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Fable, Gears of War, and Halo: Our Behind Closed Doors Reactions – Unlocked 745
Jun 11, 2026
1h 08m 51s
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap: Gears E-Day, Clockwork Revolution and New Xbox Console | IGN Live 2026 - Unlocked 744
Jun 7, 2026
33m 14s
GTA 6 Looks Likely for November, So What Does it Mean for Xbox? – Unlocked 743
May 28, 2026
1h 15m 06s
Our 12 Xbox Showcase Predictions – Unlocked 742
May 22, 2026
1h 27m 25s
Forza Horizon 6 Rocks! – Unlocked 741
May 14, 2026
1h 02m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/11/26 | Fable, Gears of War, and Halo: Our Behind Closed Doors Reactions – Unlocked 745 | We've got SO much more to talk about since the Xbox Showcase last weekend. Namely: we got behind-closed-doors looks at Gears of War: E-Day, Fable, and Halo: Campaign Evolved – the latter of which we got to play! 00:00:00 - Intro & Gears of War: E-Day00:22:07 - Fable00:42:21 - Halo: Campaign Evolved00:58:55 - Bad Magpie & Outro #halo #gearsofwar #xbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 08m 51s | ||||||
| 6/7/26 | Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Recap: Gears E-Day, Clockwork Revolution and New Xbox Console | IGN Live 2026 - Unlocked 744 | The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was packed with major reveals, world premieres, release dates, and surprise announcements. In this complete recap, we cover everything shown, including Gears of War: E-Day launching October 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved and its prequel missions arriving July 28, Fable releasing February 23, 2027, Persona 4 Revival, Persona 6, State of Decay 3, Metro 2039, Wo Long 2, Minecraft Dungeons 2, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, Clockwork Revolution, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ, and much more. We also break down the biggest Xbox Game Pass news, new gameplay reveals, and every trailer shown during Microsoft's massive 2026 showcase. Other highlights include Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Sea of Thieves: Custom Seas, Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations, Crazy Taxi World Tour, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Where Winds Meet: Hidden Mountain, Valor Mortis, Magicians: The Devil's Deal, and the reveal of the translucent Xbox Series X25 console. Whether you're looking for every Xbox Games Showcase 2026 announcement, all release dates, or the biggest surprises from the event, this video has everything you need in one place. Subscribe for more Xbox news, game reveals, walkthroughs, guides, and Summer Game Fest coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 14s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  GTA 6 Looks Likely for November, So What Does it Mean for Xbox? – Unlocked 743 | New comments by Take-Two's CEO suggest that Grand Theft Auto 6 is looking like it's really going to be released on November 19. So what does that mean for Xbox and its packed Fall slate of games? We lay out two likely scenarios. Plus: what's next for Bungie now that Destiny support is ceasing, The Witcher 3 gets a surprise new expansion pack over a decade after its last one, the developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 making a Middle-earth game seems like a match made in RPG heaven, and more! 00:00:00 - 007 First Light 00:13:19 - Mina The Hollower 00:21:43 - Is Xbox Ready for GTA 6 This Fall? 00:35:12 - Destiny 2 is Ending 00:51:02 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 making a Middle-earth game 00:58:31 - The Witcher 3 New DLC & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 15m 06s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 |  Our 12 Xbox Showcase Predictions – Unlocked 742 | While we’re together, and before it gets so close to the Xbox Showcase that things start leaking (hopefully not) – the event is just barely over two weeks away! – we thought we’d have fun this week and make our annual Xbox Showcase predictions. You can listen along at home, make your predictions in the Comments section below, and then we can all see how accurate (or not) we were when the Showcase airs on June 7 at 10am PT. 00:00:00 - Intro & Game Pass Friends & Family 00:11:26: - Persona 4 Revival & New Mistwalker Game 00:28:11 - Xbox Controller Leaks 00:38:53 - Blind Taste Testing the Special Edition XBOX 25 Fanta 00:46:22 - id Software & State of Decay 3 00:57:09 - New Wolfenstien Game, Fable & GTA 6 01:10:32 - Knights of the Old Republic Remake 01:19:45 - Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, & Crazy Taxi 01:22:56 - Outro Presented by Fanta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 27m 25s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | Forza Horizon 6 Rocks! – Unlocked 741 | Our friend Mark Medina makes his long-awaited return to Unlocked to join our discussion on Forza Horizon 6, the latest open-world driving game masterpiece from Playground Games. We give our thoughts on what we've played so far and where we think Horizon might go next. Plus: new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is reportedly thinking carefully about exclusivity for Xbox moving forward, and big surprise: we've got thoughts! All that and more on this week's Podcast Unlocked! 