Best XBLA Podcasts (2026)

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Ranking Every Xbox’s Day-One Launch Lineups – Unlocked 721 57:29

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What to do during a quiet holiday week with no news? How about we argue amongst ourselves? Haha well sort of: we decided to rank the four Xbox console day-one launch lineups we've had so far, and let's just say we definitely did not all agree on how these rankings should go. Enjoy and happy holidays! This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, Mir…

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Xbox No-Showed at The Game Awards, but There’s Good News – Unlocked 720 54:04

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We didn't get any reveals from Xbox at this year's Game Awards, but there's some very good news: we're going to see a lot more from them very soon. We talk all about what Xbox's 2026 Developer Direct might look like, and then discuss our favorite Game Awards reveals. This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, Miranda Sanchez, Michael Higham, and …

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Does Xbox’s Next Gen Start in 2026? – Unlocked 719 58:19

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Our Xbox crew kicks off by going over IGN's nominees for Best Xbox Game of 2025 before giving our individual picks, and then we get to the big topic this week: new comments by Xbox's VP of Next-Gen that seem to suggest we're getting SOMETHING next year. Whether that's just an announcement or an actual console as well remains to be seen, but we disc…

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Splinter Cell Might Not Be Dead After All – Unlocked 718 1:19:03

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On this week's Xbox show, we've got good news on the long-dormant Splinter Cell Remake project that has us optimistic that a new Sam Fisher adventure might actually see the light of day. Plus: GTA 6 suffers a small but very weird leak, IO Interactive has a full plate that includes Hitman 4, CD Projekt Red has set a very ambitious schedule for its u…

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Major Nelson Shares His Xbox 360 Memories – Unlocked 717 1:26:00

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Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, the longtime public face of Xbox at Microsoft, joins us for a special Xbox 360 episode as the most successful Xbox console ever celebrates its 20th anniversary. Larry shares a ton of great stories and even shows off a bunch of rare souvenirs from that era. You're not going to want to miss this episode! Learn more about yo…

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The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716 54:27

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The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716We recorded this week's episode live immediately following Xbox's Fall 2025 Partner Preview showcase, where we got updated looks at known quantities like Reanimal, Tides of Annihilation, and 007: First Light. But we also got a number of reveals from intriguing new games like Erosion…

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GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715 1:34:56

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In a jam-packed episode of our Xbox show, we discuss Grand Theft Auto 6's delay and how it hits Xbox harder than any other publisher. Plus: Valve's new Steam Machine will seemingly be competing directly with Xbox's next-gen console/PC hybrid efforts, Halo Infinite's support is in fact finite, why we think Mass Effect 5 is BioWare's last chance as a…

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The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714 50:04

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Our special guest this week is Obsidian's Brandon Adler, the Game Director on The Outer Worlds 2. He tells us about how the team's new RPG has been received so far, what kind of stuff hit the cutting room floor, what got prototyped but never made it into the game, how other games influence them, getting advice from the RPG legends in the building, …

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From Playing Mortal Kombat to Preserving It – Unlocked 713 1:36:50

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Old-school Xbox fans will get a little extra enjoyment out of this week's episode, which welcomes Ryan's old Official Xbox Magazine podcasting partner Dan Amrich, now a developer at Digital Eclipse, for a KOXM Radio reunion to discuss his team's comprehensive new release, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Dan goes into great detail about how much m…

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What We Think of Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Halo 1 Remake – Unlocked 712 1:38:36

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We remember original Xbox Ninja Gaiden director Tomonobu Itagaki upon the unfortunate news of his passing before discussing the first new mainline Ninja Gaiden game in 13 years, NInja Gaiden 4. Plus: Ryan went on a field trip to Halo Studios and brought back hands-on impressions of Halo: Campaign Evolved, the just-announced remake of Halo: Combat E…

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Keeper Devs Tim Schafer and Lee Petty Stop By! – Unlocked 711 1:12:14

