Xbox No-Showed at The Game Awards, but There’s Good News – Unlocked 720

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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We didn't get any reveals from Xbox at this year's Game Awards, but there's some very good news: we're going to see a lot more from them very soon. We talk all about what Xbox's 2026 Developer Direct might look like, and then discuss our favorite Game Awards reveals. This weeks show is hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, Miranda Sanchez, Michael Higham, and is produced by Nick Maillet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's happening, friends? Welcome to Unlocked IGN's weekly Xbox show. It is episode 720, and we're recording this on December 15th, 2025. A little early this week. I don't know even, I don't even know when we're putting it out this week, so I don't know when you're going to hear this or see it. But the point is,
0:21.6	we're here, and we're going to be here next week as well, at least in terms of this podcast.
0:27.6	We're going to pre-record it very soon.
0:30.6	Yeah, so if you watch, we're in the same office. Please don't judge us.
0:34.7	Yeah. If our clothing looks familiar on the next episode, maybe you'll figure out what we were up to. Anyway, welcome to IGN's Weekly Xbox Show. It's Unlocked. I'm Ryan McCaffrey. Joined at the moment by Miranda Sanchez. Hi, Miranda. Hi. We'll be joined in a bit by Michael Hyam, who's stuck in traffic right now.
0:55.0	The show must go on, Michael.
0:57.0	We soldier forth with how to us.
0:59.0	But no, he will parachute in as soon as he gets back home and logged in.
1:04.0	Real quick, couple housekeeping items here as we get this episode rolling.
1:09.0	Our IGN first right now, wrapping up, high on life two. In fact,
1:13.1	as soon as this is over, I'm going to go play the preview build they sent over to me. And
1:18.0	I'm going to put together a preview for you guys. That's going to be the last thing that
1:20.7	we post for high on life two's coverage this month. So I'm looking forward to playing it.
1:25.8	And hopefully you'll want to check out that preview when it goes up later this week, which whenever that may be when you're hearing
1:32.6	this, but check all that out. Plus, IGN's Best of, all the Best of Everything, best Xbox
1:40.8	game of 2025, best game of the year for 2025, all being rolled out as we record this.
1:48.9	So just make sure to stop on by IGN.com and I'm sure we'll have the winners promoted up there.
1:55.8	Today as we record this, our best Xbox game of 2025 was announced and I'll give you all one guess
2:04.2	as to what won. If you watch the Game Awards, you've probably got a pretty good idea of what
2:10.0	the darling is of 2025. But Miranda, we've got plenty to talk about, about Game Awards.
2:18.3	There was, I thought it was a good show this year.
2:21.3	What did you think of it overall?
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