TrueAchievements Podcast

End of 2018 Review

TrueAchievements — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 17:41:17 +0000

Happy New Year TA-ers!

Welcome to our end of year special, where Sam, Ollie and I were joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, as we take our annual look back at all of the biggest news stories, site announcements and games from the world of Xbox and PlayStation over the past 12 months.

Thanks for listening, sending in questions and providing feedback on the show throughout the past year. As we mention during the show, this will be our last regular episode of the podcast, as we look to focus our combined efforts on making all three of the TGN sites the best they can be in 2019. It's not the end of the show completely, however, as we'll be back to share our opinions on some of the bigger games as they release and the larger industry events, so stay tuned to the homepage to catch the next episode.

The Game Awards, 12 Days of Christmas Challenge and More

TrueAchievements — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:00:12 +0000

Welcome to a belated episode 10 of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam, Ollie and I catch up with all of the reveals and announcements from The Game Awards, chat about the 12 Days of Christmas challenge, and check out all of the hottest news from the world of Xbox. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Red Dead Online Beta, Sea of Thieves Achievements and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:56:40 +0000

Welcome to episode nine of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam and I are joined by Jack as we saddle up for the Red Dead Redemption 2 Online beta, discuss the change in achievement requirements for Sea of Thieves, take a look at the latest rumours ahead of next week's Game Awards, and prepare for the upcoming Twelve Days of Christmas community challenge. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TGN Podcast: Xbox or PlayStation - who's had a better year?

TrueAchievements — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:43:09 +0000

Welcome to episode eight of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Sam is back, and he joins Ollie and I as we debate if 2018 has been a better year for Xbox or PlayStation. We also talk about the Fallout 76 release, the possibilities of a disc-less Xbox One, someone completed Sea of Thieves, Stallion83 hitting two million Gamerscore, the latest Black Friday deals, and a contender for the worst game on the Xbox One so far in Scalextric. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

XO18 Reaction, PlayStation Skipping E3 2019 and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:11:50 +0000

Welcome to episode seven of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, Ollie and I were joined by Jack, who stepped out of podcast retirement to cover for Sam, as we react to last weekend's X018 event and check out all of the hottest Xbox news that was announced, we discuss PlayStation's decision to skip next year's E3, I completed Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Jack gives us a brief summary of his time with Red Dead Redemption 2, and we take a look at the huge Xbox Black Friday sale. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), chat about this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

XO18 Speculation and an Interview with Mike Brown from Playground Games

TrueAchievements — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:38:15 +0000

Welcome to episode six of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, we got the chance to speak to Principle Game Designer, Mike Brown, from Playground Games about Forza Horizon 4's location, the seasons, Horizon stories, the Halo showcase event, choosing the game's soundtrack and much more. Before that, however, Sam, Ollie and I wildly speculate about what we might see at tomorrow's XO18 event. Will we see something from any of the newly acquired studios? Will Crackdown 3 really release in March? Are Ubisoft going to finally reveal a new Splintercell? We don't know, but it's fun to try and put together some of the clues and come up with conclusions!

We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

RDR2, New Assassin's Creed Odyssey Achievements and Von Coins

TrueAchievements — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:17:20 +0000

Welcome to episode five of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discuss the staggering amount of money that Red Dead Redemption 2 made from three days of sales, we chat about Mixer Season 2 and spending Sparks, Ollie shares his best and worst ID@Xbox games so far, Sam explains the new achievements in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and I talk to Rich to find out some inside knowledge on Von Coins and how you can win cool prizes by unlocking achievements. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Special

TrueAchievements — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:14:46 +0000

Welcome to episode four of the TGN podcast, where Rich, Sam and I take an in-depth and spoiler-free look at one of this generation's most eagerly anticipated releases, Red Dead Redemption 2. From the game's snowy introduction to the upcoming Red Dead Online and everything in between, we share our opinions and answer your questions about Arthur Morgan's adventures in the wild west.

Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption 2, Black Ops 4, XO 2018 and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:16:21 +0000

Welcome to episode three of the TGN podcast. On this week's show, we get into the hot topic of game devs and working hours, we chat about the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. and the change in direction for the series, Sam explains why he is surprised people are surprised at Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's positive reception, Ollie forgets the time that Sean Bean died in a game before, and I get excited over John Marston's short cameo appearance in the Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, and we discuss what we're hoping to see at XO 2018 and what genres the Xbox really needs. We also give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Red Dead Redemption 2, xCloud, Bully 2 Rumours and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:18:48 +0000

Welcome to episode two of the TGN podcast, where this week I was joined by Ollie and Sam as we discussed the Red Dead Redemption 2 trophy/achievement list leak, rumours of a sequel to Bully: Scholarship Edition, game streaming on the go with xCloud, Microsoft's reported interest in acquiring Obsidian, and Skybound stepping into the save The Walking Dead: The Final Season. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One game code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Harry Potter RPG Leak and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:00:57 +0000

In last week's podcast notes, I mentioned that we had been tossing around the idea of switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Thankfully, the feedback was positive, and so this week, we'd like to introduce you to the very first episode of the TGN podcast!

Joining me on this week's show are Ollie and Sam, as we share out thoughts on the newly released Assassin's Creed Odyssey and discuss what could be next for Ubisoft's long-running franchise, discuss the leaked Harry Potter RPG footage, marvel at the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay trailer, and look at what's now available for free in October's Games with Gold and PS Plus offerings. We also, give you the chance to win an Xbox One came code (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), discuss this week's ID@Xbox streams, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

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139: Forza Horizon 4, Telltale Layoffs, Fortnite Cross-Play and More

TrueAchievements — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:52:00 +0000

Welcome to episode 139 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Before we get into what we've covered on this week's show, we'd like to thank all of you that took the time to provide some feedback on the format of the show. The general consensus was that reading out long lists of new achievements and new releases were boring a low point, so we've made some changes this week to only discuss the bigger games and the ones that really interest us.

We've also been swapping around some ideas internally, and one of the suggestions we thought might be worth exploring is switching from a solely TA focussed podcast to a TGN podcast, where we can discuss and debate all of the latest news and games from both Xbox and PlayStation. Of course, that would mean we'd mostly be covering the same things we normally would be as most of the big games are multi-platform, with the odd discussion around some PS4 exclusives thrown in for good measure. If you have any thoughts (both pros and cons) on this idea, please let us know in the comments below.

