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In episode 144 of the Xbox Expansion Pass we’re grateful to be joined by Seamus Blackley. Physicist, mathematician, designer and Father of the Original Xbox. This has been a long time coming and as always: enjoy.
The Xbox Expansion Pass (XEP) is a podcast dedicated to interpreting the goings on in the world of video games and analyzing how they impact the Xbox ecosystem. Luke Lohr, the InsipidGhost, plays host and discusses various topics throughout the industry. The guests on the show are meant to help gamers expand their knowledge of the gaming industry.
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0:00 Intro
0:46 Welcome
1:15 Words of Kindness
3:36 Embracer Group Acquisitions
6:38 Dead Island 2
8:48 Introducing Seamus Blackley
10:00 Reflecting on Celebrity
14:51 Emailing Bill Gates & Internal Politics
19:37 Seamus vs 3DO
21:29 From A Home of Abuse
23:39 Life Changing Quote
27:00 Lonely?
34:15 Ethernet to xCloud
40:15 Proving Bill Gates
43:33 Microsoft's Dumb Mistake
46:50 People Taking Credit
51:58 Thoughts on Activision & Bethesda
52:00 Peter Moore & Steve Balmer
54:02 Episode 201 of Unlocked
56:30 Phil Spencer
58:00 Local Compute versus Cloud
1:00:12 Seamus Advice
1:02:00 Now a CEO
1:05:00 Playing Games
1:08:07 Outro
