The Official XBOX Podcast

On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're so excited to have Kazuhisa Wada in studio to talk about Persona 4 Revival! Wada-san discusses the history of the legendary franchise while diving into how Revival reimagines the classic game with updated graphics, gameplay, and so much more.

0:00 Intro
0:39 Meet Kazuhisa Wada
0:53 Perspective for Past 30 Years
2:52 Elaborating on Poison Premise
4:42 New Visuals for Characters
7:54 New Visuals for World
9:40 Cinematic Elements
11:20 New Camera Controls
12:35 New Explorations
13:51 New Surprises
15:06 Wada-san's Excitement
16:24 Final Thoughts

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On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're sitting down with the team behind the upcoming Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy to discuss the setting, the story, the combat, and how the team was able to design a game that fits wonderfully into the Plague Tale series but is presented in a whole new way.

0:00 Intro
1:04 Meet Sophia
2:57 Trailer Reveal Breakdown and Greek Mythology
5:40 New Combat Style in the Series
6:48 Combat Style Details
8:56 Risk and Reward in Combat, and the New Skill Tree
11:42 World Building and the Plague Tale style
13:26 Title Inspiration
14:40 Closing Thoughts

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On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're sitting down with the Halo team to talk all things Halo: Campaign Evolved. We're discussing the 25-year legacy of the iconic franchise, how the team upgraded and remade a classic for the modern era, what players can expect when they dive in, and we're getting an exclusive first look at a special 25th Anniversary armor set.

00:00 Introduction
1:06 Thought process behind remaking the classic campaign now 25 years later
2:17 Balancing being faithful to the classic while upgrading and updating it for modern technology
5:50 Gameplay Enhancements
9:32 New Missions
13:10 Let's talk co-op
16:58 Skulls and Campaign Remix
20:40 Premium Pre-order for Early Access
21:55 What’s the thing you’re personally most excited for players to experience when they jump into Halo: Campaign Evolved for the first time?
22:00 25th Anniversary armor
24:22 Outro

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On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're at Undead Labs and diving deep into a horde of information about State of Decay 3. We're talking about the Games Showcase trailer, what you may have missed, and giving you a ton of behind the scenes information about the open-world zombie survival game.

00:00 Introduction
01:05 How would you explain State of Decay 3 to a person playing for the first time?
03:34 What does community mean to the team and in the game"
05:25 What was the process like creating this trailer for Showcase?
08:56 What's the story behind the song choice?
13:26 What gameplay mechanics did you want to focus on in the trailer?
14:35 Multiplayer and Alpha testing
18:18 SUV and new vehicles
21:06 New outfits
23:18 Locations, settlements, and weather
25:59 Caroliine
27:08 Weather systems
27:59 Zombies, Ferals, Bloaters, and Plague Nests, oh my!
34:15 What are you most excited for players to experience in SD3?
39:23 Outro

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On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're at The Coalition in Vancouver with the team behind Gears of War: E-Day. Grab your Lancer and get ready, because they're walking us through the gameplay demo they just released at Games Showcase. We're getting a deep dive into all of the details you need to know and all the things you may have missed.

00:00 Introduction
01:13 How have things been at The Coalition?
03:39 How is the team feeling in this final stretch before launch this fall?
04:31 Gameplay watch through
07:24 Bravo Squad
09:55 Building the world
12:06 Added Slide
13:29 Corpser
14:42 Blood mechanics and how the world touches the player
15:50 Are these things that are now possible because of your mastery of Unreal?
18:14 Gameplay watch through
21:43 Wretches
27:05 Unarmed Drone
33:29 Introduction of Tai and Maateiwarangi Heta Morris's voice talent
34:32 Easter eggs
37:39 What does the 20th anniversary of Gears mean to you?
40:28 Final thoughts

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