XCape Gaming Presents: The X Button

In this week's "The X Button", host Alejandro is once again joined by Paul to catch up on the games they've played, and go over the reviews for Game of the Year contender "Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth", the announced games from the recent Partner Nintendo Direct, the new Respawn Mandalorian game and more! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Musi...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is joined by "The Single Player Experience" host to talk about the significance of the success of "Helldivers 2", "Skull and Bones" frustrating mediocrity, the muddled messaging of the future of Xbox following their business update and more! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Mus...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is joined by the returning Paul to talk about everything they've been playing so far this year (Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Tekken 8, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Persona 3: Reload, Helldivers 2, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth's demo), and then go over Disney's $1.5 Billion investment on Epic Games for more meaningful...

In this week's "The X Button", host Alejandro is joined by Bryan Finck (@HTB390), managing editor at Super Jump Magazine and fellow Seasoned Gaming contributor, to hear Alejandro's conflicted feelings after finishing "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League" and then discuss together what may have been Sony's best State of Play presentation yet! Intro Music By: Song:...

In this week's "The X Button", host Alejandro is joined by Seasoned Gaming contributors Steve Esposito (@SteveEspositoSG) and Eric Bezanson (@GamePositiveYT) to talk about their experience playing the current game in the zeitgeist, "Palworld" and other games, then go on an extensive discussion over the Microsoft layoffs. Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No...

Following the airing of the Xbox Developer Direct, "The X Button" hosts Alejandro and Paul go over their most anticipated games they know for 2024 so far! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3e3sxiw Video Link: https://youtu.be/zeXd4dFB5cw Lofi Hiphop Mix 2022 | Lofi beats to study | No Copyright...

Welcome to a new season for "The X Button" as Alejandro and Paul address some slight new changes coming for the new year, and go in and talk about all the notable games from 2023, from their honorable mentions, their disappointments and their Top 14 combined favorite games of the year! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free...

In the final episode of "The X Button" for 2023, Alejandro and Paul gush over their last set of games before looking back on their greatest and not so great gaming moments from their games they played in 2023! "The X Button" returns with new episodes on January 12th, 2024! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Dow...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro and Paul are joined by "The Single Player Experience" host Sebastion Mauldin to recap the winners of the latest controversial edition of the annual year end festivities and the various announcements! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3e3sxiw...

In one of the last few episodes of "The X Button" to round up 2023, Paul returns with Alejandro to talk his recent escapades with Baldur's Gate 3 and other various games they are playing, then talk the former Gears of War narrative director joining God of War studio Sony Santa Monica, the first leaked details for Treyarch's Gulf War themed "Call of Duty" game for 2024,...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! In lieu of an official recording of "The X Button" this week, we are featuring the crossover spoilercast episode of the "Single Player Experience" for "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" between The X Button host Alejandro and SPE host Sebastion Mauldin! Normal episode returns next week! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music)...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is joined by "The Single Player Experience" host Sebastion Mauldin to go over the winner of the tone setter Golden Joystick Awards for 2023, then go over the recently revealed nominees for the 2023 edition of The Game Awards, air their grievances with some of the choices and give predictions on who takes every category. Intro Music B...

In this week's jam packed "The X Button", after giving their brief overall thoughts on the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III" campaign, Alejandro and Paul go over a litany of news, from the imminent trailer release for "Grand Theft Auto 6", the surprise announcement and imminent release of the new OLED Steam Deck, Fortnite's brief resurgence, the new Diablo ex...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro and Paul give their full review for "Alan Wake 2", then talk the future of Remedy, Insomniac's Marvel games both set in the same universe, Lies of P's DLC and a sequel confirmed, and the shambling state of Bungie following a brutal round of layoffs. 35:33 - 50:40 Alan Wake 2 SPOILER TALK Time Stamps: Games We've Played (A...

The X Button hosts go on a SPOILER FILLED review discussion sorting their complicated feelings towards Insomniac Games' latest superhero opus, "Marvel's Spider-Man 2". "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" Review: https://www.thecriticalcorner.com/2023/10/marvels-spider-man-2-review.html Music by: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) | Full OST: https://www....

In this week's "The X Button", after gushing over "Super Mario Bros. Wonder", Alejandro and Paul go over the high critical praise for "Alan Wake 2", the financial success for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and its recent bugs patch, and the new shakeup for Xbox's Leadership in the wake of the Activision Blizzard King acquisition! "Super Mario Bros. Wonder&quot...

In this special episode of "The X Button", host Alejandro is joined by Richard Hoeg from the "HoegLaw" Youtube Channel to discuss Rich's fascinating history as an M&A lawyer turned gaming commentator through a law perspective & his recent medical recovery. We then go over Rich's love for Final Fantasy and have fun conversations over the more celebrated entries of the series, particularly Final Fan...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro & Paul catch up on all the game's they've played, go over the recent reviews for "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" & "Super Mario Bros Wonder", and Starfield's massive launch sales success. Times Stamps What We're Playing (Assassin's Creed Mirage, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, Call of Duty: Modern...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is joined by IGN reviewer Travis Northup AKA "TieGuyTravis" to hear his thoughts on "Lords of the Fallen", and then go over Travis' history as a games reviewer, how he joined IGN and become their most prolific reviewer, how Destiny is currently faring, and a temperature check on the live service trend in gaming! Intro M...

In this special bonus episode of "The X Button", Alejandro is joined by two fellow contributors from Seasoned Gaming, Zack Bateman and Eric Bezanson, where they discuss how they joined the well respected site before discussing their 25 favorite games of all time & 5 of those games that hold a special memory in their hearts! Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyrig...

In this week's "The X Button", Paul returns to give his thoughts on "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty", Alejandro gives his review impressions on "Assassin's Creed Mirage" and then they cover the topsy turvy happenings in the videogame landscape including Naughty Dog putting their multiplayer project on ice, the surprise 60fps patch for the Red Dead Redemption...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is joined once again by "The Single Player Experience" host Sebastion Mauldin to discuss a nice variety of topics, from their final say on Starfield, their current thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077, and then talk the volatility of the game's industry like the departure of PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan, the insane layoffs at Epic Games, Capco...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is once again joined by Paul to give their final thoughts on "Starfield", their recent escapades in "PayDay 3" and "Lies of P", and talk about "Spider-Man 2" going gold, the massive details coming from the preview cycle for "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth", the random announcement for "The Divi...

In the first ever solo "The X Button" episode, host Alejandro gives his further thoughts on Starfield and recaps the latest Nintendo Direct (Paper Mario: A Thousand Year Door Remake and More!) and PlayStation State of Play (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Release Date!). Intro Music By: Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit...

In this week's "The X Button", Alejandro is once again joined by "The Single Player Experience" host Sebastion Mauldin to hear his impressions of the games he checked out at PAX West, give their current thoughts on Starfield, and talk the game's success, the advent of Final Fantasy 16 DLC, the Switch 2 being shownn behind the scenes & more! Music by: Lofi Hiphop Mix...