The Expansion Pass

Welcome to The Expansion Pass (XP) — your place for clear, thoughtful discussions on gaming without the console-war noise.

Hosted by Luke Lohr (InsipidGhost) and Captain Logun, XP covers the biggest stories in gaming across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC, and Game Pass through weekly news analysis, in-depth reviews, and long-form developer interviews.

Formerly Xbox Expansion Pass, the show has evolved into a multiplatform gaming podcast while staying rooted in the strategy, ecosystem, and conversations that built it.

With 150+ interviews featuring developers, journalists, and studio leads — from AAA to indie — XP offers a grounded perspective on how games are made, why decisions happen, and where the industry is headed. Guests include creators from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Respawn, id Software, Ninja Theory, Blizzard, Asobo, Remedy, and more.

What You’ll Hear on XP

• Weekly gaming and industry news
• Hands-on previews and spoiler-free reviews
• Interviews with developers, journalists, and industry veterans
• Coverage of Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC, and Game Pass
• Honest analysis grounded in experience and respect for players

Why Listeners Come to XP

• Clear takes
• No console-war noise
• Insightful, professional coverage
• A welcoming gaming community
• Industry-level conversations made accessible

Whether you're here for gaming news, developer insight, or thoughtful commentary on a changing industry, The Expansion Pass (XP) delivers high-quality coverage every week.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Pandora, SiriusXM, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and more.

Subscribe and join the XP community — and enjoy gaming discussions built on clarity, passion, and respect.

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XEP 250: 5 Years of Celebrating Xbox | Reflecting On Xbox One, Series S|X, and Handhelds

#XboxPodcast #PlayStation #xboxhandheld Luke Lohr and Captain Logun reflect on 5 years and 250 episodes of Xbox podcasts. Memories, successes, and disappointments of the podcast and brand discussed. P...

10 Marras 20241h 46min

XEP 249: Black Ops 6 Breaks Records for Xbox AND PlayStation

#XboxPodcast #PlayStation #BlackOps6 Luke Lohr is joined by Jon Clarke, Sikamaniko, of XboxEra.com to discuss the record setting of release by Call of Duty Black Ops 6, controversy surrounding Dragon ...

3 Marras 20241h 19min

XEP 248: Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | Dragon Age Incoming

In this episode of XEP: Luke Lohr and Captain Logun are joined by David Burdette of GamingTrend and xBaconGamNx from The Nerd Chat. We're discussing the launch of Call of Duty Black Ops 6, the impendi...

27 Loka 20241h 55min

XEP 247 | Halo's New Engine & Studio | Xbox Cloud Gaming | Metaphor ReFantazio Reviews

In this episode of XEP: Luke Lohr and Captain Logun sit down to discuss Halo's new studio and engine, the US Court's ruling allowing Xbox to stream and purchase games from anywhere, and Metaphor ReFan...

13 Loka 20241h 26min

XEP Interview: Dead By Daylight | Mathieu Cote

Luke Lohr sits down with Mathieu Cote, Game Director of @DeadbyDaylightBHVR and Head of Partnerships for Behavior Interactive to discuss the success of Dead By Daylight, future franchises and charac...

10 Loka 20241h 6min

XEP 246 | October Is Stacked For Xbox | Ubisoft In Disarray | Shattered Space Reviews

#XboxNews #ShatteredSpace #Ubisoft In this episode of XEP: Luke Lohr and Captain Logun are joined by David Burdette, lead Editor of Gaming Trend, to discuss the packed month of October for Xbox. Lots ...

6 Loka 20241h 48min

XEP 245: Tokyo Game Show | PlayStation State of Play | Game Pass In October

#XboxNews #PlayStationStateOfPlay #TokyoGameShow In this episode of XEP Luke Lohr and Captain Logun discuss the Xbox adjacent news coming out of the PlayStation State of Play and the Tokyo Game Show. ...

29 Syys 20241h 21min

XEP 244: Palworld Lawsuits | Xbox Layoffs | Great Xbox Games Incoming

In this episode of XEP Luke Lohr and Captain Logun welcome Jesse Norris of Xbox Era (‪@XboxEra‬) to chat about the latest layoffs at Xbox, Palworld developers being sued by Nintendo, and the great gam...

22 Syys 20242h 5min