Now that the Summer Game Fest, as well as the Xbox Showcase, is done, the crew reflects on their favorite reveals and goes hands-on with the Lies of P and Final Fantasy XVI demos. Sadly, there were also some lows as Gamestop fired its CEO, Twitch decided it wanted to screw over streams with revised brand content guidelines, and Gamur laid off faithful and passionate staffers to make way for Skynet. This and more on Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 139. #liesofp #finalfantasyxvi #Twitch #summergamefest #sonicsuperstars Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Final Fantasy XVI and Lies of P Demo Impressio ..read more

On Spectator Mode Podcast episode 137, we talk about the lackluster PlayStation showcase, while Marvelous hosted its own showcase that gave the gamers what they wanted. The Xbox ABK acquisition continues on, but now another country has backed the company, while Relic Entertainment lays off some staff and Gollum releases in such a terrible state that the game is a colossal flop. This and more on this episode of Spectator Mode Podcast. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Thanks for listening! 01:35 - What have we been playing 06:50 - Xbox ABK Deal update 13:03 - Xbox brings its games to another ..read more

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew is asked if and why they drop their backlog for new games because we all do it. Moving on, we're excited about the Asus ROG Ally and talk about why, review bombing Chained Echo on Metacritic, why Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gets a pass for its many issues, and ending it with Falcom's success. #zeldatearsofthekingdom #asusrogally #chainedecho #reviewbombing That said, we did go a bit longer on the Zelda segment for various reasons. You've been warned.  Topics:  00:00 - Intro / Thanks for listening to our podcast 00:60 - Do you ..read more

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew debates if it's time for Nintendo to release new hardware, the Redfall and Xbox woes, issues with AAA development, and what is going on over at Kotaku. This and more! #zeldatearsofthekingdom #xbox #redfall #gamedevelopment #videogames #podcast Timestamps 00:00 -  Intro / Thanks for listening to our podcast 03:09 - Nintendo really needs to move on from the Switch 20:44 - Xbox misfortunes continue (Redfall)    51:36 - Issues of the AAA Focus 01:09:04- Kotaku Leak Game Journalism or Nah?  01:20:0 - Outro  Thanks f ..read more

On this very short episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, Keith and Scott discuss the recent block of the Microsoft acquisition of ABK by the CMA, and the upcoming mobile PC from Asus Rog that looks to take on the Steam Deck and the Ayaneo devices. #Activision #blizzard #cma # asus #rogally #gaming #podcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - CMA blocks the acquisition of ABK 16:29 - Asus reveals the Rog Ally Portable PC handheld 22:38 - Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the show, please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! It would help us out a lot! Follow the Spectator ..read more

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, we're joined by Baron from Lv1gaming and Faith Lane from Gamepur. As we talk about Hi-Fi Rush's expectations, Kyle gushes about Dead Island 2 and why it's so good. Then we talk it over to Gameloft's recently released Disney-Themed racer Disney Speedstorm, which is fun but flawed. Following that up with our roundtable discussion about AI in gaming and what this means for the upcoming future of gaming. #disneyspeedstorm #deadisland2 #hifirush #artificialintelligence #gaming #gamingpodcast #videogamepodcast 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Games we’ve played th ..read more

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the team talks about the reveal of Redfall running at 30fps on the Xbox Series X|S, the reception of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Keith confuses that he's worried about the status of Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution, as the player pools are drying up. We're also following up on the ongoing battle surrounding the Outbound Ghost. Closing out. Closing out, Matt continues to push the greatness that is King of Fighters 16 and how good rollback netcode is. Oh, and lots of zaniness. This and more on the Spectator Mode Podcast episode 131. #supermariobrosm ..read more

On this episode of the Specator Mode Podcast, the team talks about the recent Diablo 4 beta, Apple's foray into VR headsets, and the rumor of the PS5 Pro. Sadly, we also cover the recent Gamur group layoffs, and Keith is super upset over Gamestop cancelling those Resident Evil 4 Remake Collector's Editions. While Karl is extremely happy how Resident Evil 4 remake turned out and won't stop talking about it. This and more on the Spectator Mode Podcast episode 130. #residentevil4remake #gamestop #ps5pro Topics: 00:00 - Intro 02:51 - We played the Diablo 4 beta 20:07 - Apple is working on a VR h ..read more

Kyle, Scott, and Keith have fallen in love with the Diablo 4 beta and wanted to talk about what they loved, what they hated, and how excited they are for Blizzard's upcoming dungeon crawler. #diablo4 #diabloiv #videogames #vidoegames Follow the Spectator Mode Podcast Crew: Keith: https://twitter.com/shadowhaxor https://www.instagram.com/og.shadowha... Kyle: https://twitter.com/AGhostlySpydr Scott: https://twitter.com/sithscott Karl: Karl (themasething) (@themasething) / Twitter ..read more

The Spectator Mode podcast crew sees a return of an old friend, on the most recent episode, while discussing the terrible hot take that Microsoft could sell off Xbox if the ABK deal fails and Pokemon Sleep. While Keith shows off his recently acquired PSVR 2 and talks about his obsession with Wild Hearts. This, and more on Spectator Mode Podcast episode 129. #psvr2 #wildhearts #e32023 #nintendo #gamingpodcast  Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:48 Games we’ve played this past week  08:12 PSVR2 impressions from Keith  16:52 Nintendo officially pulls out of E3 2023  25:00 Poke ..read more