Official Xbox Magazine

Due to a mixture of deadlines, technical difficulties, and other issues, it's been awhile since we last graced your ears with a KOXM. Fortunately, the show's still alive and well, with a heavy slate of reviews to prove it. We open with OXM EIC Francesca Reyes gushing about Halo 4, before @Gamer's Andy Eddy comes on to chat about Assassin's Creed III and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. After that, GamesRadar's Henry Gilbert stops by to cut a promo on WWE '13 before OXM Executive Editor Corey Cohen and freelancer extraordinaire Cameron Lewis discuss Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Please note that the Warfighter segment suffers from some technical difficulties. If you're unable to hear all of the guests during the segment, you can skip ahead 15 minutes to get to the next part. Personal note from Dave: I apologize for the extreme delay on this one, and I'm definitely planning on getting back into the weekly groove ASAP. In fact, I'm guaranteeing KOXM 314 in a week or less. If I don't... uh... I'll refer to myself as "Pretty Princess" Dave Rudden for the next five episodes. Deal? Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -Awakening, (Halo 4 soundtrack), Neil Davidge. Break 2 - Assassin's Creed III main theme, Lorn Balfe. Break 3 - Flight of the Valkyries, (Daniel Bryan's theme), Richard Wagner and Jim Johnston. Break 4 - Castle of Glass, (Medal of Honor: Warfighter theme), Linkin Park. Break 5 and closer - Hart Attack, (Bret Hart's theme), Jim Johnston, Jimmy Hart, and J.J Maguire

With New York Comic-Con keeping Dave from a microphone, the OXM team has a lot to catch up on. Corey and Alaina stop by to chat about previews from the show and the BioShock Infinite Collector's Edition. After that, the trio dive head-first into reviews, catching up on Dishonored, The Walking Dead: Episode 3, and Dance Central 3, amongst many others. Major Walking Dead spoilers from 27:55 to 37:45. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -Aliens Colonial Marines theme. Break 2 and Closer-Honor for All (Dishonored credits theme), Daniel Licht

This week on KOXM, Dave and Fran chat about Cliff Bleszinski's departure from Epic Games as well as Mass Effect 3's imminent DLC before welcoming on GamesRadar's Henry Gilbert to talk Resident Evil 6 as well as HD-upgraded Sega classics on XBLA. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -Gears of War,  Bodycount. Break 2 -Resident Evil 6 title theme, Resident Evil 6 Soundtrack. Closer- Escape from the City, Sonic Adventure 2 Soundtrack

It's an all-editor edition of KOXM, as all four Official Xbox Magazine editors (Dave, Corey, Alaina, and Fran) talk about the week's biggest news stories and reviews. The team starts by discussing NBA Live 13, the new Achievement-based rewards system, and their hands-on time with Halo 4 before moving onto the week's weird array of reviews -- Dead or Alive 5, Angry Birds Trilogy, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, and The Testament of Sherlock Holmes. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -Halo 4 soundtrack sample,  Courtesy Halo Waypoint. . Break 2 -Nine Lives, Aerosmith. Closer- Rio (8-bit rendition), 8-Bit Renditions (original by Duran Duran

Better late than never, here's episode 309 of KOXM! In this silly episode, Dave, Fran, and @Gamer's Ryan Taljonick convene to chat about TGS' biggest stories and BioWare's next steps, before geeking out on two of September's best games -- Borderlands 2 and Jet Set Radio HD. Slight Mass Effect spoilers from 29:20-35:00! Also, the break and closer songs are the full versions -- Dave couldn't bear to cut any Jet Set Radio songs down. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -Magical Girl, Guitar Vader (Jet Set Radio soundtrack). Closer- Sweet Soul Brother, Hideki Naganuma  (Jet Set Radio soundtrack)

It's a very eclectic week for gaming, as we kick things off with GamesRadar's Sterling McGarvey educating us on Fuse, Insomniac's fantastical co-op shooter formerly known as Overstrike. From there, we tackle a ton of recent reviews, including one of the weirdest Kinect games yet (NBA Baller Beats), a pair of 'kitchen sink sequels' (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Joe Danger 2), and more! Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here or via the KOXM RSS feed.. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break 1 -C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise), Tiësto vs. Diplo featuring Busta Rhymes. Break 2 and Closer - Double Dragon Neon title theme

With PAX keeping the OXM editors apart last week, KOXM returns in full-force with a chatter-packed episode. We start with PAX highlights that range from Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and Halo to the innovative indie games in the works, before moving onto the best releases of the last fortnight -- Mass Effect 3 Leviathan, The Walking Dead Episode 3, and Mark of the Ninja! For those avoiding spoilers, we chat about Leviathan from 32:00-44:30, while Walking Dead talk runs from 44:30 to 1:12:05. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break -Here's to You, Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez. Closer - Mass Effect 3: Leviathan theme

