While Helldivers 2 always had a PSN requirement, it wasn't enforced due to technical issues during the launch. Now, months after the game was putting up amazing numbers, Sony is requiring PSN account linking and it's caused quite a bit of frustration among the Helldivers community. But, what exactly is going on here? Let's talk about this. #helldiv…

Welcome back to the Spectator Mode Podcast, and we're back covering the gaming industry, with two new faces. In this episode, we discuss several topics, including the forced Helldivers 2 PSN requirement (which was a thing when we recorded), the nonsense about the Stellar Blade male gaze, more gaming industry layoffs, numbered review scores, and mor…

On an impromptu Spectator Mode Podcast, Keith and Karl discuss the recent Helldivers 2 situation and what Sony walking back the PSN requirement could mean. Then switch gears and talk about gutwrenching news with Xbox closing down four studios, including Tango Gameworks. What does this mean for creative freedoms and new IPs, and does success ensure …

On this special episode of Spectator Mode Podcast, Matt interviews Dennel's Cake Creative team for its upcoming title, a beat 'em up called Obsolete Souls Episode 0: Operation Haiti, their PAX East 2024 adventure, favorite beat 'em up games, musical inspiration and influences, and their current game in development, Obsolete Souls Episode 0: Operati…

We're back with another fun-filled episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, and oh boy, do we have a show for you. We're diving into two major TV shows, Fallout and X-Men '97, and we can't stop talking about either. Then we switch gears and tackle the two bad gaming takes of the week: tipping gaming companies and Ubisoft completely ruining Star Wars …

This week on The Spectator Mode Podcast, Keith, Scott, and Matt discuss their top 5 favorite indie games shown during the Triple-i Initiative Showcase. Jeff Grubb reports that EA has killed off the Dead Space 2 remake, but EA says otherwise. Xbox has announced a new team devoted to game preservation. However, we aren't 100% confident about this, an…

Thanks to Reedpop, we were invited to PAX East 2024, and we were able to interview a number of people, play some games, meet some friends, and have an enjoyable time. However, we also had some concerns and regrets. So before he forgot it all, our EIC encountered his time leading up to PAX East 2024, his time there, and what he'd love to see for the…

Welcome back to another Spectator Mode Podcast episode hosted by The Outerhaven! Topics are included in the timestamps. The Spectator Mode Podcast is The Outerhaven's weekly podcast covering all platforms and the latest news and updates in the gaming industry. Thanks for listening/watching. We hope you enjoy our show and add it to your favorite pod…

Welcome back to another Spectator Mode Podcast episode hosted by The Outerhaven. Topics are included in the timestamps. The Spectator Mode Podcast is The Outerhaven's weekly podcast covering all platforms and the latest news and updates in the gaming industry. Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:23 - Thanks Square Enix 07:17 - Games we've played last week…

The Spectator Mode crew and guest Baron from LV1 Gaming discuss the major news from the gaming industry this week. First up is the Xbox podcast business update that addressed the state of Xbox, its ongoing plans for going multiplatform (not that they aren't already), and what we thought about the podcast. Then we jump over to the PlayStation side o…

The Spectator Mode Crew reviews Xbox's past announcements and discusses the recent Xbox games released for the PS5 and Switch. At the same time, PlayStation grapples with its prior announcement of PS5 games possibly coming to the PC on the same day of release, and since then, it has been revealed that PSVR 2 is also coming to the PC. Keith explains…

On Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 146, the crew gains one more member, and it gets even more chaotic. Topics on this episode include our addition to Granblue Fantasy Relink, more Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League, GAAS is a problem that needs to be addressed, the PlayStation State of Play, more gaming industry layoffs, and Xbox in trouble. This an…

The Spectator Mode Podcast crew is back with a load of new topics. From Sega locking Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's New Game+ behind a paywall, inviting toxic streamer XQC to represent its game, to Palworld, the Pocket Monster game that has been taking the world by storm. We also have a roundtable discussion on whether Nintendo is worried about t…

Recently, Xbox hosted the Xbox Developer Direct showcase, where we got to hear from various developers on several upcoming titles, including Indiana Jones the Great Circle, Visions of Mana, Avowed, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and Ara: History Untold. But what did we think about it? Was this a good showcase? We intend to discuss that in the special …

The best boys of gaming (that’s what Matt says) are back with Spectator Mode Podcast episode 143! On this episode, we turn our attention to Ubisoft telling gamers that we don’t need to own our games, Ayaneo trying to fool us all with the Ayaneo Next Lite, Capcom’s DRM nonsense, that amazing Granblue Fantasy Relink Demo (it’s so good), Suicide Squad…

Welcome back, and on this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew discusses Activision/Blizzard’s former CEO is finally out the door, Twitch updates its nudity guidelines (again), the Nintendo Switch 2 Electric Boogaloo, MSI’s new handheld device called the MSI Claw, game reviews, and more. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:58 – Games we’re play…

On the final 2023 episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew sits down to discuss the current state of handheld PC gaming, how it has matured, what devices we recommend for someone just getting into PC gaming, and games we’re looking forward to in 2024. Thanks for watching and enjoying our take on covering handheld PC gaming. And as always, we…

