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Episode 102 | Furry Knuckles Mar 29, 2022

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

Episode 101 | "Starfield Takes The Initiative" Mar 20, 2022

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

Episode 100 | "Celebrating Our Community" Mar 13, 2022

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

Episode 99 | "Three Nintendogs And An Xbox Baby" Mar 06, 2022

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

Episode 98 | The Albert Ring Feb 28, 2022

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

Episode 97 | Platinum Hits Feb 20, 2022

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

Episode 96 | Regulatory Warfare Feb 13, 2022

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

Episode 95 | "Dhayana fly to Melbourne" Feb 06, 2022

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

Episode 94 | The Xbox Four Jan 30, 2022

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

Episode 93 | "Taylored Experiences" Jan 23, 2022

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

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