00:00:00 - Intro & Forza Horizon 6 Impressions 00:26:30 - Where Does Forza Horizon Go Next? 00:35:17 - Xbox's Huge Exclusivity Shift & Outro Join the IGN Discord today: https://discord.gg/mx62v5pgq #forzahorizon6 #xbox #gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 02m 41s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | New Xbox CEO Kills Copilot AI – Unlocked 740✨ | Xbox newsleadership changes+3 | — | Stranger Than HeavenMixtape+3 | — | XboxAsha Sharma+5 | — | 1h 02m 21s | |
| 4/30/26 | New Xbox Logo and Attitude: Is Xbox Back to Being Green and Mean? – Unlocked 739✨ | Xbox logo refreshWe Are Xbox mission statement+4 | — | XboxFinal Fantasy XIV+2 | — | Xboxgaming+7 | — | 1h 32m 37s | |
| 4/23/26 | Xbox Game Pass Gets a Price…Decrease! – Unlocked 738✨ | Xbox Game Passprice decrease+3 | — | Xbox Game Pass UltimateMicrosoft+10 | — | Xbox Game Passprice decrease+4 | — | 1h 07m 55s | |
| 4/16/26 | Replaced Director Shares Insights, Origins, and What's Next After Xbox Debut – Unlocked 737✨ | game developmentXbox exclusives+3 | Yura Zhdanovich | ReplacedPragmata+2 | — | ReplacedYura Zhdanovich+5 | — | 1h 10m 52s | |
| 4/9/26 |  State of Decay 3 Is Back from the (Un)Dead – Unlocked 736✨ | State of Decay 3Forza Horizon 6+4 | — | State of Decay 3Forza Horizon 6+1 | — | State of Decay 3Forza Horizon 6+6 | — | 1h 16m 30s | |
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| 4/2/26 | What Xbox’s Showcase Announcement Tells Us About its 2026 Lineup – Unlocked 735✨ | Xbox ShowcaseGears of War+4 | — | Gears of War: E-DayFable+13 | — | Xboxgaming+8 | — | 1h 20m 52s | |
| 3/28/26 | Xbox Showcase Goes Crazy and We Find Hidden Gems Live at PAX East 2026 – Unlocked 734✨ | Xbox ShowcasePAX East 2026+3 | — | STALKER 2: Cost of Hope DLCHades 2+5 | — | Xbox ShowcasePAX East 2026+5 | — | 52m 34s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Our Favorite New Games You Might Not Have Heard of Yet – Unlocked 733✨ | new gamesGame Developers' Conference+3 | — | MarathonStarfield+15 | — | Game Developers' ConferenceMarathon+3 | — | 1h 16m 46s | |
| 3/12/26 | Project Helix Reactions: Name Ideas, Messaging Musts, and More – Unlocked 732✨ | next-gen consolePC games+4 | — | Project HelixMicrosoft+1 | — | MicrosoftProject Helix+5 | — | 1h 12m 59s | |
| 3/5/26 | Resident Evil Requiem Tops a Big Games Week – Unlocked 731✨ | Resident Evil RequiemMarathon+4 | — | Resident Evil RequiemMarathon+4 | — | Resident Evil RequiemMarathon+4 | — | 1h 26m 55s | |
| 2/26/26 | Phil Spencer’s Retirement and the Future of Xbox – Unlocked 730✨ | Phil Spencer's retirementXbox leadership changes+4 | Greg Canessa | XboxMicrosoft Gaming+1 | — | Phil SpencerAsha Sharma+6 | — | 1h 53m 22s | |
| 2/19/26 | Are Hard Drives the Next-Gen Xbox’s Latest Roadblock? – Unlocked 729✨ | next-gen Xboxhard drive availability+3 | — | XboxXbox Game Pass+2 | — | Xboxhard drives+5 | — | 1h 01m 58s | |
| 2/12/26 | Next-Gen Xbox in 2027…or Not Until 2028? – Unlocked 728 | Remember last week's comments from AMD's CEO about being ready to support a next-gen Xbox launch in 2027? It turns out there's more to the story, so we're discussing what launch timing might make sense for Microsoft, and how we think a BS-free version of Windows 11 is a big key to the whole launch. Plus: can Baldur's Gate 3 make a good HBO TV show? We're going to find out either way, so we talked about what we want to see from the co-showrunner of The Last of US show who's in charge of this project. 00:00:00 - Intro & Replaced Demo 00:17:41 - Next-Gen Xbox 2027 Launch Reportedly 'Best Case Scenario 00:50:09 - Baldur's Gate 3 TV Show 01:06:54 - PlanetPokemon & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 14m 34s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | Resident Evil Requiem Looks Ready to Cook – Unlocked 727 | Two big topics dominate our Xbox show this week: first, Resident Evil Requiem. Our own Michael Higham got to play a few hours of a near-final build, and he came back super excited about what will probably be the biggest game in the first quarter of 2026. And then we discussed AMD's CEO publicly stating that they'd be ready to support a next-gen Xbox launch in 2027, including whether or not we think the next Xbox will beat the PlayStation 6 to market, whether that even matters, and what Microsoft could do to try and get core gamers excited about what promises to be a very different type of console. 00:00:00 - Intro & Resident Evil Requiem 00:18:29 - Next-gen Xbox launch in 2027? 