It's taken us nearly four months, but we're back and ready to talk about gaming and geek culture! In Spectator Mode's return, we discuss everything from the reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6, PlayStation deleting people's access to paid content, Street Fighter 6's outrageous pricing on skins, Fortnite, Fallout TV Show, Batman Arkham Trilogy on Switch on…

Now that the Summer Game Fest, as well as the Xbox Showcase, is done, the crew reflects on their favorite reveals and goes hands-on with the Lies of P and Final Fantasy XVI demos. Sadly, there were also some lows as Gamestop fired its CEO, Twitch decided it wanted to screw over streams with revised brand content guidelines, and Gamur laid off faith…

On Spectator Mode Podcast episode 137, we talk about the lackluster PlayStation showcase, while Marvelous hosted its own showcase that gave the gamers what they wanted. The Xbox ABK acquisition continues on, but now another country has backed the company, while Relic Entertainment lays off some staff and Gollum releases in such a terrible state tha…

On this episode on Spectator Mode Podcast, we go discuss the Gran Theft 6 leaks, PvE mode being axed in Overwatch 2, what we're looking forward to during the PlayStation Showcase, and lots of fighting game news, including Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1. That and so much more on the slightly bonkers Spectator Mode Podcast. #playstationshowcase…

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew is asked if and why they drop their backlog for new games because we all do it. Moving on, we're excited about the Asus ROG Ally and talk about why, review bombing Chained Echo on Metacritic, why Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gets a pass for its many issues, and ending it with Falcom's success. …

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew debates if it's time for Nintendo to release new hardware, the Redfall and Xbox woes, issues with AAA development, and what is going on over at Kotaku. This and more! #zeldatearsofthekingdom #xbox #redfall #gamedevelopment #videogames #podcast Timestamps 00:00 - Intro / Thanks for listening to…

On this very short episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, Keith and Scott discuss the recent block of the Microsoft acquisition of ABK by the CMA, and the upcoming mobile PC from Asus Rog that looks to take on the Steam Deck and the Ayaneo devices. #Activision #blizzard #cma # asus #rogally #gaming #podcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - CMA blo…

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, we're joined by Baron from Lv1gaming and Faith Lane from Gamepur. As we talk about Hi-Fi Rush's expectations, Kyle gushes about Dead Island 2 and why it's so good. Then we talk it over to Gameloft's recently released Disney-Themed racer Disney Speedstorm, which is fun but flawed. Following that up with…

On this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, the team talks about the reveal of Redfall running at 30fps on the Xbox Series X|S, the reception of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Keith confuses that he's worried about the status of Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution, as the player pools are drying up. We're also following up on the ongoing battle surrou…

On this episode of the Specator Mode Podcast, the team talks about the recent Diablo 4 beta, Apple's foray into VR headsets, and the rumor of the PS5 Pro. Sadly, we also cover the recent Gamur group layoffs, and Keith is super upset over Gamestop cancelling those Resident Evil 4 Remake Collector's Editions. While Karl is extremely happy how Residen…

Kyle, Scott, and Keith have fallen in love with the Diablo 4 beta and wanted to talk about what they loved, what they hated, and how excited they are for Blizzard's upcoming dungeon crawler. #diablo4 #diabloiv #videogames #vidoegames Follow the Spectator Mode Podcast Crew: Keith: https://twitter.com/shadowhaxor https://www.instagram.com/og.shadowha…

The Spectator Mode podcast crew sees a return of an old friend, on the most recent episode, while discussing the terrible hot take that Microsoft could sell off Xbox if the ABK deal fails and Pokemon Sleep. While Keith shows off his recently acquired PSVR 2 and talks about his obsession with Wild Hearts. This, and more on Spectator Mode Podcast epi…

On Spectator Mode Podcast Episode 128, the crew discusses which games they're looking forward to this month, Nina Williams's return to Tekken 8, and its new gameplay mechanics, the lackluster The Day Before gameplay reveal, the shuttering of Back 4 Blood, the delay of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the possible death of E3 2023, now that Nintendo, Pl…

The Spectator Mode podcast crew discusses the Dead Space remake, while Kyle seems to be a fan of the PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge controller. We can't forget the amazing job that Xbox and its developers did with the Xbox Developer's Direct and the Hi-Fi Rush shadow drop. Following up, Scott tries to convince Keith to check out Fire Emblem Engage. T…

Welcome to the first Spectator Mode Podcast of 2023, and we're happy to be around still. In episode 126, the crew isn't slowing down with impressions of the One Piece Odyssey demo, Hellcard early impressions, thoughts about Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti, PlayStation at CES 2023, and picked a fight with the internet with his latest Fromsoftware rant. That an…

With the end of 2022 upon us, we decided to record one more podcast for the books. In this episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast, we discuss The Outerhaven's Top 10 Games of the Year, why Elden Ring is pretty much everyone's Game of the Year, why this year (2022) has been the worst year for discrete GPU sales, and while we're frustrated about the D…

