The DarkspiderCast

As what was dubbed as Not-E3 starts to wind down to a close, Square Enix decided to cap it off with one last thing, at the same time that Capcom tries to scrape for attention on the the future of the Dragon's Dogma series. Also, reviews for Episode 2 of Ms. Marvel and Part V of Obi-Wan Kenobi. I understand new episodes for both of the series, namely the finale for the latter, are already out but d...

Apologies for the slight delay in this week's episode but I've been busy with content, interviews and trying to organize how I'm going to tackle all the gaming showcases and events, specifically Summer Games Fest, the Xbox + Bethesda showcase and Capcom Showcase, which are essentially making up what many are referring to as "Not-E3". But before getting to that, let's talk about what's going on wit...

Despite the misgivings of last week's changes happening here in the home, I'm back and I'll try to make a better cycle to get these podcasts up and running, especially when Non-E3 week in underway and delivering the good. Sony took the helm this year in ushering in the good news with their unexpectedly dope State of Play last week and I'm here to tell you how it resembles a gourmet 5-course meal o...

Sadly, there will be no new episode of the DarkspiderCast this week and this quick 5-minute update will explain why. I hope to be back early next week with my breakdown of that ssssssspicy State of Play, my take on Obi-Wan's first half, what I've been playing and other gaming news as we enter Not E3 week. ----------------------------LINKS--------------------------------- OFFICIAL SITE: darkspiderd...

It looks like this week's episode consists more or reviews rather than news, as we got two hot new trailers to talk about, which dropped on the same day: Thor: Love and Thunder, featuring Christian Bale's Gorr and Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1. Wow, those are a lot of colons. The former of which generated a discourse online of whether Marvel Studios should slow down on these projects t...

Despite not much coming from my own personal stories, we do have several news stories to cover in the realm of tv shows, gaming and even tech! Playstation finally gave us a peek into the list of games offered through their revamped PS Plus services and its a great value....if you've never owned a Playstation console. Also, She-Hulk debuted a polarizing teaser trailer, Google unveiled their new pho...

Sorry about the delay for the new season's first episode, but I'm still working out the kinks for equalizing the new mic! I've returned with a new season and several multiversal movies and shows were seen since the last time we spoke so I'm hear to drop some thoughts on Moon Knight, Doctor Strange and Everything Everywhere All at Once. There's also been a slew of gaming news, from a new Batman gam...

Ironically, an episode solely focused on movie delays and potential video game delays is ultimately delayed itself, even if its just by a day or so. Nevertheless, this is the Season Finale of the DarkspiderCast, and with it, I bring further and possible final impressions of the Steam Deck, my time with Dying Light 2 so far and my take on Elon Musk buying Twitter. We also cover the delays that rock...

First of all, apologies for there not being an episode last week. The combination of being sick with persistent coughs and sniffles every five minutes and the lack of news outside of the new Kingdom Hearts games announced prompted me to take the week off. With that said, I'm back, though with yet another belated yet giant episode to make up for that lost time. As mentioned, I give my feelings, or...

I was afriad this week would be light on movie and gaming news but the announcements of a new Tomb Raider, Max Payne 1 and 2 getting remade and E3 being cancelled saw to that not being the case. I also break down how I'm planning on reviewing Moon Knight going forward, purchasing my set of Doctor Strange 2 tickets, and wondering where my Steam Deck order emails is at? ----------------------------L...

Whew, well its definitely been a week in the industry, right? Obviously, most of us are aware of the infamous "Slap" at the Oscars and I take the beginning of the episode to comment on that as well as pay respects to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. There's also been a twist with my playthrough of Triangle Strategy, the inevitable delay of Breath of the Wild 2 has been confirmed, and Playstati...

I'm back from my trip out of town with the GF and we both sat down and watched the Playstation State of Play showcasing a gameplay deep-dive into Hogwarts Legacy. There was quite a bit to unpack, but can it all do enough to make the Wizarding World in gaming magical again despite the controversial elephant in the room? I can, however, tell you about one magical thing that happened to the Youtube c...

