Spotlight Games Podcast

This week, Phil Bothun joins the show to craft the DEFINITIVE list of the best Immersive Sim games! Plus, Patrick gives his extended thoughts on the polarizing Mafia: The Old Country.  Timecodes What we're playing - 12:45 What is an Immersive Sim? - 38:27 Ranking Immersive Sims - 51:30   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotl...

This week, Patrick and The Dumpster Boy are catching up on a TON of games they've been playing. Also Patrick reviews Tales of the Shire! Timecodes What we're playing - 11:00 Legacy of Kain - 11:20 Tales of the Shire - 13:34 Bully - 26:18 Borderlands 3 - 32:08  Wheel World - 36:30ish  Dungeons of Hinterberg Platinum review - 39:07 Banishers Ghosts of New Eden -  41:27 Jusant - 43:52 DK Bananza - 49...

  This week, JakeTwitchin takes over Spotlight again, but this time Jerica from JK! Games and Drop-In Drop-Out joins him to talk about the newest (disappointing) Pokemon Presents! 0:00 Intro  4:30 What we're playing 8:05 Pokemon Disappoints 46:16 News Spotlight Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our disco...

This week, Neil Druckmann left HBO's The Last Of Us to focus on Intergalactic, we are getting a new Ghost of Yotei state of play, and a bunch of other video games news. Special guest Gianni DiCrosta drops by - check him out everywhere @giannidicrosta! Timecodes What we're playing - 8:20 Druckmann leaves HBO's TLOU - 39:20 Ghost of Yotei State of Play incoming - 50:30 News Spotlight - 55:53 Follow...

It's the first time in 8 months that it's just Patrck and Kamen. There's so much to address... ...Also, Donkey Kong Bananza's team is the Mario Odyssey team! Plus, we have a BEEFY news spotlight from this week's gaming headlines. Timecodes What we're playing - 12:20 Mario Odyssey Team is Making Donkey Kong Bananza - 39:33 News Spotlight - 50:53 Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube,...

Death Stranding 2 is out, and people love it! The Dumpster Boy and GWTMori discuss Kojima's latest, plus its another day in gaming which means there are more layoffs (sigh). Timecodes What we're playing - 6:35 Death Stranding 2 - 30:40 More layoffs - 40:58 News spotlight - 51:15   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgam...

Marathon has been delayed indefinitely - is this the nail in the coffin for BUNGIE? Plus, Xbox announced a partnership with AMD, DK Bananza is being shown off tomorrow, and much more gaming news! Timecodes 5:20 What we're playing 26:44 Xbox AMD Partnership 37:25 Marathon Delayed 50:13 DK Bananza Direct 59:23 News Spotlight Timecodes Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads...

Splatoon is coming to Switch 2! Plus, $80 games at Xbox, and THE DUMPSTER BOY RETURNS Timecodes 0:00 Intro 5:01 What we're playing 40:44 Splatoon news 50:30 $80 Xbox games 1:09:05 News spotlight 1:19:04 Outro Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: mai...

A PlayStation State of Play is happening June 4th - let's make some PREDICTIONS! Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com  Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod  Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: mail@spotlightgames.net RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks fo...

It's a news heavy week at Spotlight Games, with discussions about Physint, Death Stranding, The Last of Us, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Uncharted, Expedition 33, Doom The Dark Ages, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Marathon, Stellar Blade 2, Fortnite, FairGame$, Kingdom Hearts Missing Link, and Kingdom Hearts 4. I bet you like at least one of those games! Timecodes 0:00 Intro 6:13 What we're...

This week, we are discussing a bunch of Microsoft news, from Tony Hawk's new HD collection to Doom the Dark Ages stellar reviews.  Timecodes  0:00 Intro 1:40 What we're playing 26:10 Microsoft Madness 45:26 News Spotlight 58:10 Outro Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod  Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vx...

This week, JakeTwitchin and Mori have are talking Grand Theft Auto VI, Roskstar Games memories, Gears of War Reloaded, and much more! Timecodes  0:00 Intro 1:21 Rockstar Games memories 10:06 What we're playing 22:14 Grand Theft Auto VI 35:53 Gears of War Reloaded 46:42  News Spotlight 1:03:40 Outro Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Tw...

This week, JakeTwitchin and Mori have a lot to unpack with Borderlands 4, Respawn layoffs, and more! Timecodes  What we're playing - 4:33 Borderlands 4 - 27:47 Respawn - 34:30 News Spotlight - 41:36   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod  Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: mail@spo...

