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Episode 280 | "Vroom through the Borderlands" Sep 14, 2025

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After several weeks of not having all of the main podcast hosts on at the same time, we're finally all back to talk about Xbox and gaming in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 280!

This week we spent plenty of time chatting about video games, which is always nice for a change! Borderlands 4 is here, and we are loving it, despite the optimisation issues on PC. We've also been playing a ton of other stuff, from Indiana Jones and The Order of Giants and Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection.
In terms of news, Xbox are heading back to Japan for the Tokyo Game Show and Final Fantasy 7 is finally coming to Xbox. They're also putting Xbox Cloud Gaming into cars! Nintendo had a direct and showed some games, and Nick likes some of them, so no shock there. Plenty more besides that, including your community questions, so jump in!
As always, everything we do is only made possible by our Patrons and the amazing community surrounding XboxEra. You make it all possible, so if you're a long time listener, consider supporting us directly by heading to patreon.com/xboxera. Oh, and leave us a review pretty please!

Episode 279 | "First Light and a Knight" Sep 07, 2025

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Here we go again! Nick returns this week to sit down with Jesse and Aarsal to recap a pretty great week in video games - a ton of new releases, exciting reveals and plenty more besides! Time to sit back and relax in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 279!

Plenty to dig into this week! Hollow Knight Silksong is finally here, and it promptly shut down most digital game stores the moment it became available, from Steam, Xbox to Nintendo and PlayStation. 007 First Light got it's big reveal at a Sony State of Play, and we'd already seen it!
The lads have been playing plenty of video games this week, from the Rogue Prince of Persia, Donkey Kong Bananza, Gears Reloaded, Cronos The New Dawn and Borderlands 4. We've got reviews up for Metal Eden, Jotunnslayer, Void Crew and the latest Indiana Jones DLC to check out too, among others!

Beyond all of those lovely things, Nick, Jesse and Aarsal have plenty to talk about. Perfect Dark nearly ended up with Take Two, Xbox have released more gorgeous controllers, and Call of Duty is getting a movie! Oh and Aarsal jumped out of a plane. All this and more, in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 279!
As always, everything we do, and all the content we make is only made possible by your support. You can support us directly on Patreon by heading to patreon.com/xboxera. Trust me, it's worth it!

Episode 278 | "Reloaded after Gamescom!" Aug 31, 2025

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Everything is back to normal and everyone has returned from their video-game related travels to talk the latest games and hardware in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 278!

Nick is out this week, so we're joined by the lovely Deadly Headly to chat through our many adventures this month. We've been very busy, bringing our wonderful community a ton of excellent previews and reviews, from Gears of War: Reloaded to Helldivers 2, and indies like The Knightling and Goosebumps.
We've also lifted the lid on a bunch of upcoming games, including but not limited to Borderlands 4, Planet of Lana 2, Keeper, Lego Voyagers, Toxic Commando, REPLACED, The Outer Worlds 2, Scott Pilgrim EX, The Last Caretaker, Davy X Jones, skate, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, High on Life 2 and Super Meat Boy 3D. Talk about getting your monies worth!

Lastly, we deep dive and discuss the usefulness of Early Access for developers and for gamers, in addition to a lengthy chat on the ROG Xbox Ally following our extensive hands-on time with the devices. As always, the fact all of this stuff was covered in so much detail is down to our amazing Patreon community. If you love your Xbox, and want to support an outlet staffed by people that actually play on the platform - consider supporting us directly via Patreon. Just head to Patreon.com/xboxera.

Episode 277 | "GAMESCOM 2025 - Between Two Ferns" Aug 22, 2025

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What a week! The XboxEra Team have been in Cologne, Germany for Gamescom 2025, and on the last night, have managed to sit down and talk you through it all.

We've played a ton of amazing games, and of the ones we can talk about, we do! From High on Life 2, INVINCIBLE VS, Pizza Bandit and Planet of Lana 2, we go through each day we've spent at the show, and what we've played.

We also went hands-on with the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and talk about our experience with these new handhelds.

All this and more, so enjoy the show!

Episode 276 | "Happy Birthday Jesse!" Aug 17, 2025

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Another week has passed us by, and while Jon was out in sunny Colorado, Nick and special guest Rand Al Thor got together to celebrate Jesse's birthday in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 276!

Plenty to talk about this week, from the release of Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Viewfinder, Mafia: The Old Country, TMNT: Tactical Takedown and Hellblade 2: Enhanced Edition. PlayStation have begun to ramp up their advertising for Helldivers 2, which arrives on Xbox on August 26th - which is weirdly the same day as Gears Reloaded! They've even teased an ODST collaboration, which makes perfect sense.
Gamescom is swiftly approaching and before Jon, Jesse and Predrag set off next week, we've got a few more things to do, but big thank you to Rand for stepping in and hanging out as we tackle all the community questions from our lovely Patrons. As always, a big thank you to our community for making everything possible - head to patreon.com/xboxera if you'd like to support us directly.

Episode 275 | "Everyone is playing Battlefield 6" Aug 10, 2025

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With Gamescom fast approaching, Jon, Jesse and K.Asante get together to chat about all the latest games they've been playing in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 275!

