Episodios

  • Major Nelson Shares His Xbox 360 Memories – Unlocked 717

    Major Nelson Shares His Xbox 360 Memories – Unlocked 717
    Nov 22 2025
    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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 26 m
  • The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716

    The Winners from Xbox’s Partner Showcase (Fall 2025) – Unlocked 716
    Nov 20 2025
    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, Echo Generation 2, Vampire Crawlers, and more. Enjoy our reactions! 00:03:17 - Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard 00:06:28 - Tides of Annihilation 00:09:37 - Erosion 00:14:02 - Echo Generation 2 00:18:55 - Armatus 00:24:23 - The Mound: Omen of Chthulu 00:27:01 - Dave the Diver - Official Xbox Launch 00:28:54 - Crowsworn 00:31:49 - 007 First Light & Roadside Research 00:40:37 - Total Chaos 00:44:24 - Reanimal, Cloverpit, Raji: Kaliyuga, & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 m
  • GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715

    GTA 6’s Delay Hits Xbox Extra Hard – Unlocked 715
    Nov 13 2025
    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 studio, our confidence level in The Elder Scrolls 6 despite it being many years away, and more! This weeks show is Ryan McCaffrey, Michael Higham, Miranda Sanchez, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 35 m
  • The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714

    The Outer Worlds 2’s Game Director Joins the Podcast! – Unlocked 714
    Nov 6 2025
    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, and more! This weeks show is Ryan McCaffrey, Michael Higham, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 m
  • From Playing Mortal Kombat to Preserving It – Unlocked 713

    From Playing Mortal Kombat to Preserving It – Unlocked 713
    Oct 30 2025
    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 meticulous care and effort went into the Legacy Kollection in order to make it into a "playable museum exhibit." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 37 m
  • What We Think of Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Halo 1 Remake – Unlocked 712

    What We Think of Ninja Gaiden 4 and the Halo 1 Remake – Unlocked 712
    Oct 24 2025
    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 Evolved done in Unreal Engine 5. Finally, Xbox President Sarah Bond gives us a cryptic but concerning update on Xbox's next-gen console plans, Miranda tells you why you need to play Ball x Pit on Xbox Game Pass, and more! 00:00:00 - Intro & Ball X Pit 00:10:18 - Ninja Gaiden 4 Review Discussion 00:42:11- Halo Coming to PS5 01:22:27 - Future of Xbox Consoles & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 39 m
  • Keeper Devs Tim Schafer and Lee Petty Stop By! – Unlocked 711

    Keeper Devs Tim Schafer and Lee Petty Stop By! – Unlocked 711
    Oct 17 2025
    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 making games artists want to make, and more! And afterwards we talk about the fantastic new ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming PC now that it's available and we have benchmarks. Enjoy! 00:00:00 - Keeper Interview 00:50:59 - ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X 01:04:54 - Outro & Humble Bundle Choice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 12 m
  • How We’d Fix Xbox’s Game Pass Pricing Problem – Unlocked 710

    How We’d Fix Xbox’s Game Pass Pricing Problem – Unlocked 710
    Oct 9 2025
    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 Xbox Cloud Gaming is reportedly on the way, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 32 m