This week, Patrick returns with Jerica and Highscoreweekly to review and spoil Lost Records Bloom & Rage! Plus, we share early impressions of The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered Timecodes   What we're playing - 10:12 Lost Records Review / No spoilers - 27:33 Spoilers start - 59:00   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spo...

This week, JakeTwitchin and Mori unpack Marathon's reveal, Oblivion remake news, and a new Star Wars game incoming! Timecodes  What we're playing - 3:10 Marathon - 9:45  Star Wars - 27:26  Oblivion / News spotlight - 31:21   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod  Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z...

This week, JakeDumpin is back to unpack a ton of details about Switch 2 that Nintendo left out of the Switch 2 Direct! Plus, well, you'll see.  Timecodes  0:00 Intro 6:35 What we've been playing  26:07 Nintendo Switch 2 additional details  1:06:30 LEAKS and potential spoilers for Mario Kart World & Donkey Kong Bananza 1:15:33 Spoilers end  1:15:33 News Spotlight  1:23:25 Outro   Follow us! www.dro...

This week, JakeDumpin takes over Spotlight yet again to unpack LAST week's Nintendo Direct covering Switch 1 games. Plus, there are a ton of headlines to chat through.  Timecodes  What we're playing - 8:18 Nintendo Direct - 25:40 News Spotlight - 46:53   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod  Join our discord!...

This week, JakeDumpin takes over Spotlight to cover the biggest rumors in video games right now. God of War in Greece! Nintendo Direct Rumors (hehe its happening now)! Other things! Timecodes  What we're playing - 8:57 God of War rumors - 32:01 Direct rumors - 42:00 Other industry rumors - 54:28 News spotlight - 58:56 Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @...

This week, we share our initial impressions of Assassin's Creed Shadows! (Game provided by Ubisoft), The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion is getting a remake very soon, and the Switch 2 is going to cost HOW MUCH? Timecodes  What we're playing - 5:16 Assassin's Creed Shadows Impressions - 21:26 Oblivion Remake conversation - 35:52 Switch 2 might cost $500 - 48:39 News spotlight - 58:00 Follow us! www.dropi...

This week, Naughty Dog says don't expect more Last Of Us, the creators of Disco Elysium announced a new game, and Death Stranding 2 got a release date (and 10 minute trailer). Plus, we share our impressions of Split Fiction! Timecodes  What we're playing - 4:58 Don't expect more The Last Of Us - 24:05 Za/Um announces new game - 39:40 Death Stranding 2 release date discussion - 47:47 This week's ne...

This week, we have a TON of video games to talk about. Elden Ring Nightreign, Avowed, Lost Records Bloom & Rage, and perhaps the best Dumpster Dive to date. Plus, Sony may not be having a showcase this summer for the second year in a row. Should we be concerned, or patient? Timecodes  Mori's trip to Atlanta - 4:40 Dumpster Dive - 9:00 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Impressions - 17:10 Lost Records Ta...

This week, we have a TON of video games to talk about. Elden Ring Nightreign, Avowed, Lost Records Bloom & Rage, and perhaps the best Dumpster Dive to date. Plus, Sony may not be having a showcase this summer for the second year in a row. Should we be concerned, or patient? Timecodes  What we've been playing - 6:40 Avowed - 7:15 Big Helmet Heroes - 31:45 Lost Records Bloom & Rage - 34:59 Mothered...

This week, we share more in-depth thoughts on our time with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2! Plus, we discuss the news that Sony denied a sequel to The Order: 1886, and Rocksteady is abandoning games as a service to go back to single player Batman.  Timecodes  What we've been playing - 5:39 Sony denied a sequel to The Order: 1886 - 35:37  Rocksteady is going back to single player Batman, reportedly - 4...

This week, GWTMori comes on the show to talk about these February PlayStation State of Play rumors, and what we hope gets announced. Plus, BioWare seems to be in some trouble with Dragon Age underperforming.  Timecodes What we've been playing - 6:36  PlayStation State of Play rumors - 32:00 BioWare troubles - 50:43  News Spotlight - 1:06:00 Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bluesky, YouTube, I...

This week, JakeTwitchin joins us to react to last week's Xbox Developer Direct, and Phil Spencer claiming Xbox will support the Switch 2. PLUS WE ANNOUNCED SOMETHING VERY BIG Timecodes Announcing Drop-In Drop-Out - 3:10 What we've been playing - 8:30 Reacting to Xbox's Developer Direct - 19:26 Xbox plans on supporting Switch 2 - 50:12 News Spotlight - 58:57 Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com   Bl...