With all that out of the way, let's get back to this week's episode.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we give you our impressions on Forza Horizon 4, we chat about last week's surprising news that Telltale have laid off the vast majority of its workforce, we cover all of the big announcements from the latest Inside Xbox stream, and Jack and Ollie dig holes in Construction Simulator 2. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 138

TrueAchievements — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:49:49 +0000

Welcome to episode 138 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week I was once again joined by Jack and Ollie as we chat about their trip to EGX, and we ask for your feedback as we look a switching up the format of the show.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we chat about Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, Jack and Ollie refuse to queue up for games, and I played a game that I can't talk about until next week. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 137

TrueAchievements — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:59:20 +0000

Welcome to episode 137 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week I was joined by Rich and Jack for an unintentionally Forza themed show.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack prepares for Forza Horizon 4 by playing Forza Horizon 2 and Forza Horizon 3, Rich gives us his in-depth impressions of his day at MacClaren for his Forza Horizon 4 hands-on preview, and I moan about the length of the events in the later stages of Forza Motorsport 7's career. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 136

TrueAchievements — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:36:16 +0000

Welcome to episode 136 of the TrueAchievements podcast. That's right, after yesterday's Gamescom special where Rich and I gave our impressions of the game's we played in Germany, I'm today joined by Jack and Ollie to have a look at the past week of news and games on Xbox.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack plays a modern take on Paperboy with The VideoKid, I find another easy completion in the shape of FullBlast, we discuss the lack of achievements in NBA 2K19: The Prelude, and we check out PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now that it's released out of Xbox Game Preview. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 135 - Gamescom Special

TrueAchievements — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:37:01 +0000

We're back from another action-packed and hectic trip to Cologne, Germany, where we spent four days at Gamescom in developer sessions and getting hands-on time with some of the biggest games that will be releasing on the Xbox One in the coming months.

We saw so many games, that unlike previous years, we didn't even have a spare hour to record a show whilst we were over there. Unfortunately, that means the annual Gamescom special episode of the TA Podcast is a little later than usual, but hopefully, you'll enjoy listening to our thoughts on what we saw throughout our time at the show.

Games Discussed in this Episode:

TrueAchievements Episode 134

TrueAchievements — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 18:18:32 +0000

Welcome to episode 134 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With Rich off at McLaren for a special Forza Horizon 4 event, it was down to Jack, Ollie and I to wrap up all of this week's biggest Xbox announcements — and there were quite a few to go through.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I find another easy completion in Haunted Halloween '86, Jack finally gets around to playing DOOM, Ollie continues Dead Cells, and we share our thoughts on the 48 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay that released earlier this week. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 133

TrueAchievements — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:13:52 +0000

Welcome to episode 133 of the TrueAchievements podcast! With time running out to get thing organised before we head off to Gamescom next week, Rich had to sit out for this episode. The show must go on, however, and fortunately, Jack and Ollie were on hand to join me for the usual Xbox and TA chatter.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), I play the first episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season and complete two games, Jack cooks up a storm in Overcooked! 2, Ollie plays Dead Cells and goes no scoping in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 beta, and we discuss ideas for what the next big game could be in the simulation genre. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 132

TrueAchievements — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:21:23 +0000

Welcome to episode 132 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Rich couldn't make it to record this week's episode, but that meant that Jack and I were joined by my fellow Newshound and TA Playlist Podcast regular, Sam, as we discuss all of this week's events from the worlds of TA and Xbox.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Sam marks his first appearance on the show by dropping some info on Shadow of the Tomb Raider from a recent preview event he attended, I got to play some new Aaero DLC, Jack tries some bull riding in 8 To Glory - The Official Game of the PBR, and we chat about the amusing experience that is Madden NFL 19's Longshot mode. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 131

TrueAchievements — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:58:07 +0000

Welcome to episode 131 of the TrueAchievements podcast! The gang are back together, as I'm once again joined by both Rich an Jack to look back on a busy week of new games, Xbox news and a very special reveal of how TrueAchievements and TrueTrophies have a physical presence in GAME stores around the UK.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to let us know what you favourite stat on TA is), I begin my now annual leap into this year's Madden NFL, Rich gives us his early impressions of Bomber Crew and Jack plays an interesting new release called Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 130

TrueAchievements — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:13:54 +0000

Welcome to episode 130 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Jack is away and Rich is croaky from screaming, so it was left to Ollie and I to keep you updates on this week's streams and Xbox news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), I get excited for new Aaero DLC, Ollie enjoys Guts and Glory and we discuss For Honorheading to August's Games with Gold. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 129

TrueAchievements — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:24:06 +0000

Welcome to episode 129 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week Jack and I were once again joined by Ollie as we go through a great week of ID@Xbox streams, our bean dives and have a casual chat about the past week of Xbox and TA.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), we give our early impressions of Earthfall, I regret starting Dovetail Games Euro Fishing and Ollie tells us about his time with The Spectrum Retreat. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 128

TrueAchievements — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:10:13 +0000

Welcome to episode 128 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week Jack and I are joined by TGN coder and super-streamer Ollie, as we take a look back at the past week of Xbox and TA chat.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), we briefly gloss over England's departure from the World Cup, Jack is baffled by base building in Fallout 4, Ollie reveals his true age as we discuss last week's site poll. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 127

TrueAchievements — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:12:05 +0000

Welcome to episode 127 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Thankfully, the technical issues and time constraints that hampered us over the past few weeks didn't get in our way today, so Rich, Jack and I back to chat about TA and the world of Xbox once again.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I talk about our time with The Crew 2, Jack raves about Rise of the Tomb Raider and we discuss our game of 2018 so far. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 126

TrueAchievements — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:17:36 +0000

Welcome to episode 126 of the TrueAchievements podcast! This week's episode is a strange one, so sorry in advance. We had some technical issues with the recording of last week's show with meant we didn't get the audio files until Wednesday, and with time not on our side this morning to record a new episode, we decided to edit last week's files so that you've at least got something to listen to over the weekend. We promise to do better next week!

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show) and Jack tells us about last week's ID@Xbox streams. We also discuss some of last week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 125 - Roundup E3 with Mark and Maka

TrueAchievements — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:58:33 +0000

Welcome to the 125th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast, where Jack and I were delighted to be joined by our Editorial Manager Mark and our special guest Patrick Maka (aka Maka91) to chat about their experience at this year's E3.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below letting us know which game(s) from E3 you are looking forward to playing the most), we speak to Maka about running and growing his YouTube channel, we chat in depth about the games that Mark and Maka played during the show, we finally find out what the "experience" was during the PlayStation press conference, how awkward that Andew W.K. performance at Bethesda was, which game got the biggest cheer during the Xbox showcase and we find out what the Cyberpunk 2077 backstage demo looked like. We also take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

Games Discussed During the Show:

TrueAchievements Episode 124 - E3 2018 Special

TrueAchievements — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:47:56 +0000

Another year of E3 press conferences has drawn to a close, and that means we're back with our annual TrueAchievements E3 special, where we cover all of the big announcements and game reveals from EA, Xbox, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft and the PlayStation.

