Unlocked
These days, practically everything is an Xbox, and Xbox fans deserve to celebrate their passion for Xbox everywhere. Unlocked is the definitive Xbox podcast, hosted by Ryan McCaffrey alongside a panel of expert guests. Each week, they dive deep into breaking Xbox news, exclusive game reveals, and heated debates on the future of Xbox—covering everything from consoles and PC to Game Pass and cloud gaming. Whether you're a longtime Xbox fan or just jumping in, Unlocked is your go-to source for all things Xbox.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 748
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Xbox's Big Changes Weren't So Big After All...Whew! – Unlocked 632
The Xbox leadership gave us its promised "business update" to tell us what changes were coming to how Microsoft handles its exclusives. It turns out that no, the big guns like Starfield and Indiana J…
00:54:30 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
WTF Is Going On With Xbox? – Unlocked 631
It's been a wild week in the world of Xbox. Community morale is as low as it's been since the Xbox One unveiling back in 2013, as rumor after report after rumor after report suggests that Microsoft i…
00:57:13 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Suicide Squad Is Out. Let’s Talk About It – Unlocked 630
There's unfortunately not a lot of fun to be had on this week's Podcast Unlocked. We open by addressing the layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division that were announced just after last week's Unloc…
00:54:30 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Palworld Is a Red-Hot Xbox Exclusive – Unlocked 629
Palworld is the hottest game out there right now, and it's an Xbox console exclusive that's also on Game Pass! We welcome in ace IGN contributor and IGN Palworld reviewer Travis "The Tie Guy" Northup…
00:54:30 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Why We Loved Xbox's Developer Direct – Unlocked 628
We recorded this week's episode live, immediately after Xbox's Developer Direct. And we loved that Direct! Indiana Jones and the Great Circle had a fantastic reveal (it's FIRST-PERSON!) and reminded …
00:54:30 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Indiana Jones, Hellblade 2, Avowed: Xbox Developer Direct Is Back! – Unlocked 627
Three huge topics dominate Unlocked this week: 1) Our excited reactions to the just-announced second Xbox Developer Direct. INDIANA JONES!! 2) Destin got to play Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagu…
01:20:30 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Xbox Poised for Big Year in 2024 – Unlocked 626
Happy New Year! IGN's weekly Xbox show is back with a detailed discussion on what to expect from Xbox in 2024. We talk about what's locked in for the new year, what's a maybe, what's probably too ear…
00:54:08 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Our Favorite Xbox Moments of 2023 – Unlocked 625
Our final episode of 2023 has us looking back on our six favorite Xbox moments of the year, that not coincidentally included a number of our favorite games. Plus: we remember James McCaffrey, the voi…
00:54:30 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Unlocked’s Best Xbox Game of 2023 – Unlocked 624
The time has come for the Podcast Unlocked team to crown our Best Xbox Game of 2023! We start with five nominees, narrow it down to two, and, well...you'll see. We then spend the rest of the podcast …
00:55:08 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Can GTA 6 Possibly Live Up to the Hype? – Unlocked 623
The first GTA6 trailer has arrived and we spent the entire show talking about it! From the technical marvels to the Bonnie-and-Clyde-like main characters to how GTA Online might integrate with Grand …
00:54:30 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Will Xbox Surprise Us at The Game Awards? - Unlocked 622
As The Game Awards season creeps up on us in December, Stella and Destin speculate with Kahlief Adams on what we could possibly see from Xbox in the coming weeks. We also dive into Baldur's Gate 3's …
00:54:30 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Gearing Up for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox – Unlocked 621
We celebrate the Xbox's 22nd birthday this week, anticipate the imminent release of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox (bear sex and all), discuss the Xbox nominations (and Starfield's lack thereof) at this yea…
00:54:32 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
What to Make of the New Mass Effect 5 Teaser — Unlocked 620
The Xbox Series X and S turn three years old this week, so we discuss how the latest Xbox console generation is going, both on its own and in comparison to the first three years of other Xbox console…
00:59:10 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Unlocked x Xcast: The Ultimate Xbox Podcast Crossover – Unlocked 619
The greatest Xbox podcast crossover ever happens now! IGN's Podcast Unlocked and Kinda Funny's Xcast have joined forces for an Xbox podcast tour-de-force. First we discuss the brilliance of Alan Wake…
02:04:14 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
Xbox's Partner Stream Suprised and Delighted – Unlocked 618
We did the podcast live this week immediately following Xbox's Partner Preview livestream, and we spent the entire episode being pleasantly surprised by both the things Microsoft promised would be th…
01:02:06 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
The Activision Deal Is Done. Now What? – Unlocked 617
Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is finally done, and so we can finally stop talking about it! Or, well, at least we can stop talking about the annoying will-they-or-won't-they regulato…
01:17:40 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Xbox Game Pass Will Level Up in 2024 – Unlocked 616
Some Forza Motorsport vs. Gran Turismo 7 talk kicks off the show before we talk about Halo Infinite's new Season 5 content, discuss how Xbox Game Pass looks set to level up in 2024 with the addition …
01:20:30 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Ranking our Top 5 Xbox First-Party Developers – Unlocked 615
First we give our initial impressions of Forza Motorsport and Assassin's Creed Mirage now that the review embargoes on them have lifted, and then we spend the bulk of the episode giving our top-5 ran…
01:25:22 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
Will OG Xbox Classic MechAssault Return? – Unlocked 614
We open this week's busy episode of Unlocked by discussing two big new games we just played a bunch of: Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty and Alan Wake 2. After that we discuss Phil Spencer's wish to br…
01:20:30 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Xbox Just Leaked…Everything – Unlocked 613
In one of our longest Podcast Unlocked episodes ever, we recap, discuss, and analyze every piece of Microsoft's huge FTC case documents leak that revealed the Xbox Series X slim refresh (and its lack…
01:49:11 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
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