00:48:32 - No Plans For The Outher Worlds 3 01:03:04 - New to Game Pass & Outro Go to https://surfshark.com/unlocked or use code UNLOCKED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 12m 22s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Top 100 Xbox Games Ever: The Top 20 – Unlocked 726 | In a marathon two-hour episode, our friends from Outside Xbox join us to discuss the Top 20 games in our collaborative Top 100 Xbox Games of All Time list. We share stories, memories, and more from each of these 20 incredible Xbox games that have stood the test of time, from Halo(s) to Mass Effect(s) to GTA 5 and plenty more! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:24 - Halo Reach, Mass Effect, Fez 00:21:59 - Gears of War 2, Read Dead Redemption, Ninja Gaiden Black, Fable 2 00:43:46 - Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Oblivion, COD 4, KOTOR 01:10:19 - Halo, Forza Horizon 5, Inside, Bioshock 01:30:32 - Halo 2, Gears of War 3 01:47:35 - Top 3 & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2h 17m 06s | ||||||
| 1/24/26 | Top 100 Xbox Games Debate: The Obscure Ones – Unlocked 725 | Part one of our Top 100 Xbox Games of All Time conversation is here! We're talking about the games that mean a lot to us from 100-26 on our list. There will be games you remember, games that make you go, "Oh yeah, that one!", and maybe some games that are new to you. Come back next week for part two when we dig into the top games on the list! 00:00:00 - Intro & Fallout 3 00:12:20 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 00:19:31 - Fusion Frenzy & 1 vs 100 00:28:17 - Rainbow Six: Vegas & Street Fighter IV 00:37:02 - Full Spectrum Warrior & Mirror's Edge 00:45:21 - Halo 4 & Lost Odyssey 00:56:15 - Rock Band 3 & Wolfenstein II 01:05:55 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Hitman (2016), & DOOM Eternal 01:13:32 - Favorite 7/10 Games & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 32m 06s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Xbox Developer Direct Reactions – Unlocked 724 | In this episode, we react to everything shown at Xbox’s latest Developer Direct, with deep dives into Fable, Forza Horizon 6, a surprise reveal from Double Fine Productions, and a brand-new project from Game Freak. Big reactions, big speculation, and a whole lot of excitement. 00:00:00 - Intro & Fable Deep-Dive 00:37:50 - GameFreak + Beasts of Reincarnation 00:47:25 - Doublefine + Kiln 00:53:56 - Forza Horizon 6 & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 07m 23s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | Xbox Developer Direct Predictions – Unlocked 723 | Xbox's now-annual early-year showcase returns next week! We know Fable and Forza Horizon 6 will be there, but what else will show up? We've got predictions. Plus: Hellblade and Wolfenstein are reportedly getting new sequels, Forza Horizon 5 is still selling huge all these years later, The Witcher 3 might drop a new expansion many years after the last one, Anthem shuts down, renowned Xbox 360-era developer Twisted Pixel is closed, and more! 00:00:00 - Xbox Developer Direct Predictions 00:20:06 - Ninja Theory is working on Hellblade 3 00:28:49 - Wolfenstein 3 may be on the way 00:39:38 - Forza Horizon 5 sells 5 million copies on PS5 00:49:17 - Witcher 3 DLC 00:59:55 - Anthem is officially dead 01:05:03 - Meta has shut down Twisted Pixel & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 18m 11s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Remembering 2 Xbox Greats – Unlocked 722 | The Xbox world lost two wonderful people over the holidays: longtime Microsoft hardware team member Albert Penello and game industry legend Vince Zampella, whose credits include co-creating Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends, and many more. Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg joins us to remember Albert, who was an absolute joy to everyone he met and who he knew extremely well both at and outside of work. And then we spend the rest of the episode talking about Vince and the great guy he was as well as the monumental impact he had on both the Xbox (Call of Duty 2, Titanfall) and the larger games industry. Thank you to Gamertag Radio's Parris Lilly for joining us this week as well. 00:00:00 - Did you guys play anything over the holiday break? 00:06:39 - Remembering Albert Penello 00:32:48 - Remembering Vince Zampella Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 14m 50s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | 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's just say we definitely did not all agree on how these rankings should go. Enjoy and happy holidays! This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, Miranda Sanchez, Michael Higham, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 57m 29s | ||||||
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