If you want to check out any of the trailers we mention during the show, head over to our E3 hub where you can find all of our extensive coverage, or check out our live blogs below where we've got everything listed in easy to digest snippets of info.

TrueAchievements Episode 123

TrueAchievements — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:25:59 +0000

Welcome to episode 123 of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's the last show before this year's E3 begins, so we have one last chance to wildly speculate about what we might see over the course of the next week. Will we get a Skate 4 announcement? How can Xbox "win" E3? Have Microsoft purchased Playground Games? What's going on with Crackdown 3? Will there be a Gears of War Battle Royale? We have no idea, but it's definitely fun to talk about.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I talk about our time with ONRUSH, Rich gives us the low-down on the new Far Cry 5 DLC, Jack plays the pinball platformer Yoku's Island Express and we give you some info on all of the ways you can keep up to date with all of the E3 news on TA. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 122

TrueAchievements — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:39:05 +0000

Welcome to episode 122 of the TrueAchievements podcast! We've not been playing a great deal this week, but we're excited because the E3 hype is starting to hit us, thanks to a few big game announcements over the course of the past week.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich gives us his thoughts on Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Jack discovered that Disco Dodgeball Remix does exactly as it says on the tin, I play a game I can't talk about until next week, and we speculate about Fallout 76 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 121

TrueAchievements — Fri, 25 May 2018 14:42:48 +0000

Welcome to the 121st episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Another long weekend is almost upon us, but before Rich heads off to watch CHVRCHES, we sat down to discuss what we've been playing this week and discuss and discuss all of the hottest Xbox news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich and I chat about our early impressions of State of Decay 2, Jack picks Trailblazers as his highlight of this week's ID streams and we weigh in with our opinions on the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4and Battlefield V reveals. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 120

TrueAchievements — Fri, 18 May 2018 11:04:01 +0000

Welcome to the 120th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! We recorded this week's episode a day early as Rich, Jack and Ollie are all recovering today after spending yesterday at the Great Escape Festival. Unfortunately, that means we missed the chance to talk about all the things revealed in yesterday's Black Ops 4 reveal, but it does mean that you get a super early upload, ready for the commute home later day.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below about anything we discuss in the show), Rich reached 200,000 Gamerscore last weekend and chats about his stream, we talk about the latest easy Xbox completion in the shape of InkSplosion (only two of us have completed it though), Jack gives us his impressions of Descenders, I finally manage to complete Mutant Football League, and we discuss the crazy trailers that dropped for RAGE 2. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 119

TrueAchievements — Fri, 11 May 2018 15:04:59 +0000

Welcome to the 119th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Thankfully, Rich is feeling "super-top-notch" this week, so he was able to join Jack and I to chat about what we've been playing this week and discuss and discuss all of the hottest Xbox news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack gives us impressions of Conan Exiles, I talk about how to complete it in 35 minutes, Rich reminisces about Battlezone Gold Edition and we start to think about next month's E3. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 118

TrueAchievements — Fri, 04 May 2018 14:29:29 +0000

Welcome to the 118th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Unfortunately, Rich was unable to record this week due to a vicious case of man-flu, but on the upside, it did mean that Ollie could join Jack and I to explain why he was screaming during Tuesday's Mixer stream. Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too stream

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Ollie tries to figure out what is going on in Agatha Knife, Jack gives us his impressions of Emily Wants to Play Too, I continue the location grind in Assassin's Creed Origins, and we share our thought on the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 117

TrueAchievements — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:42:57 +0000

Welcome to the 117th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Another busy week at TGN towers is coming to an end, but before we head off for the weekend, Rich, Jack and I got together for a cosy chat about all of this week's best new Xbox releases and gaming news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Rich gives us his final verdict of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Jack plays Casey Powell Lacrosse 18 and I, Hope and I spend the week chipping away at some time-consuming achievements. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days, and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 116

TrueAchievements — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:33:27 +0000

Welcome to the 116th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! The sun is shining and it's the start of the weekend, but before we rush off to fire up our barbecues and head to the beer garden, Rich, Jack and I sat down to talk about this week's best new Xbox releases and gaming news.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we all give our early impressions of the BAFTA-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, I throw shovels at people in Far Cry 5, Rich fumes about Quantic Pinball Babylon 2055 Pinball, Jack describes The Adventure Pals as incredible and we chat about this week's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 rumours. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 115

TrueAchievements — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:33:42 +0000

Welcome to the 115th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! With Jack and Rich exiting GTASC last week and Treezy and I being eliminated on Wednesday, we've all been suffering from a bit of GTASC fatigue. Fortunately for you, however, we still have a few of this week's new releases to chat about from our Mixer streams.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Jack played nothing, I completed Riptide GP: Renegade and Rich gives us his impressions of Extinction, Robocraft Infinityand Dangun Feveron. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 114

TrueAchievements — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:58:39 +0000

Welcome to the 114th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Two of our hosts crashed out of this year's GTASC on Wednesday, but one still remains!

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), Rich still loves Far Cry 5but did take a day away from playing it to attend an ID@Xbox showcase event, Jack astounds us with his baseball knowledge and I play the final episode of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 113

TrueAchievements — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:30:00 +0000

Welcome to the 113th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Despite Rich's hangover and the long weekend fast approaching, we got together a day early to make sure you get your regular Friday fix of TA and Xbox chatter. That's right, two podcasts in one week. What a time to be alive.

On this week's show, Rich finally gets to talk about his love for Far Cry 5, Jack and I give our impressions of A Way Out and we talk some more about Sea of Thieves' first week of release. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

The History of TrueAchievements

TrueAchievements — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:57:46 +0000

Welcome to a very special episode of the TrueAchievements podcast, where for one show only, we switch the focus from the games that we've been playing and the news that's been breaking over the past week and instead celebrate a decade of TA with a trip down memory lane.

From the initial concept way back in 2008 through to the huge site that TrueAchievements is today serving millions of unique users and page views per month, Rich reflects on what it's taken to build, maintain and grow TA over the past 10 years.

With almost two hours of chat covering the highs, lows, challenges and rewards that running TA brings, this one episode of the podcast that any fan of the site really shouldn't miss.

