Spectator Mode Podcast
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCatch up with The Outerhaven team as they talk about news, reviews, and open table discussions regarding the video game and geek culture industry. Hosted by Keith Mitchell, Getselious, and Scott Adams. Check out more great content at www.theouterhaven.net. Contact us at [email protected]
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22: Episode 22 - Epic Games and the future of Crowdfunded games
July 03, 2019 13:24 - 12 minutes - 8.56 MBWith Epic Games being attached to several high profile crowdfunded games (Phoenix Point, Outer Wilds, Shenmue 3), what does this mean for future crowdfunded titles? Will people shy away from them, will developers highlight what game store the keys will be from? Will Epic Games continue to interfere with games that were already backed?That's what today's episode begs to ask.Thanks for listening. If you’d like to come on the show as a guest or have topics you’d like for us to discuss, contact u...
21: Episode 21 - Ys Net to offer Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Backer refunds
July 02, 2019 15:41 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBYSNet finally responds and announces that Deepsilver and YSNet will offer refunds for those who backed Shenmue on Kickstarter and requested a Steam key.This is going to get messy.Thanks for listening. If you’d like to come on the show as a guest or have topics you’d like for us to discuss, contact us here (https://www.theouterhaven.net/got-a-tip-for-us/) .Subscribe to us on:Audioboom (https://audioboom.com/channel/spectatormode) | Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1454432466/spectator-mode-...
20: Episode 20 - The Google Stadia woes continue to pile up
July 01, 2019 17:32 - 13 minutes - 9.58 MBGoogle's Phil Harrison recently addressed two major concerns surrounding Google's game streaming service, Stadia. He believes that ISPs will somehow find it in their hearts to increase their data caps and the quality of their offerings. While telling potential customers of Stadia that they shouldn't expect any discounts and to expect to pay full pricing for games.I dunno about this, Phil.Thanks for listening. If you’d like to come on the show as a guest or have topics you’d like for us to dis...
19: Episode 19 – The Twitch Edition
June 29, 2019 16:33 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven’s weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that’s video games.Another week and another amazing show, and we're loaded this week. Of course, we're about those video games and we're blessed by Diego's appearance this week. Who has played a large number of games as of late. Summer games done quick is currently happening this week and we talk about what you can expect.I'm sure you've heard about t...
18: Episode 18 - A Loot Box by Any Other Name - 6.21.2019
June 24, 2019 22:41 - 1 hour - 49 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.Recently, EA has been making the rounds and trying to tell people that loot boxes aren't really a bad thing. Nah, instead they're perfectly fine and are surprise mechanics that gamers everywhere love. Well, we don't believe the hype and we're not too thrilled about EA's rather crappy tactics. Speaking of crappy tactics, we jump into ...
17: Spectator Mode Podcast Episode 17 -Shenmue 3 The Epic Games Store and You
June 18, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBDuring E3 2019, Deep Silver and Epic Games announced that Shenmue 3 was no longer coming to Steam. Which really set a really bad tone and upset countless PC gamers who had requested a Steam key prior to this announcement. As a fellow PC gamer and a backer of the game, I felt betrayed and frustrated. These are my (Keith Mitchell's) thoughts surrounding the incident.#VideoGames #Gaming #News #Nintendo #PS4 #Switch #PC #XboxOne Sony #Microsoft #Nintendo #xboxone #playstation #nintendoswitch #pcg...
16: Episode 16 - Happy Fathers, Day Michael Pachter Talks PS5 Pricing And Google Stadia
June 17, 2019 13:56 - 12 minutes - 8.29 MBHappy Father's Day to all the Father's holding it down. Now, let's address Michael Pachter's recent PS5 prediction, Destiny 2 on Stadia and of course, Google's Stadia.#VideoGames #Gaming #News #Nintendo #PS4 #Switch #PC #XboxOne Sony #Microsoft #Nintendo #xboxone #playstation #nintendoswitch #pcgaming #videogamepodcast #spectatormodepodcast #specmodepodcast #gamingpodcast #playstation5 #nextgenconsoles #michaelpachter #destiny2 #stadia #googlestadia
15: Episode 15 - E3 2019 Thoughts and Impressions
June 16, 2019 00:17 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBWell, E3 2019 has come and gone. But that doesn't mean we can't talk about everything that happened over the course of several days. In fact, that's exactly what we're doing this time around. We're rating which conferences were our favorite, as well as the stinkers. Then we follow it up with that games excited us the most, closing out with our biggest surprises.There's a lot of good debates there, some silly banter and of course, everything is 100% honest. That's not all, as Rob, our latest e...
14: Episode 14 - Pre E3 Special - 6.7.2019
June 08, 2019 17:58 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBWe've had a lot of interesting gaming news drop this week. Destiny 2 going free to play, cross-save and cross-play, as well as a new expansion called Shadowkeep. Google held its Stadia Connect conference, you don't want to miss our thoughts and break down of this. It's E3 time and simply have to talk about all those games that will show up at E3 2019. Many of which we're excited about. And of course, those pre-E3 2019 leaks, so many of them.We got a lot to talk about this time around and we h...
13: Episode 13 - Can gaming influencers be trusted?
May 25, 2019 18:26 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBStarting off with what we've been playing this week and coverage of this weeks gaming news. Keith talks about Dauntless finally going live, while Diego hypes up his newly acquired Oculus Rift Quest. He breaks down his experience and drops some nuggets of VR advise and answers all our questions regarding the Oculus Rift. Then we get serious as we talk about the gaming industry's latest turn of events - influencers. Can they all be trusted? Should they be paid as much as they are? Are they caus...
