42, we discuss the planned changes to the Gamerscore system that Mike Ybarra mentioned on the Xbox Two Podcast, we share out thoughts on Crackdown 3's delay, Jack tries out his best your momma jokes in Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator, and I've been busy killing lots of bad guys in Agents of Mayhem. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
As a reminder, Rich and I will be in Germany next week for Gamescom, so there will be no normal TA Podcast next Friday. The good news is we'll be recording a couple of shows while we are there to discuss all of the developer sessions we're booking in for.
Links: * Trials Fusion and Red Faction: Armageddon Now Free with Games with Gold * Crackdown 3 Delayed into 2018, Will Miss Xbox One X Launch * Gears of War 4's Chest Candy Achievement Requirements to Be Altered * NBA 2K18: The Prelude Announced and Dated * Vote Now for September 2017's TA Playlist Game * Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 3 Dated * Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and ScreamRide Now Backward Compatible * Battlefield: Bad Company Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 83 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, Rich, Jack and I were joined by a very loud wood pigeon (Rich thought it was an owl), but we managed to soldier on like the professionals that we are in order to bring you all of this past week news, achievements lists and gaming chatter.
On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Wick, discuss the new Xbox One dashboard, Rich and Jack got their groove on in Conga Master, and I've managed to squeeze in the first episode of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series and stay alive in Leap Frog. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Xbox Insiders Get The New Update Via The Alpha Ring * Changes To Xbox Insider Program Announced * Spotify Coming to Xbox One Imminently * Fallout 4 Game Of The Year Edition Announced * Battlefield 1 Joins the EA Access Vault * Middle-earth: Shadow of War Announces The Market * Batman: Arkham Origins, Deadliest Warrior and More Now Backward Compatible * Battlefield 3 Now Available Digitally via Xbox Store * Conga Master gameplay
Welcome to episode 81 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's been another hectic week. Rich and Jack have moved office, we've been busy preparing for Gamescom by making lots of appointments for some of the biggest games that will be coming our way later this year, and this year's Leap Frogcontest is now underway, so there plenty of stuff to talk even if we've not had a great deal of time to play new games.
On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Verdun, Rich has been collecting "poo gems" in Slime Rancher, Jack's been base building and fighting off zombie hordes in Fortnite, and I've been keeping my score ticking over with interesting but slightly flawed Late Shift. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Slime Rancher and Bayonetta Now Free with Games with Gold * Kinect Share Disabled, Takes Many Achievements With It * Call of Duty: WWII's Five Class-Based Divisions Explained * Minecraft Better Together Update Beta Begins * CoD: Modern Warfare Remastered Standalone Release Now Available on Xbox One * KILLING FLOOR 2 Detailed for Xbox One * New Xbox Wireless Controllers and Xbox Wireless Adaptor for Windows 10 Revealed * Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and ToeJam & Earl Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 81 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's been ages since Rich, Jack and I were all able to record a podcast together, but now that everyone's holidays are over and no one is coughing up a lung we're finally able to get back into the swing of things.
On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Rich gets frustrated playing DeadCore, Jack gives us his thoughts on Gigantic, I play more Cars 3: Driven to Win, and we go data mining again to find the previously announced Xbox One version of the The Sims 4. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Leap Frog 2017 Details * TA Playlist Game for August 2017 Announced * The Sims 4 Coming to Xbox One This November * August's Games with Gold Titles Announced * Ghost Recon Wildlands Title Update 6 Released, PvP Open Beta Coming Soon * EA Announces Several Server Shutdowns Coming in October * Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Gets Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days * Seven Additions Coming to Xbox Game Pass in August * Red Faction: Armageddon, Raiden IV, and Gyruss Now Backward Compatible * Tomb Raider: Underworld Now Backward Compatible * Answer to Ian's ratio related question
Welcome to episode 80 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Jack is still on his holidays this week, but it isn't all bad news, as Rich's cough has finally eased off just enough for him to speak in full sentences again, which means the main man is back to resume his regular hosting duties and ensure that this episode is published in a more timely manner than the last one.
On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Deformers, Rich gives us his early impressions of Gigantic, I check out Cars 3: Driven to Win, and we discuss the craziness of attempting to earn 40K Gamerscore in 24 hours. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Site Update Log And Gaming Session Improvements * TA Competition: Battlefield 1 Deluxe Edition * A Different Kind of Challenge - 40K Gamerscore In 24 Hours * FIFA 14 Servers to be Shut Down in October * DOOM's 6.66 Update Unlocks All DLC Content and Free Weekend * Telltale's Summer Update Reveals New Seasons For Three Titles * Kingdom Hearts III Will Visit Worlds From Toy Story, Big Hero 6 and More * Xbox Creators Collection Launches to Xbox Insiders * Costume Quest 2, Virtua Fighter 2 and Two More Titles Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 79 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Sorry for the late posting of this episode. Unfortunately, Rich was unwell on Friday when we were scheduled to record, so we had to do some last minute adjustments to get Will to fill in and record later than originally planned. Better late than never!
On this episode, we give you the chance to win a download code for Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan, Will plays Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two and gives us his impressions of the first episode, I started the road to recovery from this year's Bean Dive by completing Refunct and Air Guitar Warrior Gamepad Edition, and we take a look at our exclusive achievement reveal for Agents of Mayhem. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TA Competition: 12 Months Xbox LIVE Gold Subscription * Exclusive: Agents of Mayhem Achievement List Reveal * Gifting System Not Far Off for Xbox One Users, Says Mike Ybarra * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Possibly to Be Delisted * Star Wars Battlefront DLC Joins EA Access; Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 Up Next * What Remains of Edith Finch Coming to Xbox Next Week * Latest Xbox One Update Rolling Out Today * Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon and F1 2014 Now Backward Compatible * SUPER STREETFIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to episode 78 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is still away, so this week Jack and I were once again joined by the tag team double act of Will and Treezy to discuss all of this week's hottest topics from the crazy world of TA.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Everspace, Jack gives us his early impressions of Micro Machines World Series, Will checks out Ghost of a Tale and Marvel Heroes Omega Achievements, Treezy bullies us all into buying "all" the DLC for Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, I go Artifex Mundi mad for this year's Bean Dive, and we talk about the surprise news that we have a new Gamerscore Leader. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Alphabet Challenge Stats Roundup * PSA: Bean Dive 2017 Registration is Now Open * For the First Time Ever, There is a New Global Leader for Gamerscore * Remaining Halo Games to Join Xbox One Backwards Compatibility With All DLC Free * Call of Duty: WWII Directors Share Multiplayer and Campaign Details * Rocket League Celebrates Second Birthday with an Anniversary Update * Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2 Official Trailer * Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Gets Update and Deep Discount Ahead of Sequel * Micro Machines World Series Review * Ghost of a Tale First Impressions
Welcome to episode 77 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is away sunning himself on his holidays for the next couple of episodes, so we've once again enlisted the help of Will and Ash to make up the numbers share their opinions on all the news, updates and new releases from the past seven days.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Unit 4, Ash gives us his early thoughts of The Surge, Will tells us about his early preview of Aven Colony, Jack gives us his impressions of AereA (but forgets to play any games on his own Gamertag again), I deliberately hold off on playing any new games due to this year's Bean Dive kicking off tomorrow, and we all react to shock announcement that getting a standalone release. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's streams, discuss this week's news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * New Site Badges and Styling * Bean Dive 2017 Details * Xbox One Ultimate Game Sale [UPDATED] * Xbox 360 Ultimate Game Sale * July's Games with Gold Titles Announced * Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Standalone Release Is On Its Way * Xbox Game Pass July Update Adds Dead Island, Resident Evil 6 and More * Minecraft Releases New Title Update for Console Editions * Beyond Good and Evil 2 Demo Released From In-Game Engine * Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Four More Titles Now Backward Compatible * Call of Duty: Ghosts Now Backward Compatible * Valkyria Revolution - First Hour of Gameplay