Surprising no one, Rockstar has brought GTA V to next gen consoles with upgraded visuals and performance. However, we should've known better that they along with parent company Take Two would make said upgrades free and simple to understand. But does it really matter? Most will buy it anyway, right? Also, I cover the XBOX Indie Showcase, Perfect Dark's development hell and my truly FINAL thoughts...

Apologies for the late upload as this week finally proved tasking for juggling the show, Youtube videos and the workload, which is definitely starting to fluctuate. Ironically, this week's delayed episode covers many delays hitting the gaming and DC movie industry, as well as one of the most lackluster Playstation State of Plays I've seen in a while. Also, my (possibly) final thoughts on the whole...

I decided to delay this week's episode since I figured the overall podcast was on the cusp of hitting a new milestone that means big aspirations for the show going forward. It just so happened to land on the same week the Nintendo Switch turns 5 years old, bringing good and bad dynamics to the gaming industry. I also discuss the new Pokemon Generation reveal, Elden Ring's reception and what it mea...

This may come off as a hot take but, despite the potentially bold direction the franchise of Street Fighter might be going in, that reveal did not warrant a week long countdown for a 40 second CG trailer. That being said, I've been playing Horizon 2! And I'm here to give my impressions on the game so far and why it shouldn't be trashed by Elden Ring stans. Also, Call of Duty is FINALLY taking a ye...

I'm back and with arguably the beefiest episode of the DarkspiderCast thus far. Hey, can you blame me? It wasn't me who chose to have the year's first Nintendo Direct, a re-reveal of Wolf Among Us 2, and a conspicuous Capcom countdown online while I was on break. Along with those tantalizing news, we also quite a few games that I've played to discuss, as well as new Super Bowl trailers that's got...

We joked, we speculated, and quickly we realized we were only kidding ourselves thinking Sony wasn't thinking about buying their own companies in response to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This week's newsbomb comes in the form of Sony Playstation looking to buy Bungie, creator of Halo and developer of Destiny, for $3.6 billion. I break down how this turns the console wars into th...

I'm glad I waited to do the podcast this week the way that I did, and not because I busied myself with training for the new job I started. Several headlines that caught my attention broke since last week, including three new Star Wars games coming from Respawn Entertainment, several games have gone gold for the already stacked month of February, Steam Deck is set to ship and I further divulge into...

Sadly, it looks like once again there's not much to really talk about in the entertainment and gaming industries except for a small news story from earlier this week in which XBOX BOUGHT ACTIVISION/BLIZZARD!!! Needless to say, a dynamic shift has rippled in the gaming business that has caught everyone's attention and I take most of this week's episode to talk about it, aside from the usual segment...

Now that the GOTY discussion is out of the way, let's tackle other games I've been playing on the side. And I'm playing more than one since neither of them will take me 500 hours to complete. Obviously, today's main topic is whether or not Dying Light being touted as taking THAT long to fully 100% complete is a winning selling point or a turn off from trying to squeeze it in right before Horizon 2...

Apologies for the late upload of the first episode of 2022, but this one needed time in the oven for a couple of reasons. One, a hefty amount of news have broken since last week, including the cancelation of E3 once again and Sony's official declaration for their next VR peripheral. Second, a particular game needed to be finished in order to properly list my Top 5 Games of 2021! ------------------...

The year of 2021 is practically behind us and with it, arguably the most affected one when it comes to game releases. Let's face it, the pandemic was most felt this year with the numerous delays the gaming industry was hit with, and this easily led to one of my lower-tiered Best Games of the Year list. Now that list will be a topic for a separate video on Youtube but for now, the last episode of t...

The self-proclaimed "biggest night in gaming" occurred last week in the form of the Game Awards 2021, and, for the first time in years, I was able to not only watch it live but stream it on Twitch as well. This only made it even funnier when taking into account...the actual quality of the show, and questioning whether or not head honcho Geoff Keighley is going to budge on any changes to make the s...

After a tiring day with the new part-time job, I sit down to record a brisk episode but with a number of headlines. Aside from the typical backlog of games I've been playing, Playstation might be making moves on a competitor to Xbox's Gamepass service that, if priced correctly, could be a power play for Sony. On the other side of the moves spectrum, Ubisoft decides to use NFTs in a new service.......