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XBOX Leadership Shakeup, Switch 2 Emulation & Sam Altman Wants Your RAM | Spectator Mode Ep. 236

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Ep. 235 – Is GTA 6 Already GOTY? Broken Games & PlayStation 5 Emulation

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Ep. 234 - XBOX Restructures Again, IGN Takes Another Hit, We Don’t Trust Bungie Yet

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Ep. 233 - PAX West 2026 Was a Mixed Bag, Gundam Rogue Orbit is Great

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Ep 232 - Twitch’s AI Opt-Out Dilemma & The End of 2XKO

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Ep. 231 - EA’s New Owners and Netflix’s Ridiculous GTA 6 Stunt

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Ep. 230 – Marvel Tōkon Impressions, Xbox and PlayStation Go Down

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Ep. 228 - Echoes of Aincrad, Lenovo Legion C700 & Digital Ownership

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Ep. 227 - Let's Talk About All The Horrible Stuff Xbox Is Doing

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Ep. 225: PlayStation Ending Physical Games? What Gamers Need to Know | Spectator Mode Podcast

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Ep. 223 - What the heck is Xbox Doing By Raising Prices Again

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Ep. 222: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Steam Machine Talk

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Ep. 221 - Our Summer Game Fest 2026 Recap Was Worth The Wait

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EP. 220 - Unreal Engine 6 Revealed, But Can It Fix UE5’s Biggest Problem?

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Ep. 218 - Xbox Game Pass Changes, Steam Controller News, Legion Go 2 Sticker Shock

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Ep. 216 - PlayStation Price Hike, Marathon Backlash, Mario Galaxy Movie Impressions

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Ep. 215 - Epic Games Drama, PS5 Price Problems & Xbox Shifts Strategy

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Ep. 214 - Jeff Kaplan Talks Blizzard, PC Gaming Woes & Spider-Man: Brand New Day Hype

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Ep.213 - Mega Man Recast, Nagoshi Studio in Trouble, Project Helix Details

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Ep. 212 - Nintendo Sues US Govt | Project Helix | PlayStation Exits PC Gaming

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EP. 211 - Xbox Leadership Shakeup, EVO Controversy, Bluepoint Games Closed

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Ep. 210 – Discord Goes Big Brother, Riot’s 2XKO Layoffs, Nioh 3 Isn’t Elden Ring

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Ep. 209 - Xbox Developer Direct | New Dragon Ball Game | GDC 2026 Concerns

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Ep. 208 - CES 2026 Impressions | Highguard Hype | Gaming & Media Layoffs

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Ep. 207: GameStop Closes Stores | PC Gaming Just Got Super Expensive

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Ep. 206: Valve’s Steam Machine, SteamOS, and PC Gaming

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Ep. 205: Arknights Endfield Beta II Hands-On, PS Portal Updates & Steam Machine Take Two

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Ep. 204: TwitchCon Security concerns, Xbox Ally Handheld Fumbles, Steam Next Fest

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Special - We Talk with Milestone About Reviving Arcade Racing in Screamer (2026)

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EP. 203: Is Xbox Game Pass Still the Best Deal in Gaming

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Ep. 202: Wolverine, ROG Ally, Code Vein 2, Nintendo Shake-Up, and TGS 2025

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Ep. 201: Marvel Fighting Souls Impressions, and Nintendo Direct Reactions

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Ep. 200: PAX West 2025, Ninja Gaiden 4 and the ROG Xbox Ally X Hands-on

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Episode 199 – Silksong Hype, PS5 Price Hike, & Xbox Ally Release Date

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Ep. 197 - EVO 2025 Highlights, Dynasty Warriors 25th Anniversary & NSFW Games

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Ep. 196 – Itch.io Purges NSFW Games, Sony Sues Tencent, and the Industry Fallout

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Ep. 195 – Windows 10 Support Ends for FFXIV, NSFW Games Face Pressure

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Ep. 194 - From Superman to Scams, and the State of Multiplayer in 2025

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EP. 193 - Mindseye is a failure and does the FGC Need a Saviour

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EP. 192: Xbox has a meltdown & the Stop Killing Games movement

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EP. 191: ROG Xbox Handheld Price Talk, AMD & Xbox PR Hype and Our Beginnings

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EP. 190: SGF 2025, Fighting Games, and Steam Next Fest Highlights

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Ep. 189: Summer Game Fest 2025 & Witcher 4 Tech Breakdown

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Ep. 188 - Stellar Blade PSN Woes | Nintendo EULA Nonsense | Gamers vs Expensive Games Again

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Ep. 187: PS5 Price Hike Drama, Stellar Blade Hits PC, PAX East 2025 Recap