Welcome to episode 76 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't able to join us to record today's show, but thankfully we were able to find a worthy co-host in the shape of Will.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Save the Ninja Clan, Jack gives us his impressions of Chess Ultra and Air Guitar Warrior Gamepad Edition, Will and I discuss breeding strategies for Zoo Tycoon, and we talk about another MixPot game that was kindly gifted to us for watching the Xbox E3 conference on Mixer. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's streams, discuss this week's news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TA Playlist Game for July 2017 Announced * Xbox One Sale Roundup: June 20th, 2017 * PSA: Scheduled Xbox 360 and Backwards Compatibility Server Maintenance * Watch_Dogs and Dragon Age: Origins Now Free with Games with Gold * First WWE 2K18 Details Announced, Early Access Detailed * Free Content and Double XP Weekend for Friday the 13th: The Game * Try HITMAN Free with Latest June Update * DiRT 4 Patch Details Released - Fixes Flavour of the Week Achievement * Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Patch to Make Achievement More Difficult * Chess Ultra - First Hour of Gameplay
Welcome to episode 75 of the TrueAchievements podcast. E3 has been and gone, but there was still some announcements that were revealed after the main conferences for us to discuss, games to be played, and your questions to be answered.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Momonga Pinball Adventures, Rich gives us his thoughts on DiRT 4 after he's spent a week with the game, I finally found an achievement beginning with X so that I could complete the Alphabet Challenge (Jack still hasn't even started), and we check out one of the free MixPot games that were gifted for watching the Xbox E3 conference on Mixer. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's post-E3 news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * OG Xbox Backwards Compatibility Detailed, Second Game Announced * Xbox Debuts New Avatar Design * Free Copy of Rocket League with Three-Month Xbox Live Gold Subscription * OG Xbox Controller Announced For Xbox One and Windows 10 * Xbox Design Lab Adds New Customization Options, Available the UK * Watch_Dogs and Dragon Age: Origins Now Free with Games with Gold
It's been a crazy few days of E3, and rather than trying to remember all of the big announcements from the EA, Bethesda, Xbox, Ubisoft and PlayStation press conferences in one go, Rich, Jack and I decided to get together after each while everything was fresh in our minds. The result is our E3 2017 special podcast, which covers everything from the Madden marching band that opened EA Play through to the brilliant looking Spider-Man that closed Sony's show.
If you want to check out any of the trailers we mention during the show, head over to our E3 hubwhere you can find all of our extensive coverage.
Welcome to episode 73 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's our Pre3 special, which means we get wildly speculate about everything from the price of Project Scorpio to which company will be deemed as this year's "winner".
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Black & White Bushido, Rich gives us his early impressions of DiRT 4, I play the final episode of The Walking Dead - A New Frontier, and we rejoice at one of this week's new ID@Xbox game, Refunct, which merges all of my favourite things: cheap, easy Gamerscore and a quick completion. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.
Links: * Need for Speed: Payback Announced * Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2 Announcement & Release Date * Friday The 13th: The Game Patched, New Matchmaking System Currently In The Works * New Achievements and More Coming to Rocket League in July * Battleborn Goes F2P With Free "Trial" * Overwatch Double XP Weekend * Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles DLC Dated for Xbox One * Deformers ReFormed Update to Launch With a Free 20 Hour Trial Event * E3 2017 Presentation Times
Welcome to episode 72 of the covfefe TrueAchievements podcast. Monday was a bank holiday, so it's been another short week, but we've still got plenty to talk about thanks to the games we've been streaming on Mixer, the new community Alphabet Challenge, and a few big news announcements.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Punch Club, despair at the news of another game delay, rejoice at the fixing of previously unobtainable achievements, and speculate about what we might see at this year's E3. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.
Links: * Introducing The Alphabet Challenge * TA Playlist for June 2017, Sunset Overdrive, Has Begun * Win a One Year Subscription to Xbox Game Pass and One Year of TA Pro * Far Cry 5 Fully Detailed, Dated for Early 2018 * Speedrunners and Assassin's Creed III Now Free with Games with Gold * Middle-earth: Shadow of War Delayed * Sonic Mania Announces Release Date With New Trailer * Cities: Skylines Patch Fixes Achievements And Saves
Welcome to episode 71 of the TrueAchievements podcast. With Rich out of the office, this week's show sees the long awaited return of Ash who is now available again after he stopped playing The Division during every waking hour. We were also joined by Will who is one-third of the TA Playlist podcast and a regular contributor to our first impressions videos.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Death Squared, discuss the potential benefits of Xbox Game Pass, shed a tiny tear over the delay of Red Dead Redemption 2, get excited about the recent Far Cry 5 trailers and key art, and check out June's Games with Gold titles. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: TA Playlist Game for June 2017 Announced
June's Games with Gold Titles Announced
Red Dead Redemption 2 Delayed To Spring 2018
Fallout 4 Free Weekend On Xbox Live
Get Even Delayed Out of Respect For Recent Manchester Victims
Far Cry 5 Invites You to The Last Supper in New Key Art Image
Overwatch's Anniversary Celebration Commences
Assassin's Creed III, ilomilo, Shinobi and More Now Backward Compatible
Sorry for the late posting of this week's podcast. As we mentioned on last week's show, Rich and Jack were off galavanting around Brighton on Thursday which meant some sore heads wouldn't work with our usual recording schedule. Thankfully, after cancelling the show for the week completely, Jack had recovered enough for us to put something together late last night, and now here we are.
On this week's show, we get another scoop by revealing some details for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018before the game was officially announced. We give away an Xbox One download code for Kill The Bad Guy, we discuss yesterday's Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Jack gives us his impressions of Neverwinter, and I get excited with the news that a new Life Is Strange game is in development. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, and look at the games coming our way next week.
Links: * Destiny 2 Gameplay Reveal * Lara Croft Temple of Osiris and LEGO Star Wars TCS Now Free with Games with Gold * PES 2018 Prices, Release Date and Barcelona Edition * Phantom Dust Releases Tomorrow for Free * Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and Multiplayer Free This Weekend on Xbox Live * DONTNOD Entertainment Announces New Life Is Strange Game * The Walking Dead - A New Frontier Episode 5 Dated * LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Announced * Human Fall Flat Bumface
Welcome to episode 69 (yes we laughed at the episode number too) of the TrueAchievements Podcast! After bowing out of this year's GTASC on Sunday, we've had the chance to play some really good games instead of worrying about Gamerscore, so you can listen safely in the knowledge that this week's show is an ACA NEOGEO free zone.
On this week's show, we get the scoop on Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition and some new Anniversary Loot Boxes that brought in a crazy number of new site visitors, we give away an Xbox One download code for AQUA KITTY UDX: Xbox One Ultra Edition, we wax lyrical over the new "Hot Wheels" expansion in Forza Horizon 3, Jack shares his in-depth knowledge of all things sports related by giving us his impressions of NBA Playgrounds and Rich braves his hangover and the disappointment of breaking his new phone to dig out a special sound effect for out 69th episode. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition Coming to the Xbox One on May 23rd * Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles DLC Details * New FREEdom Rewards for a Limited Time on Free to Play Games * NBA 2K18 Dated, Special Editions Detailed * The Next Need for Speed Will Allow You to Pause the Game * Rich on the Zed to Zed podcast
Welcome to episode 68 of the TrueAchievements podcast! This week we've all taken a step back from playing games for easy Gamerscore after reaching our goal of making it into the final 100 teams in this year's GTASC. Thankfully, Rich and Jack have been busy streaming ID@Xbox games on Beam, so there is still a lot to talk about.
