XCape Gaming Presents: The X Button

While co-host Paul stays safe in the midst of Hurricane Ida, Alejandro is joined by last week's guest Zac to talk all things superheroes with the "Midnight Suns" gameplay reveal & DC Fandome bringing more news for "Gotham Knights" and "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League". On non superhero news, Naughty Dog teases what may be next for them, Norman Reedus confirms (?) a "Death Stranding" seq...

In this special episode of "The X Button",  hosts Alejandro and Paul are joined by XCape Media collaborator Zac to give fresh impressions about Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live Showcase and talk about the big games like the new "Saints Row", a new Marvel game "Midnight Suns", "Call of Duty Vanguard" campaign footage, "Halo Infinite" release date and sweet looking Halo themed Series X, and...

As we hit the midpoint of August (WHERE IS TIME GOING), host Alejandro celebrates his birthday with a bevy of news and a fiery rant as he and Paul talk about more firings happening at Blizzard in the midst of the California lawsuit, the next Call of Duty officially leaking, Rockstar releasing a remastered compilation for Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City and San Andreas for this year, Cyberpunk 2077 d...

After a summer jam packed with crazy announcements, how can it be capped off without big events to look forward to? Bungie, Microsoft and Geoff Keighley announce their return for the end of the month, and Alejandro and Paul talk about what they expect from these events and the continued absence of a big player. Other news include the Dead Space remake coming sooner than expected, Nintendo Switch s...

It’s a new month, and as we gear up for the end of the summer, things aren’t quieting down. Alejandro and Paul continue their discussion surrounding the legal troubles of Activision Blizzard and the recent departure/ouster of Blizzard president J Allen Brack, Sony announcing some impressive sales data about the PlayStation 5 and a couple token exclusives, the new PS5 firmware focused on storage ex...

After a couple of weeks of rumors and speculation, EA confirmed the news to the delight of horror fans everywhere: Dead Space is officially coming back! But in what form? Paul and Alejandro discuss the news about Dead Space’s return and the shape it will have in its return, as well as another bevy of news (The State of California’s Lawsuit against Activision Blizzard Frat Boy Culture! FIFA’s compe...

For anyone disappointed at the lack of any power improvement with the recently announced Nintendo Switch OLED edition, Valve's surprise announcement of the Steam Deck surely seems like it will fit the bill. But will it succeed? Paul and Alejandro talk about the new device's potential, discuss about the recent delays for Ghostwire Tokyo, Riders Republic and Rainbow Six Extraction, and make fun of U...

Summer 2021 ain't letting up, with the news in the gaming landscape continuing unabated like the confirmation of the new model of the Nintendo Switch, a new PlayStation State of Play focused on indies and third parties, more Blue Box Games/Abandoned updates, new Dead Space info, and the apparent death of Assassin's Creed as we know it? Alejandro and Paul sift through this and more, in a new episod...

After last week's craziness, Summer 2021 is not slowing down as Alejandro and Paul sift through follow up to last week's news cycle (another PlayStation Studio acquisition, confirmation for Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut), deal with the reality Grand Theft Auto 6 is not coming any time soon, the seeming confirmation of Silent Hill in a way not really expected, Kojima's potential new partnership...

After a week away, cohost Paul is back to join Alejandro on a jam packed week for PlayStation news! PlayStation officially acquired Housemarque, and potentially also Bluepoint Games? Alejandro and Paul talk about the acquisition(s), discuss about Ghost of Tsushima getting a native PS5 version  and a standalone expansion this year, Insomniac's potential new multiplayer game, and dive headlong...

The week after E3 is usually a quiet time after a deluge of news and announcements. But that ain’t stopping us here at The X Button! With cohost Paul out for this week, listen to Alejandro and special guest “JayOhKay”, a prominent Nintendo content creator, talk about Nintendo’s strong showing at E3, discuss JayOhKay’s “bingo” approach to the Nintendo Direct, get some thoughts in about the Zelda fr...

It finally happened. After a year long absence, E3 2021 (along with its adjacent event Summer Gamefest) has finally come and gone. But was it any good? Hosts Alejandro and Paul have got some thoughts about the Summer Game Fest and what companies like Ubisoft, Microsoft, Square Enix, and Nintendo delivered.    TIME STAMPS:   -E3 Thoughts - 0:01:26   -Summer Game Fest Highlights...

As we get closer to the gaming Christmas that will be both E3 2021 and Geoff Keighley's Summer Gamefest, one company has subtly laid out all the big news ahead of the show: Sony. With a recent Q&A hosted in the PlayStation Blog and no event scheduled as of today, SIE's Worldwide Studio's President Hermen Hulst dropped a couple bombshells, like the recent expected delay for the highly anticipated u...

"Horizon: Forbidden West" is the highly anticipated sequel to one of Sony's most important PlayStation 4 exclusives, and after months of silence, the recent Sony State of Play gave us a meaty look at one of most exciting upcoming games for the PS4/PS5! Listen to Alejandro and Paul discuss the gameplay shown, as well as discuss other big things happening in the lead up to E3 2021 (A NEW NINTENDO SW...

Around this time each year, the end of May and beginning of June is always the equivalent to Christmas for any gamer excited for what's to come. Not only is E3 coming back after its pandemic-induced hiatus, but Geoff Keighley's Summer GameFest is also back for another go around. Listen to Paul and Alejandro as they talk about the changes Keighley''s bringing to the Game Fest, as well as rant about...

Are you excited about a future with an increasing amount of free to play games? Ubisoft and Electronic Arts seem to be. Join Alejandro and Paul as they discuss the potential repercussions of a market flooded with non-paid games. Other topics include the promise of PlayStation Studios announcing they have 25 games in development for the PlayStation 5, Remedy's six potential new games, and Gears of...

A recent court hearing dealing with the lawsuit by Epic Games towards Apple has resulted in some interesting airing of dirty laundry. Listen to Alejandro and Paul unpack last week's proceedings, as well as talk about the continuous PS5 shortages, Nintendo's out-of-this-world financials, and more, in a new episode of The X Button!   Intro Music By:   Song: Ivan Shpilevsky - The Time (No C...

After a long hiatus, "The X Button" has been reborn for a new era under a new umbrella, XCape Media! Join cohosts Alejandro Segovia (AKA The Slayer Giant) & Paul Edwards (AKA the Dork of Art) as they give their thought on the biggest news from the last week, including the PlayStation State of Play focused on "Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart", the financial health of both Xbox and PlayStation, n...