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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.