This week on KOXM, Dave welcomes OXM's Managing Editor and resident dance/Kinect fiend Alaina to chat about the peripheral's price drop, as well as it's top title this year -- Dance Central 3. Afterwards, Executive Editor Corey Cohen discusses the week's reviews, including his own verdict on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break - Electric Boogie, Marcia Griffiths. Closer - The Transformers theme

We've got both a barrage and deluge of new games to chat 'bout on this week's KOXM -- @Gamer's Ryan Taljonick chats about Darksiders, OXM EIC Fran Reyes gushes about XBLA indie darling Dust: An Elysian Tail, while Dave heads up discussions on the intriguing open-world game Sleeping Dogs and the much-less-impressive Expendables 2. The trio also chats about Halo 4 and Black Ops 2's multiplayer advancements while touching on the now-crowded February-March 2013 release slate. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Light Up the Night, The Protomen. Break/Closer - Main Theme, Darksiders II

This week on KOXM, Dave kicks off the show by chatting with OXM Editor-in-Chief Francesca Reyes about the next Xbox and Call of Duty's curious multiplayer reveal, before roping in PC Gamer's Evan Lahti to chat about Left 4 Dead 2's Xbox return. Finally Dave closes the show by interviewing XCOM; Enemy Unknown's Lead Designer Jake Solomon about his game's new multiplayer mode. Apologies for the subpar audio on the interview -- we'll do better next time around! Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Main Theme, First Break - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Another Winter, Second Break - Left 4 Dead 2 campaign completion theme, Closer - XCOM UFO Defense ending theme

Official Xbox Magazine Editor-in-Chief Francesca Reyes and GamesRadar's Hollander Cooper join Dave to chat about Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, Mass Effect 3: Leviathan, and their duelin' reviews for Deadlight. The duo then tackle the worst Summer of Arcade games ever in a match of Dave Loves Xbox. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com. Subscribe to KOXM on iTunes here. MUSIC NOTES: Opener - Deadlight Main Theme, First Break - Mass Effect 3: Reaper Chase, Second Break - Beyond Good 8 Evil: Home Sweet Home, Closer - First 'Dave Loves Xbox' Answer.

Game chatter this week takes Dave and Chris to the skies and beyond, as OXM Executive Editor Corey Cohen talks about the Kinect's high-flying entry in the Summer of Arcade, Wrecketeer, while Henry Gilbert of Gamesradar takes the conversation to space for some Dead Space 3 discussion. After a rousing game of DLX, Dave, Henry, and Corey say goodbye to the short-tenured, but much-loved KOXM co-host. Personal note from Dave: I owe a great deal of gratitude to Chris for being a great friend and podcast mentor. Even though I was technically the host, he was instrumental in the show continuing. His guidance and hours of editing on most of our shared episodes kept the show going as I'm unsure that I would have been able to continue KOXM if he wasn't there to help. Thanks to what he taught me, I'm know I'll be able to keep going. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com.

Comic-Con may be over, but you can still listen to a room full of sweaty nerds! On KOXM Episode 301, Dave and Chris welcome a pair of GamesRadar's finest as Henry Gilbert and Lucas Sullivan stop by to talk about the best games of Comic-Con and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Between comics, games, skateboarding, and musical references, there's something for everyone! Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com.

Woohoo! KOXM Episode 300 is here, and we've done brought back the show's longest-running host for a special appearance, as IGN Xbox's Ryan McCaffrey stops by to chat about the new nerd-focused games coming out of Comic-Con as well as the interesting collaborators helping out former Halo developer Bungie and current Halo team 343 Industries. Sandwiched before and after Dave Loves Xbox, fans and former colleagues alike offer their congratulations on the milestone episode. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com.

Dave and Chris welcome another blast from the past to KOXM, as Brett Elston from Capcom-Unity stops by to chat about the recently released Resident Evil 6 demo and this week's EVO Championship Series, touching on other things like Left 4 Dead 2's first Xbox DLC in 20 months, the Xbox 8 rumors, and reviews for Dawnguard and Spider-Man. To close, Brett's predilection for release dates is tested in the latest edition of Dave Loves Xbox. Call our KOXM Voice Mailbox toll-free, anytime and share your Xbox-related thoughts and questions. The number is 1-877-404-1337 extension 696. Send your feedback, trivia, Verdict answers, and Dave Loves Xbox category topics to oxmpodcast@gmail.com