Xdrive Megabox (Gamescast)

Mike & Jymbo
Xdrive Megabox (Gamescast) Podcast

Two Millennial dads - Mike and Jymbo - talk about games. The art, the science, the ups, the teraflops.

  1. 12/09/2022

    Special: Games of the Year 2022 (with @LostLevelsClub)

    Hello! Did you miss us? Never to be out-listed, and in anticipation of The Game Awards, Mike & Jymbo gang up with NEW people (!) - Mike & Ting from Lost Levels Club podcast - for our first ever crossover episode, ranking our Games of the Year for 2022. We got a beautiful mix of styles and genres out of this, so we were very happy. Much better than the actual Game Awards, I'm sure. So please enjoy :) Contact us: Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Jymbo: @jimtendo_ds Mike: @msdq Contact Lost Levels Club: Twitter: @lostlevelsclub Email: mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club In this show: Shin Megami Tensei (series) Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Citizen Sleeper Immortality Ghostwire Tokyo Patrick's Parabox Baba is You Jonathan Blow The Entropy Centre Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Rollerdrome I was a Teenage Exocolonist Pokemon Legends: Arceus Persona 5 Horizon Forbidden West Tunic Marvel's Spider-Man Into the Breach Elden Ring Margit the Fell Omen Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Tingle Mario Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Olli Olli World Life is Strange: True Colours Forgotten City Jymbo's Reviews! Ghostwire Tokyo Mario Movie Trailer 2023: Hogwarts Legacy Forspoken Starfield Star Trek: Resurgence Fire Emblem: Engage Metroid Prime 4 Game Awards: Sifu Cult of the Lamb Stray Elden Ring God of War: Ragnarok Plague Tale: Requiem THE ULTIMATE TOP 5 (combined): Elden Ring Mario Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Tunic Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Xenoblade Chronicles 3

    1h 45m
  2. S2 #1. New Year Gaming Resolutions 2022

    01/28/2022

    S2 #1. New Year Gaming Resolutions 2022

    Wh-wh-wh-welcome back! We're finally here! After a brief hiatus of 6 rather than 2 months (who's counting, eh?), Jymbo and Mike are back for a Series 2, kicking off with Gaming Resolutions. We've had quite a lot of big news this month, like the Microsoft-Activision deal, so we discuss that. Then we get into what we're aiming for with games this year. Enjoy! Spotify users: Look up 👆🏻there's now a gorgeous little rating system! Please do give us a score and support the show if you get the chance, it means a lot to us. Thank you! Lots of love, M&J x Show notes ----------------------------- What are we playing? Mike: Life is Strange: True Colours, Forgotten City, Hitman 3, Metroid Dread, Smash Bros Ultimate Jymbo: God of War (PC), Subnautica & Subnautica: Below Zero, Thunder Tier One, Outer Worlds, Cyberpunk on Stadia mobile (!!) News Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard God of War launched on PC Cuphead Netflix Show trailer out (show coming Feb 18) + Jymbo was secretly reviewing the new Nacon Xbox mobile controller! Out this month Expeditions: Rome [PC] – January 20 Hitman Trilogy [PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO] – January 20 Rainbow Six Extraction [PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO] – January 20 Windjammers 2 [PC, Switch, Stadia] – January 20 The Company Man [Switch] – January 21 Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem [PC] – January 25 Pokemon Legends: Arceus [Switch] – January 28 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection [PS5] – January 28 Topic of the show: Gaming Resolutions 2022 Jymbo resolutions: Play Switch outdoors more Play more Xbox Do some more console tinkering Play more backlog  Play more multiplayer with friends and not strangers Play more games out my comfort zone Go to more events, retro shops, charity shops Get a PS Vita Attend a carboot sale Mike resolutions: Be less addicted to PS Store / Nintendo eShop Play at least 5 big games released this year, WITHIN this year Try some streaming, either multiplayer or singleplayer Read and write more Contact us! Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

    50 min
  3. 05/08/2021

    #10. New Generation: 6 Months On

    We end where it began. For the 10th episode we go back to the topic that started the pod in the first place: the battle of the PS5 vs Xbox Series consoles.  Six months on, have our opinions changed at all? What has impressed or surprised us?   This is the last episode of this series, so we hope you enjoy! We're taking a break for a couple of months to plan for a second one, returning bigger badder and better. If you have any thoughts / questions / topic requests then please do let us know at: Twitter: @xdrivemegabox  Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Email: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com See you soon! M&J xx Show notes ----------------------------- Q: what games have reached the 10th in their series? What are we playing? Jymbo: Roomba, Mystery Game X, Red Dead Redemption 2 / Red Dead Online, Star Trek (Xbox 360) Mike: Disco Elysium, Bugsnax, Minit News Cyberpunk bosses will still get bonuses Jeff Goldblum will be an elf in D&D podcast "Dark Dice" Knights of the Old Republic remake in the works (reportedly) SuperPotato (famous Akihabara store) selling retro games on eBay Topic of the show: New Generation Consoles Revisited Questions: - What have you bought since getting console?  - Anything you've been surprised by? - What are you most looking forward to? Contact us Please get in touch with any feedback! What are you most enjoying / least enjoying? Any feature / review / segment requests? Where should we go next? Email us: xdrivemegabox@gmail.com Twitter: @xdrivemegabox Instagram: @xdrivemegabox Send us a voice message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/xdmb

    1h 3m

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Two Millennial dads - Mike and Jymbo - talk about games. The art, the science, the ups, the teraflops.

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