On this week's show, we give away an Xbox One download code for Vaccine, Jack provides us with an in-depth review of his time with Prey, I played another ACA NEOGEO game (this time it really is the last one I'm playing) and Rich proves he has no friends by playing Use Your Words on multiple devices at once. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Exclusive: Forza Horizon 3's Hot Wheels Expansion Achievement List * Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Star Wars: TFU2 Now Free with Games with Gold * Darksiders 3 Coming in 2018 * Treyarch Officially Reveals Call of Duty Black Ops III: Zombies Chronicles * Xbox LIVE Gold Members Can Play Tom Clancy's The Division for Free This Weekend * Remedy Inks Publishing Deal with 505 Games for Next AAA Title * Harms Way, Bullet Soul, Band of Bugs and More Now Backward Compatible * Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved² and Geometry Wars³: Dimensions Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 67 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were plagued by technical issues which resulted in our Editorial Manager, Mark, unfortunately dropping connection very early on and his insightful audio being lost in the forever, leaving the rest of us to soldier on regardless.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Anoxemia, give our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, go through all of this week's big news announcements including the new "Hot Wheels" expansion for Forza Horizon 3 and the juicy details from the CoD: WWII reveal, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * All The Ways You Can Win Brand New Games On TrueAchievements * May 2017's TA Playlist Game Announced; Subscribe to the TA Playlist Podcast * May's Games with Gold Titles Announced * Forza Horizon 3's Hot Wheels Expansion Announced * Call of Duty Counts Down to WWII * For Honor Update 1.06 Detailed * Prey Demo Now Available to Download * TimeShift, Assault Heroes 2 and More Now Backwards Compatible * Dead Space 3, Dead Space 2 and More Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 66 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were joined by ID@Xbox Director, Chris Charla, to celebrate the 500th game release through the program, find out more info about the recently announced Xbox LIVE Creators Program and a little bit about his gaming past.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for R.B.I. Baseball 17, give our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, we go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Vote Now for May 2017's TA Playlist Game * The TrueAchievements Easter Egg Hunt Has Now Begun! * The Investigations Team Are Now Recruiting! * Last Call for More Newshounds * The 5 Fastest ID@Xbox Completions - 5,000 GamerScore In Under 4 Hours * Xbox Insiders Update Rolling Out, Includes Arenas, Party Overlays and More * Star Wars Battlefront II Officially Revealed * The Walking Dead - A New Frontier Episode 4 Dated * Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Dated for Standalone Purchase * Contra and More Now Backward Compatible * The answer to this week's Question of the Week
It's been another busy week. We've been partnered with Beam, announced the brand new Easter Egg Hunt community event, started taking applications for the newshound team and begun preparation for a special ID@Xbox celebration next week, but even with lots to do and a short week, we're back for episode 65 of the TrueAchievements Podcast.
On this week's show, we discuss the Xbox's new self-service refunds, last Friday's epic stream where we were partnered on Beam and gave away almost 50 codes, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic and Jack shares his early impression of Yooka-Laylee and all of the other ID@Xbox streams from the past week. We also go through all of this week's big news announcement, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * Join the Newshounds Team! * TrueAchievements is Now Partnered with Beam! * Introducing Easter Egg Hunt - A New TrueAchievements Contest * Self-Service Refunds Are Coming to Xbox * Xbox Spring Sale Announced for April 11th-17th * [Update] Gears of War 2's Photojournalist Achievement Obtainable Again * Cars 3: Driven to Win Announced * Saber Interactive Announce NBA Playgrounds * Elder Scrolls Online Free Play Week Starts Now * Call of Duty: Black Ops II Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 64 of the TrueAchievements Podcast, where this week we are joined by special guest, Ross Miller, from the Xbox One subreddit's Party Chat Podcast to talk about this week's exciting Project Scorpio spec reveal.
On this week's show, we discuss all of this week's our new Beam partnership, I give my early impressions of LEGO CITY Undercover and Rich and Jack talk about their experience with Air Guitar Warrior for Kinect and their other ID@Xbox streams from the past week. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.
Links: * TrueAchievements Is Now Partnered With Beam! * The TA Playlist Hub is Now Open * Project Scorpio Specs Revealed * Ryse: Son of Rome and Darksiders Now Free With Games with Gold * Various FIFA Titles Will Have Their Online Services Shut Down * Marvel Heroes Omega Announced for Consoles * Steel Rewards Increased In For Honor, More Fixes Inbound * Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Available for Sale Once More * Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution and More Now Backwards Compatible * Ross's Twitter and the Party Chat Podcast
It's been a very busy week at TGN Towers, but thankfully Rich and Jack took a well-earned break from coding site leaderboards and Multi-Genre's, and I forced myself off my sick bed (man flu ) to record episode 63 of the TrueAchievements Podcast.
On this week's show, we discuss all of this week's Destiny and Destiny 2 news, we give you the chance to win a download code for Ghost Blade HD, I share my thoughts on Episode 3 of The Walking Dead - A New Frontier, Jack starts another version of Minecraft, Rich tries Evolve which is currently available with Games with Gold, and we talk about this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * New Multi-Genre System Is Now Live * New Site Leaderboards Are Now Live! * [UPDATE] Destiny 2 is Now Available for Digital Pre-Order * Xbox One March Update Video * Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 1 Dated * WWE 2K17 Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days Event * Next Batch of Free Content Revealed for Titanfall 2 * Far Cry 3 Now Backward Compatible * Army of TWO and Soltrio Solitaire Now Backward Compatible * Answer to this week's Question of the Week.
Welcome to episode 62 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Unfortunately, Rich was away at the time of recording, so Jack and I stepped up our game with recording and hosting duties and invited the now semi-regular host, Mark, to come on and talk about this week's big stories and new game releases.
On this week's show, we discuss the first month of TA Playlist, spending money on Clicker Heroes(guilty as charged), and Mark shares his early thoughts on Mass Effect: Andromeda, we give you the chance to win a download code for Vertical Drop Heroes HD and talk about this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * April 2017's TA Playlist Game Announced * April's Games With Gold Announced * Paladins: Champions of the Realm - 10,000 Xbox One Beta Code Giveaway * Sonic Mania Delayed * Microsoft Introduces the Xbox Wireless Controller Tech Series * Stacking and More Now Backward Compatible * AC: Revelations, Darksiders and Darksiders II Are Now Backward Compatible
Welcome to episode 61 of the TrueAchievements Podcast! This week, Rich, Jack and I were once again joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, to talk discuss all the latest from the world of Xbox and TA.
On this week's show, Mark tells us more about our brand new monthly community event called TA Playlist, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is getting a little bit monotonous, Rich jumps into the EA Access trial of Mass Effect: Andromeda Achievements, we give you the chance to win a download code for Friday Night Bullet Arena, and we give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
headtwo]Links:
- Introducing a New TrueAchievements Monthly Event: TA Playlist
- The Walking Dead - A New Frontier Channels Negan in Episode 3 Trailer
- Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy First Look and Cast Details
- Rocket League Bringing New Mode, Achievements, and More Next Week for Free
- Capcom Announces The Disney Afternoon Collection, Featuring Six Retro Games
- Outlast 2 Denied Rating in Australia
- Street Fighter IV and More Now Backward Compatible
It's been another packed week for new games (I feel like this is the case every week now), and we've been busy trying to play and stream as many of them as possible.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Wells by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon, we share our initial thoughts on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Achievements and LEGO Worlds Achievements, wax lyrical over the new Middle-earth: Shadow of War trailer that dropped yesterday, and give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * Middle-earth: Shadow of War Gameplay Reveal * Two Gears of War 4 Achievements No Longer Partially Discontinued * Gears of War 4's Gnasher to Receive Improvements * Play Steep for Free This Weekend * Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Available for Free This Weekend with Xbox LIVE Gold * The Division Celebrates Its Anniversary With an Event and Two Free Expansions * Modern Warfare Remastered to Receive Call of Duty 4's Variety Map Pack * Wordament on Windows 10 to Become Microsoft Ultimate Word Games * Answer to the Highest DLC completion percentage question from Robert Blane
Welcome to episode 59 of the TrueAchievements Podcast, where we were this week joined by Windows Central's resident Xbox expert, Jez Corden, who kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss all of this week's news surrounding Xbox Game Pass, Project Scorpio and his thoughts on Torment: Tides of Numenera Achievements which he recently reviewed.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Riptide GP: Renegade by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon and we give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing during the last seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * Xbox Store Integration Version 2.0 - Even More Functionality Is Here! * Xbox Game Pass Coming This Spring - Unlimited Access to Over 100 Games * Layers of Fear and Borderlands 2 Now Free with Games with Gold * Middle-earth: Shadow of War Officially Announced - Will Be a Play Anywhere Title * Micro Machines World Series Delayed to June * Battlefield 1 Xbox Live Gold Free Play Days Start Friday * Madden NFL 17 Now in the EA Access Vault * Phil Spencer's interview on Podcast Unlocked * Question of the week answers
It's been another busy week here at TA towers, so we've enlisted the help of our Editorial Manager, Mark, to help us go through all of this week's games, news and listener questions.