12: Episode 12 - No matchmaking no raid
May 20, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 48 MBOutside of talking about what we've been playing this week, we got some spicy stuff to talk about. We move on to retro-gaming and chat about what sort of bundles or remasters we'd like to see.Switching gears after that to wondering why everyone is getting so excited about World of Warcraft Classic, not to mention Keith going into rage mode about the scalpers buying up the World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector’s Editions and putting them on eBay. We then turn out attention to the big ne...
11: Episode #11 – The Goverment Wants To Help Regulate Microtransactions?
May 14, 2019 01:33 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.If you're a regular here at The Outerhaven, then you know we're super passionate about the gaming industry. Which is why we love recording this show, as we get to talk about what we love, what we don't and everything else in-between. Games, games and did I mention, even more, games?Things are a bit different this week as Keith had to...
10: Episode 10 – People Are People Not Bots
May 04, 2019 03:12 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.So, let's see what's on this week's agenda, shall we?What games have we been playing / what are we looking forward to this month. Epic Games purchases Psyonix and the internet is pissed. Should reviewers be good at videos or just knowledgeable? Reports of Netherrealm Studios working people like slaves and the state of game developmen...
9: Episode 9 - The Next-Gen Console Wars Begin Now
April 20, 2019 20:02 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.So, let's see what's on this week's agenda, shall we?Dreams from Media Molecule is out via early access and we're loving it.Is E3 possibly leaving the Los Angeles Convention Center? Or perhaps the state altogether? The Xbox One S All-Digital has been announced, but is it worth it?Sega has announced 10 more games for the Sega Genesis ...
8: Episode 8 – Does cheating ruin the gaming experience?
April 15, 2019 15:49 - 1 hour - 56 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.So, let's see what's on this week's agenda, shall we?Recent News: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order announced, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sells over 2 million copies, Yakuza Kiwami 2 coming to PC. Acer has a super sweet 4K HDR 144Hz monitor and it's releasing this Summer. Blizzard has released new updates for Hearthstone and World of Warc...
7: Episode 7 - That Git Gud Mentality is Crap and Needs to Stop
April 08, 2019 02:39 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.Games we've been playing. Recap Borderlands 3 release date news 3. Ubisoft kills off the Starlink toy production. Easy mode, "git gud" mentality and it's toxic behavior. Should games have an easy mode and why we feel the whole "Git Gud" mentality is toxic and doesn't help anyone. You can find our latest podcast below.Thanks for liste...
6: Episode 6 – Just Some Guys Talking About Video Games
March 31, 2019 17:38 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.Oh, seems our resident Aussie had other things to take care of, we picked up another guest. One of the newest additions to The Outerhaven, Diego Perez (https://www.twitter.com/CircleSquareDP) is joining us on this episode.So, let's see what's on this week's agenda, shall we?Games that we've been playing or looking forward to playing ...
5: Episode 5 - Stadia For You And Me
March 24, 2019 18:25 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBWelcome to another episode of the Spectator Podcast, the Outerhaven's weekly podcast where we talk the latest news, topics and everything else that's video games.Keith's not too thrilled with his recent experience with the United States Postal Service Our thoughts and impressions of The Division 2 Recapping the recent Mortal Kombat 11 announcements and which characters we want to return Google promises to change the way we game with Stadia, but we're not completely sold on it Thanks for liste...
4: Episode 4 - Chimera One Games Interview Special
March 18, 2019 12:54 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week is a bit of a change as we invited Chimera One Games onto the show. Big anime fans, lovers of video games and currently working on their upcoming product, Bulletrage. A top-down shooter that pays homage to a few games of old, while adding some chaotic 4-player co-op action, and more. We go in-depth regarding what you can expect from Bulletrage, the upcoming Kickstarter and more. I won't spoil it all, so you'll just have to listen to the show.#VideoGames #Gaming #News #Nintendo #PS4 ...
3: Episode 3 - We're Spoiling All Of Devil May Cry 5
March 10, 2019 23:35 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKeith's not dead after buying this RTX 2080 Ti. Josh finally upgrades his smartphone, and we swap phone stories. Octopath Traveler is coming to iOS and Android. A sequel also planned for the Switch? Google's gaming keynote is next week. And is this controller mock up real? We're so damned happy that Devil May 5 is finally out. So happy, that we're dropping spoilers. You've been warned! Thanks for listening. If you'd like to come on the show as a guest or have topics you'd like for us to disc...
2: Episode 2 - Who's excited for Pokemon
March 03, 2019 17:42 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBPokemon Sword and Shield (https://www.theouterhaven.net/2019/02/pokemon-sword-and-shield-revealed-first-look-at-gen-8/) has been announced and it's going to be the first Pokemon game ever for two of the hosts. Why are they excited about this game? Blizzard tries to keep their card game, Hearthstone, afloat by changing up things with "The Year of the Dragon (https://www.theouterhaven.net/2019/02/hearthstone-announces-the-year-of-the-dragon/) ". Our resident Hearthstone expert breaks it all dow...
1: Episode 1 - We're back, did you miss us?
February 25, 2019 17:31 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBWith recent ongoings with Activision Blizzard, we look at the status of the company. Both recent layoffs and what’s possibly in store. Then we switch gears and talk about everyone’s favorite rumor (that’s not a rumor?) of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass heading to the Switch and other platforms. Finally, we close it out with the talk of two Xbox consoles possibly being revealed at E3 2019. Be sure to let us know what you think about the first episode of Spectator Mode. We’re serious about making ...