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Ep. 186: Are $80 Games the New Norm? | GTA VI Delayed | Gaming Journalism Shakeup

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Ep. 185: Capcom’s Back, Forza’s on PS5, and Sony Wants More Money

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Ep. 184 - Tariffs Affecting Gaming, Switch 2 Drama, Tron is Back and All New Venom is Terrible

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Ep. 183 - Our thoughts and impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

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Ep. 182 - Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, and the Return of Game Informer

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Ep. 181 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 & Xbox Handheld Resurfaces

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Ep. 180 - Let's Talk About That Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves Demo

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Ep. 179 - Impressions and Controversy

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Ep. 178 - How the PlayStation Network Outage Affects PC Gamers

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Ep. 176 - PC Games PSN Requirements Slashed, and the Future of Xbox

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Ep. 175 - Exclusive Hands-On with Assassin's Creed Shadows

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Ep. 174 - We Went to CES 2025 and Were Blown Away

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Ep.173 - Ending the Year on a High Note

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Neptunia Being Scrapped | Elden Ring Nightreign concerns | The Game Awards favorite reveals and overall thoughts

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Ep.171: How About Those Game Show Awards Nominations

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Ep. 170 - Why Monster Hunter Wilds Will Blow You Away

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Ep. 169 - Spider-Man 2 heads to PC & Twitter/X exodus to BlueSky

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Ep. 168 - Game Expansions Should Be Considered for GOTY

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Ep. 167 - PS Direct Store Issues + October’s Huge Game Releases

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EP. 166 - Massive Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Roster | PS5 Pro

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Spectator Mode Podcast Special - Jay and Silent Bob Talk Chronic Blunt Punch with Justin Woodward

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Ep. 165 - PS5 Pro Announced | Full PAX West 2024 Experience

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Ep. 164 - More Xbox Games Heading to PlayStation and Black Myth Wukong is Doing Well

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Episode 163 - We Don't Talk About Deadlock, No No No

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Episode 162 - The End of an Era and Bungie Is in Bad Shape

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Episode 161: Xbox has no cash for advertising

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Episode 160 - Xbox Game Pass on Fire TV and Once Human Impressions

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Ep. 159 - Summer Game Fest 2024 Recap

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Ep. 158 - IGN acquires its competition, Hellblade 2 Frustration, X-Men '97 Season One -

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Ep. 157 - Xbox kills off four studios including Tango Gameworks

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Ep. 156 - Gaming industry layoffs and Helldivers 2 PSN Nonsense

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Ep. 155 - Sony forces PSN Requirement on Helldivers 2 PC players

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Ep. 154 - Interview with Tobey and Denzel of Dennel Cake's Creative Team

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Ep. 153 - Gushing over Fallout and X-Men 97 and Ubisoft is screwing up Again

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Ep. 152 - Triple-i Initiative Showcase favorites, Dead Space 2 Dead and Xbox Perseveration

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Ep. 151 - Keith Reviews PAX East 2024 and What He Wants for Next Year

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Ep 150: Passing of a Legend, Stellar Blade Demo Yanked, Contra Review

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Ep. 149 - Nintendo Kills Yuzu | Sony and EA Layoffs | Toys for Bob Goes Indie | Sweet Baby Inc

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Ep. 148 - Xbox Games on Switch and PS5 | PS5 Games on PC Day One

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Ep. 147 - Xbox Doubles Down

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Ep. 146 - State of Booty and is Xbox in trouble

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Ep. 145 - Palworld takes over the world and gaming handhelds

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Ep. 144 - Xbox Developer Direct 2024 Score Card

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Ep. 143 - Ubisoft’s game ownership plan and Capcom’s DRM dilemma

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Ep. 142 - Twitch, Bobby Kotick, and the Nintendo Switch 2

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Ep 141 - Looking back at handheld PC gaming in 2023

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Spectator Mode Podcast EP 140: GTA 6, Street Fighter 6 Skin Prices, Goku vs Superman

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Ep.139 - Summer Game Fest Greatness and Twitch being Twitch

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Ep. 137 - The PlayStation Showcase disappoints but not as much as Gollum

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Spectator Mode Podcast ep. 136 - PlayStation Showcase, Fighting Games and more leaks

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Spectator Mode Podcast ep. 135 - Your backlog and you, review bombing good games

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Spectator Mode Podcast ep. 134 - Nintendo Hardware, Xbox woes continue, AAA games and game leaks

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Spectator Mode Podcast - 133: CMA Blocks Microsoft's Acquisition of ABK, Asus Rog Ally

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Spectator Mode Podcast - 132: Disney Speedstorm, Dead Island 2 impressions and AI in Gaming

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Spectator Mode Podcast -131: Is releasing Redfall at 30fps a mistake?