Spectator Mode Gaming Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew discusses the performance issues with Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, the passing of Jason David Frank, and Kyle's hands-on with the newest battle royale, Skyscraper, during DreamHack 2022. We also decided to pick our own nominees for the upcoming The Game Awards, which takes place on December 8th, 2022. #videogames #thega...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Spectator Mode Podcast, we discuss PlayStation's PSVR 2 price and release date, Elon Musk becoming the overlord of Twitter, Sonic Frontiers street date being broken, Final Fantasy XVI's issue with persons of color, and its Christmas time. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Scott's final games of 2022 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Sonic Frontiers, Pokemon S...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast , hosts Keith Mitchell and Kyle Simcox debut the slimmer, more condensed format, and talk about which upcoming games of 2022 they are looking forward to, Phil Spencer confirming Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation, PlayStation Plus losing 2 Million subscribers, Gotham Knights frustration, and more. We...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast , hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and Karl Smart, discuss the following topics.  Games we've played Wo Long Dyantasy Fallen demo Gaming journalist's layoffs as of recent Karl pisses off the internet... again Leaker mentality strikes again - GTA6 related What we liked from the Tokyo Game Show 2...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast , hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and Karl Smart, discuss the following topics.  Games we've played Atlus Soul Hackers 2 CE mishap Dark Souls 3 PC servers are back PlayStation DualSense Edge revealed PS5 price increase is here Is Stadia dead The Last of Us Remake thoughts TMNT Cowabunga Hype Additi...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast , hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, Karl Smart, and William Kok, discuss the following topics.  Why did Digimon Survive get zero advertisement Is Multiverse as much fun as everyone says The Last of Us Remake - is it a cash grab?  Gamestop being Gamestop VRChat screwing over its community Thoughts on Reedp...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast , hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and William Kox, discuss the following topics.  Games we’ve played this week -  1:51 Keith’s thoughts on DNF Duel - 13:50 Thoughts on Xbox’s Samsung App - 21:12 Crisis Core ─Final Fantasy VII─ Reunion announced - 24:19 Should publishers stop announcing release dates for...

Send us Fan Mail  On this episode of Spectator Mode Podcast, hosts Scott Adams, Karl Smart, and William Kok, discuss the reveals of Star Wars Jedi Survivor , and Death Stranding 2. While being depressed that several upcoming titles, Redfall , Replaced, and Starfield have been delayed, leaving a massive hole in Xbox's gaming line-up. Of course, they also touch on the PlayStation Plus Premium a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to a new episode of Spectator Mode Podcast! In this episode, we discuss that the PC Dark Souls servers are still in limbo, PlayStation's revamping of the PlayStation Plus Tiers,  Max Payne 1 and 2 are getting remasters, Tomb Raider 4 is revealed, and more.  So pull up that virtual chair, grab a snack, and get ready for greatness. 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Games we&ap...

Send us Fan Mail While we're running with a new cast, we're still doing our thing. In this episode, we touch on the first two episodes of the Halo TV series,  Godfall coming to Xbox, Ghostwire Tokyo impressions, Elden Ring selling 12 million copies, and more. So put up that virtual chair, grab a snack, and get ready for greatness. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / Games we've played 11:19...

Send us Fan Mail After a long vacation, The SpecMode crew is back and ready to charge into 2022. Of course, we can't start the year without talking about the biggest news in gaming. That being Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard, that's major. We can't forget about SCUF's PS5 Reflex controller,  Kingdom Hearts Switch Cloud and Karl's hands-on with OlliOlli World. #acti...

Send us Fan Mail We're back, did you miss us? In this episode we discuss a lot of taking losses; from Grand Theft Auto: Definitive Edition, Activision is in even more hot water, and why we aren't fans of the Netflix version of Cowboy Bebop. Then we focus on the 2021 Game Award Show nominees and why we don't agree with most of them. Topping it off with the Halo Infinite MP launch and...

