Spawn Trap Podcast

By Spawn Trap

Three Canadian friends (and sometimes an Australian) talking about games.... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Spawn Trap Podcast episodes:

October 10, 2023 What is the game of the year? | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 12
It's been a while. Let's talk about what we think could be the potential game of the year.
Time stamps:
0:00:00 - What's game of the year?
0:42:49 - Layoffs
0:56:54 - 5 former Ubisoft execs Arrested
1:01:25 - Jim Ryan
1:05:23 - Microtransactions
1:09:54 - Ubisoft forcing everyone back to office under poor working conditions
1:17:55 - Former Bungie HR manager suing for wrongful termination
1:27:50 - What we're using instead of Twitter
1:31:22 - Unity sucks
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 38min
April 15, 2023 All the Activision Blizzard News We Missed | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 11
We've been gone for a while. Let's catch up with all the Activision Blizzard news we've missed in that time.
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
Follow us everywhere:
https://linktr.ee/spawntrap
Time stamps are not included in this audio version.
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
3h 11min
October 16, 2022 PlayStation is Making Dumb Moves | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 10
RIP Stadia! Xbox is having trouble with the Activision Blizzard acquisition, Embracer Group acquires EVERYTHING, GTA 6 leaks, and what the hell is PlayStation doing?
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
Follow us everywhere:
https://linktr.ee/spawntrap
Time stamps are not included in this audio version since a portion of the podcast was cut to avoid any copyright issues and doesn't match up to the same length as the video version that is available on YouTube.
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 57min
August 18, 2022 Gaming Industry Reacts to EA's Insulting Tweet | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 9
EA makes a bad Tweet and the industry claps back.
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
Follow us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/spawntrap
0:00:00 - What we've been playing
0:15:44 - Raven Software votes to unionize (and other Activision Blizzard news)
0:34:17 - Nintendo recognizes same-sex marriage
0:39:52 - Insomniac supports to abortion rights group
0:41:48 - More news on video game movie and TV adaptations (Horizon: Zero Dawn, Tomb Raider)
0:54:49 - E3 is coming back (sure, Jan...)
0:56:55 - God of War studio receives online harassment, stops providing updates
1:01:40 - PlayStation has now officially acquired Bungie
1:06:25 - More game delays (Forspoken, Gollum)
1:09:00 - Some geek talk over retro gaming
1:12:13 - PlayStation gets a loyalty program
1:14:43 - GTA 6 will have a female protagonist
1:18:12 - PlayStation VR 2 details
1:23:13 - Ubisoft faces backlash over cancelling newly released Roller Champions (which they are not doing)
1:25:46 - Xbox Games With Gold will no longer include Xbox 360 games
1:31:09 - EA mocks gamers
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 49min
June 06, 2022 Is the new PlayStation Plus worth it? | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 8
New PlayStation Plus plans are here! And we get hyped for the Summer Game Fest!
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
Follow us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/spawntrap
0:00:00 - Summer Game Fest Expectations
0:39:19 - We're still talking about Activision Blizzard
1:04:00 - PlayStation acquires Haven, Embracer acquires Square Enix devs and IP
1:23:26 - Breath of the Wild sequel, Mario movie, Redfall, and Starfield delayed
1:27:33 - Explaining the new PlayStation Plus plans
2:32:56 - PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan loves his cats (but don't mention abortion)
2:47:09 - Reggie Fils-Aime ignorant to worker exploitation at Nintendo
2:51:03 - Other smaller stories
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
3h 9min
March 22, 2022 The Year of Video Game Acquisitions | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 7
We're starting off the new year (2 and a half months later) with a lot of big news! Big video game acquisitions, more Activision Blizzard developments, and more.
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
0:00:00 - Intro / what we've been playing
0:04:25 - More Activision Blizzard updates
0:29:53 - Xbox acquiring Activision Blizzard
0:55:16 - PlayStation acquiring Bungie
1:00:39 - PlayStation working on their version of Game Pass?
1:16:31 - More acquisitions
1:24:00 - The game industry pulls business out of Russia
1:27:24 - Google quietly ditching Stadia
1:38:03 - Nintendo discontinuing Wii U and 3DS eShop
1:42:56 - Other quick news
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 56min
December 27, 2021 Things at Activision Blizzard are getting WORSE? | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 6
Activision Blizzard has been in the news so often since the last time we talked that we had to make yet another separate podcast about it.
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court
Resources supporting women in the games industry:
https://ag.hyperxgaming.com/article/11504/resources-supporting-women-in-the-games-industry
Activision Blizzard King Workers Alliance Strike Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:28 - AB tries to destroy evidence
0:14:18 - Statement from AB board of directors
0:15:54 - AB employees, shareholders demand Bobby Kotick resign
0:28:03 - PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo respond
0:53:27 - AB harassment policy ironically doesn't apply to Kotick
0:57:48 - Jen Oneal only offered equal pay until after resigning
1:02:27 - Girls Who Code ends partnership with AB
1:06:07 - Who are the AB board of directors?
1:19:04 - AB creates a nonsense committee as a sad PR move
1:23:19 - Kotick considers resigning... if he gets richer doing so
1:29:21 - Post-discussion
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 39min
December 09, 2021 We're hyped for the Game Awards | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 5
The Game Awards are happening, N64 games get a rocky launch on Switch, and is 1 vs 100 coming back to Xbox?
Hosts for this episode: Til, Court, and Jordan
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:08 - What we've been playing
0:22:30 - Uncharted movie trailer
0:30:40 - PlayStation PC
0:35:47 - SEGA announces Microsoft partnership (in the most boring way possible)
0:39:37 - Nintendo manufacturing fewer Switch consoles
0:42:20 - Nintendo's next console plans
0:46:15 - Nintendo's poor N64 Switch Online launch
0:55:58 - MultiVersus (WB's new Smash Bros clone)
1:00:04 - 1 vs 100 making a comeback?
1:06:13 - More backwards compatible Xbox games
1:14:26 - Streamlabs plagiarism
1:20:34 - The Game Awards
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
2h 8min
November 11, 2021 Is Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Worth It? | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 4
Are N64 games worth the additional price? And Sora is in Smash!

Hosts for this episode: Til and Court.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:26 - Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
0:29:12 - Sora joins Smash Bros
0:38:29 - Animal Crossing gets major updates + paid DLC
0:44:53 - LEGO + Mario 64
0:47:23 - Nickelodeon Xbox (contest is over, sorry it took a while to upload this...)
0:50:26 - Xbox Fridge
0:53:31 - Twitch leak

Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
1h 13min
September 11, 2021 We haven't forgot about Activision Blizzard | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 3
We're talking all about the Activision Blizzard lawsuit in this episode and breaking it all down.
Hosts for this episode: Til and Court.
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
...more
2h 13min

FAQs about Spawn Trap Podcast:

How many episodes does Spawn Trap Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.