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Welcome back to the Spectator Mode Podcast and you’re listening or watching episode 169! 

In this episode we cover the recent announcement of Spider-Man 2 heading to the PC, the Analogue 3D, the reveal of Team Bloober’s Cronos: The New Dawn, and the reveal of the Alien: Isolation’s follow-up to keep things positive. Of course, we have to bring the chaos and we also discuss the downfall of Twitter / X and seeing more people (including our very own Keith) making the trek to Bluesky, how much time consoles have left in the spotlight, and the always interesting physical vs digital conversation. 

Of course, this isn't without our special brand of chaos and humor, so grab a set. And while this is an adult show, we have removed the curses, so everyone can listen to the show, wherever you want.

#spiderman2 #bluesky #analogue3d #cronosthenewdawn

Hosts:

Keith Mitchell
Scott Adams
Karl “Mase” Smart
Sean Garner


Topics:  

00:00 - Intro
02:08 - Games we’ve played / shows we’ve watched
30:02 The Twitter/X exodus to BlueSky: What does it mean, why did we do it, AI image scraping, and other things?
42:00 - We’re finally getting a sequel to Alien: Isolation:
49:09 - Spider-Man 2 heads to PC and what that means
57:35 - Team Bloober’s Cronos: The New Dawn looks interesting
1:02:14 - What’s going on with the Steam Deck 2? - What do you want to see with the eventual release?
1:05:23 - Analogue announces the Analogue 3D, a modernized N64
1:19:09  - How much time do you think consoles have left
1:35:53 - Physical vs digital: a silly and long-winded rant session
1:50:31 - Outro

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Welcome back to another episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, where we discuss the gaming industry and all the things that come with it. In this episode, we get a bit serious as we discuss the differences between having a good year in gaming and having a good year for gamers. Karl is back from PAX AUS 2024 and he gives us the rundown, as well as his meet-up with Square Enix's Yoshi-P. We aren't done being serious as we point at the countless GOTY shows and ask why expansions aren't included in the fun. That and more on this episode!

This is a mature podcast and we do use adult language... we curse a bit, but that's it. 

So, pull up your chair, get some popcorn, and enjoy the blend of chaos and fu that only we can bring to you.

Hosts:

Keith Mitchell (@shadowhaxor)
Scott Adams (@sithscott)
Karl Smart (@themasething)

Timestamps:

• 00: 00 - Intro
• 00:31 - Games/shows we’ve played or watched recently
• 20:36 - No, we are not having a good gaming year
• 36:11  - Karl’s PAX Aus 2024 adventure
• 1:04:01 - Karl speaks with Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P)
• 1:14:19 - Should expansions be considered for GOTY awards
• 1:31:27 - Windows updates adding co-pilot frustrates us 
• 1:34:55 - Please stop spreading these terrible PC gaming stigmas
• 1:40:24 - Watching and listening to toxic content creators is bad for you 
• 1:46:31 - Outro 

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Welcome back to another episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, where we discuss the gaming industry and all the things that come with it. In this episode we talk about dumb stuff people say, the messy PS5 Pro Anniversary preorders, Transformers One being an amazing movie, remasters getting out of hand, and much more.

So, pull up your chair, get some popcorn, and enjoy the blend of chaos and fu that only we can bring to you.

Hosts:

Keith Mitchell (@shadowhaxor)
Scott Adams (@sithscott)
Karl Smart (@themasething)

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro x
01:09 - Games We've played / Shows we've watched
22:14 - Ironmouse Breaks Kai Cenat Twitch Record (over 314,000 to date)
26:51 - PlayStation 5 Pro Messy PS Direct storefront
39:55 - Annapurna Interactive Crazy Shutdown
46:26 - Recent industry layoffs
52:55 - Uploading game playthrough to validate a review
1:05:37 - Transformers One was better than it’s given credit for
1:16:20 - TGS Dynasty Warriors Origins Gameplay
1:27: 35 - Just how packed is October in terms of gaming
1:35:13 - Remasters are getting out of hand
1:46:05 - Outro

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Welcome back to The Spectator Mode Podcast, with Keith, Scott, and Jordan are ready to go. In this packed episode, we discuss Dragon Age The Veilguard previews, Greg Miller being impressed with PC gaming, God of War Ragnarok PC being reviewed bombed, Concord's cost to develop,  Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Nintendo suing Palworld, the ever-growing Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero roster and more.

Hosts:
Keith Mitchell (@Shadowhaxor)
Scott Adams (@Sithscott)
Jordan Andow (@Wheelie_average)


Topics:  

00:00 - Intro 
00:48 - What we’ve played this past week
13:46 - Keith is jealous of everyone who had a chance to play Dragon Age The Veilguard 
16:50  - Greg Miller might be coming to the Darkside
18:41 - God of War Ragnarok PC being reviewed bombed 
29:23 - PlayStation 30th anniversary - I want all those toys
35:05 - Concord Development
46:04 - Square Enix PowerPoint 
54:03 - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii announced
57:57 Nintendo suing Palworld 
1:06:38 - Digital foundry PS5 Pro video
1:14:50 - Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Roster reveal
1:24:53  - Will the new Kingdom Hearts signify the end of the original game
1:35:04 - What have you watched lately
1:43:49 - Outro

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During PAX West 2024, The Outerhaven chats with Justin Woodward regarding the upcoming 2D Side-Scrolling beat 'em up, Jay & Silent Bob Chronic Punch and gets all the info you'll ever want regarding the game. Sadly, the lighting was a bit low and we were forced to move due to some overzealous enforcer at the event.