On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Subterrain by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon, we talk some more about For Honor, Rich finally tries ReCore, we give you the low-down on this week's ID@@Xbox releases and three of us play Polychromatic to deliberately mess up our nicely rounded GamerScores. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * The Community and Events Team Are Recruiting! * March Games With Gold Announced * Full List of Free Xbox 360 Games * 15 Windows Phone Games Removed from the Store * A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV to Be Free Starting March 1st * Phil Spencer Previews Xbox in 2017, Confirms Two Titles for Play Anywhere * Mass Effect: Andromeda Gameplay Series Starts With Combat * Battlefield 1 Winter Update Details and Stream * Rocket League Hot Wheels Patch Aims at Buggy Achievements * Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed Rogue and More Now Backward Compatible
We've had another busy week streaming the latest ID@Xbox releases on our Beam channel, but we've also had some triple AAA goodness to sink our teeth into.
On this week's show, we give you a chance to win an Xbox One download code for RWBY: Grimm Eclipse by listening for our new giveaway siren, we check out Sniper Elite 4 and For Honor, Rich finishes another game and Jack visits the Japanese version of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V (JP). We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * XBL Sale Roundup: February 14th, 2017 * Destiny 2 Confirmed for 2017 * Microsoft Moves E3 2017 Conference to Sunday * Projects CARS and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Now Free With Game with Gold * Skate 3 Added to the EA Access Vault * Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Breach Receives a Free Update * Free-to-Play Weekend in Rocket League & NBA 2K17, Multiplayer All-Access Details * Hitman: Absolution Is Now Backwards Compatible * Full List of Free Xbox One Games
The big new releases begin next week when For Honor and Sniper Elite 4 hit stores, so we've been keeping ourselves busy with lots of new ID@Xbox releases, the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands beta and delving into our backlogs.
On this week's show, we give you a chance to win an Xbox One download code for The Sun and Moon by listening for our new inconspicuous siren, Jack tells us why he's not a fan of hard cuts to his weapon, we share our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, we return to the EA Access vault for more Madden and Rich completed a game! We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.
Links: * Full Xbox Store Integration Including Price Tracking and Alerts * Fallout Shelter Announced for Xbox One and Windows 10 Play Anywhere * Gears of War 4's February Update; New Difficulties & More Coming This Summer * South Park: The Fractured But Whole Delayed Again * Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Delayed for Xbox One * Final Fantasy XV's Magitek Exosuit DLC Delayed Due to Power Rangers * EA Reveals Upcoming Titles in Earnings Call * Project CARS 2 Officially Announced With Reveal Trailer * Grand Theft Auto IV Is Now Backwards Compatible * LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Now Backwards Compatible
In a TA podcast first, Jack put aside every version of Bioshock 2 and stopped stacking Batman games to try out the latest iteration in the Resi Evil franchise, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, before anyone else, and we were also joined once again by our Editorial Manager, Mark, who shared his thoughts on the recently remastered Bioshock trilogy, Mafia III and Watch_Dogs 2.
On today's show, Rich shares details on an exciting new site development that should hopefully be going live later today, we share our thoughts on Candleman, the beautifully designed platformer that released this week via the ID@Xbox program, we get a rundown of the games Rich and Jack have streamed over the past week and find out which hipster songs Mark likes to sing in the shower. We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * Dead Rising 4 to Receive Harder Difficulties, Free Costumes and One Hour Trial * GTA Online Double Rewards Event, Last Chance to Transfer Last-Gen Characters * Gears of War 4's Social Quickplay Now Crossplay Between Xbox One and Windows 10 * Dead by Daylight Announced for Consoles * For Honor Open Beta Announced * Final Fantasy XV's First Story DLC Dated * Stardew Valley Patch Fixes Crashes * The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind Expansion Detailed * Meet Rainbow Six Siege's Jackal Plus a Free Play Weekend * Stuntman: Ignition, Mad Tracks and JUJU Now Backwards Compatible
From next week, we'll be giving away two Xbox One download codes per show. One will be awarded to the person who submits the question of week, and entry for the second contest announced in the show.
It's been another busy week of gaming for the TrueAchievements podcast crew. We've streamed another five ID@Xbox games on our new Beam channel, Rich got hands-on time with an early build of DiRT 4 at yesterday's launch event and we've been earning lots of score to stay in GTASC.
On this show, we talk about the new Xbox update that is available to some Insiders and what that means for snapped achievements and the TrueAchievements app, Rich gets wood in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition and why I've been playing Madden NFL games. We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * We Are Switching Our Live Streams to Beam - Here's Next Week's Schedule * February's Games with Gold Announced * Play Free-to-Play Games and Get Rewarded with Xbox's New FREEdom Rewards * New Xbox One Update Hits First Wave of Insiders * Battlefield 3 & Bad Company 2 in the EA Access Vault, More Additions on the Way * Square Enix And Marvel Announce Multi-Game Partnership * DiRT 4 Announced for June Release * Prey To Be Released On May 5th * Alice: Madness Returns Now Backwards Compatible * Shadows Of The Damned And Rocket Knight Coming To Backwards Compatibility
Welcome to the 53rd episode of the TrueAchievements Podcast, where despite the lack of any big games so far this year, we've managing to keep ourselves busy with games from our backlogs and the varied line-up of games releasing via the ID@Xbox program.
On this week's show, Rich and Jack discuss in detail their impressions of the five ID@Xbox games that they've been streaming over on our Twitch channel and why we're switching things up and moving to our new Beam channel from Monday, we talk about the other games we've been playing from our backlog including; how Payday 2: Crimewave Edition has improved in the months since its release, why Jack should pay attention to the story in Life Is Strange and the joys of easy GameScore in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition, as well as taking a look at some of the big news stories from the past seven days, we take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * 2016 Leaderboards - How Did You Do? * Game Of The Year 2016 - Stat Round Up * Micro Machines World Series Announced for Xbox One * Kitty Powers' Matchmaker Announced for Consoles * I Am Bread Announced for Xbox One * Age of Empires: Castle Siege Comes to Android * Overwatch's Next Holiday Event is the Lunar/Chinese New Year * Battleborn's Extensive Winter Update Lands Next Week
We go through this week's biggest news announcements, what we've been playing to hopefully stay past week one of this year's GTASC, take a look at what games will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * Scalebound Has Been Cancelled * New Xbox One Controller Colors Announced * Elite: Dangerous Gets First Alien Contact * Injustice 2 Release Date Announced * For Honor Closed Beta Weekend Approaches * ID@Xbox on Twitter * ID@Xbox on Beam
Happy new year podcast listeners! Hopefully, our double length end of year review show meant that you didn't miss us too much over the holiday period.
