Spectator Mode Gaming Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The Spectator Mode crew and guest Baron from LV1 Gaming discuss the major news from the gaming industry this week. First up is the Xbox podcast business update that addressed the state of Xbox, its ongoing plans for going multiplatform (not that they aren't already), and what we thought about the podcast. Then we jump over to the PlayStation side of things, as they also had s...

Send us Fan Mail The Spectator Mode Crew reviews Xbox's past announcements and discusses the recent Xbox games released for the PS5 and Switch. At the same time, PlayStation grapples with its prior announcement of PS5 games possibly coming to the PC on the same day of release, and since then, it has been revealed that PSVR 2 is also coming to the PC. Keith explains why Helldivers 2 is such a...

Send us Fan Mail  On Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 146, the crew gains one more member, and it gets even more chaotic. Topics on this episode include our addition to Granblue Fantasy Relink , more Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, GAAS is a problem that needs to be addressed, the PlayStation State of Play, more gaming industry layoffs, and Xbox in trouble. This and more, so enjoy this recent ep...

Send us Fan Mail The Spectator Mode Podcast crew is back with a load of new topics. From Sega locking Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's New Game+ behind a paywall, inviting toxic streamer XQC to represent its game, to Palworld, the Pocket Monster game that has been taking the world by storm. We also have a roundtable discussion on whether Nintendo is worried about the various handheld PC devic...

Send us Fan Mail Recently, Xbox hosted the Xbox Developer Direct showcase, where we got to hear from various developers on several upcoming titles, including Indiana Jones the Great Circle, Visions of Mana, Avowed, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and Ara: History Untold. But what did we think about it? Was this a good showcase? We intend to discuss that in the special edition of Spectator Mode Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail The best boys of gaming (that’s what Matt says) are back with Spectator Mode Podcast episode 143! On this episode, we turn our attention to Ubisoft telling gamers that we don’t need to own our games, Ayaneo trying to fool us all with the Ayaneo Next Lite , Capcom’s DRM nonsense, that amazing Granblue Fantasy Relink Demo (it’s so good), Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League frustr...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, and on this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast , the crew discusses Activision/Blizzard’s former CEO is finally out the door, Twitch updates its nudity guidelines (again), the Nintendo Switch 2 Electric Boogaloo, MSI’s new handheld device called the MSI Claw , game reviews, and more.  Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:58 – Games we’re playing 09:41 – Bobby Kotick is fi...

Send us Fan Mail On the final 2023 episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew sits down to discuss the current state of handheld PC gaming, how it has matured, what devices we recommend for someone just getting into PC gaming, and games we’re looking forward to in 2024. Thanks for watching and enjoying our take on covering handheld PC gaming. And as always, we’d love your opinions in the comm...

Send us Fan Mail It's taken us nearly four months, but we're back and ready to talk about gaming and geek culture! In Spectator Mode's return, we discuss everything from the reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6, PlayStation deleting people's access to paid content, Street Fighter 6's outrageous pricing on skins, Fortnite, Fallout TV Show, Batman Arkham Trilogy on Switch on running...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ma...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Th...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode on Spectator Mode Podcast, we go discuss the Gran Theft 6 leaks, PvE mode being axed in Overwatch 2, what we're looking forward to during the PlayStation Showcase, and lots of fighting game news, including Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1. That and so much more on the slightly bonkers Spectator Mode Podcast. #playstationshowcase #overwatch2 #streetfighter6...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 - Ninten...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 roundtab...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.co...

Send us Fan Mail 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 #e32...

Send us Fan Mail On Spectator Mode Podcast Episode 128, the crew discusses which games they're looking forward to this month, Nina Williams's return to Tekken 8, and its new gameplay mechanics , the lackluster The Day Before gameplay reveal, the shuttering of Back 4 Blood, the delay of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the possible death of E3 2023 , now that Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox h...

Send us Fan Mail The Spectator Mode podcast crew discusses the Dead Space remake, while Kyle seems to be a fan of the PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge controller. We can't forget the amazing job that Xbox and its developers did with the Xbox Developer's Direct and the Hi-Fi Rush shadow drop. Following up, Scott tries to convince Keith to check out Fire Emblem Engage. That and more on Spectat...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first Spectator Mode Podcast of 2023, and we're happy to be around still. In episode 126, the crew isn't slowing down with impressions of the One Piece Odyssey demo, Hellcard early impressions, thoughts about Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti, PlayStation at CES 2023, and picked a fight with the internet with his latest Fromsoftware rant. That and more on this fun...

Send us Fan Mail With the end of 2022 upon us, we decided to record one more podcast for the books. In this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast , we discuss The Outerhaven's Top 10 Games of the Year , why Elden Ring is pretty much everyone's Game of the Year, why this year (2022) has been the worst year for discrete GPU sales, and while we're frustrated about the DualSense Edge&ap...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew discusses Kyle's hands-on with Forspoken's PS5 demo, their top 5 reveals from The Game Awards Show, their top 5 games they're looking forward to in 2023, and does Xbox have what it needs to do better in 2023 or will it be a repeat of 2022. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Forspoken demo impressions 02:33 - Top 5 announcem...