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Game design legend and Double Fine Productions Studio Head Tim Schafer returns to Unlocked along with Keeper Project Director Lee Petty to talk about their new living-lighthouse game, Keeper! It's out now and it's awesome. In our spoiler-free conversation, Lee and Tim tell us about the project's origins, using Unreal Engine 5, the importance of mak…

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How We’d Fix Xbox’s Game Pass Pricing Problem – Unlocked 710 1:32:06

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More fallout from last week's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hike as DLC discounts on Game Pass get eliminated in favor of Rewards points, as well as a possible cause of the 50% price increase. We discuss how we'd fix this pricing problem Microsoft's created. Plus: Microsoft squashes a rumor about its future hardware intentions, a free version of Xb…

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And Now Game Pass Prices Are Going Up Too – Unlocked 709 1:28:48

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It's all about dollars and cents (sense?) on this week's episode of IGN's weekly Xbox show, as we're discussing Microsoft's massive price hike on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, along with the final tough-to-stomach price of the Xbox ROG Ally X, and EA's record-breaking $55 billion go-private deal. 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:53 - Xbox ROG Ally X Price Revealed…

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Xbox Raises Console Prices…Again – Unlocked 708 1:17:16

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Our main topic is one we'd rather not have to discuss, but unfortunately, here we go again with Xbox console price hikes. We talk about our thoughts on the bigger picture of these higher-than-ever prices five years into this console generation. Plus: we've got fun stuff to talk about too, such as Forza Horizon 6's reveal and Japan setting, plus Hid…

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GTA 6: How Big Will its Pop Culture Impact Be? – Unlocked 707 1:07:44

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We begin IGN's Xbox show this week by discussing the alleged (but still unconfirmed as of recording) pricing of the Xbox ROG Ally X handheld gaming PC, including what the huge apparent gap in price between the base model and the top-end model means for each one. And then our main topic is around GTA 6: a new Rockstar job listing makes a big but fai…

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Is Forza Horizon 6’s Reveal Imminent? – Unlocked 706 1:19:50

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With rumors swirling and Microsoft confirming a Tokyo Game Show livestream, we discuss whether or not we might be about to get a reveal of Forza Horizon 6. Plus: Hollow Knight: Silksong and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC impressions, former Xbox and industry execs weigh in on Xbox Game Pass, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & Humble Bundle00:03:4…

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Hollow Knight: Silksong First Impressions – Unlocked 705 1:08:36

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The long-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out the day this episode publishes, and so we brought in Logan Plant from our Nintendo Voice chat to discuss his thoughts so far after he played it at a recent Xbox event and PAX West. Plus: our reactions to the first gameplay deep-dive of IO Interactive's 007: First Light, a discussion around…

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Ranking Every Xbox’s Day-One Launch Lineups – Unlocked 721 57:29

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Xbox No-Showed at The Game Awards, but There’s Good News – Unlocked 720 54:04

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Does Xbox’s Next Gen Start in 2026? – Unlocked 719 58:19

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Splinter Cell Might Not Be Dead After All – Unlocked 718 1:19:03

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Major Nelson Shares His Xbox 360 Memories – Unlocked 717 1:26:00

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The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716 54:27

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GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715 1:34:56

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The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714 50:04

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From Playing Mortal Kombat to Preserving It – Unlocked 713 1:36:50

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What We Think of Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Halo 1 Remake – Unlocked 712 1:38:36

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Keeper Devs Tim Schafer and Lee Petty Stop By! – Unlocked 711 1:12:14

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How We’d Fix Xbox’s Game Pass Pricing Problem – Unlocked 710 1:32:06

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And Now Game Pass Prices Are Going Up Too – Unlocked 709 1:28:48

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Xbox Raises Console Prices…Again – Unlocked 708 1:17:16

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GTA 6: How Big Will its Pop Culture Impact Be? – Unlocked 707 1:07:44

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Is Forza Horizon 6’s Reveal Imminent? – Unlocked 706 1:19:50

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Hollow Knight: Silksong First Impressions – Unlocked 705 1:08:36