On this week's show, we take a look at this year's Game of the Year winners, take a look at our 1 Billion achievement unlocks milestone and talk about the games we've been playing over the past couple of weeks. We also go through all of the big stories since the turn of they year, take a look at what games will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * Mass Effect: Andromeda Arriving in March * RiME Coming To Xbox One * [UPDATE] 'Tis the Season to be Delisted: More Xbox Games Removed from the Store * Diablo III's Anniversary Update and Event Now Live * Seven New Vehicles Available in Forza Horizon 3 * The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth's Afterbirth+ Set for Console Launch This Spring * Killer Instinct Will See a New Fighter * Old Time Hockey Kicks Off The New Year with a Teaser
For the final episode of 2016, Rich, Jack and I were joined by Editorial Manager, Mark, as we take a look back at all the biggest news stories, site announcements and games from the past 12 months, as well as taking a look at what's to come in 2017.
Thanks for listening, sending in questions and providing feedback on the show throughout the past year. We'll see you in 2017.
Links: * The TrueAchievements Game of the Year 2015 * 2015 Leaderboards - How Did You Do? * I'm Getting Too Old For This * Fable Legends Cancelled; Lionhead Studios May Close * New Game and Achievement Notifications * Microsoft's Vision for The Future - Where's the Benefit? * Call of Duty: Consumer Warfare * Microsoft is Retiring the Xbox 360 Console * Homepage and News Story Redesign * Play Anywhere Confirmed for ALL Future Microsoft-Published Titles * TA Top Five: Absurd Xbox One Achievement Lists * The Long, Silent Death of the JRPG * Backwards Compatibility Is One Year Old - Has It Been A Success? * TrueAchievements Game of the Year Awards
With the holiday season now almost upon us, today's podcast marks our 50th show (excluding specials) overall, and the final "regular" show of 2016. Have no fear, however, because we will be back next Friday with an end of year special where we'll run down all of the biggest news, games and site updates from the past 12 months with a special guest.
On this week's show, we get behind the wheel of the new "Blizzard Mountain" expansion in Forza Horizon 3, discuss the fifth and final episode of BATMAN – The Telltale Series, discover the joys of fishing and parsnip farming in Stardew Valley and go retro with Sky Force Anniversary. We also go through all of the big news stories, we take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * TrueAchievements Game of the Year Awards * The Great TrueAchievement Score Challenge 2017 * Xbox One Update Increases Download Speeds Substantially * The Walking Dead - A New Frontier's Official Launch Trailer * Forza Horizon 3's Blizzard Mountain Out Now, Trailer Revealed * Battlefield 1's First Free Map Previewed * The BioShock Trilogy is Now Backwards Compatible * Six Titles Heading To Backwards Compatibility Today * YouTube Livestream Playlist * True IDatXbox - our new account where we stream all the latest ID@Xbox releases
We've gone ID@Xbox mad this week. Partly due to the fact that Dead Rising 4 was the only big release from the past week, but also due to our new regular Twitch streams of ID@Xbox games.
On this week's show, we talk about Dead Rising 4 and some of the strange and wonderful weapon and clothing combos available, the 15 minutes 100% completion that is Energy Cycle, the brutally tough Furi, Wand Wars' couch multiplayer and the very British humour available in Her Majesty's SPIFFING. We also go through all of the big news stories, we take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * Batman - The Telltale Series Finale Arrives Next Week * Overwatch Winter Event Coming December 13th * Modern Warfare Remastered's Remaining Maps and More Arrive in December Update * Rocket League Adds Custom Training, New Arena, Much More In Today's Patch * Star Wars Battlefront Joins the Vault Next Week, Rogue One Patch Out Today * Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta Now Taking Sign-ups * ReCore Highlights Your Next Bot Companion In New Trailer * Shoppe Keep Announced for Xbox One * Get to Know More About Atriox in the New Halo Wars 2 Trailer * Shadowrun, Space Ark and Shotest Shogi Join Backwards Compatibility Today
The rush of games has finally slowed down, which meant none of us started any new games this week - well not that we can talk about, unfortunately. Instead Rich spent some more time with Watch_Dogs 2, Jack took a break from regional variants to play some Overcooked, and I returned to Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection before switching to an upcoming new release that's filled with zombies and photographs.
On this week's show, we talk about the latest site updates, our exciting new link-up with ID@Xbox and why Rich is wearing leather pants to celebrate. We also go through what we've been playing, all of the big news stories from the past week, take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions from the history of TA to what we like on our chips (french fries for the non-English).
Links: * TrueAchievements Is Now Fully Secure and Supports HTTP2 * Introducing Game Hubs * Details for Forza Horizon 3's Blizzard Mountain * LEGO Worlds Coming to Consoles * Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition Announced * Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Release Date and Official Trailer * Telltale's Next Series Confirmed To Be Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy * The Walking Dead: A New Frontier Will Have A Two Episode Premiere
For the first time in a few weeks, none of us have jumped into any new games this past week. Instead Rich and I have been getting some monies worth out of our recent purchases, while Jack has been playing Bioshock 2 across multiple regional releases.
On this week's show, we about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, some more impressions of Watch_Dogs 2 and Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection, the latest episode of BATMAN – The Telltale Series, Rich's new found addiction for Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight. We also go through all of the big news stories from the past week, take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * December's Games With Gold Announced * ADR1FT No Longer Coming to Xbox One * Telltale's Third Season of The Walking Dead Arrives in December * Microsoft Solitaire Collection Now Available on iOS and Android * LEGO CITY Undercover Announced for Xbox One * Titanfall 2's First Free DLC Arrives Next Week * Ubisoft Details New DLC Policy * A Sneak Peek at Minecraft's Holiday Console Update * Try FIFA 17 for Free This Weekend * Burnout Paradise, Rayman Legends and Pure Join Backwards Compatibility Today * YouTube video discrediting Polygon's Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection comparison video
It's another week of big releases, and we've once again forsaken our completion percentages to bring you our early thoughts on Watch_Dogs 2 and Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection.
On this week's show, we talk about the two games mentioned above, Rich gets into Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and we take a look at some of this year's Golden Joystick nominees. We also go through all of the big news stories from the past week, take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, and answer your questions.
Links: * Xbox Turns 15 Today - Share Your Favorite Moments and Games * New Gamerpics Available on Xbox One * Voice Acting Strike May Have Revealed Several Unannounced Titles * New Overwatch Patch Brings Changes, a New Hero, a New Mode, and New Achievements * Overwatch Free Play Weekend Begins in a Few Hours * Play NBA 2K17 Free With Gold This Weekend * Batman - The Telltale Series Episode 4 Batsignaled For Next Tuesday * Club Invites Have Been Hotfixed to Curb Spam * Star Wars Battlefront Celebrates One Year With 4X Score and Free DLC Trials * Remedy Teasing Imminent Game Announcement * Battlefield 1 Details and Releases Its Fall Update * The Division's Update 1.5 and Survival Expansion Officially Dated * Dead Space: Ignition and Escape Dead Island Now Backwards Compatible * Military Madness: Nectaris and Omega Five Now Backwards Compatible
There are only a couple of weeks to go until the release calendar returns to normality and we can finally start to get some monies worth out of our gaming purchases, but until then the TA podcast crew remain focused on bringing you opinions from all the big releases. This week is no different as both Rich and me both picked up a copy of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.
On this week's show, we talk about our opinion of Titanfall 2 after finishing the campaign and sampling the multiplayer game modes, Moto Racer 4, Call of Duty's latest offerings, our trip to Ubisoft to get a hands-on preview of Steep, and we go through all of the big news stories from the past week, take a look at the games that will be coming our way next week, as well as answer your questions.