Nick is out this week doing family things, so we're joined by the lovely K.Asante to chat about games, which is great, because there are a LOT of games to talk about. From the release of Viewfinder which is finally coming to Xbox next week after a two year wait, to the very popular Battlefield 6 Open Beta, there's been plenty to chat about.
It's also the continuation of the 'Year of the Ninja'. Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is already here, and Shinobi is on the way. This week we released our in-depth hands-on preview for Ninja Gaiden 4, which Jon got to play the opening levels for over the last week, with a ton of new gameplay footage to gawk over. So. Much. Blood!
In gaming news, we chat through PlayStations financials, Contraband's cancellation and the return of Xbox Design Labs. Xbox Game Pass continues to have tons of cool games, with a surprise release of Heretic and Hexen to the platform. All this and more, so jump in and hang out with us in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 275!
As always, everything we do is made possible by our community and the support we get is incredible! Join our growing army of Patrons and get cool stuff in return - just head to patreon.com/xboxera.

Episode 274 | "Sing A Silky Song" Aug 03, 2025

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It's been a great week in gaming, with reveals, announcements and fantastic releases. There's plenty to talk about, so join Nick, Jesse and Aarsal for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 274!

As always, lots of game talk this week with the release of Grounded 2, which arrived in Early Access on Game Pass and Steam, and did very well indeed. Jesse and Nick have been playing Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, and dabbling with Shinobi with the available demo. Jesse also reviewed the PC only release (for now!) of Dead Take, Surgent Studios latest release.
Gamescom is around the corner, and we've got plenty to cover later this month, with Jon, Jesse and Predrag attending. That means plenty of hands on with upcoming titles, from Hollow Knight Silksong to the Xbox Ally. In the mean time, Xbox shared their latest financials, and continue to make silly money (While firing 9000+ people). Lastly, we're all looking forward to Battlefield 6, which looked absolutely phenomenal. Have you got your beta code yet? All this and more in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 274!
As always, XboxEra is only made possible by you, the audience. Consider supporting us directly by heading to patreon.com/xboxera.

Episode 273 | "We have our own Hellraisers" Jul 27, 2025

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It's been a week filled with drama, ruffled feathers and surprising new reveals! Join the crew for the XboxEra Podcast Episode 273!

From me getting a little bit cross to Jesse upsetting people with a glowing review for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, there's definitely plenty to discuss in this weeks episode. Nick has been continuing his adventures in Donkey Kong Bananza, in addition to checking out Ready or Not and a little achievement grinding via a Rogue Racoon too. I've dropped a review of the pretty fantastic Abiotic Factor and it's on track to become one of the best performing reviews yet.
In wider gaming news, Sony looks to be going more multiplatform with its approach for PlayStation, Wolfenstein is going to be a TV show thanks to Amazon and we can all look forward to some juicy Halo news later this year. We've also seen plenty of reveals, with Battlefield 6 now officially on the way and a surprise for horror fans, thanks to Saber Interactive's Hellraiser: Revival reveal. All this and more, so tune in and hang out for a while!
As always, everything XboxEra does is only made possible by our growing army of Patreon supporters, so if you love what we do, consider supporting us directly on Patreon - just head to Patreon.com/XboxEra

Episode 272 | "It's a Game Pass Bananza!" Jul 20, 2025

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In what feels like the calm before the storm, the crew have been playing and reviewing all sorts of cool video games for the community this week and we're back to share everything we know in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 272!

This week, myself and Jesse are reunited with Nick who has returned from his holidays, perhaps so he can just wax lyrical about playing his Switch 2 and ignoring his family almost entirely. Elsewhere, myself and Jesse (and the rest of the XboxEra team!) have been very busy reviewing all sorts of games that have the audacity to come out before Gamescom has even begun!
We've got reviews for Ready or Not, Shadow Labyrinth and we even managed to get through the entirety of Robocop's standalone expansion, 'Unfinished Business'. You can read or watch our verdict on all of these on xboxera.com today.
In gaming news, Donkey Kong Bananza scores very well, making for another Game of the Year contender. Xbox Game Pass continues its incredible run of great additions, with an absolutely bonkers month of new games to play. There's also a ton of movie news and discussion, with a new Mortal Kombat 2 trailer dropping and an Assassin's Creed series being created over at Netflix.
As always, everything we do is only made possible by your incredible support. If you love the content we produce, head over to patreon.com/xboxera to support us directly and get cool stuff in return!

Episode 271 | "To Profit or Not to Profit?" feat. Gareth Williams Jul 13, 2025

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Another week goes by, and this time the focus has been on that age-old question that the industry just can't seem to let go of - is Game Pass unsustainable? Is it even profitable? The answer of course, is that Game Pass is just fine actually, but we'll get into all the details in the XboxEra Podcast Episode 271.

High on the success of our recent Summer Subathon, Jon and Jesse are joined by the lovely Gareth Williams, CEO and Co-founder of PressEngine, and industry veteran of several decades. We talk through all the latest games we've been playing, from backlog clearing up things like Avowed, to the recent releases of College Football 26 from EA and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 from Activision. Even Civilization VII gets a shout out!
Following that, the team dive into all the latest goings on, from the drama surrounding Xbox Game Pass, Rare's Sea of Thieves and Jon's desire for a sequel as well as the latest Halo rumours and Krafton's Subnautica 2 drama.
As always, everything XboxEra does is only made possible by our community. If you value what we do, consider supporting us directly on Patreon. It really does make all the difference in the world. Just head to patreon.com/xboxera.

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