**Big thanks to Justin Woodward for taking time out to talk with us**

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Welcome back to The Spectator Mode Podcast, and our buddy Karl is back from being taken apart. Join Keith, Scott, and Karl, as we discuss The Outerhaven's recent trip to PAX West 2024 and what some of our top games were. Then we discuss the announcement of the PlayStation 5 Pro, its pricing, especially for those in Australia, and what it means for the eventual next-generation PlayStation 6/PS6.

Timestamps:

00:00
00:05 - Welcome
00:43 - Where has Karl been
04:48 - Our PAX West 2024 experience
19:41 - Top 3 games of PAX West 2024
30:27 - The PS5 Pro has been revealed and everything else that goes with that
1:05:21 - Outro

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Welcome back to another episode of Spectator Mode Podcast. On this episode, the crew is joined again by none other than Baron Jones from LV1 Gaming, and in episode 164, they discuss topics such as the success of Black Myth Wukong, Concord being claimed dead before it even got a chance, Indiana Jones on PlayStation, PAX West 2024 and more. 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Without you, there is no us
01:40 - Games we've played this past week
35:14 - We'll be at PAX West 2024
46:44 - Keith can't wait to play Path of Exile 2
53:12 - Baron breaks down Streaming at PAX West for a good cause
57:56 - Black Myth Wukong is a runaway success
1:05:50 - Concord and is the party over before it started
1:20:36 - Indiana Jones heads to PlayStation
1:34:25 - Why Xbox leaving the hardware business is a bad idea
1:43:59 - Are Content Creators and the Press treated the same
2:08:41 - PC or Console, we ask the pressing question
2:18:49 - We're outta here

Thanks for watching and listening and be sure to catch us during PAX West 2024!

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Welcome back to the Spectator Mode Podcast. On this episode, Keith and Scott address several gaming industry topics, including Keith's Mecha Break impressions, whether we should talk about Deadlock despite Valve asking us not to, Game Science denying content creators access to Black Myth Wukong, Space Marine 2 gameplay impressions, Alan Wake II still hasn't turned a profit for Remedy and more. #gamingnews #videogames #gamingpodcast 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Games we’ve played this week
10:41 - Mecha Break impressions
19:06 - Remedy has yet to break even with Alan Wake 2
24:25 - Game Science and Black Myth Wukong
30:35 - The Astrobot DualSense Selling Out
36:19 - Space Marine 2 Gameplay Footage
39:39 - D23 2024 - where were the games
45:55 - Deadlock madness - who was in the wrong
1:00:36 - Warner Bros. Wants To License Game Properties or be sold
1:10:40 - Valve reveals it will bring SteamOS to the ROG Ally
1:14:27 - Suprise topic - Are you going to see Alien: Romulus
1:16:25 - PAX West 2024 is almost here
1:22:04 - Outro

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Welcome back to another episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast. On this episode, we're joined by Baron Jones of the LV1 Gaming cast and Jeff Young of Analog Stick Gaming. And with a star-studded cast, we have a lot of topics that we all have opinions on. Including the closure of Game Informer, Bungie in major trouble, Phantom Blade Zero fake news, a new Darksider game announced, and more. #gaming #videogames #eldenring #phantombladezero #avowed 

Topics include:

1:38 - Games we’ve played this week
23:34 - Surface 7 Laptop Impressions
26:35 - Limited edition Astro Bot PS5 DualSense controller
30:09 - Elden Ring Co-op sucks and we just wanted to reinforce that
34:20 - Gunfire Games announces new Darksider game
39:07 - Kai Cenat beats Bloodborne but still nothing from PlayStation
45:48 - Phantom Blade Zero developer S-Game smacks down fake news
1:01:22 - Avowed delayed to 2025
1:10:39 - Bungie hit with more layoffs
1:21:43 - Game Informer shut down, magazine and website are no more
1:36:22 - More WB Suicide Squad nonsense
1:40:05 - Baron misses the Nemesis system
1:44:52 - Outro

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On Spectator Mode Podcast episode 161, Scott rejoins the show after a brief absence. The crew discusses the restructuring of Humble Games, Ubisoft's recent messaging for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Xbox's lack of marketing and advertisement blamed on Microsoft, that Crowdstrike big oops that crippled the IT world, metrics, and Live Service games, and more. #gaming #podcast #xbox #humblegames #assassinscreedshadows

Hosts:

Keith D Mitchell - @Shadowhaxor
Scott Adams - @Sithscott

Topics:

- Games we’ve played this week
Keith: Elden Ring, Flintlock Siege of Dawn, Marvel’s Rivals
Scott: Trails through Daybreak, Fate Seeker II, Grit and Valor, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

- A new Helldiver update was announced, The Escalation of Freedom. Drops on August 6, 2024, for PS5 and PC. 

- The Asus ROG Ally X is out. Should you get it

- Ziff Davis, the parent company of IGN, has gutted the entirety of Humble Games.

- Xbox has no marketing capital. How does that make sense

- Ubisoft's awkward Assassin's Creed Shadows messaging

- Crowdstrike took down most of the IT world and businesses. What happened and does how the world recover from this?

- The Importance of Metrics - Live Service player count vs sales

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