Send us Fan Mail We're back and not only do we have a full house, but we got some video game stuff to chat about. Join us as we talk about the recent 15-minute gameplay reveal of Elden Ring, how one outlet compared Shin Megami Tensei to Persona and made us sad, more gaming delays. Spider-Man is heading to the Avengers (finally), not to mention paid content showing up in Marvel's Avengers...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another wacky episode of Spectator Mode Podcast and we got a full house on this show. Keith, Karl, Kyle, Matt, Will, and Scott are in the house as they take about God the War coming to the PC, Forza Horizon 5 previews looking amazing, Blizzard goofing up the renaming of a certain character, Dbrand vs Sony, Uncharted movie trailer reactions and more. We hope you enj...

Send us Fan Mail The crew is back for another episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast. Kyle's fresh from the 2021 New York Comic Con and gives a rundown of how the event was. Meanwhile, Keith and Karl are going crazy over Ikea's new gaming stuff, then switches gears to how their recent Back 4 Blood session was; it wasn't good. Topping off the show with a fun discussion of what platfor...

Send us Fan Mail With all the discourse following the recent articles posted by Kotaku and PC Gamer, you didn't expect us to sit on the sidelines, did you? In this impromptu podcast, Keith and Karl discuss the ins and outs of emulation, the legal aspect of them, and why advocating piracy is not only wrong, it's disruptive. Don't pirate and don't rip money from people who worked...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, Keith and Karl discuss the thin, blurred line between DLC and microtransactions, are PS5 and Xbox Series X current or next-generation consoles. Then they move on to the constant Nintendo 4K Switch rumors, Twitch's hate speech protection, and pay for visibly. Finishing it off with the Tokyo Game Show, Grand Theft Auto 3 trilogy ne...

Send us Fan Mail  Your favorite gaming podcast is back. We are your favorite, right? Last week, PlayStation revealed all its cards and showed the world why everyone wants to play its games. The 40+ minutes event was a non-stop barrage of anticipated games, as well as a few games that we didn't even about, such as Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine. Of course, you know we had to break down the coverag...

Send us Fan Mail We got a full house this week with Keith, Karl, Will, and Kyle. This week on Spectator Mode, Tripwire Interactive's woes, Sony to offer free Horizon Forbidden West PS4 to PS5 upgrades, Karl has an issue with the Saints Row reboot, our wants from the upcoming PlayStation Showcase and just how bad is the retro gaming market. Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Games we played 00:00 Tripw...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the recent Gamescom 2021 gaming event, big weekly gaming news,  Netflix Resident Evil adaptation, Eldren Ring and Deathloop previews, Dead Space developer showcase, Gamescom 2021, and that mess that is Twitch. So join us in this latest episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast. Don't forget you can now find us on Amazon music, so that's cool. #gam...

Send us Fan Mail  In this special episode of Spectator Mode, Josh and Karl hijack the show to air out their dirty laundry over World of Warcraft . All of it stemmed from the 9.1.5. Patch Notes and Blizzard, essentially, "pulling the ripcord" in an attempt to make players happy, but should you really be happy after having to go through this same experience for multiple expansions? We answ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the crew will be talking about games they've played this week, Square Enix releases NEO: The World Ends With You Early, the Valve Steam Deck, thoughts about the Nintendo Switch OLED, and are we receiving too many remakes from companies. That and more in this episode of Spectator Mode Podcast!  #nintendoswitch #steamdeck #neotwewy #videogames #gamingnews #podca...

Send us Fan Mail The rumors regarding Dead Space and a remake of sorts coming from the EA camp just keep on coming. They've gotten so loud that even several gaming industry insiders have backed up what is being said - that EA is indeed working on a Dead Space remake. That said, being a huge fan of Dead Space 1 and 2, and knowing how EA treated the Visceral Games team prior to all this, I&apos...

Send us Fan Mail We made it to episode 100! Did you ever think that would happen? It's all because of you, our listeners! and we thank you. Topics for this episode include Cyberpunk 2077 returning to the PlayStation Store, Harada says Tekken X Street Fighter isn't dead yet, Windows 11 is for gamers, and Metroid Dread Special Edition scalped, giving actually gamers no chance to acquire it...

Send us Fan Mail Well, that's it. E3 2021 has come and gone. Now, it's time to talk about who did what best, who did it worse, and everything in between. Welcome to The Outerhaven's E3 2021 Wrap-up episode! Thanks for listening & watching this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast! We hope you enjoyed the show. We also love questions or topics that you’d like for us to cover on...