TrueAchievements Episode 112

TrueAchievements — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:46:16 +0000

Welcome to the 112th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! The history of TrueAchievements podcast is coming, we promise, but while you wait for that, here's your regular weekly helping of news and gossip from the world of TA and Xbox.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we fix some unobtainable achievements, we set sail with Sea of Thieves, Rich checks out Tesla vs Lovecraft, I finished Quantum Break and One Eyed Kutkh, and Jack talks aboutSurviving Mars and VALA: Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 111

TrueAchievements — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:23:53 +0000

Welcome to the 111th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! It's been an extremely busy week at TGN with all of our 10th birthday celebrations. If you're tuning in hoping to hear the promised special edition of the podcast where we discuss the history, present and future of the site, you'll have to wait a couple of days longer, but rather than leaving you without your regular TA fix, we decided to record a normal episode.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment in the thread below to enter), we've all jumped into the TA birthday challenge and played far more games than we have time to talk about, Rich has been checking out Burnout Paradise Remastered, Jack got confused with NORTH, and I stayed up far too late attempting to fix roads in Cities: Skylines. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 110

TrueAchievements — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:59:51 +0000

Welcome to the 110th episode of the TrueAchievements podcast! Sorry for the late upload of this episode, but with all the excitement and planning needed for our 10th Birthday celebrations for next week, and the start of our latest community challenge we ended up recording a little bit later than we usually do.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment below about your experience on TrueAchievements), Rich tells us why he almost requested a refund for Gravel, Jack completes three games and checks out Deep Rock Galactic, I start polishing off some of the games from last year's Bean Dive, we talk about all of this week's big game announcements, and Rich shares some details about next week's birthday celebration. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 109

TrueAchievements — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:04:55 +0000

Welcome to episode 109 of the TrueAchievements podcast! The UK maybe be suffering from the consequences of the Beast from the East, but Rich, Jack and I braved the cold for a cosy chat about this week's biggest announcements from the world of Xbox.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Rich tried to figure out what was going on in Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 and played Microsoft Mahjong (Win 10) on a train to stay in this year's GTASC, Jack checks out Claybook, and grab another quick completion in the shape of The Station. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at everything we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 108

TrueAchievements — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:03:07 +0000

Welcome to episode 108 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Where this week, Rich, Jack and I all completed a game to make it through to another week of GTASC.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Rich is back after a two-week absence to talk about Planet of the Eyes, Jack finished Clicker Heroes, I completed FIFA 18, and we take a slow tour of Ancient Eygpt in Assassin's Creed Origins' "Discovery Tour". We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 107

TrueAchievements — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:17:59 +0000

Welcome to episode 107 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unavailable to record again this week, but we enlisted the help of Ollie, who is the latest addition to the TGN development team.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment based on one of this week's questions to enter), Jack talks about the joys of playing two versions of Murdered: Soul Suspect at the same time, Ollie gets confused by Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition and I step into the octagon to check out EA SPORTS UFC 3. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 106

TrueAchievements — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:23:45 +0000

Welcome to episode 106 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich moved house this week, so he was still busy trying to find his PC from the mountain of boxes scattered around his new home when we recorded, but as is now customary, Mark jumped into the hot seat to fill in.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter), Jack continues his streak of completing games, I check out Rememoried, Mark gives us his thoughts on Split/Second and we all try to figure out what is going on in Asemblance. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 105

TrueAchievements — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:23:23 +0000

Welcome to episode 105 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter), Rich completes a game, we give you our impressions of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Jack plays The Surge and we discuss the potential reasons behind the delay of Red Dead Redemption 2. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, chat about our ID@Xbox streams, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including the question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 104

TrueAchievements — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:12:52 +0000

Welcome to episode 104 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter, although you'll have to listen to the show to find out what we'd like you to comment about), we give you our impressions of the Sea of Thieves closed beta, Jack talks about this week's ID@Xbox streams on Mixer, Rich continues his quest to complete Assassin's Creed Origins, I chat about Mutant Football League and we give our take on this week's big announcement that all future Microsoft titles will release into Xbox Game Pass. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions.

TrueAchievements Episode 103

TrueAchievements — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:04:19 +0000

Welcome to episode 103 of the TrueAchievements podcast. On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code of your choosing from our giveaway sack (leave us a comment to enter, although you'll have to listen to the show to find out what we'd like you to comment about), Rich is back and he is getting excited about cardboard toys, Jack plays another Japanese version of a game, I check out Jump, Step, Step, we surprisingly all make it through week one of this year's GTASCand we get to talk some more about the Fable 4 rumours. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 7 days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next seven days and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 102

TrueAchievements — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:49:35 +0000

Welcome to episode 102 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, Rich was out of the office "working" when we sat down to record, so once again Jack and I recruited the help of Mark to discuss this week's news announcements and answer your questions.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Forza Horizon 3, which will be Xbox One X Enhanced on Monday, courtesy of our friends at Playground Games (just leave us a comment below if you want to enter). Mark tells us why he won't play L.A. Noire on the bus, Jack spends some more time with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I got the chance to check out the new 1000DaysWasted: Drum & Bass Pack for Aaero and we take a look at how we're getting on in GTASC 2018. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 7 days, take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next couple of months and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 101

TrueAchievements — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:36:49 +0000

Happy New Year and welcome to episode 101 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Our first show of 2018 is a little shorter than usual due to the lack of news and new releases this week, but for once we've all been playing lots of games over the holiday break.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code from our giveaway sack (just leave us a comment below if you want to enter), Rich bemoans the death of the Kinect adapter, Jack talks about his time with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, I hit 300,000 Gamerscore and we update you on our 12 Days of Christmas challenge progress. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past 14 days and take a brief look at the games coming our way over the next couple of months.

Links:

12 Days of Christmas Challenge Stats Roundup
Xbox One Kinect Adapter Discontinued
Microsoft Offers Refunds for Marvel Heroes Omega DLC
TA Playlist for January 2018 is Live with Hitman
HRX 2018: Battle Royale Mode, Team Deathmatch and More Announced for Paladins
Call of Duty WWII Upcoming Double XP Event Starts Tomorrow

TrueAchievements Episode 100 - End of Year Review

TrueAchievements — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:12:09 +0000

Welcome to episode 100 of the TrueAchievements podcast. For the final episode of 2017, Rich, Jackand I are once again joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, as we take a look back at all the biggest news stories, site announcements and games from the past 12 months, as well as taking a look at what's to come in 2017.

Thanks for listening, sending in questions and providing feedback on the show throughout the past year. We'll see you in 2018.

To finish off the year and to celebrate our 100th show, we're giving you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Madden NFL 18, Gears of War 4, ReCore: Definitive Edition and/or Hello Neighbor. To enter, please include the title of the game(s) you wish to win in the comments on our podcast news story. Winners will be picked on January 2nd.

