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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Episoder(250)

Xbox Expansion Pass 189: Xbox Is Streaming To Discord | Gamescom Excitement | Taking Chances

#XboxRightToRepair #ExoPrimal #XboxDiscord This week on XEP Captain Logun has mutined against Luke and taken Superpac, aka CJ of Player One Podcast, as a first mate to talk Xbox and Discord making mov...

8 Aug 20231h 24min

XEP Interview: Double Dragon Gaiden | Raymond Teo

#DoubleDragon #Xbox #Interview In this interview Luke Lohr is joined Raymond Teo, solo developer at Secret Base working on Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons. Raymond discusses working out of S...

2 Aug 202332min

Xbox Expansion Pass 188: MAJOR Xbox Win | New Xbox Dashboard | Red Dead Redemption Rumors

#XboxNews #SquareEnix #FinalFantasyXIV In episode 188 Luke Lohr and Captain Logun discuss Xbox’s newfound relationship with Square Enix as the CEOs of both companies appeared on stage to announce Fina...

29 Jul 20231h 25min

Xbox Expansion Pass 187: Xbox Live Gold Dies | Game Pass Core | Diablo IV Patch | Sea of Thieves Expansion

#XboxNews #GamePassCore #XboxLive In episode 187 Luke Lohr and Captain Logun discuss the death of Xbox Live Gold and the birth of Game Pass Core. The two discuss the latest Sea of Thieves expansion, h...

22 Jul 20231h 27min

XEP Interview: Antstream Arcade | Mike Rouse, Studio Head

#AntstreamArcade #Xbox #Interview In this interview Luke Lohr is joined Mike Rouse, Studio Head of Antstream. Antstream is the first third-party cloud gaming service to come to Xbox and boasts over 14...

19 Jul 202343min

Xbox Expansion Pass 186: Microsoft Wins FTC Trial, Activision-Blizzard to Xbox | ID@Xbox Showcase | Major Cloud News

#XboxNews #ActivisionBlizzard #FTC In episode 186 Luke Lohr and Captain Logun are honored to be joined by PTK Blam, host of The Shop Podcast. In this episode we have an incredible amount of news as th...

16 Jul 20231h 29min

XEP Interview: Everspace 2 | Michael Schade, CEO & Co-Founder of Rockfish Games

#Everspace2 #RockfishGames #Interview In this interview Luke Lohr is joined Michael Schade, the CEO and Co-Founder of Rockfish Games to discuss Everspace 2 ahead of its August 15th console release. Sc...

13 Jul 202340min

Xbox Expansion Pass 185: Major Game Pass Updates | Xbox News | ID@Xbox Showcase

#XboxNews #XboxPodcast #ID@Xbox In episode 185 Luke Lohr is joined by Mr. Bad Bit, host of The Trophy Room: A Playstation Podcast. In this episode we have a quieter news week than we expected in the a...

8 Jul 20231h 4min