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1) Ranking Every Xbox’s Day-One Launch Lineups – Unlocked 721
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'...Show More
2) Xbox No-Showed at The Game Awards, but There’s Good News – Unlocked 720
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 ...Show More
3) Does Xbox’s Next Gen Start in 2026? – Unlocked 719
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 th...Show More
4) Splinter Cell Might Not Be Dead After All – Unlocked 718
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 s...Show More
5) Major Nelson Shares His Xbox 360 Memories – Unlocked 717
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...Show More
6) The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716
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 k...Show More
7) GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715
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 direct...Show More
8) The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714
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 ...Show More
9) From Playing Mortal Kombat to Preserving It – Unlocked 713
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, f...Show More
10) What We Think of Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Halo 1 Remake – Unlocked 712
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: ...Show More