TrueAchievements Episode 99

TrueAchievements — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:30:00 +0000

Welcome to episode 99 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we've all been hunting through our pile of shame to make more progress in the amazingly fun 12 Days of Christmas challenge. From Gun to Call of Duty: WWII and Clicker Heroes to Assassin's Creed Origins, we've played more games than there is time to talk about them, and none of us has completed the challenge yet.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Hello Neighbor, we update you on our 12 Days of Christmas challenge progress (including Jack who had a busy weekend of gaming), we talk about the lack of achievements in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the currently running World of Tanks Xbox One X giveaway, Destiny 2 fixing unobtainable achievements and the Bad Comany 3 rumours. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 98

TrueAchievements — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:24:28 +0000

After taking last week off due to the late posting of episode 97, Jack being off last Friday and Rich being up to his eyeballs in code, we're back for episode 98 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we've been busy unlocking achievements (planning in Jack's case) for the ongoing 12 Days of Christmas challenge.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for SOMA, we talk about the random selection of games that Rich and I have been using to make progress through the early stages of the 12 days of Christmas challenge, why I caved in and bought The Walking Dead Collection - The Telltale Series, why Jack has finally put down Clicker Heroes (we'll see for how long), Rich returns to Titanfall 2 and we debate which games would be suitable to play on the toilet. We also discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 97

TrueAchievements — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:13:35 +0000

Welcome to episode 97 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Sorry in advance of the extremely delayed posting of this week's (last week's) show. We recorded as we normally do on Friday morning, but had some issues with the audio that meant we couldn't edit it properly until today.

On this show, Rich talks about our new community challenge, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Crypt of the NecroDancer, Rich plays Disneyland Adventures, I got every possible decision wrong in episode three of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series, Jack is back on Clicker Heroes, and we talk some more about Call of Duty: WWII and Forza Motorsport 7. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 96

TrueAchievements — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:35:34 +0000

Welcome to episode 96 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, for another longer than normal podcast where we cover all of this week's hottest news topics and share our thoughts on some of the games we've been playing.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for The Culling, we get stuck into the Star Wars Battlefront II loot box and multiplayer progression controversy, Mark gives us his thoughts on Call of Duty: WWII and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Rich talks about his why this past month or so has been an amazing time for TA, and I drool some more over Forza Motorsport 7's graphics. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 95

TrueAchievements — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:54:06 +0000

Welcome to episode 95 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week sat down for a little longer than normal to discuss our impressions of the newly released Xbox One X, some big new games, and all the Xbox related news from the past week.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Tricky Towers, Rich rants about the lack of a Kinect adaptor for the Xbox One X and what's stopping him from playing Need for Speed Payback Achievements, we talk a length about Call of Duty: WWII and how much of a visual boost the "the world's most powerful console" gives the game, I rave about how stunning Forza Motorsport 7 is with HDR, and we chat about yesterday's announcement that Respawn have been purchased by EA. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss the rest of this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 94

TrueAchievements — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:09:24 +0000

Welcome to episode 94 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were delighted to be joined by the podcasting legend, the man with the million, Rand al Thor 19, who kindly took some time out to discuss the best of the past week's Xbox related news, more AAA games than I can fit in the story title, and the Xbox One X.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for AER - Memories of Old, Rich talks about his time with the Xbox One X and our review, I explain why Assassin's Creed Origins is one of my favourite games in the series and what's different about Call of Duty: WWII's campaign and Rand tells us about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and convinces Rich to buy it straight after the podcast ended. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 93

TrueAchievements — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:42:49 +0000

Apologies for the late posting of this week's podcast. We were hoping to bring a guest on to the show to replace Jack who is currently away on holiday. Unfortunately, our times didn't align and we ended up recorded much later than we usually do. That's the bad news. The good news is that we've still got an action-packed show that is full of Xbox One X talk, a host of news announcements from Microsoft to dissect and new some big new games to discuss.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator, Rich talks about our Xbox One X and media pack unboxing and some of our planned review coverage, we give you our early impressions of Assassin's Creed Origins, and I explain why I'm loving Life Is Strange: Before The Storm so far. We also discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 92

TrueAchievements — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:03:10 +0000

Welcome to episode 92 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is away on holiday this week, so it was down to Jack and me to hold the fort and bring you all of the latest news and info from the wonderful world of TA.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for Eekeemoo Splinters of the Dark Shard, Jack tells us why he was pleasantly surprised by theHunter: Call of the Wild, I finally got around to playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we have a chat about 'rare' achievements and we take a look at all of the Halo information that dropped over the past couple of days. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 91

TrueAchievements — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:59:27 +0000

Welcome to episode 91 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We're back with another show that filled with the latest chat about the past week's new releases and gaming news, and the best bit is, you don't need to open any loot boxes to hear the full show.

On this show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One code for a recently released arcade racer called Race Arcade, Jack and Rich check out the Star Wars Battlefront II beta, Rich gives us his early impressions of Middle-earth: Shadow of War, I spend the week grinding for shiny Destiny 2 armour, Jack fights a "poo monster" and we share some of our thoughts on this week's hot topic of loot boxes in gaming. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 90

TrueAchievements — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:31:52 +0000

Welcome to episode 90 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, we're back up to our full complement of regular hosts, and we've got a lot to talk about, so you can expect a longer podcast than last week. You can also help us decide if Rich is a monster for leaving the stickers on game cases. Let us know if the comments if you are #TeamBoxSticker or #TeamNoBoxSticker.

On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Zombie Vikings, I give you my impressions of FIFA 18 and Destiny 2, Rich and Jack get behind the wheel of Forza Motorsport 7 and we can finally say that we've played Cuphead after covering news about the game for what feels like forever. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 89

TrueAchievements — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:07:53 +0000

Welcome to episode 89 of the TrueAchievements podcast. I wasn't around to record this week's show, but thankfully, Rich and Jack got together to discuss all of this week's news from around the world of TA.

On this show, Rich checked out FIFA 18 on EA Access and hit level 20 on Destiny 2, and Jack gives you his impressions of Bloody Zombies and DreamBreak. They also give you their thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what they've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.

TrueAchievements Episode 88

TrueAchievements — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:16:55 +0000

Welcome to episode 88 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We recorded this week's show a day early due to Rich heading off to EGX, but even on a short week, we've got loads to talk about. So sit back, relax and grab your beverage of choice while you listen to us talk about all of the hottest news from TGN.

On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Pix the Cat, we talk some more about Destiny 2, Rich is finally able to talk about his hands-on playing time with Forza Motorsport 7 and Sea of Thieves at a recent Xbox event, and our True IDatXbox account finally managed to earn the full 1,000 Gamerscore in another game. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 87

TrueAchievements — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:47:45 +0000

Welcome to episode 87 of the TrueAchievements podcast. We've had an exciting and busy week at TGN towers. We've played some newly released games, announced UHH 3, designed some new merch, had a visit from Wargaming who develop World of Tanks, we revealed the Forza Motorsport 7achievement list, and thanks to the magic of editing, you won't even know that Rich did some other things that we can't talk about until next week.

On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Cyber Complex, Rich gives us his thoughts on Destiny 2, Jack completed LEGO Batman (JP), and I've been busy playing Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 86

TrueAchievements — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:45:27 +0000

Welcome to episode 86 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Some technical issues stopped us from uploading the show yesterday, but as the saying goes, it's better late than never.