Links: * http://newsletter.trueachievements.com/n25649/backwards....htm * The Xbox Holiday Update Arrives Today — What's New? * Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection Graphics Comparison Video * Mass Effect: Andromeda Celebrates N7 Day with Several Reveals * The Xbox Preview Program is Now The Xbox Insider Program * The Division Prepares for Survival Expansion In New Trailer * Rainbow Six Siege Previews Operation Red Crow Map * GTA Online: Deadline Offers Tron-Like Bikes and a New Adversary Mode * Mass Effect 2 and 3 Are Now Backwards Compatible * Skate 3 and Scarygirl Heading To Backwards Compatibility Today * Two More Games Added to Backwards Compatibility
With Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2 and Gears of War 4 releasing over the past few of weeks, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered arriving today, this week's podcast is a "super shooter special".
On this week's show, we rave about the Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 single-player campaigns, Jack talks about his ongoing experience in the Ultimate Head to Head 2 contest, Rich talks about his hands-on with Watch_Dogs 2, we go through all the big news stories from the past week, as well as taking a look at the games that will be coming our way in the not too distant future.
Links: * Official TrueAchievements Hoodie Now Available * TA Competition: Titanfall 2 Officially Licensed Merchandise Courtesy of Numskull * TA Competition: 10,000 Gigantic Xbox One Closed Beta Keys to be Won * Project Scorpio - Backwards Compatibility Confirmed * Microsoft Now Supports Operator Billing for Digital Purchases * New Forza Horizon 3 Expansion Teased * Mirror's Edge and Mirror's Edge Catalyst Coming to EA Access Next Week * Watch_Dogs 2 Season Pass Detailed * Watch_Dogs 2 Hands On Preview * COD: Infinite Warfare & COD: Modern Warfare Remastered on Windows * Evolve Support Ended, No Longer Going Free to Play * Gears of War 4's First Maps Debut in November * The Andromeda Initiative Begins for Mass Effect
It's been a slower week for the big new releases, but there's still a lot to discuss as it's been a hugeweek for news with a certain cowboy game being announced and a short trailer showing what Nintendo has to offer next.
On this week's show, we talk about Battlefield 1, the end of the Ultimate Head to Head 2 group stage,Red Dead Redemption 2, the Nintendo Switch reveal, our experience with PlayStation VR and all of the big news announcements from the past week.
Links: * Official TrueAchievements Hoodie Now Available * Rockstar Confirms Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming Fall 2017 * Dead Rising 4 Season Pass Detailed * Sonic Mania Collector's Edition Comes To Europe * The Division's Update 1.4 Receives a Release Date * Doom Update Brings Free Singleplayer Content and DLC * More Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Beta Details and An Overview Video * King's Quest Finale Dated; Retail Collection Announced * Three Games Heading To Backwards Compatibility
Hello and welcome to episode 42 of the TrueAchievements Podcast. This week's show is a little bit longer than normal, but that's purely down to all of the big titles that have hit over the past week - there's so much to talk about!
On this week's show, we talk about Gears of War 4, Mafia III, Mantis Burn Racing, Battlefield 1, the on-going Ultimate Head to Head 2, Viral Event 2016, and all of the big news announcements from the past week, as well as answering your questions.
Links: * Viral Event Update * Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Launch Trailer * Cuphead Receives Release Window * Production Confirmed for a New Beyond Good & Evil * Wasteland 3 Successfully Funded * Battlefield 1 Live Now for EA Access * Telltale's Batman Episode 3 Dated With New Developer Diary * We Happy Few Video - Improved Conversation System * Two Trailers Focus On Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare's Multiplayer Beta * Overwatch's Halloween Terror Event Begins * Four More Titles Now Backwards Compatible * Silent Hill: Downpour, Eat Lead and Puzzle Quest Now Backwards Compatible
Hello, and welcome to episode 41 of the TrueAchievements Podcast. Unfortunately, Rich was very pushed for time when we were recording and had to sneak off halfway through, but thankfully Jack and I managed to soldier on without him and talk about him behind his back to finish the show.
On this week's show we talk about the new Xbox achievements rarity integration that we added this morning, week two of Ultimate Head to Head 2. the currently running Viral Event, what we've been playing (mainly the joys of Touchdown Hero: New Season (Win 8)), and all of the big news announcements from the past week, as well as answering your questions.
Links: * TA Competition: Mafia III Officially Licensed Merchandise Courtesy of Numskull * Xbox Achievement Rarity Now Integrated Into TrueAchievements * TrueAchievements Viral Event 2016 * Arena, Achievement Rarity And More Comes to the Xbox LIVE Preview Program * Good News and Bad News for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered * Rocket League Update Brings New Content Today, Including Achievements * Minecraft: Story Mode to Receive Complete Disc Compilation * Voodoo Vince: Remastered Announced * Patch and Trial Available Now for ReCore * The Escapists 2 Announced * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Goes On A Stealthy Mission * Three More Titles To Become Backwards Compatible
Before we go into get this week's show, a quick apology for not uploading anything last week. As Rich had previously mentioned he was away over the weekend, and our backup plan unfortunately didn't materialise. We hope you didn't miss us too much!
On this week's show we finally get to talk about Forza Horizon 3, our journey with FIFA 17, BATMAN – The Telltale Series, the first round of matches in the Ultimate Head to Head 2 group stages, all the big news announcements from the past week, as well as answering your questions - and there's even a bit of information about our next community event.
Links: * Join The TA Car Club in Forza Horizon 3 * Forza Horizon to be Delisted * 20 Minutes of Gears of War 4 Prologue Gameplay * Watch_Dogs 2 Details Why It's Much Better Than The Original * The Division Improves Character Balance in Update 1.4 * Battlefield 1 Introduces You To Its Single Player In A New Trailer * Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Double XP Week * Four Videos Released for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands * Three More Games Added To Backwards Compatibility * Call of Duty: World At War and Three More Now Backwards Compatible
Welcome to the latest episode of the TrueAchievements Podcast with Rich, Jack and I, where we sit down to discuss all of the hottest news and new releases from the past week.
On this week's show we talk about NBA 2K17: The Prelude and how not to customise your character, the Forza Horizon 3 demo, Halo 5: Forge (Win 10), Pac-Man Championship Edition 2, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, this week's big news stories, the multi-genre system voting, next week's new releases, as well as answering your questions and more.
Links: * Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection Announced * Forza Horizon 3 Includes 150 Songs And Access To Your Microsoft Groove * Gears of War 4 Fills in the Blanks on Seriously 4.0 and Horde Mode * New Xbox One Accessories Revealed * Microsoft Announces New Xbox One S Battlefield 1 Bundles * Rocket League Hotfix on the Way for Framerate Issues Caused by Rumble Patch * What Does The PS4 Pro Mean For Project Scorpio? * Bound by Flame, The Maw and Virtua Fighter 5: FS Now Backwards Compatible * Jack's insane dribble that turned into a shot in NBA 2K17: The Prelude
Today is a very special podcast for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because it marks our 50th show (including specials), but most importantly because we were lucky enough to be joined at the end of the show by a very special guest, Grant Orban from Playground Games, who gave us an insight in to what goes into making a game like Forza Horizon 3.
On this week's show we talk about what we've been playing this week, NBA 2K17: The Prelude, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex (Win 10), the UHH 2 Contest, the latest news and new achievement lists from the past week, as well as speaking to exclusively Grant about Forza Horizon 3.