On this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew discusses Kyle's hands-on with Forspoken's PS5 demo, their top 5 reveals from The Game Awards Show, their top 5 games they're looking forward to in 2023, and does Xbox have what it needs to do better in 2023 or will it be a repeat of 2022. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Forspoken demo impressions 02:33…

On this episode of The Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew discusses the performance issues with Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, the passing of Jason David Frank, and Kyle's hands-on with the newest battle royale, Skyscraper, during DreamHack 2022. We also decided to pick our own nominees for the upcoming The Game Awards, which takes place on December 8th, …

This week on Spectator Mode Podcast, we discuss PlayStation's PSVR 2 price and release date, Elon Musk becoming the overlord of Twitter, Sonic Frontiers street date being broken, Final Fantasy XVI's issue with persons of color, and its Christmas time. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Scott's final games of 2022 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Sonic Fr…

On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast, hosts Keith Mitchell and Kyle Simcox debut the slimmer, more condensed format, and talk about which upcoming games of 2022 they are looking forward to, Phil Spencer confirming Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation, PlayStation Plus losing 2 Million subscribers, Gotham Knights frus…

On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast, hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and Karl Smart, discuss the following topics. Games we've played Wo Long Dyantasy Fallen demo Gaming journalist's layoffs as of recent Karl pisses off the internet... again Leaker mentality strikes again - GTA6 related What we liked from the Tokyo …

On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast, hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and Karl Smart, discuss the following topics. Games we've played Atlus Soul Hackers 2 CE mishap Dark Souls 3 PC servers are back PlayStation DualSense Edge revealed PS5 price increase is here Is Stadia dead The Last of Us Remake thoughts TMNT Cowab…

On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast, hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, Karl Smart, and William Kok, discuss the following topics. Why did Digimon Survive get zero advertisement Is Multiverse as much fun as everyone says The Last of Us Remake - is it a cash grab? Gamestop being Gamestop VRChat screwing over its communi…

On this week's episode of The Outerhaven's Spectator Mode podcast, hosts Keith Mitchell, Scott Adams, and William Kox, discuss the following topics. Games we’ve played this week - 1:51 Keith’s thoughts on DNF Duel - 13:50 Thoughts on Xbox’s Samsung App - 21:12 Crisis Core ─Final Fantasy VII─ Reunion announced - 24:19 Should publishers stop announci…

On this episode of Spectator Mode Podcast, hosts Scott Adams, Karl Smart, and William Kok, discuss the reveals of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and Death Stranding 2. While being depressed that several upcoming titles, Redfall, Replaced, and Starfield have been delayed, leaving a massive hole in Xbox's gaming line-up. Of course, they also touch on the P…

Welcome back to a new episode of Spectator Mode Podcast! In this episode, we discuss that the PC Dark Souls servers are still in limbo, PlayStation's revamping of the PlayStation Plus Tiers, Max Payne 1 and 2 are getting remasters, Tomb Raider 4 is revealed, and more. So pull up that virtual chair, grab a snack, and get ready for greatness. 00:00 -…

While we're running with a new cast, we're still doing our thing. In this episode, we touch on the first two episodes of the Halo TV series, Godfall coming to Xbox, Ghostwire Tokyo impressions, Elden Ring selling 12 million copies, and more. So put up that virtual chair, grab a snack, and get ready for greatness. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / Games w…

After a long vacation, The SpecMode crew is back and ready to charge into 2022. Of course, we can't start the year without talking about the biggest news in gaming. That being Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard, that's major. We can't forget about SCUF's PS5 Reflex controller, Kingdom Hearts Switch Cloud and Karl's hands-on with OlliOlli World…

We're back, did you miss us? In this episode we discuss a lot of taking losses; from Grand Theft Auto: Definitive Edition, Activision is in even more hot water, and why we aren't fans of the Netflix version of Cowboy Bebop. Then we focus on the 2021 Game Award Show nominees and why we don't agree with most of them. Topping it off with the Halo Infi…

We're back and not only do we have a full house, but we got some video game stuff to chat about. Join us as we talk about the recent 15-minute gameplay reveal of Elden Ring, how one outlet compared Shin Megami Tensei to Persona and made us sad, more gaming delays. Spider-Man is heading to the Avengers (finally), not to mention paid content showing …

Welcome back to another wacky episode of Spectator Mode Podcast and we got a full house on this show. Keith, Karl, Kyle, Matt, Will, and Scott are in the house as they take about God the War coming to the PC, Forza Horizon 5 previews looking amazing, Blizzard goofing up the renaming of a certain character, Dbrand vs Sony, Uncharted movie trailer re…

The crew is back for another episode of the Spectator Mode Podcast. Kyle's fresh from the 2021 New York Comic Con and gives a rundown of how the event was. Meanwhile, Keith and Karl are going crazy over Ikea's new gaming stuff, then switches gears to how their recent Back 4 Blood session was; it wasn't good. Topping off the show with a fun discussi…

With all the discourse following the recent articles posted by Kotaku and PC Gamer, you didn't expect us to sit on the sidelines, did you? In this impromptu podcast, Keith and Karl discuss the ins and outs of emulation, the legal aspect of them, and why advocating piracy is not only wrong, it's disruptive. Don't pirate and don't rip money from peop…