On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for Star Balls, Rich explains why he decided to play Battlefield 1 instead of Destiny 2, Jack shares his experience with ARK: Survival Evolved online, I talk some more about Madden NFL 18, and we give our thoughts on this past week's surprising announcement of a remastered L.A. Noire. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 85

TrueAchievements — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:37:48 +0000

Welcome to episode 85 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unable to join us today as he was at the Xbox showcase filling a SSD card with lots of Xbox One X gameplay. We didn't want to leave our listeners hanging, so Jack and I are here to go through all of the past week's Xbox related news and info.

On this show, we give you the chance to win a code for 8DAYS, Jack talks about his time with of ARK: Survival Evolved and a week filled with playing some older titles that he's pulled from his backlog, and I played Madden NFL 18, finished the third episode of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, cleared up some of the final achievements in Agents of Mayhem, and give my impressions on the first episode of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

Gamescom 2017 Part Two

TrueAchievements — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:00:43 +0000

On Wednesday and Thursday of this year's Gamescom, we had a schedule completely filled with appointments for developer sessions and hands-on gameplay. From previously unannounced indie games through to some of this holiday's most anticipated titles from gaming's largest publishers, we were there to share our opinions on what we saw.

Games discussed on this episode: Pure Farming 2018, God's Trigger, Bombing Busters Achievements, World of Tanks Achievements, Call of Duty: WWII, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, Gravel, Project CARS 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, The Evil Within 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Destiny 2, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Wreckfest, ARK: Survival Evolved Achievements, Life Is Strange: Before The Storm, The Crew 2, Biomutant, Black Mirror and Need for Speed Payback.

Gamescom 2017 Part One

TrueAchievements — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:56:42 +0000

We are in at the world's largest video game event - Gamescom 2017!

We've been to all of the showcases and played all of the biggest games - hear our thoughts on:

Star Wars Battlefront 2, Assassins Creed Origins, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Forza Motorsport 7, Need for Speed Payback, and many, many more games! Plus we give our impressions of the Xbox One X....

TrueAchievements Episode 84

TrueAchievements — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:13:47 +0000

Welcome to episode 84 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich was unfortunately too busy going through admin type things to record this morning, but have no fear as Jack and I are here to bring you this week's show.

On this episode, we give you the chance to win a code for Tokyo 42, we discuss the planned changes to the Gamerscore system that Mike Ybarra mentioned on the Xbox Two Podcast, we share out thoughts on Crackdown 3's delay, Jack tries out his best your momma jokes in Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator, and I've been busy killing lots of bad guys in Agents of Mayhem. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

As a reminder, Rich and I will be in Germany next week for Gamescom, so there will be no normal TA Podcast next Friday. The good news is we'll be recording a couple of shows while we are there to discuss all of the developer sessions we're booking in for.

TrueAchievements Episode 83

TrueAchievements — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:58:32 +0000

Welcome to episode 83 of the TrueAchievements podcast. This week, Rich, Jack and I were joined by a very loud wood pigeon (Rich thought it was an owl), but we managed to soldier on like the professionals that we are in order to bring you all of this past week news, achievements lists and gaming chatter.

On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Wick, discuss the new Xbox One dashboard, Rich and Jack got their groove on in Conga Master, and I've managed to squeeze in the first episode of Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series and stay alive in Leap Frog. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 82

TrueAchievements — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:12:33 +0000

Welcome to episode 81 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's been another hectic week. Rich and Jack have moved office, we've been busy preparing for Gamescom by making lots of appointments for some of the biggest games that will be coming our way later this year, and this year's Leap Frogcontest is now underway, so there plenty of stuff to talk even if we've not had a great deal of time to play new games.

On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Verdun, Rich has been collecting "poo gems" in Slime Rancher, Jack's been base building and fighting off zombie hordes in Fortnite, and I've been keeping my score ticking over with interesting but slightly flawed Late Shift. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 81

TrueAchievements — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:49:10 +0000

Welcome to episode 81 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's been ages since Rich, Jack and I were all able to record a podcast together, but now that everyone's holidays are over and no one is coughing up a lung we're finally able to get back into the swing of things.

On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Rich gets frustrated playing DeadCore, Jack gives us his thoughts on Gigantic, I play more Cars 3: Driven to Win, and we go data mining again to find the previously announced Xbox One version of the The Sims 4. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 80

TrueAchievements — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:03:15 +0000

Welcome to episode 80 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Jack is still on his holidays this week, but it isn't all bad news, as Rich's cough has finally eased off just enough for him to speak in full sentences again, which means the main man is back to resume his regular hosting duties and ensure that this episode is published in a more timely manner than the last one.

On this episode, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Deformers, Rich gives us his early impressions of Gigantic, I check out Cars 3: Driven to Win, and we discuss the craziness of attempting to earn 40K Gamerscore in 24 hours. We also give you our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 79

TrueAchievements — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:01:10 +0000

Welcome to episode 79 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Sorry for the late posting of this episode. Unfortunately, Rich was unwell on Friday when we were scheduled to record, so we had to do some last minute adjustments to get Will to fill in and record later than originally planned. Better late than never!

On this episode, we give you the chance to win a download code for Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan, Will plays Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two and gives us his impressions of the first episode, I started the road to recovery from this year's Bean Dive by completing Refunct and Air Guitar Warrior Gamepad Edition, and we take a look at our exclusive achievement reveal for Agents of Mayhem. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 78

TrueAchievements — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:15:26 +0000

Welcome to episode 78 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is still away, so this week Jack and I were once again joined by the tag team double act of Will and Treezy to discuss all of this week's hottest topics from the crazy world of TA.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Everspace, Jack gives us his early impressions of Micro Machines World Series, Will checks out Ghost of a Tale and Marvel Heroes Omega Achievements, Treezy bullies us all into buying "all" the DLC for Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, I go Artifex Mundi mad for this year's Bean Dive, and we talk about the surprise news that we have a new Gamerscore Leader. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's biggest news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 77

TrueAchievements — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:28:51 +0000

Welcome to episode 77 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Rich is away sunning himself on his holidays for the next couple of episodes, so we've once again enlisted the help of Will and Ash to make up the numbers share their opinions on all the news, updates and new releases from the past seven days.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Unit 4, Ash gives us his early thoughts of The Surge, Will tells us about his early preview of Aven Colony, Jack gives us his impressions of AereA (but forgets to play any games on his own Gamertag again), I deliberately hold off on playing any new games due to this year's Bean Dive kicking off tomorrow, and we all react to shock announcement that getting a standalone release. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's streams, discuss this week's news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 76

TrueAchievements — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:17:53 +0000

