Podcast Unlocked

IGN

4.4 (2.8K)
VIDEO GAMES
UPDATED WEEKLY

Love video games? IGN's Podcast Unlocked is your source for everything Xbox. If you live and breathe Halo, Gears of War, Forza, and more, Podcast Unlocked has you covered. Tune in every week for the latest video game news for Xbox junkies around the globe.

5 DAYS AGO

Xbox: Third Place, Now Third Party?

With the corroborated rumors that Microsoft is bringing Halo: The Master Chief Collection to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2, is Xbox now officially a Sega-like third-party publisher? We discuss the complicated (and weird) idea of Halo heading to other platforms. Leading up to that, though, we discuss the rumored details of the Unreal Engine 5 remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, what the mystery game in next week's third annual Xbox Developer Direct might be, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 28m
JAN 9

When Will We See Elder Scrolls 6 Again?

Happy New Year! We begin our first episode of 2025 by discussing some changes happening on the podcast before getting into what you really care about: Xbox games! We talk about what we played over the holidays and then talk about two sequels that are likely still pretty far away: The Elder Scrolls 6 and Mass Effect 5. When will we see TES6 next when it's already been over six years since its official announcement? And will the Paragon/Renegade system return for Mass Effect 5? Join us to discuss it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 7m
12/26/2024

Do's and Don'ts for Xbox in 2025

In our final show of 2024, we look ahead to 2025 and give Microsoft some advice in the form of do's and dont's for Xbox in the new year. Thanks so much for listening all year long, and we'll see you next week for the start of a new and exciting year of Xbox! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr
12/18/2024

What’s Your Xbox Game of the Year?

IGN has announced its Xbox Game of the Year, so now it's our turn to talk about our individual picks for best Xbox game of the year. And then we look ahead and discuss our personal most anticipated Xbox games for 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr
12/13/2024

The Game Awards Was Stacked This Year – Unlocked 672

We react to this week's big event, The Game Awards, and the many reveals it brought with it, including The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, gameplay for The Outer Worlds 2, and so, so much more! #GOTYWatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 7m
12/06/2024

Indiana Jones Is the Best Xbox Exclusive in Years – Unlocked 671

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is here, and we discuss in great (spoiler-free) detail why we think it's the best Xbox exclusive in years. Plus: our predictions for reveals we'll get at next week's Game Awards, Xbox Game Pass's December lineup, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 26m
11/27/2024

The Xbox Games We’re Most Thankful For – Unlocked 670

Happy Thanksgiving to our USA listeners! In the spirit of the holiday this week, we're discussing the Xbox games we're most thankful for. Not necessarily the very best ones, but the ones that mean a lot to us that we're thankful for. Special guest: David "Fame2K" Whitaker from LV1 Gaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 10m
11/21/2024

STALKER 2 First Impressions – Unlocked 669

Our STALKER 2 reviewer Michael Higham joins us to discuss his thoughts so far as he's neck-deep in Xbox's big new exclusive first-person shooter. Plus: we discuss the Game of the Year nominees announced for this year's Game Awards, including whether or not an expansion pack should be included. We also talk about what we want from Amazon's live-action Mass Effect TV show, lament how Splinter Cell remains cursed after the long-gestating Tom Hardy-led live-action movie is announced as officially dead, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 28m

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IGN Presents | The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station

Subscribe to the horror series set in the universe of “The Callisto Protocol,” the hotly anticipated game from Striking Distance Studios. Helix Station was once the jewel of the Jovian system, but it’s been a decaying ghost ship ever since its Carpenter drive went supercritical. When a dangerous escaped criminal seeks refuge there, officers of the Black Iron Prison force a pair of veteran skip tracers to help recover him. But once on Helix, they discover murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from their past. Starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside. IGN is publishing and distributing Helix Station in partnership with Striking Distance Studios, creator of the game The Callisto Protocol. The first two episodes of The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station are available now, with new episodes dropping every Thursday. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Listen & Subscribe here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/04/2022

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4 min

4.4

out of 5

2,773 Ratings

Great show, bad ad timing

10/10/2024

RobbOwens

I like this show a lot as it is the main way I get news on the world of Xbox. My big gripe with it is in the editing. The ad reads are mid conversation, and sometimes even mid sentence. That, combined with all the swoosh sounds that interrupt a speaker drive me nuts. The editing needs to be better for me to tolerate the ads/interruptions a bit more if they weren’t taking me out of a conversation the team is having. Put them at the end of a topic, not right smack in the middle.
Became political

3 days ago

Beto7749

I have been listening to this podcast for years but they keep taking jabs at republicans. I guess I’m not wanted. I was trying to listen about games not being attacked. I’m deleting all my beloved ign podcasts for this reason. I will miss it Ryan is awesome
Odd show

Jan 13

JohnF in Dallas

Kind of a weird show. The host talks more than the guests. Miranda ends every thought with nervous laughter. They pepper in these weird sound effect cuts right in the middle of their speaking. Not sure why the production on this show seems so off from other IGN shows.
Was better long ago

11/21/2024

Kconnaughty

IGN as a company has turned into a bunch of woke activists now pushing an agenda through entertainment. They will eventually fade into obscurity because of making video games into a political/ideological propaganda instead of serving their clients (people who want a break from all the garbage and just want to play fun games) the addition of tons of ads is now the final straw, good bye IGN.

Love video games? IGN's Podcast Unlocked is your source for everything Xbox. If you live and breathe Halo, Gears of War, Forza, and more, Podcast Unlocked has you covered. Tune in every week for the latest video game news for Xbox junkies around the globe.