Links: * Announcing The Ultimate Head to Head Contest 2 * Leap Frog 2016 Winner and Days 111 - 120 Stats * Five New Titles Are Now Backwards Compatible * Three More Titles Become Backwards Compatible * Titanfall 2 Tech Test Impressions * Short Gameplay for Mass Effect: Andromeda
Before we get into the content of this week's episode of the TrueAchievements Podcast, I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone that tuned in during August and contributed with comments, suggestions and questions - it was our best month for downloads by quite a long way.
On this week's show we talk about the Battlefield 1 beta, the joys of Professional Farmer 2017, Rich's experience with the recently released Hue, the latest news and new achievement lists from the past week, as well as answering your questions and more.
Links: * Mafia II Returns to Digital Storefronts * Drive a Warthog in Forza Horizon 3 and Take a Look at the Full Achievement List * First Look at Gears of War 4's Horde Mode; Run the Jewels Collaboration * HITMAN: The Complete First Season Dated for Retail * Wreckfest Announced For Consoles * Two More Titles Now Backwards Compatible; Delisting Imminent for Mickey Mouse * Halo 5: Forge (Win 10)
After an extremely busy week at Gamescom filled with great games, amazing people and most likely too many beers, the TA Podcast crew are back in familiar surrounding to record episode 36.
On this week's episode, we talk about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, In Between, Ben-Hur again now that Jack has had the chance to experience the joys of chariot racing, the latest news and new achievement lists from the past week, as well as answering your questions and more.
Links: * September Games With Gold Announced * The Witness Comes to Xbox One in September * Call of Duty 2 Goes Backwards Compatible * Joust Now Backwards Compatible * TGN First Impression: Livelock
Guten tag podcast listeners. Yesterday was our last day at Gamescom 2016, and we once again had a full calendar of hands-on gameplay and presentations to attend.
Games discussed on this episode are: For Honor, Watch_Dogs 2, EVE: Valkyrie, EVE: Gunjack, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Prey, Dishonored 2, Steep, Farming Simulator 17, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, The Surge, Gigantic and Star Trek Online.
It's past midnight local time and our feet our extremely sore from walking over 30,000 steps, but we've remained true to our word and are back for round two of our Gamescom 2016 podcast.
On this episode we talk about the amazing Xbox Fanfest that we attended tonight (thanks to Aaron Greenburg and Phil Spencer for hooking us up) and the following games: Sniper Elite 4, Mantis Burn Racing, Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 3, Gears of War 4, Bioshock: The Collection, NBA 2K17, Pro Evolution Soccer 2017, Halo Wars 2 and WRC 6.
It's that time of the year again! The TA podcast crew are in Cologne, and after a busy day of gaming and lots of walking we sat down over a nice cold bottle of Kölsch to record our a special edition of the TA Podcast.
Games covered on this episode are: FIFA 17, Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, Star Wars Battlefront, Gears of War 4, Dead Rising 4, WWE 2K17 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
- Jack is still away on his holidays, so Ash once jumped into the hot seat to make it a hat-trick of appearances on the TA Podcast.
On this week's episode we talk about the early Game of the Year contender, Ben-Hur, Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, the "Mech Land Assault" DLC in Just Cause 3, all of this week's hottest news, our upcoming trip to Gamescom, answer your questions and much more.
Links: + TGN First Impression: Momentum + The Best of The Best + Bioshock: The Collection Trailer + Uno Delayed One Week + New Gears of War 4 Pre-Order Bonuses Announced: Get the Whole Series Again + Rocket League Rumble Mode Arriving With Big September Update + Summer Spotlight: Week Three + Rich's interview on this week's Zed to Zed Podcast
- With Jack still away on his holidays, we were once again joined by the willing and able Ash for this week's episode of the TrueAchievements Podcast. Unfortunately some technical issues meant that he wasn't around for the whole show (or he lied and went to play more of The Division), but being the pros that we are, Rich and I pushed on regardless.
On this week's episode we discuss Rich's TA Hack-a-thon that has already brought four new site developments in four days, BATMAN – The Telltale Series, Overcooked, Snooker Nation Championship, all of this week's hottest news, answer your questions and so much more.
Links: + Gaming Session Availability Times + Wishlist Sale Item Notifications + Rate DLC Packs + Add Multiple Difficulty Achievements To Your To Do List + Site milestones + Batman - The Telltale Series Episode One Review + TGN First Impression - Batman: The Telltale Series Episode One
Jack is away this week, so we enlisted the help of Newshound Assistant Manager, Tom Clancy's The Division master and fellow northerner Dat Boi Treezy to take his place.
On this episode we discuss The Park, Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series seventhepisode,August's Games with Gold, the Xbox Summer Spotlight, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege being free for Gold members this weekend, answer your questions and much more.
Links: * TA Merchandise * Boom Boom Rocket and Syberia Coming To Backwards Compatibility Today
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The UK is currently basking in the one week of sunshine that we have during the summer, but despite that we've closed the office windows and endured the uncomfortably hot conditions to record our record breaking (according to Rich) fourth podcast of the month.
On this episode we discuss Tumblestone, Alto's Adventure, Touchdown Hero's, the Xbox One Srelease date, the plethora of Dead Rising games coming to the Xbox One, achievement flags 3.0 and much more.
Links: * TA Merchandise * Achievement Flags 3.0 * Battleborn Patch Notes Reveal Major Changes to Achievements * Eight More Games Now Backwards Compatible * Three More Games Are Now Backwards Compatible
Time was our enemy this week. Rich and Jack were both busy working on new site developments until late in the afternoon, and then my children turned my normally short walk from school into a 15 minute hunt for Pokemon, but as promised, we still put aside some time to record this week's show! That's three for three in July, C'mon!
On this week's show we talk about Trials of the Blood Dragon, Pac-Man 256, Halo 5: Guardians recent title updates, the stunning Gears of War 4 Limited Edition console and controllers, Killer Instict's Definitive Edition, the new site merchandise, our revamped newsletter and much more.
As mentioned by Rich on last week's show, the TA Podcast is now being recorded weekly! For you, the listener, it means you get at least twice the number of shows per month, and for us it means we can talk about more time sensitive news items and also forces us to actually play some games.
On this week's show we talked about the new free to play title, HAWKEN, my thoughts on Inside, Jack's ongoing search for a decent Certified item in Rocket League, the announcement that all future Microsoft published games would be coming to Play Anywhere (and their subsequent backtrack, GTA V's new "Cunning Stunts" update, this year's Bean Dive and next week's new releases.
After the E3 madness, we're back to talk about Inside, Rocket League and Minecraft.
Plus, we look at all the big Xbox news from the week!
Our first live show see us discuss all the announcements from the Xbox, EA, Bethesda and Ubisoft E3 2016 presentations.
We've been away for far too long, but thankfully the TrueAchievements podcast is back for our May show, with Jack, Rich and myself discussing the latest Xbox news and rumours from the past month.
On this episode we share our thoughts on DOOM, the latest CoD: Black Ops 3 DLC, the UHH Finale, the ongoing Leap Frog contest, new Xbox One hardware rumours, the biggest news stories from the past few weeks, and June's upcoming releases.
We also discussed the new site redesign that will be going live for Pro account members today.
We discuss the Mirrors Edge Catalyst Beta, the huge issues surrounding the latest Division DLC, and Rich explains why Brick Breaker is possibly the worst retro reboot ever to have been made
Rich, Dave and Jack get together to discuss their exclusive console hands on with Blizzard's new multiplayer shooter Overwatch, and the new content added this week to The Division.
We also discuss in depth Remedy's new masterpiece Quantum Break, and our experiences with TrueAchievements' Ultimate Head to Head Contest
Rich, Dave and Jack sit down to discuss The Division, Rocket League and Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2, among several other games.
We also get to grip with the week's big news, including the shock cancelling of Fable Legends and the possible shuttering of Lionhead Studios.
We discuss Windows 10 and Xbox One cross-buy and cross-achievement-list, Bike Mayhem 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, the dreaded ratio decay, and much much more!