Welcome to episode 76 of the TrueAchievements podcast. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't able to join us to record today's show, but thankfully we were able to find a worthy co-host in the shape of Will.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Save the Ninja Clan, Jack gives us his impressions of Chess Ultra and Air Guitar Warrior Gamepad Edition, Will and I discuss breeding strategies for Zoo Tycoon, and we talk about another MixPot game that was kindly gifted to us for watching the Xbox E3 conference on Mixer. We also give you our thoughts on the rest of this week's streams, discuss this week's news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 75

TrueAchievements — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:42:57 +0000

Welcome to episode 75 of the TrueAchievements podcast. E3 has been and gone, but there was still some announcements that were revealed after the main conferences for us to discuss, games to be played, and your questions to be answered.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Momonga Pinball Adventures, Rich gives us his thoughts on DiRT 4 after he's spent a week with the game, I finally found an achievement beginning with X so that I could complete the Alphabet Challenge (Jack still hasn't even started), and we check out one of the free MixPot games that were gifted for watching the Xbox E3 conference on Mixer. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's post-E3 news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements E3 2017 Special

TrueAchievements — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:13:07 +0000

It's been a crazy few days of E3, and rather than trying to remember all of the big announcements from the EA, Bethesda, Xbox, Ubisoft and PlayStation press conferences in one go, Rich, Jack and I decided to get together after each while everything was fresh in our minds. The result is our E3 2017 special podcast, which covers everything from the Madden marching band that opened EA Play through to the brilliant looking Spider-Man that closed Sony's show.

If you want to check out any of the trailers we mention during the show, head over to our E3 hubwhere you can find all of our extensive coverage.

TrueAchievements Episode 73

TrueAchievements — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:42:53 +0000

Welcome to episode 73 of the TrueAchievements podcast. It's our Pre3 special, which means we get wildly speculate about everything from the price of Project Scorpio to which company will be deemed as this year's "winner".

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Black & White Bushido, Rich gives us his early impressions of DiRT 4, I play the final episode of The Walking Dead - A New Frontier, and we rejoice at one of this week's new ID@Xbox game, Refunct, which merges all of my favourite things: cheap, easy Gamerscore and a quick completion. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.

TrueAchievements Episode 72

TrueAchievements — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:57:15 +0000

Welcome to episode 72 of the covfefe TrueAchievements podcast. Monday was a bank holiday, so it's been another short week, but we've still got plenty to talk about thanks to the games we've been streaming on Mixer, the new community Alphabet Challenge, and a few big news announcements.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Punch Club, despair at the news of another game delay, rejoice at the fixing of previously unobtainable achievements, and speculate about what we might see at this year's E3. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days and look at the games coming our way next week.

TrueAchievements Episode 71

TrueAchievements — Fri, 26 May 2017 18:34:03 +0000

Welcome to episode 71 of the TrueAchievements podcast. With Rich out of the office, this week's show sees the long awaited return of Ash who is now available again after he stopped playing The Division during every waking hour. We were also joined by Will who is one-third of the TA Playlist podcast and a regular contributor to our first impressions videos.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win a download code for Death Squared, discuss the potential benefits of Xbox Game Pass, shed a tiny tear over the delay of Red Dead Redemption 2, get excited about the recent Far Cry 5 trailers and key art, and check out June's Games with Gold titles. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

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TA Playlist Game for June 2017 Announced
June's Games with Gold Titles Announced
Red Dead Redemption 2 Delayed To Spring 2018
Fallout 4 Free Weekend On Xbox Live
Get Even Delayed Out of Respect For Recent Manchester Victims
Far Cry 5 Invites You to The Last Supper in New Key Art Image
Overwatch's Anniversary Celebration Commences
Assassin's Creed III, ilomilo, Shinobi and More Now Backward Compatible

TrueAchievements Episode 70

TrueAchievements — Sat, 20 May 2017 22:56:58 +0000

Sorry for the late posting of this week's podcast. As we mentioned on last week's show, Rich and Jack were off galavanting around Brighton on Thursday which meant some sore heads wouldn't work with our usual recording schedule. Thankfully, after cancelling the show for the week completely, Jack had recovered enough for us to put something together late last night, and now here we are.

On this week's show, we get another scoop by revealing some details for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018before the game was officially announced. We give away an Xbox One download code for Kill The Bad Guy, we discuss yesterday's Destiny 2 gameplay reveal, Jack gives us his impressions of Neverwinter, and I get excited with the news that a new Life Is Strange game is in development. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, and look at the games coming our way next week.

TrueAchievements Episode 69

TrueAchievements — Fri, 12 May 2017 15:52:05 +0000

Welcome to episode 69 (yes we laughed at the episode number too) of the TrueAchievements Podcast! After bowing out of this year's GTASC on Sunday, we've had the chance to play some really good games instead of worrying about Gamerscore, so you can listen safely in the knowledge that this week's show is an ACA NEOGEO free zone.

On this week's show, we get the scoop on Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition and some new Anniversary Loot Boxes that brought in a crazy number of new site visitors, we give away an Xbox One download code for AQUA KITTY UDX: Xbox One Ultra Edition, we wax lyrical over the new "Hot Wheels" expansion in Forza Horizon 3, Jack shares his in-depth knowledge of all things sports related by giving us his impressions of NBA Playgrounds and Rich braves his hangover and the disappointment of breaking his new phone to dig out a special sound effect for out 69th episode. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 68

TrueAchievements — Fri, 05 May 2017 16:25:12 +0000

Welcome to episode 68 of the TrueAchievements podcast! This week we've all taken a step back from playing games for easy Gamerscore after reaching our goal of making it into the final 100 teams in this year's GTASC. Thankfully, Rich and Jack have been busy streaming ID@Xbox games on Beam, so there is still a lot to talk about.

On this week's show, we give away an Xbox One download code for Vaccine, Jack provides us with an in-depth review of his time with Prey, I played another ACA NEOGEO game (this time it really is the last one I'm playing) and Rich proves he has no friends by playing Use Your Words on multiple devices at once. We also give you our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, discuss this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 67

TrueAchievements — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:02:04 +0000

Welcome to episode 67 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were plagued by technical issues which resulted in our Editorial Manager, Mark, unfortunately dropping connection very early on and his insightful audio being lost in the forever, leaving the rest of us to soldier on regardless.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Anoxemia, give our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, go through all of this week's big news announcements including the new "Hot Wheels" expansion for Forza Horizon 3 and the juicy details from the CoD: WWII reveal, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 66

TrueAchievements — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:52:36 +0000

Welcome to episode 66 of the TrueAchievements podcast, where this week we were joined by ID@Xbox Director, Chris Charla, to celebrate the 500th game release through the program, find out more info about the recently announced Xbox LIVE Creators Program and a little bit about his gaming past.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for R.B.I. Baseball 17, give our thoughts on the past week's ID@Xbox streams, we go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 65

TrueAchievements — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:10:32 +0000

It's been another busy week. We've been partnered with Beam, announced the brand new Easter Egg Hunt community event, started taking applications for the newshound team and begun preparation for a special ID@Xbox celebration next week, but even with lots to do and a short week, we're back for episode 65 of the TrueAchievements Podcast.

On this week's show, we discuss the Xbox's new self-service refunds, last Friday's epic stream where we were partnered on Beam and gave away almost 50 codes, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic and Jack shares his early impression of Yooka-Laylee and all of the other ID@Xbox streams from the past week. We also go through all of this week's big news announcement, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 64

TrueAchievements — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 18:02:12 +0000

Welcome to episode 64 of the TrueAchievements Podcast, where this week we are joined by special guest, Ross Miller, from the Xbox One subreddit's Party Chat Podcast to talk about this week's exciting Project Scorpio spec reveal.

On this week's show, we discuss all of this week's our new Beam partnership, I give my early impressions of LEGO CITY Undercover and Rich and Jack talk about their experience with Air Guitar Warrior for Kinect and their other ID@Xbox streams from the past week. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions, including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 63

TrueAchievements — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:00:28 +0000

It's been a very busy week at TGN Towers, but thankfully Rich and Jack took a well-earned break from coding site leaderboards and Multi-Genre's, and I forced myself off my sick bed (man flu ) to record episode 63 of the TrueAchievements Podcast.

On this week's show, we discuss all of this week's Destiny and Destiny 2 news, we give you the chance to win a download code for Ghost Blade HD, I share my thoughts on Episode 3 of The Walking Dead - A New Frontier, Jack starts another version of Minecraft, Rich tries Evolve which is currently available with Games with Gold, and we talk about this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 62

TrueAchievements — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:21:05 +0000

Welcome to episode 62 of the TrueAchievements podcast! Unfortunately, Rich was away at the time of recording, so Jack and I stepped up our game with recording and hosting duties and invited the now semi-regular host, Mark, to come on and talk about this week's big stories and new game releases.

On this week's show, we discuss the first month of TA Playlist, spending money on Clicker Heroes(guilty as charged), and Mark shares his early thoughts on Mass Effect: Andromeda, we give you the chance to win a download code for Vertical Drop Heroes HD and talk about this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 61

TrueAchievements — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:44:51 +0000

Welcome to episode 61 of the TrueAchievements Podcast! This week, Rich, Jack and I were once again joined by our Editorial Manager, Mark, to talk discuss all the latest from the world of Xbox and TA.

On this week's show, Mark tells us more about our brand new monthly community event called TA Playlist, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is getting a little bit monotonous, Rich jumps into the EA Access trial of Mass Effect: Andromeda Achievements, we give you the chance to win a download code for Friday Night Bullet Arena, and we give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

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TrueAchievements Episode 60

TrueAchievements — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:43:26 +0000

It's been another packed week for new games (I feel like this is the case every week now), and we've been busy trying to play and stream as many of them as possible.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Wells by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon, we share our initial thoughts on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Achievements and LEGO Worlds Achievements, wax lyrical over the new Middle-earth: Shadow of War trailer that dropped yesterday, and give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing over the past seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 59

TrueAchievements — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:44:31 +0000

Welcome to episode 59 of the TrueAchievements Podcast, where we were this week joined by Windows Central's resident Xbox expert, Jez Corden, who kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss all of this week's news surrounding Xbox Game Pass, Project Scorpio and his thoughts on Torment: Tides of Numenera Achievements which he recently reviewed.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Riptide GP: Renegade by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon and we give you the low-down on this week's ID@Xbox releases. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing during the last seven days, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 58

TrueAchievements — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:19:00 +0000

It's been another busy week here at TA towers, so we've enlisted the help of our Editorial Manager, Mark, to help us go through all of this week's games, news and listener questions.

On this week's show, we give you the chance to win an Xbox One download code for Subterrain by listening for our inconspicuous contest claxon, we talk some more about For Honor, Rich finally tries ReCore, we give you the low-down on this week's ID@@Xbox releases and three of us play Polychromatic to deliberately mess up our nicely rounded GamerScores. We also go through all of this week's big news announcements, take a look at what we've been playing, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 57

TrueAchievements — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:22:56 +0000

We've had another busy week streaming the latest ID@Xbox releases on our Beam channel, but we've also had some triple AAA goodness to sink our teeth into.

On this week's show, we give you a chance to win an Xbox One download code for RWBY: Grimm Eclipse by listening for our new giveaway siren, we check out Sniper Elite 4 and For Honor, Rich finishes another game and Jack visits the Japanese version of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V (JP). We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 56

TrueAchievements — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:26:04 +0000

The big new releases begin next week when For Honor and Sniper Elite 4 hit stores, so we've been keeping ourselves busy with lots of new ID@Xbox releases, the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands beta and delving into our backlogs.

On this week's show, we give you a chance to win an Xbox One download code for The Sun and Moon by listening for our new inconspicuous siren, Jack tells us why he's not a fan of hard cuts to his weapon, we share our thoughts on this week's ID@Xbox streams, we return to the EA Access vault for more Madden and Rich completed a game! We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions including our question of the week.

TrueAchievements Episode 55

TrueAchievements — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 15:25:12 +0000

In a TA podcast first, Jack put aside every version of Bioshock 2 and stopped stacking Batman games to try out the latest iteration in the Resi Evil franchise, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, before anyone else, and we were also joined once again by our Editorial Manager, Mark, who shared his thoughts on the recently remastered Bioshock trilogy, Mafia III and Watch_Dogs 2.

On today's show, Rich shares details on an exciting new site development that should hopefully be going live later today, we share our thoughts on Candleman, the beautifully designed platformer that released this week via the ID@Xbox program, we get a rundown of the games Rich and Jack have streamed over the past week and find out which hipster songs Mark likes to sing in the shower. We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming our way next week, and answer your questions.

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From next week, we'll be giving away two Xbox One download codes per show. One will be awarded to the person who submits the question of week, and entry for the second contest announced in the show.

TrueAchievements Episode 54

TrueAchievements — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:25:50 +0000

It's been another busy week of gaming for the TrueAchievements podcast crew. We've streamed another five ID@Xbox games on our new Beam channel, Rich got hands-on time with an early build of DiRT 4 at yesterday's launch event and we've been earning lots of score to stay in GTASC.

On this show, we talk about the new Xbox update that is available to some Insiders and what that means for snapped achievements and the TrueAchievements app, Rich gets wood in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition and why I've been playing Madden NFL games. We also take a look at the biggest news stories from the past week, look at the games coming next week, and answer your questions.