Dave, Jack and Rich sit down to talk about The Division and Homefront Revolution betas, and we get our hands on DiRT Rally.
Plus questions from the TA Mailbag and a look ahead at what we'll be bringing to the site in 2016
J, Dave and Rich sit down to discuss the winners from the 2015 TrueAchievements Game Of The Year Awards
TA Podcast: November Edition - Part Two
We're back with our second TA Podcast in seven days, and this time around Rich, Jack and myself put aside our hectic social lives in order to bring you our thoughts on some more of this holiday's biggest releases.
On this edition, we discuss why Assassin's Creed Syndicate is a fine return to form for the franchise, what Call of Duty: Black Ops III has to offer (or not), our time with Halo 5: Guardians, and the recent new Xbox One dashboard.
It's that time of year when the AAA titles come thick and fast, and we've played most of them!
In this first of two shows on the big games coming out in holiday season, we discuss Star Wars Battlefront, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Need For Speed and Fallout 4.
J also tells you why it's finally time to play Destiny if you haven't done so before.
Dave, Rich and J get back together to go through what we;ve been playing and the latest Xbox news since Gamescom
We're back from Gamescom 2015, and what a great time we had!
Here's the thoughts of TrueAchievement, WebChimp UK and Doomful thoughts on Day 2, when we got to see and/or play the following massive titles:
Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4, Battleborn, Forza Motorsport 6,
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and Need for Speed.
The TrueGaming Network team are in Cologne for Gamescom 2015!
We managed to get our hands on all of these games:
Gigantic
Forza 6
Worms wmd
Cup head
Anarcute
Homefront
Pinball fx family guy table
Warhammer end of times
Superhot
We happy few
Wasteland 2
Call of duty black ops 3
Horizon
Star wars Battlefront
Mirrors edge
Fifa
Unravelled
With our friends across the water nowhere to be found, Rich and myself sat down with the newest addition to the TrueGaming Network development team, Jack, to discuss what we've been playing since E3, the conclusion of our Leap Frog, the 6th Annual International Bean Dive, and some of our recent site updates.
Games talked about during this show include: Batman: Arkham Knight,
Dave, J, Michelle and Rich get together to discuss all the big E3 games and announcements - Backwards Compatibility, Fallout 4, Xbox Elite Controller, Dishonored 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Halo, Gears, and many, many others!
An stiff upper lip special this week, as Dave and Rich manage pod duties between them. We discuss RIDE, Battlefield Hardline, Slide Zombies for Kinect and Farming Simulator.
Plus we discuss playing bad games for quick achievements and look ahead to E3
A huge Watcha Playin' section this month gives us a chance to talk about several Zombie-related games, and we cover GDC accouncements and all the ID@Xbox news from Pax.
Plus we discuss the recent site platform changes and site updates
On this month's show, OBJ, Matrarch and DaveKinectic discuss the awesome new Game Clips feature on the site, your Game Of The Year winners, and various games including Saints Row Gat Out of Hell, Evil Within and Dragon Age Inquisition.
Christmas Time, Misteltoe and Wine, gamers complaining about games all the time...
:)
It's the TA Christmas special, and we have a special guest on the show - top newshound and all round good guy DaveKinetic joins us to talk about a host of Telltale games, Shadows of Mordor, Far Cry 4 and the new Forza Horizons DLC.
Plus a bumper holiday mailbag!
On this week's show, we talk in depth about the TrueAchievements Xbox One App, we discuss GTA San Andreas, Sunset Overdrive, Fantastia and Diable III in Whatcha Playin', and J and M have a lot of fun disecting Destiny.
In this month's episode, Rich gives the latest updates on that TA App, M gushes over her love for Fibbage, and Jerkface McDumbHead talks about finally getting his retail completion in Titanfall.
Guten abend!
Beanpotter and I, TrueAchievement, are out in Cologne at the biggest games festival in the world - Gamescom 2014.
We go through the Xbox Keynote as well as discussing the imminent TrueAchievements App for Xbox One, and then all the games we've been able to play at the show.
Enjoy!
Now that the insanity of E3 has begun to die down, you might be wondering to yourself, "Self, I wonder what the TA Podcast crew thought of this year's show?"
Wonder no more, because the crew of TrueAchievement, Matrarch, and Osubluejacket sat down to record their thoughts on Microsoft, Ubisoft, EA, and MORE.
With that in mind, pull up a chair around the old-timey internet and give us a listen. We'll be back in a few weeks with one of our "regularly-scheduled" podcasts.
On today's show we discuss Microsoft's big decisions regarding Kinect and Apps on Xbox One, and cover the stories regarding Defiance and Call of Duty.
We also welcome ChewieOnIce as a special guest to the show!
On today's show we discuss our Titanfall experiences, our thoughts on Rayman Legends and J rants about Assassins Creed 3!
We also discuss the changes to the Achievement Challenge, and cover the latest industry news affecting Xbox.
In this month's episode, the TA team sit down to talk about some of the new updates and changes to the site, Microsoft acquiring the Gears of War IP from Epic, the future of Call of Duty, and the mess created by WB Games.
We also tackle last month's achievement challenge and get all excited (again) about Titanfall
This month the podcast crew is BACK discussing the year that wasn't, TA's Game of the Year, The Walking Dead Season 2 (our Game of the Month - AND THERE ARE SPOILERS), and all of the hottest news on the site.
Plus we discuss changes achievement requirements after a game has released, our TrueAchiever Windows Phone App, and our attempts at getting last month's Achievement Challenge!
In this month's show, we share our first impressions of the Xbox One, discuss the announcements that came out of last weekend's VGX, chat about achievement challenges and mailbag questions, and discuss all of the hottest news to come to TA over the past month.
On today's show we discuss our favourite Xbox 360 games of the generation, and tell you how you can vote for yours.
We also discuss the TrueTrophies launch, collectors editions, Mass Effect 4 and The Walking Dead announcements, and how we got on with last month's Achievement Challenge.
On this episode we look at GTA V, Xbox One gamerpic and fitness news, and the Assassins Creed heritage Collection.
We also discuss the recent wave of console bans, Season Passes, and attempt some Batman shenanigans in the Achievement Challenge!
On today's show we discuss our Xbox One experiences at Gamescom, the new controller and dashboard, and hands-on sessions with Titanfall, Call of Duty Ghosts, The Crew and Need For Speed Rivals.
We also discuss what we've been playing and cover all the big news stories since the last show,
On today's show we discuss Indie self-publishing, the Xbox One reputation program, and what we've been playing since the last show.
We also re-open the listener mailbag, and J takes on this month's achievement challenge.
On today's show we discuss Microsoft's DRM reversal, the Summer of Arcade, and this year's Bean Dive.
We also open our first listener mailbag, and Michelle takes on this month's achievement challenge.
On today's show we discuss the various E3 presentations, the Xbox One price point, and what Microsoft need to do make up some ground on Sony.
We also give you our thoughts on Ryse, Metal Gear 5, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3, Project Spark, and a whole load of other games, as well as Microsoft's changes to the achievements system
On today's show we discuss the Xbox One presentation, and try to separate the facts from the rumours.
We give you our thoughts on Forza 5, Call of Duty Ghosts, Quantum Break, and the highlists and lowlights from Microsoft's reveal.
On today's show we discuss the Next Xbox rumours, games with "tacked on multiplayer", and the THQ IP Auction
Star Trek is our Game of the Month, Dog drools over Retro City Rampage, and Rich takes on his first Achievement Challenge!
On today's show we discuss Pax East, the TrueAchievements website redesign, and we bring you the very first Achievement Challenge!
Plus, EA and Disney get the Dog treatment, and we cover the Bioshock series, Tomb Raider and Battleblock Theate in our games round-up.